diff --git a/djangorestframework/parsers.py b/djangorestframework/parsers.py
index 1503342c7..5b2366475 100644
--- a/djangorestframework/parsers.py
+++ b/djangorestframework/parsers.py
@@ -27,38 +27,7 @@ except ImportError:
 class ParserMixin(object):
     parsers = ()
 
-    def parse(self, stream, content_type):
-        """
-        Parse the request content.
 
-        May raise a 415 ResponseException (Unsupported Media Type),
-        or a 400 ResponseException (Bad Request).
-        """
-        parsers = as_tuple(self.parsers)
-
-        parser = None
-        for parser_cls in parsers:
-            if parser_cls.handles(content_type):
-                parser = parser_cls(self)
-                break
-
-        if parser is None:
-            raise ResponseException(status.HTTP_415_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE,
-                                    {'error': 'Unsupported media type in request \'%s\'.' %
-                                     content_type.media_type})
-
-        return parser.parse(stream)
-
-    @property
-    def parsed_media_types(self):
-        """Return an list of all the media types that this ParserMixin can parse."""
-        return [parser.media_type for parser in self.parsers]
-    
-    @property
-    def default_parser(self):
-        """Return the ParerMixin's most prefered emitter.
-        (This has no behavioural effect, but is may be used by documenting emitters)"""        
-        return self.parsers[0]
 
 
 class BaseParser(object):
@@ -122,6 +91,18 @@ class DataFlatener(object):
         return False
 
 
+class PlainTextParser(BaseParser):
+    """
+    Plain text parser.
+    
+    Simply returns the content of the stream
+    """
+    media_type = MediaType('text/plain')
+
+    def parse(self, stream):
+        return stream.read()
+
+
 class FormParser(BaseParser, DataFlatener):
     """The default parser for form data.
     Return a dict containing a single value for each non-reserved parameter.
diff --git a/djangorestframework/tests/content.py b/djangorestframework/tests/content.py
index 5e77472da..c4f93ef20 100644
--- a/djangorestframework/tests/content.py
+++ b/djangorestframework/tests/content.py
@@ -37,50 +37,51 @@ class TestContentMixins(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(view.RAW_CONTENT, None)
 
     def ensure_determines_form_content_POST(self, view):
-        """Ensure determine_content(request) returns content for POST request with content."""
+        """Ensure view.RAW_CONTENT returns content for POST request with form content."""
         form_data = {'qwerty': 'uiop'}
         view.parsers = (FormParser, MultipartParser)
         view.request = self.req.post('/', data=form_data)
         self.assertEqual(view.RAW_CONTENT, form_data)
 
-#    def ensure_determines_non_form_content_POST(self, mixin):
-#        """Ensure determine_content(request) returns (content type, content) for POST request with content."""
-#        content = 'qwerty'
-#        content_type = 'text/plain'
-#        request = self.req.post('/', content, content_type=content_type)
-#        self.assertEqual(mixin.determine_content(request), (content_type, content))
-#
-#    def ensure_determines_form_content_PUT(self, mixin):
-#        """Ensure determine_content(request) returns content for PUT request with content."""
-#        form_data = {'qwerty': 'uiop'}
-#        request = self.req.put('/', data=form_data)
-#        self.assertEqual(mixin.determine_content(request), (request.META['CONTENT_TYPE'], request.raw_post_data))
-#
-#    def ensure_determines_non_form_content_PUT(self, mixin):
-#        """Ensure determine_content(request) returns (content type, content) for PUT request with content."""
-#        content = 'qwerty'
-#        content_type = 'text/plain'
-#        request = self.req.put('/', content, content_type=content_type)
-#        self.assertEqual(mixin.determine_content(request), (content_type, content))
-#
-#    # StandardContentMixin behavioural tests
-#
+    def ensure_determines_non_form_content_POST(self, mixin):
+        """Ensure view.RAW_CONTENT returns content for POST request with non-form content."""
+        content = 'qwerty'
+        content_type = 'text/plain'
+        view.parsers = (PlainTextParser,)
+        view.request = self.req.post('/', content, content_type=content_type)
+        self.assertEqual(view.RAW_CONTENT, form_data)
+
+    def ensure_determines_form_content_PUT(self, mixin):
+        """Ensure view.RAW_CONTENT returns content for PUT request with form content."""
+        form_data = {'qwerty': 'uiop'}
+        view.parsers = (FormParser, MultipartParser)
+        view.request = self.req.put('/', data=form_data)
+        self.assertEqual(view.RAW_CONTENT, form_data)
+
+    def ensure_determines_non_form_content_PUT(self, mixin):
+        """Ensure view.RAW_CONTENT returns content for PUT request with non-form content."""
+        content = 'qwerty'
+        content_type = 'text/plain'
+        view.parsers = (PlainTextParser,)
+        view.request = self.req.post('/', content, content_type=content_type)
+        self.assertEqual(view.RAW_CONTENT, form_data)#
+
     def test_standard_behaviour_determines_no_content_GET(self):
         """Ensure request.RAW_CONTENT returns None for GET request with no content."""
         self.ensure_determines_no_content_GET(RequestMixin())
 
     def test_standard_behaviour_determines_form_content_POST(self):
-        """Ensure request.RAW_CONTENT returns content for POST request with content."""
+        """Ensure request.RAW_CONTENT returns content for POST request with form content."""
         self.ensure_determines_form_content_POST(RequestMixin())
-#
-#    def test_standard_behaviour_determines_non_form_content_POST(self):
-#        """Ensure StandardContentMixin.determine_content(request) returns (content type, content) for POST request with content."""
-#        self.ensure_determines_non_form_content_POST(StandardContentMixin())
-#
-#    def test_standard_behaviour_determines_form_content_PUT(self):
-#        """Ensure StandardContentMixin.determine_content(request) returns content for PUT request with content."""
-#        self.ensure_determines_form_content_PUT(StandardContentMixin())
-#
+
+    def test_standard_behaviour_determines_non_form_content_POST(self):
+        """Ensure StandardContentMixin.determine_content(request) returns (content type, content) for POST request with content."""
+        self.ensure_determines_non_form_content_POST(RequestMixin())
+
+    def test_standard_behaviour_determines_form_content_PUT(self):
+        """Ensure StandardContentMixin.determine_content(request) returns content for PUT request with content."""
+        self.ensure_determines_form_content_PUT(RequestMixin())
+
 #    def test_standard_behaviour_determines_non_form_content_PUT(self):
 #        """Ensure StandardContentMixin.determine_content(request) returns (content type, content) for PUT request with content."""
 #        self.ensure_determines_non_form_content_PUT(StandardContentMixin())