1 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/rest_framework/request.py b/rest_framework/request.py
index 6f9cf09a..d739d27d 100644
--- a/rest_framework/request.py
+++ b/rest_framework/request.py
@@ -88,17 +88,12 @@ class Request(object):
         self._stream = Empty
 
         if self.parser_context is None:
-            self.parser_context = self._default_parser_context(request)
+            self.parser_context = {}
+        self.parser_context['request'] = self
 
     def _default_negotiator(self):
         return api_settings.DEFAULT_CONTENT_NEGOTIATION()
 
-    def _default_parser_context(self, request):
-        return {
-            'upload_handlers': request.upload_handlers,
-            'meta': request.META,
-        }
-
     @property
     def method(self):
         """