diff --git a/roles/deployment/repometa/tasks/parcels.yml b/roles/deployment/repometa/tasks/parcels.yml
index 961f5ebe..d6efc76c 100644
--- a/roles/deployment/repometa/tasks/parcels.yml
+++ b/roles/deployment/repometa/tasks/parcels.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   uri:
     url: "{{ repository | regex_replace('/?$','') + '/manifest.json' }}"
     status_code: 200
-    body_format: json
     return_content: yes
     url_username: "{{ parcel_repo_username | default(omit) }}"
     url_password: "{{ parcel_repo_password | default(omit) }}"