diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index b592b1eb3cf6..3d5ea67e5c0d 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -580,8 +580,7 @@ func (app *SimApp) RegisterAPIRoutes(apiSvr *api.Server, apiConfig config.APICon
 	// Register new tendermint queries routes from grpc-gateway.
 	tmservice.RegisterGRPCGatewayRoutes(clientCtx, apiSvr.GRPCGatewayRouter)
 
-	// Register legacy and grpc-gateway routes for all modules.
-	ModuleBasics.RegisterRESTRoutes(clientCtx, apiSvr.Router)
+	// Register grpc-gateway routes for all modules.
 	ModuleBasics.RegisterGRPCGatewayRoutes(clientCtx, apiSvr.GRPCGatewayRouter)
 
 	// register swagger API from root so that other applications can override easily