diff --git a/docs/api/context.md b/docs/api/context.md
index ce0fee9..d9c0aab 100644
--- a/docs/api/context.md
+++ b/docs/api/context.md
@@ -149,12 +149,10 @@ throw err;
   - `ctx.body=`
   - `ctx.status`
   - `ctx.status=`
-  - `ctx.length`
   - `ctx.length=`
-  - `ctx.type`
+  - `ctx.length`
   - `ctx.type=`
-  - `ctx.charset`
-  - `ctx.charset=`
+  - `ctx.type`
   - `ctx.headerSent`
   - `ctx.redirect()`
   - `ctx.attachment()`
diff --git a/docs/api/response.md b/docs/api/response.md
index f1aa379..86458f6 100644
--- a/docs/api/response.md
+++ b/docs/api/response.md
@@ -186,20 +186,6 @@ this.type = 'png';
   when explicitly defined in full as `res.type = 'text/html'`
   no charset is assigned.
 
-### res.charset
-
-  Get response charset when present, or `undefined`:
-
-```js
-this.type = 'text/plain; charset=utf-8';
-this.charset
-// => "utf-8"
-```
-
-### res.charset=
-
-  Set the response charset, overriding if present.
-
 ### res.redirect(url, [alt])
 
   Perform a [302] redirect to `url`.
diff --git a/lib/context.js b/lib/context.js
index 93de857..d0eed8d 100644
--- a/lib/context.js
+++ b/lib/context.js
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ delegate(proto, 'response')
   .access('body')
   .access('length')
   .access('type')
-  .access('charset')
   .getter('headerSent')
   .getter('writable')
   .setter('lastModified')
diff --git a/lib/response.js b/lib/response.js
index 2c75efc..07d8291 100644
--- a/lib/response.js
+++ b/lib/response.js
@@ -17,31 +17,6 @@ var extname = path.extname;
 
 module.exports = {
 
-  /**
-   * Set the charset.
-   *
-   * @param {String} val
-   * @api public
-   */
-
-  set charset(val) {
-    this.set('Content-Type', this.type + '; charset=' + val);
-  },
-
-  /**
-   * Get the charset when present or undefined.
-   *
-   * @return {String}
-   * @api public
-   */
-
-  get charset() {
-    // TODO: lame, we could have a generic param parsing lib
-    var type = this.get('Content-Type');
-    var m = type.match(/charset *= *(\S+)/);
-    if (m) return m[1];
-  },
-
   /**
    * Return the request socket.
    *
diff --git a/test/response/charset.js b/test/response/charset.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 83d3c10..0000000
--- a/test/response/charset.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-
-var context = require('../context');
-var assert = require('assert');
-
-describe('ctx.charset=', function(){
-  describe('with no charset present', function(){
-    it('should set it', function(){
-      var ctx = context();
-      ctx.type = 'text/plain';
-      ctx.charset = 'utf8';
-      ctx.response.get('Content-Type').should.equal('text/plain; charset=utf8');
-    })
-  })
-
-  describe('with a charset', function(){
-    it('should set it', function(){
-      var ctx = context();
-      ctx.type = 'text/plain; charset=hey';
-      ctx.charset = 'utf8';
-      ctx.response.get('Content-Type').should.equal('text/plain; charset=utf8');
-    })
-  })
-})
-
-describe('ctx.charset', function(){
-  describe('with no charset present', function(){
-    it('should return null', function(){
-      var ctx = context();
-      ctx.type = 'text/plain';
-      assert(null == ctx.charset);
-    })
-  })
-
-  describe('with a charset', function(){
-    it('should return the charset', function(){
-      var ctx = context();
-      ctx.type = 'text';
-      ctx.charset.should.equal('utf-8');
-    })
-  })
-})
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