diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/API/JSON/v1/Newsletters.php b/mailpoet/lib/API/JSON/v1/Newsletters.php
index 6eb2c804d1..c24a1c11cc 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/API/JSON/v1/Newsletters.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/API/JSON/v1/Newsletters.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use MailPoet\Newsletter\Scheduler\Scheduler;
 use MailPoet\Newsletter\Url as NewsletterUrl;
 use MailPoet\Settings\SettingsController;
 use MailPoet\UnexpectedValueException;
+use MailPoet\Util\License\Features\Subscribers as SubscribersFeature;
 use MailPoet\Util\Security;
 use MailPoet\WP\Emoji;
 use MailPoet\WP\Functions as WPFunctions;
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ class Newsletters extends APIEndpoint {
   /** @var Emoji */
   private $emoji;
 
+  /** @var SubscribersFeature */
+  private $subscribersFeature;
+
   /** @var SendPreviewController */
   private $sendPreviewController;
 
@@ -87,6 +91,7 @@ class Newsletters extends APIEndpoint {
     NewsletterListingRepository $newsletterListingRepository,
     NewslettersResponseBuilder $newslettersResponseBuilder,
     PostNotificationScheduler $postNotificationScheduler,
+    SubscribersFeature $subscribersFeature,
     Emoji $emoji,
     SendPreviewController $sendPreviewController,
     NewsletterSaveController $newsletterSaveController,
@@ -102,6 +107,7 @@ class Newsletters extends APIEndpoint {
     $this->newsletterListingRepository = $newsletterListingRepository;
     $this->newslettersResponseBuilder = $newslettersResponseBuilder;
     $this->postNotificationScheduler = $postNotificationScheduler;
+    $this->subscribersFeature = $subscribersFeature;
     $this->emoji = $emoji;
     $this->sendPreviewController = $sendPreviewController;
     $this->newsletterSaveController = $newsletterSaveController;
@@ -165,6 +171,12 @@ class Newsletters extends APIEndpoint {
       ]);
     }
 
+    if ($status === NewsletterEntity::STATUS_ACTIVE && $this->subscribersFeature->check()) {
+      return $this->errorResponse([
+        APIError::FORBIDDEN => __('Subscribers limit reached.', 'mailpoet'),
+      ], [], Response::STATUS_FORBIDDEN);
+    }
+
     $newsletter = $this->getNewsletter($data);
     if ($newsletter === null) {
       return $this->errorResponse([
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Newsletter/NewsletterValidator.php b/mailpoet/lib/Newsletter/NewsletterValidator.php
index 0ee4dd21df..8441c30391 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Newsletter/NewsletterValidator.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Newsletter/NewsletterValidator.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ namespace MailPoet\Newsletter;
 use MailPoet\Entities\NewsletterEntity;
 use MailPoet\Services\Bridge;
 use MailPoet\Settings\TrackingConfig;
-use MailPoet\Util\License\Features\Subscribers as SubscribersFeature;
 use MailPoet\Validator\ValidationException;
 
 class NewsletterValidator {
@@ -16,22 +15,16 @@ class NewsletterValidator {
   /** @var TrackingConfig */
   private $trackingConfig;
 
-  /** @var SubscribersFeature */
-  private $subscribersFeature;
-
   public function __construct(
     Bridge $bridge,
-    TrackingConfig $trackingConfig,
-    SubscribersFeature $subscribersFeature
+    TrackingConfig $trackingConfig
   ) {
     $this->bridge = $bridge;
     $this->trackingConfig = $trackingConfig;
-    $this->subscribersFeature = $subscribersFeature;
   }
   
   public function validate(NewsletterEntity $newsletterEntity): ?string {
     try {
-      $this->validateSubscriberLimit();
       $this->validateBody($newsletterEntity);
       $this->validateUnsubscribeRequirements($newsletterEntity);
       $this->validateReEngagementRequirements($newsletterEntity);
@@ -95,10 +88,4 @@ class NewsletterValidator {
       throw new ValidationException(__('Please add an “Automatic Latest Content” widget to the email from the right sidebar.', 'mailpoet'));
     }
   }
-
-  private function validateSubscriberLimit(): void {
-    if ($this->subscribersFeature->check()) {
-      throw new ValidationException(__('Subscribers limit reached.', 'mailpoet'));
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/mailpoet/tests/integration/API/JSON/v1/NewslettersTest.php b/mailpoet/tests/integration/API/JSON/v1/NewslettersTest.php
index b860da17be..aab93398c7 100644
--- a/mailpoet/tests/integration/API/JSON/v1/NewslettersTest.php
+++ b/mailpoet/tests/integration/API/JSON/v1/NewslettersTest.php
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ use MailPoet\Entities\SubscriberSegmentEntity;
 use MailPoet\Models\ScheduledTask;
 use MailPoet\Models\SendingQueue;
 use MailPoet\Newsletter\NewslettersRepository;
-use MailPoet\Newsletter\NewsletterValidator;
 use MailPoet\Newsletter\Options\NewsletterOptionFieldsRepository;
 use MailPoet\Newsletter\Options\NewsletterOptionsRepository;
 use MailPoet\Newsletter\Preview\SendPreviewController;
@@ -228,9 +227,7 @@ class NewslettersTest extends \MailPoetTest {
   public function testItReturnsErrorIfSubscribersLimitReached() {
     $endpoint = $this->createNewslettersEndpointWithMocks([
       'cronHelper' => $this->cronHelper,
-      'newsletterValidator' => $this->getServiceWithOverrides(NewsletterValidator::class, [
-        'subscribersFeature' => Stub::make(Subscribers::class, ['check' => true])
-      ])
+      'subscribersFeature' => Stub::make(Subscribers::class, ['check' => true])
     ]);
     $res = $endpoint->setStatus([
       'id' => $this->newsletter->getId(),
diff --git a/mailpoet/tests/integration/Newsletter/NewsletterValidatorTest.php b/mailpoet/tests/integration/Newsletter/NewsletterValidatorTest.php
index ab70596a8b..342fb39902 100644
--- a/mailpoet/tests/integration/Newsletter/NewsletterValidatorTest.php
+++ b/mailpoet/tests/integration/Newsletter/NewsletterValidatorTest.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use MailPoet\Newsletter\NewsletterValidator;
 use MailPoet\Services\Bridge;
 use MailPoet\Settings\TrackingConfig;
 use MailPoet\Test\DataFactories\Newsletter;
-use MailPoet\Util\License\Features\Subscribers;
 
 class NewsletterValidatorTest extends \MailPoetTest {
   /** @var NewsletterValidator */
@@ -106,14 +105,4 @@ class NewsletterValidatorTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     $validationError = $this->newsletterValidator->validate($newsletter);
     expect($validationError)->null();
   }
-
-  public function testItIsNotValidIfSubscriberLimitReached() {
-    $newsletter = (new Newsletter())->withDefaultBody()->create();
-    $validator = $this->getServiceWithOverrides(NewsletterValidator::class, [
-      'subscribersFeature' => Stub::make(Subscribers::class, ['check' => true])
-    ]);
-    $validationError = $validator->validate($newsletter);
-    expect($validationError)->equals('Subscribers limit reached.');
-  }
-
 }