diff --git a/api-server/src/server/middlewares/request-authorization.js b/api-server/src/server/middlewares/request-authorization.js
index 7cc94a85338..11c296199f1 100644
--- a/api-server/src/server/middlewares/request-authorization.js
+++ b/api-server/src/server/middlewares/request-authorization.js
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ import { getUserById as _getUserById } from '../utils/user-stats';
 const authRE = /^\/auth\//;
 const confirmEmailRE = /^\/confirm-email$/;
 const newsShortLinksRE = /^\/n\/|^\/p\//;
-const publicApiUserRE = /^\/api\/users\/get-public-profile$/;
 const publicUserRE = /^\/users\/get-public-profile$/;
-const publicApiUsernameRE = /^\/api\/users\/exists$/;
 const publicUsernameRE = /^\/users\/exists$/;
 const resubscribeRE = /^\/resubscribe\//;
 const showCertRE = /^\/certificate\/showCert\//;
@@ -34,9 +32,7 @@ const _pathsAllowedREs = [
   authRE,
   confirmEmailRE,
   newsShortLinksRE,
-  publicApiUserRE,
   publicUserRE,
-  publicApiUsernameRE,
   publicUsernameRE,
   resubscribeRE,
   showCertRE,
diff --git a/api-server/src/server/middlewares/request-authorization.test.js b/api-server/src/server/middlewares/request-authorization.test.js
index 6d3a00982d5..86ca46d08a7 100644
--- a/api-server/src/server/middlewares/request-authorization.test.js
+++ b/api-server/src/server/middlewares/request-authorization.test.js
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ describe('request-authorization', () => {
     const authRE = /^\/auth\//;
     const confirmEmailRE = /^\/confirm-email$/;
     const newsShortLinksRE = /^\/n\/|^\/p\//;
-    const publicApiUserRE = /^\/api\/users\/get-public-profile$/;
     const publicUserRE = /^\/users\/get-public-profile$/;
-    const publicApiUsernameRE = /^\/api\/users\/exists$/;
     const publicUsernameRE = /^\/users\/exists$/;
     const resubscribeRE = /^\/resubscribe\//;
     const showCertRE = /^\/certificate\/showCert\//;
@@ -55,9 +53,7 @@ describe('request-authorization', () => {
       authRE,
       confirmEmailRE,
       newsShortLinksRE,
-      publicApiUserRE,
       publicUserRE,
-      publicApiUsernameRE,
       publicUsernameRE,
       resubscribeRE,
       showCertRE,