diff --git a/lnbits/core/views/api.py b/lnbits/core/views/api.py
index 5f7cbd38a..85bc394f7 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/views/api.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/views/api.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ from lnbits.decorators import (
     check_admin,
     get_key_type,
     require_admin_key,
-    require_admin_user,
     require_invoice_key,
 )
 from lnbits.helpers import url_for, urlsafe_short_hash
diff --git a/lnbits/decorators.py b/lnbits/decorators.py
index 3ef9e850e..9aeace400 100644
--- a/lnbits/decorators.py
+++ b/lnbits/decorators.py
@@ -172,23 +172,6 @@ async def get_key_type(
     )
 
 
-async def require_admin_user(
-    r: Request,
-    api_key_header: str = Security(api_key_header),  # type: ignore
-    api_key_query: str = Security(api_key_query),  # type: ignore
-):
-
-    token = api_key_header or api_key_query
-    wallet = await get_key_type(r, token)
-
-    if wallet.wallet.user not in settings.lnbits_admin_users:
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN, detail="Not an admin user"
-        )
-    else:
-        return wallet
-
-
 async def require_admin_key(
     r: Request,
     api_key_header: str = Security(api_key_header),  # type: ignore
diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/satspay/views_api.py b/lnbits/extensions/satspay/views_api.py
index 04005a887..46dd73300 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/satspay/views_api.py
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/satspay/views_api.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from lnbits.decorators import (
     check_admin,
     get_key_type,
     require_admin_key,
-    require_admin_user,
     require_invoice_key,
 )
 from lnbits.extensions.satspay import satspay_ext