diff --git a/lib/vmpooler/api.rb b/lib/vmpooler/api.rb
index 142c3bc..0397883 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler/api.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler/api.rb
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ module Vmpooler
           end
 
           if result[:status][:empty]
-            status 503
             result[:status][:ok] = false
             result[:status][:message] = "Found #{result[:status][:empty].length} empty pools."
           end