diff --git a/java/google/registry/request/JsonActionRunner.java b/java/google/registry/request/JsonActionRunner.java
index 72cc26774..05c7ac22d 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/request/JsonActionRunner.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/request/JsonActionRunner.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public final class JsonActionRunner {
     Map<String, ?> handleJsonRequest(Map<String, ?> json);
   }
 
-  @JsonPayload Map<String, Object> payload;
+  Map<String, Object> payload;
   JsonResponse response;
 
   @Inject public JsonActionRunner(@JsonPayload Map<String, Object> payload, JsonResponse response) {