diff --git a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/auth/server.py b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/auth/server.py
index 3d5751035..9fa1b92be 100644
--- a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/auth/server.py
+++ b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/auth/server.py
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ class UnknownAPIMethodError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
+class DeprecatedAPIMethodError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 class NotAllowedDuringStartupError(Exception):
     pass
 
@@ -335,6 +339,13 @@ class AuthJSONRPCServer(AuthorizedBase):
                 request, id_
             )
             return server.NOT_DONE_YET
+        except DeprecatedAPIMethodError:
+            log.warning('API function is deprecated %s', function_name)
+            self._render_error(
+                JSONRPCError(None, JSONRPCError.CODE_METHOD_NOT_FOUND),
+                request, id_
+            )
+            return server.NOT_DONE_YET
 
         if args == EMPTY_PARAMS or args == []:
             args_dict = {}
@@ -464,13 +475,7 @@ class AuthJSONRPCServer(AuthorizedBase):
 
     def _check_deprecated(self, function_path):
         if function_path in self.deprecated_methods:
-            deprecated_fn = self.deprecated_methods[function_path]
-            deprecated_function_path = function_path
-            new_function_path = deprecated_fn._new_command
-            log.warning("\"%s\" is deprecated, please update to use \"%s\"",
-                        deprecated_function_path, new_function_path)
-            return new_function_path
-        return function_path
+            raise DeprecatedAPIMethodError(function_path)
 
     def _verify_method_is_callable(self, function_path):
         if function_path not in self.callable_methods:
@@ -480,7 +485,7 @@ class AuthJSONRPCServer(AuthorizedBase):
                 raise NotAllowedDuringStartupError(function_path)
 
     def _get_jsonrpc_method(self, function_path):
-        function_path = self._check_deprecated(function_path)
+        self._check_deprecated(function_path)
         self._verify_method_is_callable(function_path)
         return self.callable_methods.get(function_path)