diff --git a/server/request.go b/server/request.go
index 09271c74..6b20e988 100644
--- a/server/request.go
+++ b/server/request.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (r *rpcMessage) Topic() string {
 	return r.topic
 }
 
-func (r *rpcMessage) Payload() interface{} {
+func (r *rpcMessage) Body() interface{} {
 	return r.payload
 }
 
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ func (r *rpcMessage) Header() metadata.Metadata {
 	return r.header
 }
 
-func (r *rpcMessage) Body() []byte {
-	return r.body
-}
-
 func (r *rpcMessage) Codec() codec.Codec {
 	return r.codec
 }
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 5e9cde3f..9dfa9b58 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -75,13 +75,11 @@ type Message interface {
 	// Topic of the message
 	Topic() string
 	// The decoded payload value
-	Payload() interface{}
+	Body() interface{}
 	// The content type of the payload
 	ContentType() string
 	// The raw headers of the message
 	Header() metadata.Metadata
-	// The raw body of the message
-	Body() []byte
 	// Codec used to decode the message
 	Codec() codec.Codec
 }
diff --git a/server/subscriber.go b/server/subscriber.go
index 2d472251..765a61ee 100644
--- a/server/subscriber.go
+++ b/server/subscriber.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func (n *noopServer) newBatchSubHandler(sb *subscriber, opts Options) broker.Bat
 					return err
 				}
 				rb := reflect.New(req.Type().Elem())
-				if err = cf.ReadBody(bytes.NewReader(msg.Body()), rb.Interface()); err != nil {
+				if err = cf.ReadBody(bytes.NewReader(msg.(*rpcMessage).body), rb.Interface()); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 				msg.(*rpcMessage).codec = cf
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func (n *noopServer) newBatchSubHandler(sb *subscriber, opts Options) broker.Bat
 				}
 				payloads := reflect.MakeSlice(reqType, 0, len(ms))
 				for _, m := range ms {
-					payloads = reflect.Append(payloads, reflect.ValueOf(m.Payload()))
+					payloads = reflect.Append(payloads, reflect.ValueOf(m.Body()))
 				}
 				vals = append(vals, payloads)
 
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func (n *noopServer) newSubHandler(sb *subscriber, opts Options) broker.Handler
 					vals = append(vals, reflect.ValueOf(ctx))
 				}
 
-				vals = append(vals, reflect.ValueOf(msg.Payload()))
+				vals = append(vals, reflect.ValueOf(msg.Body()))
 
 				returnValues := handler.method.Call(vals)
 				if rerr := returnValues[0].Interface(); rerr != nil {
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@ func (n *noopServer) newSubHandler(sb *subscriber, opts Options) broker.Handler
 					contentType: ct,
 					payload:     req.Interface(),
 					header:      msg.Header,
-					body:        msg.Body,
 				})
 				results <- cerr
 			}()