diff --git a/QualityControl/lib/api.js b/QualityControl/lib/api.js
index 4d6356691..959272b11 100644
--- a/QualityControl/lib/api.js
+++ b/QualityControl/lib/api.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { UserRole } from './../common/library/userRole.enum.js';
 import { layoutOwnerMiddleware } from './middleware/layouts/layoutOwner.middleware.js';
 import { layoutIdMiddleware } from './middleware/layouts/layoutId.middleware.js';
 import { layoutServiceMiddleware } from './middleware/layouts/layoutService.middleware.js';
-import { requestBodyMiddleware } from './middleware/requestBody.middleware.js';
 
 /**
  * Adds paths and binds websocket to instance of HttpServer passed
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ export const setup = (http, ws) => {
     '/layout/:id',
     layoutServiceMiddleware(jsonDb),
     layoutIdMiddleware(jsonDb),
-    requestBodyMiddleware,
     layoutOwnerMiddleware(jsonDb),
     layoutService.putLayoutHandler.bind(layoutService),
   );
diff --git a/QualityControl/lib/controllers/LayoutController.js b/QualityControl/lib/controllers/LayoutController.js
index e7c60aaf0..7d57f6874 100644
--- a/QualityControl/lib/controllers/LayoutController.js
+++ b/QualityControl/lib/controllers/LayoutController.js
@@ -126,11 +126,18 @@ export class LayoutController {
     try {
       let layoutProposed = {};
       try {
+        if (!req.body) {
+          updateAndSendExpressResponseFromNativeError(
+            res,
+            new InvalidInputError('Missing request body to update layout'),
+          );
+          return;
+        }
         layoutProposed = await LayoutDto.validateAsync(req.body);
       } catch (error) {
         updateAndSendExpressResponseFromNativeError(
           res,
-          new Error(`Failed to update layout ${error?.details?.[0]?.message || ''}`),
+          new InvalidInputError(`Failed to update layout ${error?.details?.[0]?.message || ''}`),
         );
         return;
       }
diff --git a/QualityControl/lib/middleware/requestBody.middleware.js b/QualityControl/lib/middleware/requestBody.middleware.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f51549ec3..000000000
--- a/QualityControl/lib/middleware/requestBody.middleware.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright 2019-2020 CERN and copyright holders of ALICE O2.
- * See http://alice-o2.web.cern.ch/copyright for details of the copyright holders.
- * All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
- *
- * This software is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
- * License v3 (GPL Version 3), copied verbatim in the file "COPYING".
- *
- * In applying this license CERN does not waive the privileges and immunities
- * granted to it by virtue of its status as an Intergovernmental Organization
- * or submit itself to any jurisdiction.
- */
-
-import { InvalidInputError, updateAndSendExpressResponseFromNativeError } from '@aliceo2/web-ui';
-
-/**
- * Middleware that checks if the body of the request is not empty
- * @param {Express.Request} req - HTTP Request
- * @param {Express.Response} res - HTTP Response
- * @param {Express.Next} next - HTTP Next (check pass)
- */
-export const requestBodyMiddleware = (req, res, next) => {
-  try {
-    if (!req.body) {
-      throw new InvalidInputError('Missing body content in request');
-    }
-    next();
-  } catch (error) {
-    updateAndSendExpressResponseFromNativeError(res, error);
-    return;
-  }
-};
diff --git a/QualityControl/test/lib/controllers/LayoutController.test.js b/QualityControl/test/lib/controllers/LayoutController.test.js
index 89e1c316f..eb459cca3 100644
--- a/QualityControl/test/lib/controllers/LayoutController.test.js
+++ b/QualityControl/test/lib/controllers/LayoutController.test.js
@@ -201,6 +201,18 @@ export const layoutControllerTestSuite = async () => {
       };
     });
 
+    test('should respond with 400 error if request did not contain body id', async () => {
+      const req = { params: { id: 'someid' } };
+      const layoutConnector = new LayoutController({});
+      await layoutConnector.putLayoutHandler(req, res);
+      ok(res.status.calledWith(400), 'Response status was not 400');
+      ok(res.json.calledWith({
+        message: 'Missing request body to update layout',
+        status: 400,
+        title: 'Invalid Input',
+      }), 'Error message was incorrect');
+    });
+
     test('should successfully return the id of the updated layout', async () => {
       const expectedMockWithDefaults = {
         id: 'mylayout',
diff --git a/QualityControl/test/lib/middlewares/requestBody.middleware.test.js b/QualityControl/test/lib/middlewares/requestBody.middleware.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d535ac876..000000000
--- a/QualityControl/test/lib/middlewares/requestBody.middleware.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright 2019-2020 CERN and copyright holders of ALICE O2.
- * See http://alice-o2.web.cern.ch/copyright for details of the copyright holders.
- * All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
- *
- * This software is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
- * License v3 (GPL Version 3), copied verbatim in the file "COPYING".
- *
- * In applying this license CERN does not waive the privileges and immunities
- * granted to it by virtue of its status as an Intergovernmental Organization
- * or submit itself to any jurisdiction.
- */
-
-import { suite, test } from 'node:test';
-import { ok } from 'node:assert';
-import sinon from 'sinon';
-import { requestBodyMiddleware } from '../../../lib/middleware/requestBody.middleware.js';
-
-/**
- * Test suite for the middleware that checks if the request has a body
- */
-export const requestBodyMiddlewareTest = () => {
-  suite('Request body middleware', () => {
-    test('should return an "Invalid input" error if the body is not provided in the request', () => {
-      const req = {};
-      const res = {
-        status: sinon.stub().returnsThis(),
-        json: sinon.stub().returns(),
-      };
-      const next = sinon.stub().returns();
-      requestBodyMiddleware(req, res, next);
-      ok(res.status.calledWith(400), 'The status code should be 400');
-      ok(res.json.calledWith({
-        message: 'Missing body content in request',
-        status: 400,
-        title: 'Invalid Input',
-      }));
-    });
-
-    test('should successfully pass the check if the request contains a body', async () => {
-      const req = {
-        body: {
-          test: [],
-        },
-      };
-      const next = sinon.stub().returns();
-      await requestBodyMiddleware(req, {}, next);
-      ok(next.called, 'It should call the next middleware');
-    });
-  });
-};
diff --git a/QualityControl/test/test-index.js b/QualityControl/test/test-index.js
index 49db28a80..810fcaa6c 100644
--- a/QualityControl/test/test-index.js
+++ b/QualityControl/test/test-index.js
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ import { commonLibraryUtilsDateTimeTestSuite } from './common/library/utils/date
 import { layoutIdMiddlewareTest } from './lib/middlewares/layouts/layoutId.middleware.test.js';
 import { layoutOwnerMiddlewareTest } from './lib/middlewares/layouts/layoutOwner.middleware.test.js';
 import { layoutServiceMiddlewareTest } from './lib/middlewares/layouts/layoutService.middleware.test.js';
-import { requestBodyMiddlewareTest } from './lib/middlewares/requestBody.middleware.test.js';
 
 const FRONT_END_PER_TEST_TIMEOUT = 5000; // each front-end test is allowed this timeout
 // remaining tests are based on the number of individual tests in each suite
@@ -166,7 +165,6 @@ suite('All Tests - QCG', { timeout: FRONT_END_TIMEOUT + BACK_END_TIMEOUT }, asyn
       suite('LayoutServiceMiddleware test suite', async () => layoutServiceMiddlewareTest());
       suite('LayoutIdMiddleware test suite', async () => layoutIdMiddlewareTest());
       suite('LayoutOwnerMiddleware test suite', async () => layoutOwnerMiddlewareTest());
-      suite('RequestBodyMiddleware test suite', async () => requestBodyMiddlewareTest());
     });
 
     suite('Controllers - Test Suite', async () => {