diff --git a/src/common/k8s-api/api-base.ts b/src/common/k8s-api/api-base.ts
index 8b7b5272be..9544e4f60c 100644
--- a/src/common/k8s-api/api-base.ts
+++ b/src/common/k8s-api/api-base.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,7 @@
 
 import type { JsonApi } from "./json-api";
 import { getInjectionToken } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
-import { asLegacyGlobalForExtensionApi } from "../../extensions/as-legacy-globals-for-extension-api/as-legacy-global-object-for-extension-api";
 
 export const apiBaseInjectionToken = getInjectionToken<JsonApi>({
   id: "api-base-token",
 });
-
-/**
- * @deprecated switch to using apiBaseInjectionToken instead
- */
-export const apiBase = asLegacyGlobalForExtensionApi(apiBaseInjectionToken);
diff --git a/src/common/k8s-api/index.ts b/src/common/k8s-api/index.ts
index 0d47a643f3..dd5a3504e6 100644
--- a/src/common/k8s-api/index.ts
+++ b/src/common/k8s-api/index.ts
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@
  * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
  */
 
-export { apiBase } from "./api-base";
 export { apiKube } from "./api-kube";
diff --git a/src/renderer/api/on-api-error.ts b/src/renderer/api/on-api-error.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c3cb2bb7f7..0000000000
--- a/src/renderer/api/on-api-error.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
- * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
- */
-
-import type { Response } from "node-fetch";
-import type { JsonApiErrorParsed } from "../../common/k8s-api/json-api";
-import { Notifications } from "../components/notifications";
-
-export function onApiError(error: JsonApiErrorParsed, res: Response) {
-  switch (res.status) {
-    case 403:
-      error.isUsedForNotification = true;
-      Notifications.error(error);
-      break;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/renderer/api/setup-on-api-errors.injectable.ts b/src/renderer/api/setup-on-api-errors.injectable.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a352293b5e..0000000000
--- a/src/renderer/api/setup-on-api-errors.injectable.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
- * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
- */
-import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
-import { apiBase } from "../../common/k8s-api";
-import { onApiError } from "./on-api-error";
-import { beforeFrameStartsInjectionToken } from "../before-frame-starts/before-frame-starts-injection-token";
-
-const setupOnApiErrorListenersInjectable = getInjectable({
-  id: "setup-on-api-error-listeners",
-
-  instantiate: () => ({
-    id: "setup-on-api-error-listeners",
-    run: () => {
-      apiBase?.onError.addListener(onApiError);
-    },
-  }),
-
-  injectionToken: beforeFrameStartsInjectionToken,
-  causesSideEffects: true,
-});
-
-export default setupOnApiErrorListenersInjectable;
diff --git a/src/renderer/getDiForUnitTesting.tsx b/src/renderer/getDiForUnitTesting.tsx
index 140d0195bf..3d7b1ddd3c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/getDiForUnitTesting.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/getDiForUnitTesting.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import { ApiManager } from "../common/k8s-api/api-manager";
 import lensResourcesDirInjectable from "../common/vars/lens-resources-dir.injectable";
 import broadcastMessageInjectable from "../common/ipc/broadcast-message.injectable";
 import apiManagerInjectable from "../common/k8s-api/api-manager/manager.injectable";
-import setupOnApiErrorListenersInjectable from "./api/setup-on-api-errors.injectable";
 import { observable, computed, runInAction } from "mobx";
 import defaultShellInjectable from "./components/+preferences/default-shell.injectable";
 import requestAnimationFrameInjectable from "./components/animate/request-animation-frame.injectable";
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ export const getDiForUnitTesting = (
     [
       startTopbarStateSyncInjectable,
       setupSystemCaInjectable,
-      setupOnApiErrorListenersInjectable,
     ].forEach((injectable) => {
       di.override(injectable, () => ({
         id: injectable.id,
diff --git a/src/renderer/k8s/api-kube.injectable.ts b/src/renderer/k8s/api-kube.injectable.ts
index e63fcb83ab..335c130ff3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/k8s/api-kube.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/k8s/api-kube.injectable.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
  */
 import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import assert from "assert";
-import { onApiError } from "../api/on-api-error";
 import { apiKubePrefix } from "../../common/vars";
 import { apiKubeInjectionToken } from "../../common/k8s-api/api-kube";
 import { storesAndApisCanBeCreatedInjectionToken } from "../../common/k8s-api/stores-apis-can-be-created.token";
 import createKubeJsonApiInjectable from "../../common/k8s-api/create-kube-json-api.injectable";
 import isDevelopmentInjectable from "../../common/vars/is-development.injectable";
+import showErrorNotificationInjectable from "../components/notifications/show-error-notification.injectable";
 
 const apiKubeInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "api-kube",
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const apiKubeInjectable = getInjectable({
     assert(di.inject(storesAndApisCanBeCreatedInjectionToken), "apiKube is only available in certain environments");
     const createKubeJsonApi = di.inject(createKubeJsonApiInjectable);
     const isDevelopment = di.inject(isDevelopmentInjectable);
+    const showErrorNotification = di.inject(showErrorNotificationInjectable);
 
     const apiKube = createKubeJsonApi({
       serverAddress: `http://127.0.0.1:${window.location.port}`,
@@ -28,7 +29,14 @@ const apiKubeInjectable = getInjectable({
       },
     });
 
-    apiKube.onError.addListener(onApiError);
+    apiKube.onError.addListener((error, res) => {
+      switch (res.status) {
+        case 403:
+          error.isUsedForNotification = true;
+          showErrorNotification(error);
+          break;
+      }
+    });
 
     return apiKube;
   },