diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index 82ff7ae0befcc..30375b2e58f21 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -232,9 +232,6 @@ func reqExploreSignIn() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 
 func reqBasicOrRevProxyAuth() 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")
 			return
@@ -598,9 +595,6 @@ 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