diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb
index b0e134554..71a505c26 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ class Api::V1::StatusesController < Api::BaseController
 
   before_action -> { authorize_if_got_token! :read, :'read:statuses' }, except: [:create, :destroy]
   before_action -> { doorkeeper_authorize! :write, :'write:statuses' }, only:   [:create, :destroy]
-  before_action :require_user!, except:  [:show, :context, :card]
-  before_action :set_status, only:       [:show, :context, :card]
+  before_action :require_user!, except:  [:show, :context]
+  before_action :set_status, only:       [:show, :context]
 
   respond_to :json
 
@@ -33,16 +33,6 @@ class Api::V1::StatusesController < Api::BaseController
     render json: @context, serializer: REST::ContextSerializer, relationships: StatusRelationshipsPresenter.new(statuses, current_user&.account_id)
   end
 
-  def card
-    @card = @status.preview_cards.first
-
-    if @card.nil?
-      render_empty
-    else
-      render json: @card, serializer: REST::PreviewCardSerializer
-    end
-  end
-
   def create
     @status = PostStatusService.new.call(current_user.account,
                                          text: status_params[:status],
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 1f97dea4c..9ab5ba7f0 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
 
         member do
           get :context
-          get :card
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller_spec.rb
index 8bc3b0c67..9ff5fcd3b 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller_spec.rb
@@ -91,13 +91,6 @@ RSpec.describe Api::V1::StatusesController, type: :controller do
           expect(response).to have_http_status(404)
         end
       end
-
-      describe 'GET #card' do
-        it 'returns http unautharized' do
-          get :card, params: { id: status.id }
-          expect(response).to have_http_status(404)
-        end
-      end
     end
 
     context 'with a public status' do
@@ -120,13 +113,6 @@ RSpec.describe Api::V1::StatusesController, type: :controller do
           expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
         end
       end
-
-      describe 'GET #card' do
-        it 'returns http success' do
-          get :card, params: { id: status.id }
-          expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
-        end
-      end
     end
   end
 end