diff --git a/config/express.js b/config/express.js
index 9a81a7e2b9..a411fd47f9 100755
--- a/config/express.js
+++ b/config/express.js
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ module.exports = function(app, passport, db) {
         //cookieParser should be above session
         app.use(express.cookieParser());
 
-        //bodyParser should be above methodOverride
-        app.use(express.bodyParser());
+        // request body parsing middleware should be above methodOverride
+        app.use(express.urlencoded());
+        app.use(express.json());
         app.use(express.methodOverride());
 
         //express/mongo session storage