diff --git a/app.ts b/app.ts
index 7c805cafd..73aea33ab 100755
--- a/app.ts
+++ b/app.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import process from 'process';
 import url from 'url';
 
 import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node';
-import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
 import compression from 'compression';
 import express from 'express';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
@@ -525,6 +524,7 @@ async function main() {
     // Initialise express and then sentry. Sentry as early as possible to catch errors during startup.
     const webServer = express(),
         router = express.Router();
+
     SetupSentry(aws.getConfig('sentryDsn'), ceProps, releaseBuildNumber, gitReleaseName, defArgs);
 
     startWineInit();
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ async function main() {
                 ),
             );
         })
-        .use(bodyParser.json({limit: ceProps('bodyParserLimit', maxUploadSize)}))
+        .use(express.json({limit: ceProps('bodyParserLimit', maxUploadSize)}))
         .use(siteTemplateController.createRouter())
         .use(sourceController.createRouter())
         .use(assemblyDocumentationController.createRouter())
diff --git a/lib/handlers/api.ts b/lib/handlers/api.ts
index 5835d7eef..3c98bf12c 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/api.ts
+++ b/lib/handlers/api.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 // ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 // POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
 import express from 'express';
 import _ from 'underscore';
 
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ export class ApiHandler {
             .all(methodNotAllowed);
 
         const maxUploadSize = ceProps('maxUploadSize', '1mb');
-        const textParser = bodyParser.text({limit: ceProps('bodyParserLimit', maxUploadSize), type: () => true});
+        const textParser = express.text({limit: ceProps('bodyParserLimit', maxUploadSize), type: () => true});
 
         this.handle
             .route('/compiler/:compiler/compile')
diff --git a/lib/handlers/noscript.ts b/lib/handlers/noscript.ts
index 94dd8931d..ca6dad9d2 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/noscript.ts
+++ b/lib/handlers/noscript.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 // ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 // POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
 import express from 'express';
 
 import {isString} from '../../shared/common-utils.js';
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ export class NoScriptHandler {
     readonly defaultLanguage: string;
     readonly compileHandler: CompileHandler;
 
-    formDataParser: ReturnType<typeof bodyParser.urlencoded> | undefined;
+    formDataParser: ReturnType<typeof express.urlencoded> | undefined;
 
     /* the type for config makes the most sense to define in app.ts or api.ts */
     constructor(
@@ -64,8 +63,7 @@ export class NoScriptHandler {
     }
 
     InitializeRoutes(options: {limit: string}) {
-        this.formDataParser = bodyParser.urlencoded({
-            type: 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+        this.formDataParser = express.urlencoded({
             limit: options.limit,
             extended: false,
         });
diff --git a/test/handlers/api-tests.ts b/test/handlers/api-tests.ts
index c9adbc649..157c36b58 100644
--- a/test/handlers/api-tests.ts
+++ b/test/handlers/api-tests.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 // ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 // POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
 import express from 'express';
 import request from 'supertest';
 import {beforeAll, describe, expect, it} from 'vitest';
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ describe('API handling', () => {
             'default',
             {ceProps: (key, def) => def} as CompilationEnvironment,
         );
-        app.use(bodyParser.json());
+        app.use(express.json());
         app.use('/api', apiHandler.handle);
         apiHandler.setCompilers(compilers);
         apiHandler.setLanguages(languages);
diff --git a/test/handlers/compile-tests.ts b/test/handlers/compile-tests.ts
index 703b62ef5..3990513bc 100644
--- a/test/handlers/compile-tests.ts
+++ b/test/handlers/compile-tests.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 // ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 // POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
 import express from 'express';
 import request from 'supertest';
 import {beforeAll, describe, expect, it} from 'vitest';
@@ -47,11 +46,11 @@ describe('Compiler tests', () => {
         const compilationEnvironment = makeCompilationEnvironment({languages});
         compileHandler = new CompileHandler(compilationEnvironment, fakeProps({}));
 
-        const textParser = bodyParser.text({type: () => true});
-        const formParser = bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: false});
+        const textParser = express.text({type: () => true});
+        const formParser = express.urlencoded({extended: false});
 
         app = express();
-        app.use(bodyParser.json());
+        app.use(express.json());
 
         app.post('/noscript/compile', formParser, compileHandler.handle.bind(compileHandler));
         app.post('/:compiler/compile', textParser, compileHandler.handle.bind(compileHandler));