Empty response body step is too restrictive

spec/test/features/control/append/error_malformed.feature

@@ -21,4 +21,3 @@ Feature: Kapow! server reject append requests with malformed JSON bodies.
       """
     Then I get 400 as response code
       And I get "Malformed JSON" as response reason phrase
-      And I get an empty response body

spec/test/features/control/delete/error_notfound.feature

@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@ Feature: Fail to delete a route in Kapow! server.
     When I delete the route with id "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-Mxxx-Nxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
     Then I get 404 as response code
       And I get "Not Found" as response reason phrase
-      And I get an empty response body

spec/test/features/control/delete/list_order.feature

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Feature: Routes auto-ordering after deleting  in a Kapow! server.
     When I delete the first route inserted
     Then I get 200 as response code
       And I get "OK" as response reason phrase
-      And I get an empty response body
     When I request a routes listing
     Then I get 200 as response code
       And I get "OK" as response reason phrase
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ Feature: Routes auto-ordering after deleting  in a Kapow! server.
     When I delete the last route inserted
     Then I get 200 as response code
       And I get "OK" as response reason phrase
-      And I get an empty response body
     When I request a routes listing
     Then I get 200 as response code
       And I get "OK" as response reason phrase
@@ -103,7 +101,6 @@ Feature: Routes auto-ordering after deleting  in a Kapow! server.
     When I delete the second route inserted
     Then I get 200 as response code
       And I get "OK" as response reason phrase
-      And I get an empty response body
     When I request a routes listing
     Then I get 200 as response code
       And I get "OK" as response reason phrase

spec/test/features/control/insert/error_malformed.feature

@@ -22,4 +22,3 @@ Feature: Kapow! server reject insert requests with malformed JSON bodies.
       """
     Then I get 400 as response code
       And I get "Malformed JSON" as response reason phrase
-      And I get an empty response body

spec/test/features/steps/steps.py

@@ -128,11 +128,6 @@ def step_impl(context):
     assert is_subset(jsonexample.loads(context.text), context.response.json())
 
 
-@then('I get an empty response body')
-def step_impl(context):
-    assert context.response.content == b'', f"Response body is not empty. Got {context.response.content} instead."
-
-
 @when('I delete the route with id "{id}"')
 def step_impl(context, id):
     context.response = requests.delete(f"{Env.KAPOW_CONTROLAPI_URL}/routes/{id}")