diff --git a/core/server/api/canary/members.js b/core/server/api/canary/members.js
index 5e5b6d641a..a8fc972425 100644
--- a/core/server/api/canary/members.js
+++ b/core/server/api/canary/members.js
@@ -34,18 +34,6 @@ const allowedIncludes = ['email_recipients', 'products'];
 module.exports = {
     docName: 'members',
 
-    hasActiveStripeSubscriptions: {
-        permissions: {
-            method: 'browse'
-        },
-        async query() {
-            const hasActiveStripeSubscriptions = await membersService.api.hasActiveStripeSubscriptions();
-            return {
-                hasActiveStripeSubscriptions
-            };
-        }
-    },
-
     browse: {
         options: [
             'limit',
diff --git a/core/server/api/canary/settings.js b/core/server/api/canary/settings.js
index 1b0cc9458b..700a0e9143 100644
--- a/core/server/api/canary/settings.js
+++ b/core/server/api/canary/settings.js
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ module.exports = {
             method: 'edit'
         },
         async query(frame) {
-            const hasActiveStripeSubscriptions = await membersService.api.hasActiveStripeSubscriptions();
-            if (hasActiveStripeSubscriptions) {
+            const paidMembers = await membersService.api.memberBREADService.browse({limit: 0, filter: 'status:paid'});
+            if (_.get(paidMembers, 'meta.pagination.total') !== 0) {
                 throw new BadRequestError({
                     message: 'Cannot disconnect Stripe whilst you have active subscriptions.'
                 });
diff --git a/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/members.js b/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/members.js
index eaa3717fb0..cf3e13f539 100644
--- a/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/members.js
+++ b/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/members.js
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ const {unparse} = require('@tryghost/members-csv');
 const labsService = require('../../../../../../shared/labs');
 
 module.exports = {
-    hasActiveStripeSubscriptions: createSerializer('hasActiveStripeSubscriptions', passthrough),
-
     browse: createSerializer('browse', paginatedMembers),
     read: createSerializer('read', singleMember),
     edit: createSerializer('edit', singleMember),
diff --git a/core/server/web/api/canary/admin/routes.js b/core/server/web/api/canary/admin/routes.js
index d2c298f22c..0a10ff8100 100644
--- a/core/server/web/api/canary/admin/routes.js
+++ b/core/server/web/api/canary/admin/routes.js
@@ -123,8 +123,6 @@ module.exports = function apiRoutes() {
         http(api.members.importCSV)
     );
 
-    router.get('/members/hasActiveStripeSubscriptions', mw.authAdminApi, http(api.members.hasActiveStripeSubscriptions));
-
     router.get('/members/stripe_connect', mw.authAdminApi, http(api.membersStripeConnect.auth));
 
     router.get('/members/:id', mw.authAdminApi, http(api.members.read));
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 178a5b031e..a4968b8822 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     "@tryghost/logging": "2.1.8",
     "@tryghost/magic-link": "1.0.24",
     "@tryghost/member-events": "0.4.4",
-    "@tryghost/members-api": "6.3.1",
+    "@tryghost/members-api": "7.0.0",
     "@tryghost/members-events-service": "0.4.1",
     "@tryghost/members-importer": "0.5.12",
     "@tryghost/members-offers": "0.11.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c2373e0536..02a6864c57 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2148,10 +2148,10 @@
     "@tryghost/domain-events" "^0.1.12"
     "@tryghost/member-events" "^0.4.4"
 
-"@tryghost/members-api@6.3.1":
-  version "6.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tryghost/members-api/-/members-api-6.3.1.tgz#65f62075936cd7ee5dab4b818c4e90ae69a8814d"
-  integrity sha512-FMCv2Q3hl8EN0xbyJVnsOfUCJ8MQiXxgmPYwc01n4nfyLM95WjueVB1rH7KOrjy8vIPuw8D4qKAyItHF/k/XHw==
+"@tryghost/members-api@7.0.0":
+  version "7.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tryghost/members-api/-/members-api-7.0.0.tgz#5a3606187f673264462535e83957514cd402f386"
+  integrity sha512-rF66jEdw+OyEjcrdd/REJlqgUQYwSGxeZjm1RAdVMUaC5vqSVoMuZDS4uNPN1L9rW22vLFn7IOV9CA9L2bXSZA==
   dependencies:
     "@nexes/nql" "^0.6.0"
     "@tryghost/debug" "^0.1.2"