diff --git a/src/Roots/Acorn/Application/Concerns/Bootable.php b/src/Roots/Acorn/Application/Concerns/Bootable.php
index 9b119916..9575c85e 100644
--- a/src/Roots/Acorn/Application/Concerns/Bootable.php
+++ b/src/Roots/Acorn/Application/Concerns/Bootable.php
@@ -180,13 +180,12 @@ protected function registerRequestHandler(
         $path = Str::finish($request->getBaseUrl(), $request->getPathInfo());
 
         $except = collect([
+            rest_url(),
             admin_url(),
             wp_login_url(),
             wp_registration_url(),
         ])->map(fn ($url) => parse_url($url, PHP_URL_PATH))->unique()->filter();
 
-        $api = parse_url(rest_url(), PHP_URL_PATH);
-
         if (
             Str::startsWith($path, $except->all()) ||
             Str::endsWith($path, '.php')
@@ -194,13 +193,6 @@ protected function registerRequestHandler(
             return;
         }
 
-        if (
-            $isApi = Str::startsWith($path, $api) &&
-            redirect_canonical(null, false)
-        ) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         add_filter('do_parse_request', function ($condition, $wp, $params) use ($route) {
             if (! $route) {
                 return $condition;
@@ -215,9 +207,11 @@ protected function registerRequestHandler(
             return;
         }
 
-        $config = $this->config->get('router.wordpress', ['web' => 'web', 'api' => 'api']);
+        if (redirect_canonical(null, false)) {
+            return;
+        }
 
-        $route->middleware($isApi ? $config['api'] : $config['web']);
+        $route->middleware('web');
 
         ob_start();