diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/gpg/BUILD b/java/com/google/gerrit/gpg/BUILD
index b2173c4..fcf4f0f 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/gpg/BUILD
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/gpg/BUILD
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
         "//java/com/google/gerrit/extensions:api",
         "//java/com/google/gerrit/git",
         "//java/com/google/gerrit/server",
-        "//java/com/google/gerrit/server/api",
         "//lib:guava",
         "//lib:jgit",
         "//lib/auto:auto-factory",
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/gpg/api/GpgApiAdapterImpl.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/gpg/api/GpgApiAdapterImpl.java
index 6ae0334..57fda5b 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/gpg/api/GpgApiAdapterImpl.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/gpg/api/GpgApiAdapterImpl.java
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 
 package com.google.gerrit.gpg.api;
 
-import static com.google.gerrit.server.api.ApiUtil.asRestApiException;
-
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.accounts.GpgKeyApi;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.accounts.GpgKeysInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.GpgKeyInfo;
@@ -70,8 +68,10 @@
       return gpgKeys.get().list().apply(account).value();
     } catch (PGPException | IOException e) {
       throw new GpgException(e);
+    } catch (RestApiException e) {
+      throw e;
     } catch (Exception e) {
-      throw asRestApiException("Cannot list GPG keys", e);
+      throw RestApiException.wrap("Cannot list GPG keys", e);
     }
   }
 
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@
       return postGpgKeys.get().apply(account, in).value();
     } catch (PGPException | IOException | ConfigInvalidException e) {
       throw new GpgException(e);
+    } catch (RestApiException e) {
+      throw e;
     } catch (Exception e) {
-      throw asRestApiException("Cannot put GPG keys", e);
+      throw RestApiException.wrap("Cannot put GPG keys", e);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/gpg/api/GpgKeyApiImpl.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/gpg/api/GpgKeyApiImpl.java
index 0ff12e8..2a05f35 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/gpg/api/GpgKeyApiImpl.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/gpg/api/GpgKeyApiImpl.java
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 
 package com.google.gerrit.gpg.api;
 
-import static com.google.gerrit.server.api.ApiUtil.asRestApiException;
-
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.accounts.GpgKeyApi;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.GpgKeyInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.Input;
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@
     try {
       return get.apply(rsrc).value();
     } catch (Exception e) {
-      throw asRestApiException("Cannot get GPG key", e);
+      throw RestApiException.wrap("Cannot get GPG key", e);
     }
   }
 
@@ -58,8 +56,10 @@
   public void delete() throws RestApiException {
     try {
       delete.apply(rsrc, new Input());
+    } catch (RestApiException e) {
+      throw e;
     } catch (PGPException | IOException | ConfigInvalidException e) {
-      throw asRestApiException("Cannot delete GPG key", e);
+      throw RestApiException.wrap("Cannot delete GPG key", e);
     }
   }
 }