diff --git a/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer_api.erl b/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer_api.erl
index a7bb2c93a..f24f68f66 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer_api.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer_api.erl
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 namespace() -> "retainer".
 
 api_spec() ->
-    emqx_dashboard_swagger:spec(?MODULE, #{check_schema => true, translate_body => true}).
+    emqx_dashboard_swagger:spec(?MODULE, #{check_schema => true}).
 
 paths() ->
     [?PREFIX, ?PREFIX ++ "/messages", ?PREFIX ++ "/message/:topic"].