diff --git a/agent/prepared_query_endpoint.go b/agent/prepared_query_endpoint.go
index 1d8ee7ba2..0be0ea3ed 100644
--- a/agent/prepared_query_endpoint.go
+++ b/agent/prepared_query_endpoint.go
@@ -22,12 +22,10 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) preparedQueryCreate(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Req
 	}
 	s.parseDC(req, &args.Datacenter)
 	s.parseToken(req, &args.Token)
-	if req.ContentLength > 0 {
-		if err := decodeBody(req, &args.Query, nil); err != nil {
-			resp.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-			fmt.Fprintf(resp, "Request decode failed: %v", err)
-			return nil, nil
-		}
+	if err := decodeBody(req, &args.Query, nil); err != nil {
+		resp.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+		fmt.Fprintf(resp, "Request decode failed: %v", err)
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	var reply string