diff --git a/appservice/api/query.go b/appservice/api/query.go
index 4a4e31a99..d36e138cb 100644
--- a/appservice/api/query.go
+++ b/appservice/api/query.go
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ type AppServiceQueryAPI interface {
 }
 
 // AppServiceRoomAliasExistsPath is the HTTP path for the RoomAliasExists API
-const AppServiceRoomAliasExistsPath = "/api/appservice/RoomAliasExists"
+const AppServiceRoomAliasExistsPath = "/appservice/RoomAliasExists"
 
 // AppServiceUserIDExistsPath is the HTTP path for the UserIDExists API
-const AppServiceUserIDExistsPath = "/api/appservice/UserIDExists"
+const AppServiceUserIDExistsPath = "/appservice/UserIDExists"
 
 // httpAppServiceQueryAPI contains the URL to an appservice query API and a
 // reference to a httpClient used to reach it
diff --git a/eduserver/api/input.go b/eduserver/api/input.go
index 999a5b41a..8b5b6d76a 100644
--- a/eduserver/api/input.go
+++ b/eduserver/api/input.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type EDUServerInputAPI interface {
 }
 
 // EDUServerInputTypingEventPath is the HTTP path for the InputTypingEvent API.
-const EDUServerInputTypingEventPath = "/api/eduserver/input"
+const EDUServerInputTypingEventPath = "/eduserver/input"
 
 // NewEDUServerInputAPIHTTP creates a EDUServerInputAPI implemented by talking to a HTTP POST API.
 func NewEDUServerInputAPIHTTP(eduServerURL string, httpClient *http.Client) (EDUServerInputAPI, error) {
diff --git a/federationsender/api/perform.go b/federationsender/api/perform.go
index 427e70683..a73ba0475 100644
--- a/federationsender/api/perform.go
+++ b/federationsender/api/perform.go
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// FederationSenderPerformJoinRequestPath is the HTTP path for the PerformJoinRequest API.
-	FederationSenderPerformDirectoryLookupRequestPath = "/api/federationsender/performDirectoryLookup"
+	FederationSenderPerformDirectoryLookupRequestPath = "/federationsender/performDirectoryLookup"
 
 	// FederationSenderPerformJoinRequestPath is the HTTP path for the PerformJoinRequest API.
-	FederationSenderPerformJoinRequestPath = "/api/federationsender/performJoinRequest"
+	FederationSenderPerformJoinRequestPath = "/federationsender/performJoinRequest"
 
 	// FederationSenderPerformLeaveRequestPath is the HTTP path for the PerformLeaveRequest API.
-	FederationSenderPerformLeaveRequestPath = "/api/federationsender/performLeaveRequest"
+	FederationSenderPerformLeaveRequestPath = "/federationsender/performLeaveRequest"
 )
 
 type PerformDirectoryLookupRequest struct {
diff --git a/federationsender/api/query.go b/federationsender/api/query.go
index bf58d5cc9..4c0f757b2 100644
--- a/federationsender/api/query.go
+++ b/federationsender/api/query.go
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // FederationSenderQueryJoinedHostsInRoomPath is the HTTP path for the QueryJoinedHostsInRoom API.
-const FederationSenderQueryJoinedHostsInRoomPath = "/api/federationsender/queryJoinedHostsInRoom"
+const FederationSenderQueryJoinedHostsInRoomPath = "/federationsender/queryJoinedHostsInRoom"
 
 // FederationSenderQueryJoinedHostServerNamesInRoomPath is the HTTP path for the QueryJoinedHostServerNamesInRoom API.
-const FederationSenderQueryJoinedHostServerNamesInRoomPath = "/api/federationsender/queryJoinedHostServerNamesInRoom"
+const FederationSenderQueryJoinedHostServerNamesInRoomPath = "/federationsender/queryJoinedHostServerNamesInRoom"
 
 // QueryJoinedHostsInRoomRequest is a request to QueryJoinedHostsInRoom
 type QueryJoinedHostsInRoomRequest struct {
diff --git a/internal/http/http.go b/internal/http/http.go
index d0b4d6c50..77896a53f 100644
--- a/internal/http/http.go
+++ b/internal/http/http.go
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
-	"strings"
 
 	opentracing "github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go"
 	"github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go/ext"
@@ -23,14 +21,6 @@ func PostJSON(
 		return err
 	}
 
-	parsedAPIURL, err := url.Parse(apiURL)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	parsedAPIURL.Path = "/api/" + strings.TrimLeft(parsedAPIURL.Path, "/")
-	apiURL = parsedAPIURL.String()
-
 	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, apiURL, bytes.NewReader(jsonBytes))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/syncapi/api/query.go b/syncapi/api/query.go
index 6585bc093..1da05fcc8 100644
--- a/syncapi/api/query.go
+++ b/syncapi/api/query.go
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	SyncAPIQuerySyncPath      = "/api/syncapi/querySync"
-	SyncAPIQueryStatePath     = "/api/syncapi/queryState"
-	SyncAPIQueryStateTypePath = "/api/syncapi/queryStateType"
-	SyncAPIQueryMessagesPath  = "/api/syncapi/queryMessages"
+	SyncAPIQuerySyncPath      = "/syncapi/querySync"
+	SyncAPIQueryStatePath     = "/syncapi/queryState"
+	SyncAPIQueryStateTypePath = "/syncapi/queryStateType"
+	SyncAPIQueryMessagesPath  = "/syncapi/queryMessages"
 )
 
 func NewSyncQueryAPIHTTP(syncapiURL string, httpClient *http.Client) SyncQueryAPI {