diff --git a/lib/defaults/index.js b/lib/defaults/index.js
index b2288ae..cc14a8b 100644
--- a/lib/defaults/index.js
+++ b/lib/defaults/index.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ const defaults = {
 
     if (data && utils.isString(data) && ((forcedJSONParsing && !this.responseType) || JSONRequested)) {
       const silentJSONParsing = transitional && transitional.silentJSONParsing;
-      const strictJSONParsing = !silentJSONParsing;
+      const strictJSONParsing = !silentJSONParsing && JSONRequested;
 
       try {
         return JSON.parse(data, this.parseReviver);
@@ -158,4 +158,4 @@ utils.forEach(['delete', 'get', 'head', 'post', 'put', 'patch'], (method) => {
   defaults.headers[method] = {};
 });
 
-export default defaults;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default defaults;
diff --git a/test/regression_silent_json.js b/test/regression_silent_json.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 37ecb83..0000000
--- a/test/regression_silent_json.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-
-import assert from 'assert';
-import axios from '../index.js';
-
-describe('Regression: Silent JSON Parsing', function () {
-
-    beforeEach(function () {
-        // Mock adapter to return invalid JSON
-        axios.defaults.adapter = async (config) => {
-            return {
-                data: '{ invalid json }',
-                status: 200,
-                statusText: 'OK',
-                headers: {},
-                config
-            };
-        };
-    });
-
-    afterEach(function () {
-        delete axios.defaults.adapter;
-    });
-
-    it('should throw SyntaxError when silentJSONParsing is false', async function () {
-        try {
-            await axios.get('/test', {
-                transitional: {
-                    silentJSONParsing: false
-                }
-            });
-            assert.fail('Should have thrown error');
-        } catch (err) {
-            assert.ok(err.name === 'SyntaxError' || err.code === 'ERR_BAD_RESPONSE', 'Error should be SyntaxError or ERR_BAD_RESPONSE');
-        }
-    });
-
-    it('should return raw string when silentJSONParsing is true (default)', async function () {
-        const response = await axios.get('/test', {
-            transitional: {
-                silentJSONParsing: true
-            }
-        });
-        assert.strictEqual(response.data, '{ invalid json }');
-    });
-
-    it('should throw SyntaxError when responseType is json (legacy behavior)', async function () {
-        try {
-            await axios.get('/test', {
-                responseType: 'json',
-                transitional: {
-                    silentJSONParsing: false
-                }
-            });
-            assert.fail('Should have thrown error');
-        } catch (err) {
-            assert.ok(err.name === 'SyntaxError' || err.code === 'ERR_BAD_RESPONSE', 'Error should be SyntaxError or ERR_BAD_RESPONSE');
-        }
-    });
-
-    it('should swallow error when silentJSONParsing is true and responseType is json (legacy behavior)', async function () {
-        const response = await axios.get('/test', {
-            responseType: 'json',
-            transitional: {
-                silentJSONParsing: true
-            }
-        });
-        assert.strictEqual(response.data, '{ invalid json }');
-    });
-});