diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/util/ExceptionFormatter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/util/ExceptionFormatter.kt
index be3cfff1a..e4e4eed03 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/util/ExceptionFormatter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/util/ExceptionFormatter.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package eu.kanade.presentation.util
 
 import android.content.Context
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.network.HttpException
-import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.source.online.LicensedMangaChaptersException
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.isOnline
 import tachiyomi.core.common.i18n.stringResource
 import tachiyomi.data.source.NoResultsException
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ val Throwable.formattedMessage: String
 
             is NoResultsException -> return stringResource(MR.strings.no_results_found)
             is SourceNotInstalledException -> return stringResource(MR.strings.loader_not_implemented_error)
-            is LicensedMangaChaptersException -> return stringResource(MR.strings.licensed_manga_chapters_error)
         }
         return when (val className = this::class.simpleName) {
             "Exception", "IOException" -> message ?: className
diff --git a/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml b/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
index 035047acd..2d202ccf6 100644
--- a/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
+++ b/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
@@ -647,7 +647,6 @@
     <!-- missing prompt after Compose rewrite #7901 -->
     <string name="no_more_results">No more results</string>
     <string name="no_results_found">No results found</string>
-    <string name="licensed_manga_chapters_error">Licensed - No chapters to show</string>
     <string name="local_source">Local source</string>
     <string name="other_source">Other</string>
     <string name="last_used_source">Last used</string>
diff --git a/source-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/source/online/HttpSource.kt b/source-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/source/online/HttpSource.kt
index 7ffa538b5..712b281b3 100644
--- a/source-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/source/online/HttpSource.kt
+++ b/source-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/source/online/HttpSource.kt
@@ -251,28 +251,19 @@ abstract class HttpSource : CatalogueSource {
      *
      * @param manga the manga to update.
      * @return the chapters for the manga.
-     * @throws LicensedMangaChaptersException if a manga is licensed and therefore no chapters are available.
      */
     @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
     override suspend fun getChapterList(manga: SManga): List<SChapter> {
-        if (manga.status == SManga.LICENSED) {
-            throw LicensedMangaChaptersException()
-        }
-
         return fetchChapterList(manga).awaitSingle()
     }
 
     @Deprecated("Use the non-RxJava API instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("getChapterList"))
     override fun fetchChapterList(manga: SManga): Observable<List<SChapter>> {
-        return if (manga.status != SManga.LICENSED) {
-            client.newCall(chapterListRequest(manga))
-                .asObservableSuccess()
-                .map { response ->
-                    chapterListParse(response)
-                }
-        } else {
-            Observable.error(LicensedMangaChaptersException())
-        }
+        return client.newCall(chapterListRequest(manga))
+            .asObservableSuccess()
+            .map { response ->
+                chapterListParse(response)
+            }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -472,5 +463,3 @@ abstract class HttpSource : CatalogueSource {
      */
     override fun getFilterList() = FilterList()
 }
-
-class LicensedMangaChaptersException : RuntimeException()