diff --git a/core/server/web/api/v2/admin/middleware.js b/core/server/web/api/v2/admin/middleware.js
index c1a55608a9..6469e293ae 100644
--- a/core/server/web/api/v2/admin/middleware.js
+++ b/core/server/web/api/v2/admin/middleware.js
@@ -53,17 +53,3 @@ module.exports.authAdminApi = [
     shared.middlewares.prettyUrls,
     notImplemented
 ];
-
-/**
- * Authentication for client endpoints
- */
-module.exports.authenticateClient = function authenticateClient(client) {
-    return [
-        auth.authenticate.authenticateClient,
-        auth.authenticate.authenticateUser,
-        auth.authorize.requiresAuthorizedClient(client),
-        shared.middlewares.api.cors,
-        shared.middlewares.urlRedirects.adminRedirect,
-        shared.middlewares.prettyUrls
-    ];
-};
diff --git a/core/server/web/api/v2/admin/routes.js b/core/server/web/api/v2/admin/routes.js
index 1be698c6fa..9f52872583 100644
--- a/core/server/web/api/v2/admin/routes.js
+++ b/core/server/web/api/v2/admin/routes.js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ module.exports = function apiRoutes() {
     );
     router.del('/db', mw.authAdminApi, http(apiv2.db.deleteAllContent));
     router.post('/db/backup',
-        mw.authenticateClient('Ghost Backup'),
+        mw.authAdminApi,
         http(apiv2.db.backupContent)
     );