diff --git a/sdk/helper/consts/error.go b/sdk/helper/consts/error.go
index d4e60e54e3..1a9175c639 100644
--- a/sdk/helper/consts/error.go
+++ b/sdk/helper/consts/error.go
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ var (
 	// No operation is expected to succeed before unsealing
 	ErrSealed = errors.New("Vault is sealed")
 
+	// ErrAPILocked is returned if an operation is performed when the API is
+	// locked for the request namespace.
+	ErrAPILocked = errors.New("API access to this namespace has been locked by an administrator")
+
 	// ErrStandby is returned if an operation is performed on a standby Vault.
 	// No operation is expected to succeed until active.
 	ErrStandby = errors.New("Vault is in standby mode")
diff --git a/sdk/logical/error.go b/sdk/logical/error.go
index 36c5a60355..02f68dd918 100644
--- a/sdk/logical/error.go
+++ b/sdk/logical/error.go
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ var (
 	// Error indicating that the requested path used to serve a purpose in older
 	// versions, but the functionality has now been removed
 	ErrPathFunctionalityRemoved = errors.New("functionality on this path has been removed")
-
-	// ErrorLocked indicates that the requested path is locked. Functionality
-	// will not be restored until it is unlocked.
-	ErrLocked = errors.New("API access to this namespace has been locked by an administrator")
 )
 
 type HTTPCodedError interface {
diff --git a/sdk/logical/response_util.go b/sdk/logical/response_util.go
index 61fa67e5e7..353ef569a4 100644
--- a/sdk/logical/response_util.go
+++ b/sdk/logical/response_util.go
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ func RespondErrorCommon(req *Request, resp *Response, err error) (int, error) {
 			statusCode = http.StatusPreconditionFailed
 		case errwrap.Contains(err, ErrPathFunctionalityRemoved.Error()):
 			statusCode = http.StatusNotFound
-		case errwrap.Contains(err, ErrLocked.Error()):
-			statusCode = http.StatusLocked
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -148,6 +146,10 @@ func AdjustErrorStatusCode(status *int, err error) {
 		*status = http.StatusServiceUnavailable
 	}
 
+	if errwrap.Contains(err, consts.ErrAPILocked.Error()) {
+		*status = http.StatusServiceUnavailable
+	}
+
 	// Adjust status code on
 	if errwrap.Contains(err, "http: request body too large") {
 		*status = http.StatusRequestEntityTooLarge