lib/PublicInbox/HTTP.pm | 1 -

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/HTTP.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/HTTP.pm
index 88b6fb8114fa6d4c114c65cc859f0fec58775001..3286e79c59ecc426af38ef1ffe4e87d19cad2955 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/HTTP.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/HTTP.pm
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@
 	# TODO: expire idle clients on ENFILE / EMFILE
 	return unless $input;
 
-	binmode $input;
 	$env->{'psgi.input'} = $input;
 	$self->{env} = $env;
 	$self->{input_left} = $len || 0;