diff --git a/zerver/lib/test_helpers.py b/zerver/lib/test_helpers.py
index dbd192b576..29a876041d 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/test_helpers.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/test_helpers.py
@@ -372,14 +372,6 @@ class HostRequestMock(HttpRequest):
             ),
         )
 
-    @property
-    def body(self) -> bytes:
-        return super().body
-
-    @body.setter
-    def body(self, val: bytes) -> None:
-        self._body = val
-
     def get_host(self) -> str:
         return self.host
 
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_decorators.py b/zerver/tests/test_decorators.py
index d81d707016..be470db21c 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_decorators.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_decorators.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class DecoratorTestCase(ZulipTestCase):
         request.POST["api_key"] = webhook_bot_api_key
         with self.assertLogs("zulip.zerver.webhooks", level="INFO") as log:
             with self.assertRaisesRegex(Exception, "raised by webhook function"):
-                request.body = b"{}"
+                request._body = b"{}"
                 request.content_type = "application/json"
                 my_webhook_raises_exception(request)
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class DecoratorTestCase(ZulipTestCase):
         request.POST["api_key"] = webhook_bot_api_key
         with self.assertLogs("zulip.zerver.webhooks", level="INFO") as log:
             with self.assertRaisesRegex(Exception, "raised by webhook function"):
-                request.body = b"notjson"
+                request._body = b"notjson"
                 request.content_type = "text/plain"
                 my_webhook_raises_exception(request)
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class DecoratorTestCase(ZulipTestCase):
         request.POST["api_key"] = webhook_bot_api_key
         with self.assertLogs("zulip.zerver.webhooks", level="ERROR") as log:
             with self.assertRaisesRegex(Exception, "raised by webhook function"):
-                request.body = b"invalidjson"
+                request._body = b"invalidjson"
                 request.content_type = "application/json"
                 request.META["HTTP_X_CUSTOM_HEADER"] = "custom_value"
                 my_webhook_raises_exception(request)
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class DecoratorTestCase(ZulipTestCase):
         )
         with self.assertLogs("zulip.zerver.webhooks.unsupported", level="ERROR") as log:
             with self.assertRaisesRegex(UnsupportedWebhookEventTypeError, exception_msg):
-                request.body = b"invalidjson"
+                request._body = b"invalidjson"
                 request.content_type = "application/json"
                 request.META["HTTP_X_CUSTOM_HEADER"] = "custom_value"
                 my_webhook_raises_exception_unsupported_event(request)
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ class DecoratorLoggingTestCase(ZulipTestCase):
         request.method = "POST"
         request.host = "zulip.testserver"
 
-        request.body = b"{}"
+        request._body = b"{}"
         request.content_type = "text/plain"
 
         with self.assertLogs("zulip.zerver.webhooks") as logger:
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ class DecoratorLoggingTestCase(ZulipTestCase):
         request.method = "POST"
         request.host = "zulip.testserver"
 
-        request.body = b"{}"
+        request._body = b"{}"
         request.content_type = "text/plain"
 
         with mock.patch(
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ class DecoratorLoggingTestCase(ZulipTestCase):
         request.method = "POST"
         request.host = "zulip.testserver"
 
-        request.body = b"{}"
+        request._body = b"{}"
         request.content_type = "application/json"
 
         with mock.patch("zerver.decorator.webhook_logger.exception") as mock_exception:
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_has_request_variables.py b/zerver/tests/test_has_request_variables.py
index cb2b51454a..47692357a1 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_has_request_variables.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_has_request_variables.py
@@ -140,18 +140,18 @@ class REQTestCase(ZulipTestCase):
             return json_response(data={"payload": payload})
 
         request = HostRequestMock()
-        request.body = b"\xde\xad\xbe\xef"
+        request._body = b"\xde\xad\xbe\xef"
         with self.assertRaises(JsonableError) as cm:
             get_payload(request)
         self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), "Malformed payload")
 
         request = HostRequestMock()
-        request.body = b"notjson"
+        request._body = b"notjson"
         with self.assertRaises(JsonableError) as cm:
             get_payload(request)
         self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), "Malformed JSON")
 
-        request.body = b'{"a": "b"}'
+        request._body = b'{"a": "b"}'
         self.assertEqual(orjson.loads(get_payload(request).content).get("payload"), {"a": "b"})
 
 
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_typed_endpoint.py b/zerver/tests/test_typed_endpoint.py
index c89007fe5c..d902482f3e 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_typed_endpoint.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_typed_endpoint.py
@@ -262,26 +262,26 @@ class TestEndpoint(ZulipTestCase):
 
         # Set the body manually so that we can pass in something unusual
         request = HostRequestMock()
-        request.body = orjson.dumps([])
+        request._body = orjson.dumps([])
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(DjangoValidationError, "request is not a dict"):
             result = call_endpoint(webhook, request)
 
         # Test for the rare case when both body and GET are used
         request = HostRequestMock()
         request.GET.update({"non_body": "15"})
-        request.body = orjson.dumps({"totame": {"status": True}})
+        request._body = orjson.dumps({"totame": {"status": True}})
         result = call_endpoint(webhook, request)
         self.assertDictEqual(result, {"status": True, "foo": 15})
 
         with self.assertRaisesMessage(JsonableError, "Malformed JSON"):
             request = HostRequestMock()
-            request.body = b"{malformed_json"
+            request._body = b"{malformed_json"
             call_endpoint(webhook, request)
 
         with self.assertRaisesMessage(JsonableError, "Malformed payload"):
             request = HostRequestMock()
             # This body triggers UnicodeDecodeError
-            request.body = b"\x81"
+            request._body = b"\x81"
             call_endpoint(webhook, request)
 
     def test_path_only(self) -> None: