diff --git a/awx/api/metadata.py b/awx/api/metadata.py
index cd1de70a09..db189951f3 100644
--- a/awx/api/metadata.py
+++ b/awx/api/metadata.py
@@ -236,3 +236,19 @@ class RoleMetadata(Metadata):
                 "disassociate": {"type": "integer", "label": "Disassociate", "help_text": "Provide to remove this role."},
             }
         return metadata
+
+
+# TODO: Tower 3.3 remove class and all uses in views.py when API v1 is removed
+class JobTypeMetadata(Metadata):
+        def get_field_info(self, field):
+            res = super(JobTypeMetadata, self).get_field_info(field)
+
+            if field.field_name == 'job_type':
+                index = 0
+                for choice in res['choices']:
+                    if choice[0] == 'scan':
+                        res['choices'].pop(index)
+                        break
+                    index += 1
+            return res
+
diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index 66aaa9ecea..6be8218b5e 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ from awx.main.utils.filters import SmartFilter
 from awx.api.permissions import * # noqa
 from awx.api.renderers import * # noqa
 from awx.api.serializers import * # noqa
-from awx.api.metadata import RoleMetadata
+from awx.api.metadata import RoleMetadata, JobTypeMetadata
 from awx.main.consumers import emit_channel_notification
 from awx.main.models.unified_jobs import ACTIVE_STATES
 from awx.main.scheduler.tasks import run_job_complete
@@ -2698,6 +2698,7 @@ class InventoryUpdateNotificationsList(SubListAPIView):
 class JobTemplateList(ListCreateAPIView):
 
     model = JobTemplate
+    metadata_class = JobTypeMetadata
     serializer_class = JobTemplateSerializer
     always_allow_superuser = False
     capabilities_prefetch = [
@@ -2716,6 +2717,7 @@ class JobTemplateList(ListCreateAPIView):
 class JobTemplateDetail(RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
 
     model = JobTemplate
+    metadata_class = JobTypeMetadata
     serializer_class = JobTemplateSerializer
     always_allow_superuser = False
 
@@ -3716,12 +3718,14 @@ class SystemJobTemplateNotificationTemplatesSuccessList(SubListCreateAttachDetac
 class JobList(ListCreateAPIView):
 
     model = Job
+    metadata_class = JobTypeMetadata
     serializer_class = JobListSerializer
 
 
 class JobDetail(RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
 
     model = Job
+    metadata_class = JobTypeMetadata
     serializer_class = JobSerializer
 
     def update(self, request, *args, **kwargs):