diff --git a/routes/routes.php b/routes/routes.php
index 6d06db3ba6..df08b4edc4 100644
--- a/routes/routes.php
+++ b/routes/routes.php
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use Statamic\API\Middleware\Cache;
 use Statamic\Facades\Glide;
-use Statamic\Http\Middleware\API\SwapExceptionHandler as SwapAPIExceptionHandler;
 use Statamic\Http\Middleware\CP\SwapExceptionHandler as SwapCpExceptionHandler;
 use Statamic\Http\Middleware\RequireStatamicPro;
 
 if (config('statamic.api.enabled')) {
     Route::middleware([
-        SwapApiExceptionHandler::class,
         RequireStatamicPro::class,
         Cache::class,
     ])->group(function () {
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/ApiExceptionHandler.php b/src/Exceptions/ApiExceptionHandler.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 81b4611ace..0000000000
--- a/src/Exceptions/ApiExceptionHandler.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Statamic\Exceptions;
-
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler;
-use Throwable;
-
-class ApiExceptionHandler extends Handler
-{
-    use Concerns\RendersApiExceptions;
-
-    public function render($request, Throwable $e)
-    {
-        return $this->renderException($request, $e);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/Concerns/RendersApiExceptions.php b/src/Exceptions/Concerns/RendersApiExceptions.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 96add28bd8..0000000000
--- a/src/Exceptions/Concerns/RendersApiExceptions.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Statamic\Exceptions\Concerns;
-
-use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
-use Statamic\Exceptions\NotFoundHttpException;
-use Statamic\Exceptions\StatamicProAuthorizationException;
-use Statamic\Exceptions\StatamicProRequiredException;
-
-trait RendersApiExceptions
-{
-    protected function renderException($request, $e)
-    {
-        if ($e instanceof ValidationException) {
-            return response()->json(['message' => $e->getMessage()], 422);
-        }
-
-        if ($e instanceof NotFoundHttpException) {
-            return response()->json(['message' => $e->getMessage() ?: 'Not found.'], 404);
-        }
-
-        if ($e instanceof StatamicProAuthorizationException) {
-            throw new StatamicProRequiredException($e->getMessage());
-        }
-
-        return parent::render($request, $e);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Http/Middleware/API/SwapExceptionHandler.php b/src/Http/Middleware/API/SwapExceptionHandler.php
deleted file mode 100644
index d44d54ffc7..0000000000
--- a/src/Http/Middleware/API/SwapExceptionHandler.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Statamic\Http\Middleware\API;
-
-use Statamic\Exceptions\ApiExceptionHandler;
-use Statamic\Http\Middleware\SwapExceptionHandler as Middleware;
-
-class SwapExceptionHandler extends Middleware
-{
-    public function handler()
-    {
-        return ApiExceptionHandler::class;
-    }
-}