diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/errors.rs b/web3_proxy/src/errors.rs
index 0db91821..e0241502 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/errors.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/errors.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ impl From<Web3ProxyError> for Web3ProxyResult<()> {
 pub enum Web3ProxyError {
     Abi(ethers::abi::Error),
     AccessDenied,
-    AccessDeniedLowBalance,
     AccessDeniedNoSubuser,
     #[error(ignore)]
     Anyhow(anyhow::Error),
@@ -190,17 +189,6 @@ impl Web3ProxyError {
                     },
                 )
             }
-            Self::AccessDeniedLowBalance => {
-                trace!("access denied due to low balance");
-                (
-                    StatusCode::FORBIDDEN,
-                    JsonRpcErrorData {
-                        message: "FORBIDDEN: LOW BALANCE".into(),
-                        code: StatusCode::FORBIDDEN.as_u16().into(),
-                        data: None,
-                    },
-                )
-            }
             Self::AccessDeniedNoSubuser => {
                 trace!("access denied not a subuser");
                 (
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/stats/influxdb_queries.rs b/web3_proxy/src/stats/influxdb_queries.rs
index d2380f23..e1f432ee 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/stats/influxdb_queries.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/stats/influxdb_queries.rs
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ pub async fn query_user_stats<'a>(
             if user_balance.total_spent_outside_free_tier - user_balance.total_deposits
                 < Decimal::from(0)
             {
-                debug!("User has 0 balance");
-                return Err(Web3ProxyError::AccessDeniedLowBalance);
+                trace!("User has 0 balance");
+                return Err(Web3ProxyError::PaymentRequired);
             }
             // Otherwise make the user pass
         }
         None => {
-            debug!("User does not have a balance record, implying that he has no balance. Users must have a balance to access their stats dashboards");
-            return Err(Web3ProxyError::AccessDeniedLowBalance);
+            trace!("User does not have a balance record, implying that he has no balance. Users must have a balance to access their stats dashboards");
+            return Err(Web3ProxyError::PaymentRequired);
         }
     }
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub async fn query_user_stats<'a>(
         {
             Some(secondary_user_record) => {
                 if secondary_user_record.role == Role::Collaborator {
-                    debug!("Subuser is only a collaborator, collaborators cannot see stats");
+                    trace!("Subuser is only a collaborator, collaborators cannot see stats");
                     return Err(Web3ProxyError::AccessDenied);
                 }
             }