diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin-user.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin-user.js
index 71b8078f6ed..9977fa8dd46 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin-user.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin-user.js
@@ -77,12 +77,6 @@ const AdminUser = User.extend({
     });
   },
 
-  revokeApiKey() {
-    return ajax(`/admin/users/${this.id}/revoke_api_key`, {
-      type: "DELETE"
-    }).then(() => this.set("api_key", null));
-  },
-
   deleteAllPosts() {
     let deletedPosts = 0;
     const user = this;
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index d3a1082d435..a881b260d19 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ Discourse::Application.routes.draw do
       put "unsuspend"
       put "revoke_admin", constraints: AdminConstraint.new
       put "grant_admin", constraints: AdminConstraint.new
-      post "generate_api_key", constraints: AdminConstraint.new
       put "revoke_moderation", constraints: AdminConstraint.new
       put "grant_moderation", constraints: AdminConstraint.new
       put "approve"