diff --git a/fastapi/security/api_key.py b/fastapi/security/api_key.py
index 416049970..0eccb99c1 100644
--- a/fastapi/security/api_key.py
+++ b/fastapi/security/api_key.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from typing import Optional
 from annotated_doc import Doc
 from fastapi.openapi.models import APIKey, APIKeyIn
 from fastapi.security.base import SecurityBase
-from fastapi.security.utils import handle_exc_for_ws
 from starlette.exceptions import HTTPException
 from starlette.requests import HTTPConnection
 from starlette.status import HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ class APIKeyQuery(APIKeyBase):
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
         self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    @handle_exc_for_ws
     async def __call__(self, request: HTTPConnection) -> Optional[str]:
         api_key = request.query_params.get(self.model.name)
         return self.check_api_key(api_key, self.auto_error)
@@ -198,7 +196,6 @@ class APIKeyHeader(APIKeyBase):
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
         self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    @handle_exc_for_ws
     async def __call__(self, request: HTTPConnection) -> Optional[str]:
         api_key = request.headers.get(self.model.name)
         return self.check_api_key(api_key, self.auto_error)
@@ -287,7 +284,6 @@ class APIKeyCookie(APIKeyBase):
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
         self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    @handle_exc_for_ws
     async def __call__(self, request: HTTPConnection) -> Optional[str]:
         api_key = request.cookies.get(self.model.name)
         return self.check_api_key(api_key, self.auto_error)
diff --git a/fastapi/security/http.py b/fastapi/security/http.py
index b8b7dd369..068214634 100644
--- a/fastapi/security/http.py
+++ b/fastapi/security/http.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from fastapi.exceptions import HTTPException
 from fastapi.openapi.models import HTTPBase as HTTPBaseModel
 from fastapi.openapi.models import HTTPBearer as HTTPBearerModel
 from fastapi.security.base import SecurityBase
-from fastapi.security.utils import get_authorization_scheme_param, handle_exc_for_ws
+from fastapi.security.utils import get_authorization_scheme_param
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from starlette.requests import HTTPConnection
 from starlette.status import HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ class HTTPBase(SecurityBase):
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
         self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    @handle_exc_for_ws
     async def __call__(
         self, request: HTTPConnection
     ) -> Optional[HTTPAuthorizationCredentials]:
@@ -186,7 +185,6 @@ class HTTPBasic(HTTPBase):
         self.realm = realm
         self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    @handle_exc_for_ws
     async def __call__(  # type: ignore
         self, request: HTTPConnection
     ) -> Optional[HTTPBasicCredentials]:
@@ -301,7 +299,6 @@ class HTTPBearer(HTTPBase):
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
         self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    @handle_exc_for_ws
     async def __call__(
         self, request: HTTPConnection
     ) -> Optional[HTTPAuthorizationCredentials]:
@@ -404,7 +401,6 @@ class HTTPDigest(HTTPBase):
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
         self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    @handle_exc_for_ws
     async def __call__(
         self, request: HTTPConnection
     ) -> Optional[HTTPAuthorizationCredentials]:
diff --git a/fastapi/security/oauth2.py b/fastapi/security/oauth2.py
index 8c15e905f..bb63c415a 100644
--- a/fastapi/security/oauth2.py
+++ b/fastapi/security/oauth2.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from fastapi.openapi.models import OAuth2 as OAuth2Model
 from fastapi.openapi.models import OAuthFlows as OAuthFlowsModel
 from fastapi.param_functions import Form
 from fastapi.security.base import SecurityBase
-from fastapi.security.utils import get_authorization_scheme_param, handle_exc_for_ws
+from fastapi.security.utils import get_authorization_scheme_param
 from starlette.requests import HTTPConnection
 from starlette.status import HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN
 
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ class OAuth2(SecurityBase):
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
         self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    @handle_exc_for_ws
     async def __call__(self, request: HTTPConnection) -> Optional[str]:
         authorization = request.headers.get("Authorization")
         if not authorization:
@@ -487,7 +486,6 @@ class OAuth2PasswordBearer(OAuth2):
             auto_error=auto_error,
         )
 
-    @handle_exc_for_ws
     async def __call__(self, request: HTTPConnection) -> Optional[str]:
         authorization = request.headers.get("Authorization")
         scheme, param = get_authorization_scheme_param(authorization)
@@ -598,7 +596,6 @@ class OAuth2AuthorizationCodeBearer(OAuth2):
             auto_error=auto_error,
         )
 
-    @handle_exc_for_ws
     async def __call__(self, request: HTTPConnection) -> Optional[str]:
         authorization = request.headers.get("Authorization")
         scheme, param = get_authorization_scheme_param(authorization)
diff --git a/fastapi/security/open_id_connect_url.py b/fastapi/security/open_id_connect_url.py
index 291160193..e7d116885 100644
--- a/fastapi/security/open_id_connect_url.py
+++ b/fastapi/security/open_id_connect_url.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from typing import Optional
 from annotated_doc import Doc
 from fastapi.openapi.models import OpenIdConnect as OpenIdConnectModel
 from fastapi.security.base import SecurityBase
-from fastapi.security.utils import handle_exc_for_ws
 from starlette.exceptions import HTTPException
 from starlette.requests import HTTPConnection
 from starlette.status import HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ class OpenIdConnect(SecurityBase):
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
         self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    @handle_exc_for_ws
     async def __call__(self, request: HTTPConnection) -> Optional[str]:
         authorization = request.headers.get("Authorization")
         if not authorization:
diff --git a/fastapi/security/utils.py b/fastapi/security/utils.py
index 3ddf56f1f..fa7a450b7 100644
--- a/fastapi/security/utils.py
+++ b/fastapi/security/utils.py
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-from functools import wraps
-from typing import Any, Awaitable, Callable, Optional, Tuple, TypeVar
-
-from fastapi.exceptions import HTTPException, WebSocketException
-from starlette.requests import HTTPConnection
-from starlette.status import WS_1008_POLICY_VIOLATION
-from starlette.websockets import WebSocket
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
 
 
 def get_authorization_scheme_param(
@@ -14,25 +8,3 @@ def get_authorization_scheme_param(
         return "", ""
     scheme, _, param = authorization_header_value.partition(" ")
     return scheme, param
-
-
-_SecurityDepFunc = TypeVar(
-    "_SecurityDepFunc", bound=Callable[[Any, HTTPConnection], Awaitable[Any]]
-)
-
-
-def handle_exc_for_ws(func: _SecurityDepFunc) -> _SecurityDepFunc:
-    @wraps(func)
-    async def wrapper(self: Any, request: HTTPConnection) -> Any:
-        try:
-            return await func(self, request)
-        except HTTPException as e:
-            if not isinstance(request, WebSocket):
-                raise e
-            # close before accepted with result a HTTP 403 so the exception argument is ignored
-            # ref: https://asgi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/specs/www.html#close-send-event
-            raise WebSocketException(
-                code=WS_1008_POLICY_VIOLATION, reason=e.detail
-            ) from None
-
-    return wrapper  # type: ignore