diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 977c076d51..15c5433a45 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -3405,7 +3405,7 @@ class WorkflowApprovalSerializer(UnifiedJobSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = WorkflowApproval
-        fields = ('*', 'result_stdout', '-controller_node', '-execution_node',)
+        fields = ('*', '-controller_node', '-execution_node',)
 
     def get_related(self, obj):
         res = super(WorkflowApprovalSerializer, self).get_related(obj)
@@ -3416,9 +3416,6 @@ class WorkflowApprovalSerializer(UnifiedJobSerializer):
             res['notifications'] = self.reverse('api:workflow_approval_notifications_list', kwargs={'pk': obj.pk})
         return res
 
-    def get_result_stdout(self, obj):
-        return obj.result_stdout
-
 
 class WorkflowApprovalListSerializer(WorkflowApprovalSerializer, UnifiedJobListSerializer):
 
diff --git a/awx/api/views/__init__.py b/awx/api/views/__init__.py
index 0c8e52a988..1a75177f9c 100644
--- a/awx/api/views/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/api/views/__init__.py
@@ -4446,26 +4446,6 @@ class WorkflowApprovalTemplateNotificationTemplatesSuccessList(WorkflowApprovalT
     relationship = 'notification_templates_success'
 
 
-class WorkflowApprovalTemplateLaunch(GenericAPIView):
-
-    model = models.WorkflowApprovalTemplate
-    obj_permission_type = 'start'
-    serializer_class = serializers.EmptySerializer
-
-    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        return Response({})
-
-    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        obj = self.get_object()
-        new_job = obj.create_unified_job(extra_vars=request.data.get('extra_vars', {}))
-        new_job.signal_start()
-        data = OrderedDict()
-        data['workflow_approval'] = new_job.id
-        data.update(serializers.WorkflowApprovalSerializer(new_job, context=self.get_serializer_context()).to_representation(new_job))
-        headers = {'Location': new_job.get_absolute_url(request)}
-        return Response(data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED, headers=headers)
-
-
 class WorkflowApprovalTemplateJobsList(SubListAPIView):
 
     model = models.WorkflowApproval