diff --git a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/package.json b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/package.json
index 6d39b43c989..d3cb465581d 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/package.json
+++ b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/package.json
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
   "publisher": "vscode",
   "license": "MIT",
   "enableProposedApi": true,
-  "workspaceTrust": {
-    "required": "onDemand"
-  },
   "private": true,
   "activationEvents": [],
   "main": "./out/extension",
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
index 6d52bf9902b..dd52a8254fe 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import { ExtHostUrls } from 'vs/workbench/api/common/extHostUrls';
 import { ExtHostWebviews } from 'vs/workbench/api/common/extHostWebview';
 import { IExtHostWindow } from 'vs/workbench/api/common/extHostWindow';
 import { IExtHostWorkspace } from 'vs/workbench/api/common/extHostWorkspace';
-import { throwProposedApiError, checkProposedApiEnabled, checkRequiresWorkspaceTrust } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensions';
+import { throwProposedApiError, checkProposedApiEnabled } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensions';
 import { ProxyIdentifier } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/proxyIdentifier';
 import { ExtensionDescriptionRegistry } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensionDescriptionRegistry';
 import type * as vscode from 'vscode';
@@ -910,12 +910,10 @@ export function createApiFactoryAndRegisterActors(accessor: ServicesAccessor): I
 			},
 			get trustState() {
 				checkProposedApiEnabled(extension);
-				checkRequiresWorkspaceTrust(extension);
 				return extHostWorkspace.trustState;
 			},
 			requireWorkspaceTrust: (options?: vscode.WorkspaceTrustRequestOptions) => {
 				checkProposedApiEnabled(extension);
-				checkRequiresWorkspaceTrust(extension);
 				return extHostWorkspace.requireWorkspaceTrust(options);
 			},
 			onDidChangeWorkspaceTrustState: (listener, thisArgs?, disposables?) => {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensions.ts
index 9689215d3db..a35dbad45f3 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensions.ts
@@ -269,16 +269,6 @@ export function throwProposedApiError(extension: IExtensionDescription): never {
 	throw new Error(`[${extension.identifier.value}]: Proposed API is only available when running out of dev or with the following command line switch: --enable-proposed-api ${extension.identifier.value}`);
 }
 
-export function checkRequiresWorkspaceTrust(extension: IExtensionDescription): void {
-	if (!extension.workspaceTrust?.required) {
-		throwRequiresWorkspaceTrustError(extension);
-	}
-}
-
-export function throwRequiresWorkspaceTrustError(extension: IExtensionDescription): void {
-	throw new Error(`[${extension.identifier.value}]: This API is only available when the "workspaceTrust.require" is set to "onStart" or "onDemand" in the extension's package.json.`);
-}
-
 export function toExtension(extensionDescription: IExtensionDescription): IExtension {
 	return {
 		type: extensionDescription.isBuiltin ? ExtensionType.System : ExtensionType.User,