diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/airflow/AirflowRESTClient.java b/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/airflow/AirflowRESTClient.java
index 543af31ab6a..cc6165f0395 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/airflow/AirflowRESTClient.java
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/airflow/AirflowRESTClient.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class AirflowRESTClient extends PipelineServiceClient {
   @Override
   public HttpResponse<String> getServiceStatus() {
     try {
-      HttpResponse<String> response = requestAuthenticatedForJsonContent("%s/rest_api/api?api=rest_status", serviceURL);
+      HttpResponse<String> response = requestNoAuthForJsonContent("%s/rest_api/health", serviceURL);
       if (response.statusCode() == 200) {
         return response;
       }
@@ -243,4 +243,11 @@ public class AirflowRESTClient extends PipelineServiceClient {
             .build();
     return client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
   }
+
+  private HttpResponse<String> requestNoAuthForJsonContent(String stringUrlFormat, Object... stringReplacement)
+      throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+    String url = String.format(stringUrlFormat, stringReplacement);
+    HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder(URI.create(url)).header(CONTENT_HEADER, CONTENT_TYPE).GET().build();
+    return client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
+  }
 }
diff --git a/openmetadata-airflow-apis/src/openmetadata/api/apis_metadata.py b/openmetadata-airflow-apis/src/openmetadata/api/apis_metadata.py
index 77be7230b9c..3fcb4a3784d 100644
--- a/openmetadata-airflow-apis/src/openmetadata/api/apis_metadata.py
+++ b/openmetadata-airflow-apis/src/openmetadata/api/apis_metadata.py
@@ -92,11 +92,6 @@ APIS_METADATA = [
             },
         ],
     },
-    {
-        "name": "rest_status",
-        "description": "Get the status of Airflow REST status",
-        "http_method": "GET",
-    },
     {
         "name": "enable_dag",
         "description": "Mark the DAG as enabled to run on the next schedule.",
diff --git a/openmetadata-airflow-apis/src/openmetadata/api/rest_api.py b/openmetadata-airflow-apis/src/openmetadata/api/rest_api.py
index e907793ff47..fe40e859a4a 100644
--- a/openmetadata-airflow-apis/src/openmetadata/api/rest_api.py
+++ b/openmetadata-airflow-apis/src/openmetadata/api/rest_api.py
@@ -93,6 +93,21 @@ class REST_API(AppBuilderBaseView):
             rbac_authentication_enabled=True,
         )
 
+    @csrf.exempt  # Exempt the CSRF token
+    @app_builder_expose("/health", methods=["GET"])  # for Flask AppBuilder
+    def health(self):
+        """
+        /health endpoint to check Airflow REST status without auth
+        """
+
+        try:
+            return ApiResponse.success({"status": "healthy"})
+        except Exception as err:
+            return ApiResponse.error(
+                status=ApiResponse.STATUS_SERVER_ERROR,
+                error=f"Internal error obtaining REST status - {err} - {traceback.format_exc()}",
+            )
+
     # '/api' REST Endpoint where API requests should all come in
     @csrf.exempt  # Exempt the CSRF token
     @admin_expose("/api", methods=["GET", "POST", "DELETE"])  # for Flask Admin
@@ -119,8 +134,6 @@ class REST_API(AppBuilderBaseView):
 
         # Deciding which function to use based off the API object that was requested.
         # Some functions are custom and need to be manually routed to.
-        if api == "rest_status":
-            return self.rest_status()
         if api == "deploy_dag":
             return self.deploy_dag()
         if api == "trigger_dag":
@@ -142,23 +155,6 @@ class REST_API(AppBuilderBaseView):
             f"Invalid api param {api}. Expected deploy_dag or trigger_dag."
         )
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def rest_status() -> Response:
-        """
-        Check that the Airflow REST is reachable
-        and running correctly.
-        """
-        try:
-            url = AIRFLOW_WEBSERVER_BASE_URL + REST_API_ENDPOINT
-            return ApiResponse.success(
-                {"message": f"Airflow REST {REST_API_PLUGIN_VERSION} running at {url}"}
-            )
-        except Exception as err:
-            return ApiResponse.error(
-                status=ApiResponse.STATUS_SERVER_ERROR,
-                error=f"Internal error obtaining REST status - {err} - {traceback.format_exc()}",
-            )
-
     def deploy_dag(self) -> Response:
         """
         Custom Function for the deploy_dag API