diff --git a/truss/remote/baseten/api.py b/truss/remote/baseten/api.py
index e071a43a7..39be9de67 100644
--- a/truss/remote/baseten/api.py
+++ b/truss/remote/baseten/api.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def _post_graphql_query(self, query_string: str) -> dict:
         resp_dict = resp.json()
         errors = resp_dict.get("errors")
         if errors:
-            raise ApiError(errors[0]["message"], resp)
+            raise ApiError(errors[0]["message"])
         return resp_dict
 
     def model_s3_upload_credentials(self):
diff --git a/truss/remote/baseten/error.py b/truss/remote/baseten/error.py
index b7702133e..d0aff7ee7 100644
--- a/truss/remote/baseten/error.py
+++ b/truss/remote/baseten/error.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-import json
-
-
 class Error(Exception):
     """Base Baseten Error"""
 
@@ -12,21 +9,7 @@ def __init__(self, message):
 class ApiError(Error):
     """Errors in calling the Baseten API."""
 
-    def __init__(self, message, response=None):
-        super().__init__(message)
-        self.response = response
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        error_str = self.message
-        if (
-            self.response is not None
-        ):  # non-200 Response objects are falsy, hence the not None.
-            error_message = json.loads(self.response.content)
-            error_message = (
-                error_message["error"] if "error" in error_message else error_message
-            )
-            error_str = f"{error_str}\n<Server response: {error_message}>"
-        return error_str
+    pass
 
 
 class AuthorizationError(Error):