diff --git a/.changeset/five-pets-move.md b/.changeset/five-pets-move.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ba92fc56e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/five-pets-move.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@medusajs/medusa-js": patch
+"@medusajs/medusa": patch
+---
+
+Only include payload on POST and DELETE requests
diff --git a/packages/medusa-js/src/request.ts b/packages/medusa-js/src/request.ts
index 0534e53b0e..dd230b32f8 100644
--- a/packages/medusa-js/src/request.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa-js/src/request.ts
@@ -173,33 +173,32 @@ class Client {
 
   /**
    * Axios request
-   * @param {Types.RequestMethod} method request method
-   * @param {string} path request path
-   * @param {object} payload request payload
-   * @param {RequestOptions} options axios configuration
-   * @param {object} customHeaders custom request headers
-   * @return {object}
+   * @param method request method
+   * @param path request path
+   * @param payload request payload
+   * @param options axios configuration
+   * @param customHeaders custom request headers
+   * @return
    */
   async request(
     method: RequestMethod,
     path: string,
-    payload: Record<string, any> | null = null,
+    payload: Record<string, any> = {},
     options: RequestOptions = {},
     customHeaders: Record<string, any> = {}
   ): Promise<any> {
-    if (method === "POST" && !payload) {
-      payload = {}
-    }
-
     const reqOpts = {
       method,
       withCredentials: true,
       url: path,
-      data: payload,
       json: true,
       headers: this.setHeaders(options, method, path, customHeaders),
     }
 
+    if (["POST", "DELETE"].includes(method)) {
+      reqOpts["data"] = payload
+    }
+
     // e.g. data = { cart: { ... } }, response = { status, headers, ... }
     const { data, ...response } = await this.axiosClient(reqOpts)
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa-react/test/hooks/admin/uploads/mutations.test.ts b/packages/medusa-react/test/hooks/admin/uploads/mutations.test.ts
index 2393217b02..2a6db3b886 100644
--- a/packages/medusa-react/test/hooks/admin/uploads/mutations.test.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa-react/test/hooks/admin/uploads/mutations.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
 import { createWrapper } from "../../../utils"
 
 describe("useAdminDeleteFile hook", () => {
-  test("Removes file with key and returns deleteresult", async () => {
+  test("Removes file with key and returns delete result", async () => {
     const file_key = "test"
 
     const { result, waitFor } = renderHook(() => useAdminDeleteFile(), {