diff --git a/lib/hooks/http/get-configured-http-middleware-fns.js b/lib/hooks/http/get-configured-http-middleware-fns.js
index 65762081f7..c8484b92ca 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/http/get-configured-http-middleware-fns.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/http/get-configured-http-middleware-fns.js
@@ -160,6 +160,15 @@ module.exports = function getBuiltInHttpMiddleware (expressRouterMiddleware, sai
       var opts = {};
       var fn;
 
+      opts.onBodyParserError = function (err, req, res, next) {
+        var bodyParserFailureErrorMsg = 'Unable to parse HTTP body- error occurred :: ' + util.inspect((err&&err.stack)?err.stack:err, false, null);
+        sails.log.error(bodyParserFailureErrorMsg);
+        if (IS_NODE_ENV_PRODUCTION && sails.config.keepResponseErrors !== true) {
+          return res.status(400).send();
+        }
+        return res.status(400).send(bodyParserFailureErrorMsg);
+      };
+
       // Handle original bodyParser config:
       ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // If a body parser was configured, use it
@@ -178,25 +187,6 @@ module.exports = function getBuiltInHttpMiddleware (expressRouterMiddleware, sai
 
     })(),
 
-    // Should be installed immediately after the bodyParser- prevents bubbling to
-    // the default error handler which will attempt to use body parameters, which may
-    // cause unexpected issues.
-    //
-    // (included here so it still protects against this edge case if bodyParser
-    // is overridden in userland.  Should probably be phased out at some point,
-    // since it could be accomplished more elegantly- but for now it's practical.)
-    //
-    // * TODO: fold this into Skipper itself, perhaps as an "errorHandlerFn" option.
-    handleBodyParserError: function handleBodyParserError(err, req, res, next) {
-      var bodyParserFailureErrorMsg = 'Unable to parse HTTP body- error occurred :: ' + util.inspect((err&&err.stack)?err.stack:err, false, null);
-      sails.log.error(bodyParserFailureErrorMsg);
-      if (IS_NODE_ENV_PRODUCTION && sails.config.keepResponseErrors !== true) {
-        return res.status(400).send();
-      }
-      return res.status(400).send(bodyParserFailureErrorMsg);
-    },
-
-
     // Allow simulation of PUT and DELETE HTTP methods for user agents
     // which don't support it natively (looks for a `_method` param)
     methodOverride: (function() {
diff --git a/lib/hooks/http/index.js b/lib/hooks/http/index.js
index 3d51eaebf6..536f57b158 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/http/index.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/http/index.js
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ module.exports = function(sails) {
               'cookieParser',
               'session',
               'bodyParser',
-              'handleBodyParserError',
               'compress',
               'methodOverride',
               'poweredBy',
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 06b6b64321..ce0de3a115 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "semver": "4.3.6",
     "serve-favicon": "2.3.0",
     "serve-static": "1.10.2",
-    "skipper": "~0.6.0",
+    "skipper": "~0.7.0",
     "sort-route-addresses": "^0.0.1",
     "uid-safe": "1.1.0",
     "vary": "1.1.0",