diff --git a/browser/components/pocket/content/pktApi.jsm b/browser/components/pocket/content/pktApi.jsm
index 8c504045e5a2..424eb4a7b805 100644
--- a/browser/components/pocket/content/pktApi.jsm
+++ b/browser/components/pocket/content/pktApi.jsm
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ var pktApi = (function() {
       sendData.title = options.title;
     }
 
-    return this.apiRequest({
+    return apiRequest({
       path: "/firefox/save",
       data: sendData,
       success(data) {
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ var pktApi = (function() {
    * @return {Boolean} Returns Boolean whether the api call started sucessfully
    */
   function getRecsForItem(itemId, options) {
-    return this.apiRequest({
+    return apiRequest({
       path: "/discover/recIt",
       data: {
         item_id: itemId,
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ var pktApi = (function() {
    * @return {Boolean} Returns Boolean whether the api call started sucessfully
    */
   function getArticleInfo(url, options) {
-    return this.apiRequest({
+    return apiRequest({
       path: "/getItemPreview",
       data: {
         access_token: getAccessToken(),
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ var pktApi = (function() {
    * @return {Boolean} Returns Boolean whether the api call started sucessfully
    */
   function getMobileDownload(options) {
-    return this.apiRequest({
+    return apiRequest({
       path: "/firefox/get-app",
       data: {
         access_token: getAccessToken(),
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ var pktApi = (function() {
    * @return {Boolean} Returns Boolean whether the api call started sucessfully
    */
   function sendActions(actions, options) {
-    return this.apiRequest({
+    return apiRequest({
       path: "/send",
       data: {
         access_token: getAccessToken(),
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ var pktApi = (function() {
 
     data.access_token = getAccessToken();
 
-    return this.apiRequest({
+    return apiRequest({
       path: "/getSuggestedTags",
       data,
       success: options.success,
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ var pktApi = (function() {
     const requestData = Object.assign({}, data, {
       access_token: getAccessToken(),
     });
-    return this.apiRequest({
+    return apiRequest({
       path: "/firefox/get",
       data: requestData,
       success: options.success,
@@ -770,6 +770,5 @@ var pktApi = (function() {
     retrieve,
     getArticleInfo,
     getMobileDownload,
-    apiRequest,
   };
 })();
diff --git a/browser/components/pocket/test/unit/browser.ini b/browser/components/pocket/test/unit/browser.ini
index 3fc2b7275d5a..cbda29ed00cf 100644
--- a/browser/components/pocket/test/unit/browser.ini
+++ b/browser/components/pocket/test/unit/browser.ini
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@ support-files =
   head.js
 
 [browser_pocket_main.js]
-[browser_pocket_pktApi.js]
diff --git a/browser/components/pocket/test/unit/browser_pocket_pktApi.js b/browser/components/pocket/test/unit/browser_pocket_pktApi.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 05960de7f2b4..000000000000
--- a/browser/components/pocket/test/unit/browser_pocket_pktApi.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/* Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.
- * http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ */
-"use strict";
-
-function test_runner(test) {
-  let testTask = async () => {
-    // Before each
-    const sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
-    try {
-      await test({ sandbox });
-    } finally {
-      // After each
-      sandbox.restore();
-    }
-  };
-
-  // Copy the name of the test function to identify the test
-  Object.defineProperty(testTask, "name", { value: test.name });
-  add_task(testTask);
-}
-
-test_runner(async function test_pktpi_getRecsForItem({ sandbox }) {
-  const apiRequestStub = sandbox.stub(pktApi, "apiRequest");
-
-  pktApi.getRecsForItem("1234", {
-    success() {},
-  });
-
-  Assert.ok(apiRequestStub.calledOnce);
-  Assert.equal(apiRequestStub.getCall(0).args[0].data.item_id, "1234");
-});