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 6d56c8e74..da278605b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/util/ExceptionFormatter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/util/ExceptionFormatter.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package eu.kanade.presentation.util
 
 import android.content.Context
-import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.animesource.online.LicensedEntryItemsException
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.network.HttpException
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.isOnline
 import tachiyomi.core.common.i18n.stringResource
@@ -30,9 +29,6 @@ val Throwable.formattedMessage: String
             is SourceNotInstalledException, is AnimeSourceNotInstalledException -> return stringResource(
                 MR.strings.loader_not_implemented_error,
             )
-            is LicensedEntryItemsException -> 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 f380787dd..a9f9ef315 100644
--- a/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
+++ b/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
@@ -1051,7 +1051,6 @@
     <string name="channel_new_chapters_episodes">Chapter/Episode updates</string>
     <string name="pref_invalidate_download_cache_summary">Force app to recheck downloaded chapters and episodes</string>
     <string name="player_controls_skip_intro_text">+%1$d s</string>
-    <string name="licensed_manga_chapters_error">Licensed - No items to show</string>
     <string name="no_next_episode">Next Episode not found!</string>
     <string name="label_storage">Storage</string>
     <string name="label_history">Manga</string>
diff --git a/source-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/animesource/online/AnimeHttpSource.kt b/source-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/animesource/online/AnimeHttpSource.kt
index c24c8b370..2de9bb4c7 100644
--- a/source-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/animesource/online/AnimeHttpSource.kt
+++ b/source-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/animesource/online/AnimeHttpSource.kt
@@ -252,28 +252,19 @@ abstract class AnimeHttpSource : AnimeCatalogueSource {
      *
      * @param anime the anime to update.
      * @return the chapters for the manga.
-     * @throws LicensedEntryItemsException if a anime is licensed and therefore no episodes are available.
      */
     @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
     override suspend fun getEpisodeList(anime: SAnime): List<SEpisode> {
-        if (anime.status == SAnime.LICENSED) {
-            throw LicensedEntryItemsException()
-        }
-
         return fetchEpisodeList(anime).awaitSingle()
     }
 
     @Deprecated("Use the non-RxJava API instead", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("getEpisodeList"))
     override fun fetchEpisodeList(anime: SAnime): Observable<List<SEpisode>> {
-        return if (anime.status != SAnime.LICENSED) {
-            client.newCall(episodeListRequest(anime))
-                .asObservableSuccess()
-                .map { response ->
-                    episodeListParse(response)
-                }
-        } else {
-            Observable.error(LicensedEntryItemsException())
-        }
+        return client.newCall(episodeListRequest(anime))
+            .asObservableSuccess()
+            .map { response ->
+                episodeListParse(response)
+            }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -535,5 +526,3 @@ abstract class AnimeHttpSource : AnimeCatalogueSource {
      */
     override fun getFilterList() = AnimeFilterList()
 }
-
-class LicensedEntryItemsException : RuntimeException()
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 1e2e0832d..cf59f7417 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
@@ -247,28 +247,19 @@ abstract class HttpSource : CatalogueSource {
      *
      * @param manga the manga to update.
      * @return the chapters for the manga.
-     * @throws LicensedEntryItemsException 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 LicensedEntryItemsException()
-        }
-
         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(LicensedEntryItemsException())
-        }
+        return client.newCall(chapterListRequest(manga))
+            .asObservableSuccess()
+            .map { response ->
+                chapterListParse(response)
+            }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -468,5 +459,3 @@ abstract class HttpSource : CatalogueSource {
      */
     override fun getFilterList() = FilterList()
 }
-
-class LicensedEntryItemsException : RuntimeException()