diff --git a/lib/handlers/elastic_bulk.js b/lib/handlers/elastic_bulk.js
index 3d3bc8f8..7914694c 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/elastic_bulk.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/elastic_bulk.js
@@ -26,17 +26,7 @@ async function handler (req, res) {
 
   const docTarget = req.params.target || false
 
-  let streams
-  if (
-    req.headers['content-type'] &&
-                req.headers['content-type'].indexOf('application/x-ndjson') > -1
-  ) {
-    // ndjson body
-    streams = req.body.split(/\n/)
-  } else {
-    // assume ndjson raw body
-    streams = req.body.split(/\n/)
-  }
+  const streams = req.body.split(/\n/)
   let lastTags = false
   const promises = []
   if (streams) {
diff --git a/qryn_node.js b/qryn_node.js
index 01c8e71b..95405451 100755
--- a/qryn_node.js
+++ b/qryn_node.js
@@ -243,11 +243,9 @@ let fastify = require('fastify')({
   })
   const handlerElasticBulk = require('./lib/handlers/elastic_bulk.js').bind(this)
   writerMode && fastify.post('/_bulk', handlerElasticBulk, {
-    'application/json': jsonParser,
     '*': rawStringParser
   })
   writerMode && fastify.post('/:target/_bulk', handlerElasticBulk, {
-    'application/json': jsonParser,
     '*': rawStringParser
   })