diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index 6fcbaefc9..684d92243 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -230,13 +230,10 @@ func reqExploreSignIn() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	}
 }
 
-func reqBasicOrRevProxyAuth() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+func reqBasicAuth() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	return func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
-		if ctx.IsSigned && setting.Service.EnableReverseProxyAuth && ctx.Data["AuthedMethod"].(string) == auth.ReverseProxyMethodName {
-			return
-		}
 		if !ctx.Context.IsBasicAuth {
-			ctx.Error(http.StatusUnauthorized, "reqBasicOrRevProxyAuth", "auth required")
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusUnauthorized, "reqBasicAuth", "auth required")
 			return
 		}
 		ctx.CheckForOTP()
@@ -595,9 +592,6 @@ func buildAuthGroup() *auth.Group {
 		&auth.HTTPSign{},
 		&auth.Basic{}, // FIXME: this should be removed once we don't allow basic auth in API
 	)
-	if setting.Service.EnableReverseProxyAuth {
-		group.Add(&auth.ReverseProxy{})
-	}
 	specialAdd(group)
 
 	return group
@@ -681,7 +675,7 @@ func Routes() *web.Route {
 					m.Combo("").Get(user.ListAccessTokens).
 						Post(bind(api.CreateAccessTokenOption{}), user.CreateAccessToken)
 					m.Combo("/{id}").Delete(user.DeleteAccessToken)
-				}, reqBasicOrRevProxyAuth())
+				}, reqBasicAuth())
 			}, context_service.UserAssignmentAPI())
 		})