diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 4631e06..51e28e1 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ unreleased
 ==========
 
   * Drop node <18
-  * deps: replace media-typer with content-type
+  * Use `content-type` and `media-typer` for type validation
+    - No behavior changes, upgrades `media-typer`
   * deps: mime-types@^3.0.0
     - Add `application/toml` with extension `.toml`
     - Add `application/ubjson` with extension `.ubj`
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 792ea88..a5f1109 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
  * @private
  */
 
-var typer = require('content-type')
+var contentType = require('content-type')
 var mime = require('mime-types')
+var typer = require('media-typer')
 
 /**
  * Module exports.
@@ -237,13 +238,13 @@ function mimeMatch (expected, actual) {
 
 function normalizeType (value) {
   // parse the type
-  var type = typer.parse(value)
+  var type = contentType.parse(value).type
 
-  // remove the parameters
-  type.parameters = undefined
+  if (!typer.test(type)) {
+    return null
+  }
 
-  // reformat it
-  return typer.format(type)
+  return type
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67d27cf..fe9d654 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   "repository": "jshttp/type-is",
   "dependencies": {
     "content-type": "^1.0.5",
+    "media-typer": "~1.1.0",
     "mime-types": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {