diff --git a/carbonj.service/src/main/java/com/demandware/carbonj/service/engine/GraphiteMetricSearchServlet.java b/carbonj.service/src/main/java/com/demandware/carbonj/service/engine/GraphiteMetricSearchServlet.java
index 18ed4054..ed189d31 100644
--- a/carbonj.service/src/main/java/com/demandware/carbonj/service/engine/GraphiteMetricSearchServlet.java
+++ b/carbonj.service/src/main/java/com/demandware/carbonj/service/engine/GraphiteMetricSearchServlet.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ protected void doGet( HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res )
         String query = req.getParameter( "query" );
         boolean randomTest = req.getParameter("randomTest") != null;
 
-        boolean protobuf = "carbonapi_v3_pb".equals( format );
+        boolean protobuf = "protobuf".equals( format );
         boolean json = "json".equals(format);
         if( json )
         {
@@ -93,15 +93,6 @@ else if ( protobuf )
         {
             LOG.info( "carbonapi request: found protobuf request" );
             res.setContentType( "application/protobuf" );
-
-            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-            BufferedReader reader = req.getReader();
-            String line;
-            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
-                sb.append(line);
-            }
-            String requestBody = sb.toString();
-            query = requestBody;
             LOG.info( "carbonapi request: query: " + query + " --- blacklist: " + queryBlacklist );
         }
         else
diff --git a/carbonj.service/src/main/java/com/demandware/carbonj/service/engine/GraphiteSeriesDataServlet.java b/carbonj.service/src/main/java/com/demandware/carbonj/service/engine/GraphiteSeriesDataServlet.java
index 9ce218e3..5cbb1183 100644
--- a/carbonj.service/src/main/java/com/demandware/carbonj/service/engine/GraphiteSeriesDataServlet.java
+++ b/carbonj.service/src/main/java/com/demandware/carbonj/service/engine/GraphiteSeriesDataServlet.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ protected void doGet( HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res )
 
         boolean randomTest = req.getParameter("randomTest") != null;
 
-        boolean protobuf = "carbonapi_v3_pb".equals( format );
+        boolean protobuf = "protobuf".equals( format );
         boolean json = "json".equals( format );
         if( json )
         {
@@ -104,21 +104,6 @@ else if ( protobuf )
             res.setContentType( "application/protobuf" );
             // target = req.getParameter( "query" );
             LOG.info( "carbonapi request: target from param: " + target + " --- blacklist: " + queryBlacklist );
-
-            if ( target == null )
-            {
-                LOG.info( "Target param not set.  Reading from request body..." );
-                StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-                BufferedReader reader = req.getReader();
-                String line;
-                while ( ( line = reader.readLine() ) != null )
-                {
-                    sb.append( line );
-                }
-                String requestBody = sb.toString();
-                target = requestBody;
-            }
-            LOG.info( "carbonapi request: targe from body: " + target + " --- blacklist: " + queryBlacklist );
         }
         else
         {