diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 330e5aa2..674a8511 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@ API Changes:
 
 * Add message::keep_alive()
 * Add message::chunked() and message::content_length()
+* Remove string_view_body
 
 Actions Required:
 
 * Change user defined implementations of Fields and
   FieldsReader to meet the new requirements.
 
+* Use span_body<char> instead of string_view_body
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Version 77:
diff --git a/doc/5_02_message.qbk b/doc/5_02_message.qbk
index 3e6d1666..f9f4a3de 100644
--- a/doc/5_02_message.qbk
+++ b/doc/5_02_message.qbk
@@ -170,14 +170,6 @@ meet the requirements, or use the ones that come with the library:
     grows geometrically. Messages with this body type may be serialized
     and parsed. This is the type of body used in the examples.
 ]]
-[[
-    [link beast.ref.beast__http__string_view_body `string_view_body`]
-][
-    A body whose `value_type` is [link beast.ref.beast__string_view `string_view`].
-    Messages with this body type may be serialized only, and the caller
-    is responsible for managing the lifetime of the buffer pointed to
-    by the string view.
-]]
 [[
     [link beast.ref.beast__http__vector_body `vector_body`]
 ][
diff --git a/doc/concept/Body.qbk b/doc/concept/Body.qbk
index 85cf5736..5421286a 100644
--- a/doc/concept/Body.qbk
+++ b/doc/concept/Body.qbk
@@ -101,6 +101,5 @@ In this table:
 * [link beast.ref.beast__http__dynamic_body `dynamic_body`]
 * [link beast.ref.beast__http__empty_body `empty_body`]
 * [link beast.ref.beast__http__string_body `string_body`]
-* [link beast.ref.beast__http__string_view_body `string_view_body`]
 
 [endsect]
diff --git a/doc/quickref.xml b/doc/quickref.xml
index 0f3559a5..3a0f5961 100644
--- a/doc/quickref.xml
+++ b/doc/quickref.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
             <member><link linkend="beast.ref.beast__http__serializer">serializer</link></member>
             <member><link linkend="beast.ref.beast__http__span_body">span_body</link></member>
             <member><link linkend="beast.ref.beast__http__string_body">string_body</link></member>
-            <member><link linkend="beast.ref.beast__http__string_view_body">string_view_body</link></member>
             <member><link linkend="beast.ref.beast__http__vector_body">vector_body</link></member>
           </simplelist>
         </entry>
diff --git a/include/beast/http.hpp b/include/beast/http.hpp
index b59dde4b..4f13500e 100644
--- a/include/beast/http.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/http.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <beast/http/span_body.hpp>
 #include <beast/http/status.hpp>
 #include <beast/http/string_body.hpp>
-#include <beast/http/string_view_body.hpp>
 #include <beast/http/type_traits.hpp>
 #include <beast/http/vector_body.hpp>
 #include <beast/http/verb.hpp>
diff --git a/include/beast/http/fields.hpp b/include/beast/http/fields.hpp
index 0b8eddb1..005c4ab2 100644
--- a/include/beast/http/fields.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/http/fields.hpp
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ public:
     };
 
     /// The algorithm used to serialize the header
+#if BEAST_DOXYGEN
+    using reader = implementation_defined;
+#else
     class reader;
+#endif
 
 private:
     using list_t = typename boost::intrusive::make_list<
diff --git a/include/beast/http/string_view_body.hpp b/include/beast/http/string_view_body.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 0219372e..00000000
--- a/include/beast/http/string_view_body.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-//
-// Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Vinnie Falco (vinnie dot falco at gmail dot com)
-//
-// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
-// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
-//
-
-#ifndef BEAST_HTTP_STRING_VIEW_BODY
-#define BEAST_HTTP_STRING_VIEW_BODY
-
-#include <beast/config.hpp>
-#include <beast/core/string.hpp>
-#include <beast/http/message.hpp>
-#include <boost/asio/buffer.hpp>
-#include <boost/optional.hpp>
-#include <utility>
-
-namespace beast {
-namespace http {
-
-/** A readable HTTP message body represented by a @ref string_view.
-
-    The application must ensure that the memory pointed to
-    by the string view remains valid for the lifetime of
-    any attempted operations.
-
-    Meets the requirements of @b Body.
-*/
-struct string_view_body
-{
-    /// The type of the body member when used in a message.
-    using value_type = string_view;
-
-    /// Returns the content length of this body in a message.
-    static
-    std::uint64_t
-    size(value_type const& v)
-    {
-        return v.size();
-    }
-
-#if BEAST_DOXYGEN
-    /// The algorithm to obtain buffers representing the body
-    using reader = implementation_defined;
-#else
-    class reader
-    {
-        string_view body_;
-
-    public:
-        using const_buffers_type =
-            boost::asio::const_buffers_1;
-
-        template<bool isRequest, class Fields>
-        explicit
-        reader(message<isRequest,
-                string_view_body, Fields> const& m)
-            : body_(m.body)
-        {
-        }
-
-        void
-        init(error_code& ec)
-        {
-            ec.assign(0, ec.category());
-        }
-
-        boost::optional<std::pair<const_buffers_type, bool>>
-        get(error_code& ec)
-        {
-            ec.assign(0, ec.category());
-            return {{{body_.data(), body_.size()}, false}};
-        }
-    };
-#endif
-};
-
-} // http
-} // beast
-
-#endif
diff --git a/test/http/CMakeLists.txt b/test/http/CMakeLists.txt
index 52e4767c..a609f6b1 100644
--- a/test/http/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/http/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ add_executable (http-tests
     span_body.cpp
     status.cpp
     string_body.cpp
-    string_view_body.cpp
     type_traits.cpp
     vector_body.cpp
     verb.cpp
diff --git a/test/http/Jamfile b/test/http/Jamfile
index 85b25fda..aca16300 100644
--- a/test/http/Jamfile
+++ b/test/http/Jamfile
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ unit-test http-tests :
     span_body.cpp
     status.cpp
     string_body.cpp
-    string_view_body.cpp
     type_traits.cpp
     vector_body.cpp
     verb.cpp
diff --git a/test/http/string_view_body.cpp b/test/http/string_view_body.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e6a00a7f..00000000
--- a/test/http/string_view_body.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-//
-// Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Vinnie Falco (vinnie dot falco at gmail dot com)
-//
-// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
-// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
-//
-
-// Test that header file is self-contained.
-#include <beast/http/string_view_body.hpp>
-
-#include <beast/core/ostream.hpp>
-#include <beast/core/static_buffer.hpp>
-#include <beast/http/message.hpp>
-#include <beast/http/write.hpp>
-#include <beast/http/type_traits.hpp>
-#include <beast/unit_test/suite.hpp>
-
-namespace beast {
-namespace http {
-
-class string_view_body_test
-    : public beast::unit_test::suite
-{
-public:
-    void
-    run() override
-    {
-        static_assert(is_body_reader<string_view_body>::value, "");
-        static_assert(! is_body_writer<string_view_body>::value, "");
-        request<string_view_body> req;
-        req.version = 11;
-        req.method(verb::post);
-        req.target("/");
-        req.body = "Hello, world!";
-        req.prepare_payload();
-        static_buffer_n<512> b;
-        ostream(b) << req;
-        string_view const s{
-            boost::asio::buffer_cast<char const*>(*b.data().begin()),
-            boost::asio::buffer_size(*b.data().begin())};
-        BEAST_EXPECT(s ==
-            "POST / HTTP/1.1\r\n"
-            "Content-Length: 13\r\n"
-            "\r\n"
-            "Hello, world!");
-    }
-};
-
-BEAST_DEFINE_TESTSUITE(string_view_body,http,beast);
-
-} // http
-} // beast
-