diff --git a/rollbar/__init__.py b/rollbar/__init__.py
index 651b7a2f..7fce835c 100644
--- a/rollbar/__init__.py
+++ b/rollbar/__init__.py
@@ -966,11 +966,6 @@ def _build_django_request_data(request):
         'user_ip': _wsgi_extract_user_ip(request.environ),
     }
 
-    try:
-        request_data['body'] = request.body
-    except:
-        pass
-
     request_data['headers'] = _extract_wsgi_headers(request.environ.items())
 
     return request_data