diff --git a/api/v1/_i18n/I18nController.php b/api/v1/_i18n/I18nController.php
index a1f73bf683d..9dab73be25a 100644
--- a/api/v1/_i18n/I18nController.php
+++ b/api/v1/_i18n/I18nController.php
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 use Illuminate\Http\Response;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use PKP\core\PKPBaseController;
-use PKP\core\PKPRequest;
 use PKP\facades\Locale;
 
 class I18nController extends PKPBaseController
@@ -42,11 +41,6 @@ public function getRouteGroupMiddleware(): array
         return [];
     }
 
-    public function authorize(PKPRequest $request, array &$args, array $roleAssignments): bool
-    {
-        return true;
-    }
-
     /**
      * @copydoc \PKP\core\PKPBaseController::getGroupRoutes()
      */