diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-serverless-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/serverless/web/ProxyMvc.java b/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-serverless-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/serverless/web/ProxyMvc.java
index bafa5c909..293263ee8 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-serverless-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/serverless/web/ProxyMvc.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-serverless-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/serverless/web/ProxyMvc.java
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ public final class ProxyMvc {
 
 	private static Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(ProxyMvc.class);
 
-	static final String MVC_RESULT_ATTRIBUTE = ProxyMvc.class.getName().concat(".MVC_RESULT_ATTRIBUTE");
-
 	private final DispatcherServlet dispatcher;
 
 	private final ConfigurableWebApplicationContext applicationContext;
@@ -142,8 +140,6 @@ public final class ProxyMvc {
 
 
 	public void service(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, CountDownLatch latch) throws Exception {
-		((ProxyHttpServletRequest) request).setAsyncStarted(true);
-
 		ProxyFilterChain filterChain = new ProxyFilterChain(this.dispatcher);
 		filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
 
@@ -190,7 +186,6 @@ public final class ProxyMvc {
 		ProxyFilterChain(DispatcherServlet servlet) {
 			List<Filter> filters = new ArrayList<>();
 			servlet.getServletContext().getFilterRegistrations().values().forEach(fr -> filters.add(((ProxyFilterRegistration) fr).getFilter()));
-			//servlet.getWebApplicationContext().getBeansOfType(Filter.class).values().forEach(f -> filters.add(f));
 			Assert.notNull(filters, "filters cannot be null");
 			Assert.noNullElements(filters, "filters cannot contain null values");
 			this.filters = initFilterList(servlet, filters.toArray(new Filter[] {}));
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-serverless-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/serverless/web/RequestResponseTests.java b/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-serverless-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/serverless/web/RequestResponseTests.java
index ceeb273b9..9e0411eb1 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-serverless-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/serverless/web/RequestResponseTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-serverless-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/serverless/web/RequestResponseTests.java
@@ -134,4 +134,22 @@ public class RequestResponseTests {
 		assertThat(pet.getName()).isNotEmpty();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void validatePostAsyncWithBody() throws Exception {
+		ProxyHttpServletRequest request = new ProxyHttpServletRequest(null, "POST", "/petsAsync/");
+		String jsonPet = "{\n"
+				+ "   \"id\":\"1234\",\n"
+				+ "   \"breed\":\"Canish\",\n"
+				+ "   \"name\":\"Foo\",\n"
+				+ "   \"date\":\"2012-04-23T18:25:43.511Z\"\n"
+				+ "}";
+		request.setContent(jsonPet.getBytes());
+		request.setContentType("application/json");
+		ProxyHttpServletResponse response = new ProxyHttpServletResponse();
+		mvc.service(request, response);
+		Pet pet = mapper.readValue(response.getContentAsByteArray(), Pet.class);
+		assertThat(pet).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(pet.getName()).isNotEmpty();
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-serverless-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/test/app/PetsController.java b/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-serverless-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/test/app/PetsController.java
index 57196cb13..89a09ba14 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-serverless-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/test/app/PetsController.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-adapters/spring-cloud-function-serverless-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/test/app/PetsController.java
@@ -28,12 +28,27 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+import org.springframework.web.context.request.async.DeferredResult;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.EnableWebMvc;
 
 
 @RestController
 @EnableWebMvc
 public class PetsController {
+
+	@RequestMapping(path = "/petsAsync/", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+	public DeferredResult<Pet>  createPetAsync(@RequestBody Pet newPet) {
+		if (newPet.getName() == null || newPet.getBreed() == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		Pet dbPet = newPet;
+		dbPet.setId(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
+		DeferredResult<Pet> result = new DeferredResult<Pet>();
+		result.setResult(dbPet);
+		return result;
+	}
+
 	@RequestMapping(path = "/pets/", method = RequestMethod.POST)
 	public Pet createPet(@RequestBody Pet newPet) {
 		if (newPet.getName() == null || newPet.getBreed() == null) {