diff --git a/rust/src/error/mod.rs b/rust/src/error/mod.rs
index deb9ba84..d49a2e83 100644
--- a/rust/src/error/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/src/error/mod.rs
@@ -51,19 +51,6 @@ impl Error {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn new_api_error<E>(err: E) -> Self
-    where
-        E: StdError + Send + Sync + 'static,
-    {
-        let inner = Box::new(err);
-        Self {
-            inner,
-            kind: ErrorKind::Api,
-            context: None,
-            help: None,
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn into_inner(self) -> BoxedError {
         self.inner
     }
@@ -73,7 +60,6 @@ impl Error {
 pub enum ErrorKind {
     Internal,
     User,
-    Api,
 }
 
 impl<T, C> SiftError<T, C> for Result<T>
@@ -100,7 +86,6 @@ impl fmt::Display for ErrorKind {
         match self {
             Self::Internal => writeln!(f, "Internal error"),
             Self::User => writeln!(f, "User error"),
-            Self::Api => writeln!(f, "API error"),
         }
     }
 }