diff --git a/awx/api/generics.py b/awx/api/generics.py
index 952fadf450..be58b057d8 100644
--- a/awx/api/generics.py
+++ b/awx/api/generics.py
@@ -164,9 +164,6 @@ class APIView(views.APIView):
                 if custom_header.startswith('HTTP_'):
                     request.environ.pop(custom_header, None)
 
-        # WTF, FIXME
-        request.body
-
         drf_request = super(APIView, self).initialize_request(request, *args, **kwargs)
         request.drf_request = drf_request
         try:
diff --git a/awx/api/views/webhooks.py b/awx/api/views/webhooks.py
index 0919414744..bb06361913 100644
--- a/awx/api/views/webhooks.py
+++ b/awx/api/views/webhooks.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class WebhookReceiverBase(APIView):
     lookup_field = 'pk'
 
     permission_classes = (AllowAny,)
+    authentication_classes = ()
 
     def get_queryset(self):
         qs_models = {
@@ -95,6 +96,9 @@ class WebhookReceiverBase(APIView):
 
     @csrf_exempt
     def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        # Ensure that the full contents of the request are captured for multiple uses.
+        request.body
+
         logger.debug(
             "headers: {}\n"
             "data: {}\n".format(request.headers, request.data)