diff --git a/http-server-netty/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/server/netty/RoutingInBoundHandler.java b/http-server-netty/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/server/netty/RoutingInBoundHandler.java
index d1d021254d..2b0740fce2 100644
--- a/http-server-netty/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/server/netty/RoutingInBoundHandler.java
+++ b/http-server-netty/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/server/netty/RoutingInBoundHandler.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 import io.micronaut.http.netty.body.NettyBodyWriter;
 import io.micronaut.http.netty.body.NettyWriteContext;
 import io.micronaut.http.netty.stream.JsonSubscriber;
-import io.micronaut.http.netty.stream.StreamedHttpRequest;
 import io.micronaut.http.netty.stream.StreamedHttpResponse;
 import io.micronaut.http.server.RouteExecutor;
 import io.micronaut.http.server.binding.RequestArgumentSatisfier;
@@ -60,11 +59,9 @@
 import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler.Sharable;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http.DefaultFullHttpRequest;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.DefaultFullHttpResponse;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.DefaultHttpContent;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.DefaultHttpHeaders;
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http.FullHttpRequest;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.FullHttpResponse;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpContent;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpResponseStatus;
@@ -189,28 +186,7 @@ public void handleUnboundError(Throwable cause) {
 
     @Override
     public void accept(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpRequest request, PipeliningServerHandler.OutboundAccess outboundAccess) {
-        NettyHttpRequest<Object> mnRequest;
-        try {
-            mnRequest = new NettyHttpRequest<>(request, ctx, conversionService, serverConfiguration);
-        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-            // invalid URI
-            NettyHttpRequest<Object> errorRequest = new NettyHttpRequest<>(
-                new DefaultFullHttpRequest(request.protocolVersion(), request.method(), "/", Unpooled.EMPTY_BUFFER),
-                ctx,
-                conversionService,
-                serverConfiguration
-            );
-            outboundAccess.attachment(errorRequest);
-            try (PropagatedContext.Scope ignore = PropagatedContext.getOrEmpty().plus(new ServerHttpRequestContext(errorRequest)).propagate()) {
-                new NettyRequestLifecycle(this, outboundAccess).handleException(errorRequest, e.getCause() == null ? e : e.getCause());
-            }
-            if (request instanceof StreamedHttpRequest streamed) {
-                streamed.closeIfNoSubscriber();
-            } else {
-                ((FullHttpRequest) request).release();
-            }
-            return;
-        }
+        NettyHttpRequest<?> mnRequest = new NettyHttpRequest<>(request, ctx, conversionService, serverConfiguration);
         outboundAccess.attachment(mnRequest);
         try (PropagatedContext.Scope ignore = PropagatedContext.getOrEmpty().plus(new ServerHttpRequestContext(mnRequest)).propagate()) {
             new NettyRequestLifecycle(this, outboundAccess).handleNormal(mnRequest);