diff --git a/io/streams.ts b/io/streams.ts
index ec07a4463c6c..1105445493cb 100644
--- a/io/streams.ts
+++ b/io/streams.ts
@@ -202,6 +202,5 @@ export function readableStreamFromReader(
         reader.close();
       }
     },
-    type: "bytes",
   }, strategy);
 }