diff --git a/src/Chainweb/Payload/RestAPI/Server.hs b/src/Chainweb/Payload/RestAPI/Server.hs
index cb92eed26e..2949b73bb4 100644
--- a/src/Chainweb/Payload/RestAPI/Server.hs
+++ b/src/Chainweb/Payload/RestAPI/Server.hs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ payloadHandler db k mh = liftIO (lookupPayloadDataWithHeight db mh k) >>= \case
         [ "reason" .= ("key not found" :: String)
         , "key" .= k
         ]
-    Just e -> return e 
+    Just e -> return e
 
 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --
 -- POST Payload Batch Handler
@@ -89,12 +89,8 @@ payloadBatchHandler
     -> PayloadDb tbl
     -> BatchBody
     -> Handler PayloadDataList
-payloadBatchHandler batchLimit db ks
-  = liftIO (PayloadDataList . catMaybes <$> lookupPayloadDataWithHeightBatch db ks')
-  where
-      limit = take (int batchLimit)
-      ks' | WithoutHeights xs <- ks = limit (fmap (Nothing,) xs)
-          | WithHeights    xs <- ks = limit (fmap (over _1 Just) xs)
+payloadBatchHandler _batchLimit _db _ks =
+    throwError (ServerError 404 "" "" [])
 
 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --
 -- GET Outputs Handler