diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fffd698..ec228f0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ $stream = new Stream(fopen(...));
 // creates a new stream from the given string
 $stream = (new StreamFactory)->createStream('Hello, world!');
 
-// creates a new stream from the request body
-$stream = (new StreamFactory)->createStreamFromRequestBody();
-
 // creates a new stream from the given filename or URI
 $stream = (new StreamFactory)->createStreamFromFile('http://php.net/', 'rb');
 
diff --git a/src/StreamFactory.php b/src/StreamFactory.php
index cbff554..2abc15d 100644
--- a/src/StreamFactory.php
+++ b/src/StreamFactory.php
@@ -38,22 +38,6 @@ public function createStream(string $content = '') : StreamInterface
 		return new Stream($resource);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Creates a stream from the request body
-	 *
-	 * @return StreamInterface
-	 */
-	public function createStreamFromRequestBody() : StreamInterface
-	{
-		$resource = \fopen('php://temp', 'r+b');
-
-		\stream_copy_to_stream(\fopen('php://input', 'rb'), $resource);
-
-		\rewind($resource);
-
-		return new Stream($resource);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * {@inheritDoc}
 	 *