diff --git a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/config/ktlint/baseline.xml b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/config/ktlint/baseline.xml
index f3b669e202..fb3ecdb71d 100644
--- a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/config/ktlint/baseline.xml
+++ b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/config/ktlint/baseline.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
         <error line="1455" column="9" source="standard:property-naming" />
         <error line="1456" column="9" source="standard:property-naming" />
         <error line="1457" column="9" source="standard:property-naming" />
+        <error line="1460" column="9" source="standard:property-naming" />
         <error line="1461" column="9" source="standard:property-naming" />
         <error line="1462" column="9" source="standard:property-naming" />
         <error line="1463" column="9" source="standard:property-naming" />
diff --git a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/kmp/factories.ios.kt b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/kmp/factories.ios.kt
index d6dff35160..9bd4b66e46 100644
--- a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/kmp/factories.ios.kt
+++ b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/kmp/factories.ios.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import cocoapods.PubNubSwift.KMPConnectionStatusCategoryDisconnected
 import cocoapods.PubNubSwift.KMPConnectionStatusCategoryDisconnectedUnexpectedly
 import cocoapods.PubNubSwift.KMPConnectionStatusCategoryHeartbeatFailed
 import cocoapods.PubNubSwift.KMPConnectionStatusCategoryHeartbeatSuccess
-import cocoapods.PubNubSwift.KMPConnectionStatusCategoryMalformedResponseCategory
 import cocoapods.PubNubSwift.KMPConnectionStatusCategorySubscriptionChanged
 import cocoapods.PubNubSwift.KMPEventListener
 import cocoapods.PubNubSwift.KMPFileChangeEvent
@@ -347,8 +346,6 @@ actual fun createStatusListener(
                     PNStatusCategory.PNUnexpectedDisconnectCategory
                 KMPConnectionStatusCategoryConnectionError ->
                     PNStatusCategory.PNConnectionError
-                KMPConnectionStatusCategoryMalformedResponseCategory ->
-                    PNStatusCategory.PNMalformedResponseCategory
                 KMPConnectionStatusCategoryHeartbeatFailed ->
                     PNStatusCategory.PNHeartbeatFailed
                 KMPConnectionStatusCategoryHeartbeatSuccess ->
diff --git a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/jsMain/kotlin/Pubnub.d.kt b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/jsMain/kotlin/Pubnub.d.kt
index b1ee8c00e0..4326ed99aa 100644
--- a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/jsMain/kotlin/Pubnub.d.kt
+++ b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/jsMain/kotlin/Pubnub.d.kt
@@ -1452,7 +1452,6 @@ external interface Categories {
     var PNReconnectedCategory: String
     var PNConnectedCategory: String
     var PNRequestMessageCountExceedCategory: String
-    var PNMalformedResponseCategory: String
     var PNDisconnectedUnexpectedlyCategory: String
     var PNConnectionErrorCategory: String
 }
diff --git a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-core-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/enums/PNStatusCategory.kt b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-core-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/enums/PNStatusCategory.kt
index 7054bf7741..7e752d88e9 100644
--- a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-core-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/enums/PNStatusCategory.kt
+++ b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-core-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/enums/PNStatusCategory.kt
@@ -43,12 +43,4 @@ enum class PNStatusCategory {
      * A background implicit Heartbeat request was successful.
      */
     PNHeartbeatSuccess,
-
-    /**
-     * PubNub sent a malformed response.
-     * This may happen when you connect to a public WiFi Hotspot that requires you to auth via your web browser first,
-     * or if there is a proxy somewhere returning an HTML access denied error,
-     * or if there was an intermittent server issue.
-     */
-    PNMalformedResponseCategory,
 }
diff --git a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/internal/suite/history/v3/FetchMessagesMetaActionsTestSuite.kt b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/internal/suite/history/v3/FetchMessagesMetaActionsTestSuite.kt
index 4192eb87f6..9cd9b14702 100644
--- a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/internal/suite/history/v3/FetchMessagesMetaActionsTestSuite.kt
+++ b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/internal/suite/history/v3/FetchMessagesMetaActionsTestSuite.kt
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ class FetchMessagesMetaActionsTestSuite :
                 pnError = PubNubError.PARSING_ERROR
                 additionalChecks = { result ->
                     assertTrue(result.isFailure)
-//                    assertEquals(PNStatusCategory.PNMalformedResponseCategory, status.category)
                 }
             },
         )
diff --git a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/internal/suite/history/v3/FetchMessagesTestSuite.kt b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/internal/suite/history/v3/FetchMessagesTestSuite.kt
index 7331c83192..a8f53944c2 100644
--- a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/internal/suite/history/v3/FetchMessagesTestSuite.kt
+++ b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/internal/suite/history/v3/FetchMessagesTestSuite.kt
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ class FetchMessagesTestSuite : com.pubnub.internal.suite.CoreEndpointTestSuite<F
                 pnError = PubNubError.PARSING_ERROR
                 additionalChecks = { result ->
                     assertTrue(result.isFailure)
-//                    assertEquals(PNStatusCategory.PNMalformedResponseCategory, status.category)
                 }
             },
         )