diff --git a/packages/tests/src/api/server/reverse-proxy.ts b/packages/tests/src/api/server/reverse-proxy.ts
index 473412b09..7e334cc3e 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/api/server/reverse-proxy.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/api/server/reverse-proxy.ts
@@ -96,10 +96,8 @@ describe('Test application behind a reverse proxy', function () {
   it('Should rate limit logins', async function () {
     const user = { username: 'root', password: 'fail' }
 
-    for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
-      try {
-        await server.login.login({ user, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400 })
-      } catch {}
+    for (let i = 0; i < 18; i++) {
+      await server.login.login({ user, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400 })
     }
 
     await server.login.login({ user, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.TOO_MANY_REQUESTS_429 })
diff --git a/server/core/controllers/api/users/user-exports.ts b/server/core/controllers/api/users/user-exports.ts
index 52ea7b725..71a000704 100644
--- a/server/core/controllers/api/users/user-exports.ts
+++ b/server/core/controllers/api/users/user-exports.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import express from 'express'
 import { FileStorage, HttpStatusCode, UserExportRequest, UserExportRequestResult, UserExportState } from '@peertube/peertube-models'
 import {
-  apiRateLimiter,
   asyncMiddleware,
   authenticate,
   userExportDeleteValidator,
@@ -16,8 +15,6 @@ import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config.js'
 
 const userExportsRouter = express.Router()
 
-userExportsRouter.use(apiRateLimiter)
-
 userExportsRouter.post('/:userId/exports/request',
   authenticate,
   asyncMiddleware(userExportRequestValidator),
diff --git a/server/core/controllers/api/users/user-imports.ts b/server/core/controllers/api/users/user-imports.ts
index 5bcac7e57..2bc1e08f2 100644
--- a/server/core/controllers/api/users/user-imports.ts
+++ b/server/core/controllers/api/users/user-imports.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import express from 'express'
 import {
-  apiRateLimiter,
   asyncMiddleware,
   authenticate
 } from '../../../middlewares/index.js'
@@ -20,8 +19,6 @@ import { saveInTransactionWithRetries } from '@server/helpers/database-utils.js'
 
 const userImportRouter = express.Router()
 
-userImportRouter.use(apiRateLimiter)
-
 userImportRouter.post('/:userId/imports/import-resumable',
   authenticate,
   asyncMiddleware(userImportRequestResumableInitValidator),