diff --git a/lib/read.js b/lib/read.js
index a4bd446d..da3dbc9b 100644
--- a/lib/read.js
+++ b/lib/read.js
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ var zlib = require('zlib')
 
 module.exports = read
 
-/**
- * @const
- * whether current node version has brotli support
- */
-var hasBrotliSupport = 'createBrotliDecompress' in zlib
-
 /**
  * Read a request into a buffer and parse.
  *
@@ -181,11 +175,9 @@ function contentstream (req, debug, inflate) {
       stream.length = length
       break
     case 'br':
-      if (hasBrotliSupport) {
-        stream = zlib.createBrotliDecompress()
-        debug('brotli decompress body')
-        req.pipe(stream)
-      }
+      stream = zlib.createBrotliDecompress()
+      debug('brotli decompress body')
+      req.pipe(stream)
       break
   }
 
diff --git a/test/json.js b/test/json.js
index 3dcfd9c0..6a36eada 100644
--- a/test/json.js
+++ b/test/json.js
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ var describeAsyncHooks = typeof asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage === 'function'
   ? describe
   : describe.skip
 
-var hasBrotliSupport = 'createBrotliDecompress' in require('zlib')
-var brotlit = hasBrotliSupport ? it : it.skip
-var nobrotlit = !hasBrotliSupport ? it : it.skip
-
 describe('bodyParser.json()', function () {
   it('should parse JSON', function (done) {
     request(createServer())
@@ -687,7 +683,7 @@ describe('bodyParser.json()', function () {
       test.expect(200, '{"name":"论"}', done)
     })
 
-    brotlit('should support brotli encoding', function (done) {
+    it('should support brotli encoding', function (done) {
       var test = request(this.server).post('/')
       test.set('Content-Encoding', 'br')
       test.set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
@@ -695,14 +691,6 @@ describe('bodyParser.json()', function () {
       test.expect(200, '{"name":"论"}', done)
     })
 
-    nobrotlit('should throw 415 if there\'s no brotli support', function (done) {
-      var test = request(this.server).post('/')
-      test.set('Content-Encoding', 'br')
-      test.set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
-      test.write(Buffer.from('8b06807b226e616d65223a22e8aeba227d03', 'hex'))
-      test.expect(415, 'unsupported content encoding "br"', done)
-    })
-
     it('should be case-insensitive', function (done) {
       var test = request(this.server).post('/')
       test.set('Content-Encoding', 'GZIP')
diff --git a/test/raw.js b/test/raw.js
index bd0b564c..0afcdcab 100644
--- a/test/raw.js
+++ b/test/raw.js
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ var describeAsyncHooks = typeof asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage === 'function'
   ? describe
   : describe.skip
 
-var hasBrotliSupport = 'createBrotliDecompress' in require('zlib')
-var brotlit = hasBrotliSupport ? it : it.skip
-var nobrotlit = !hasBrotliSupport ? it : it.skip
-
 describe('bodyParser.raw()', function () {
   before(function () {
     this.server = createServer()
@@ -459,7 +455,7 @@ describe('bodyParser.raw()', function () {
       test.expect(200, 'buf:6e616d653de8aeba', done)
     })
 
-    brotlit('should support brotli encoding', function (done) {
+    it('should support brotli encoding', function (done) {
       var test = request(this.server).post('/')
       test.set('Content-Encoding', 'br')
       test.set('Content-Type', 'application/octet-stream')
@@ -467,14 +463,6 @@ describe('bodyParser.raw()', function () {
       test.expect(200, 'buf:6e616d653de8aeba', done)
     })
 
-    nobrotlit('should throw 415 if there\'s no brotli support', function (done) {
-      var test = request(this.server).post('/')
-      test.set('Content-Encoding', 'br')
-      test.set('Content-Type', 'application/octet-stream')
-      test.write(Buffer.from('8b03806e616d653de8aeba03', 'hex'))
-      test.expect(415, 'unsupported content encoding "br"', done)
-    })
-
     it('should be case-insensitive', function (done) {
       var test = request(this.server).post('/')
       test.set('Content-Encoding', 'GZIP')
diff --git a/test/text.js b/test/text.js
index 4eae37ac..f581e651 100644
--- a/test/text.js
+++ b/test/text.js
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ var describeAsyncHooks = typeof asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage === 'function'
   ? describe
   : describe.skip
 
-var hasBrotliSupport = 'createBrotliDecompress' in require('zlib')
-var brotlit = hasBrotliSupport ? it : it.skip
-var nobrotlit = !hasBrotliSupport ? it : it.skip
-
 describe('bodyParser.text()', function () {
   before(function () {
     this.server = createServer()
@@ -529,7 +525,7 @@ describe('bodyParser.text()', function () {
       test.expect(200, '"name is 论"', done)
     })
 
-    brotlit('should support brotli encoding', function (done) {
+    it('should support brotli encoding', function (done) {
       var test = request(this.server).post('/')
       test.set('Content-Encoding', 'br')
       test.set('Content-Type', 'text/plain')
@@ -537,14 +533,6 @@ describe('bodyParser.text()', function () {
       test.expect(200, '"name is 论"', done)
     })
 
-    nobrotlit('should throw 415 if there\'s no brotli support', function (done) {
-      var test = request(this.server).post('/')
-      test.set('Content-Encoding', 'br')
-      test.set('Content-Type', 'text/plain')
-      test.write(Buffer.from('0b05806e616d6520697320e8aeba03', 'hex'))
-      test.expect(415, 'unsupported content encoding "br"', done)
-    })
-
     it('should be case-insensitive', function (done) {
       var test = request(this.server).post('/')
       test.set('Content-Encoding', 'GZIP')
diff --git a/test/urlencoded.js b/test/urlencoded.js
index 4ff9ab56..761dfa31 100644
--- a/test/urlencoded.js
+++ b/test/urlencoded.js
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ var describeAsyncHooks = typeof asyncHooks.AsyncLocalStorage === 'function'
   ? describe
   : describe.skip
 
-var hasBrotliSupport = 'createBrotliDecompress' in require('zlib')
-var brotlit = hasBrotliSupport ? it : it.skip
-var nobrotlit = !hasBrotliSupport ? it : it.skip
-
 describe('bodyParser.urlencoded()', function () {
   before(function () {
     this.server = createServer()
@@ -907,7 +903,7 @@ describe('bodyParser.urlencoded()', function () {
       test.expect(200, '{"name":"论"}', done)
     })
 
-    brotlit('should support brotli encoding', function (done) {
+    it('should support brotli encoding', function (done) {
       var test = request(this.server).post('/')
       test.set('Content-Encoding', 'br')
       test.set('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
@@ -915,14 +911,6 @@ describe('bodyParser.urlencoded()', function () {
       test.expect(200, '{"name":"论"}', done)
     })
 
-    nobrotlit('should throw 415 if there\'s no brotli support', function (done) {
-      var test = request(this.server).post('/')
-      test.set('Content-Encoding', 'br')
-      test.set('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
-      test.write(Buffer.from('789ccb4bcc4db57db16e17001068042f', 'hex'))
-      test.expect(415, 'unsupported content encoding "br"', done)
-    })
-
     it('should be case-insensitive', function (done) {
       var test = request(this.server).post('/')
       test.set('Content-Encoding', 'GZIP')