diff --git a/packages/strapi-generate-new/files/config/middleware.json b/packages/strapi-generate-new/files/config/middleware.json
index 3f8fee49b5..b2f0036145 100755
--- a/packages/strapi-generate-new/files/config/middleware.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-generate-new/files/config/middleware.json
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
       "responseTime",
       "logger",
       "cors",
-      "responses"
+      "responses",
+      "gzip"
     ],
     "order": [
       "Define the middlewares' load order by putting their name in this array is the right order"
diff --git a/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/boom/index.js b/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/boom/index.js
index 339bb6d96d..75167a7b0e 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/boom/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/boom/index.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ module.exports = strapi => {
           // Log error.
           strapi.log.error(error);
 
-
           // Wrap error into a Boom's response.
           ctx.status = error.status || 500;
           ctx.body = _.get(ctx.body, 'isBoom')
diff --git a/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/responses/policy.js b/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/responses/policy.js
deleted file mode 100755
index 656a31e872..0000000000
--- a/packages/strapi/lib/middlewares/responses/policy.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies
- */
-
-// Public node modules.
-const _ = require('lodash');
-const Boom = require('boom');
-const delegate = require('delegates');
-
-// Local utilities.
-const responses = require('./responses/index');
-
-// Custom function to avoid ctx.body repeat
-const createResponses = ctx => {
-  return _.merge(
-    responses,
-    _.mapValues(_.omit(Boom, ['create']), fn => (...rest) => {
-      ctx.body = fn(...rest);
-    })
-  );
-};
-
-/**
- * Policy used to add responses in the `this.response` object.
- */
-
-module.exports = async function(ctx, next) {
-  const delegator = delegate(ctx, 'response');
-
-  _.forEach(createResponses(ctx), (value, key) => {
-    // Assign new error methods to context.response
-    ctx.response[key] = value;
-    // Delegate error methods to context
-    delegator.method(key);
-  });
-
-  try {
-    // App logic.
-    await next();
-  } catch (error) {
-    // Log error.
-    strapi.log.error(error);
-
-    // Wrap error into a Boom's response.
-    ctx.status = error.status || 500;
-    ctx.body = _.get(ctx.body, 'isBoom')
-      ? ctx.body || error && error.message
-      : Boom.wrap(error, ctx.status, ctx.body || error.message);
-  }
-
-  // Empty body is considered as `notFound` response.
-  if (_.isUndefined(ctx.body) && _.isUndefined(ctx.status)) {
-    ctx.notFound();
-  }
-
-  if (_.isObject(ctx.body)) {
-    if (ctx.body.isBoom && ctx.body.data) {
-      ctx.body.output.payload.data = ctx.body.data;
-    }
-
-    // Format `ctx.body` and `ctx.status`.
-    ctx.status = ctx.body.isBoom ? ctx.body.output.statusCode : ctx.status;
-    ctx.body = ctx.body.isBoom ? ctx.body.output.payload : ctx.body;
-  }
-
-  // Call custom responses.
-  if (_.isFunction(_.get(strapi.config, `functions.responses.${ctx.status}`))) {
-    await strapi.config.functions.responses[ctx.status].call(this, ctx);
-  }
-};