diff --git a/res/ari/ari_model_validators.c b/res/ari/ari_model_validators.c
index 3d63f5317f..8910bbb94a 100644
--- a/res/ari/ari_model_validators.c
+++ b/res/ari/ari_model_validators.c
@@ -1385,62 +1385,6 @@ ari_validator ast_ari_validate_dialplan_cep_fn(void)
 	return ast_ari_validate_dialplan_cep;
 }
 
-int ast_ari_validate_external_media(struct ast_json *json)
-{
-	int res = 1;
-	struct ast_json_iter *iter;
-	int has_channel = 0;
-
-	for (iter = ast_json_object_iter(json); iter; iter = ast_json_object_iter_next(json, iter)) {
-		if (strcmp("channel", ast_json_object_iter_key(iter)) == 0) {
-			int prop_is_valid;
-			has_channel = 1;
-			prop_is_valid = ast_ari_validate_channel(
-				ast_json_object_iter_value(iter));
-			if (!prop_is_valid) {
-				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ExternalMedia field channel failed validation\n");
-				res = 0;
-			}
-		} else
-		if (strcmp("local_address", ast_json_object_iter_key(iter)) == 0) {
-			int prop_is_valid;
-			prop_is_valid = ast_ari_validate_string(
-				ast_json_object_iter_value(iter));
-			if (!prop_is_valid) {
-				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ExternalMedia field local_address failed validation\n");
-				res = 0;
-			}
-		} else
-		if (strcmp("local_port", ast_json_object_iter_key(iter)) == 0) {
-			int prop_is_valid;
-			prop_is_valid = ast_ari_validate_int(
-				ast_json_object_iter_value(iter));
-			if (!prop_is_valid) {
-				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ExternalMedia field local_port failed validation\n");
-				res = 0;
-			}
-		} else
-		{
-			ast_log(LOG_ERROR,
-				"ARI ExternalMedia has undocumented field %s\n",
-				ast_json_object_iter_key(iter));
-			res = 0;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (!has_channel) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ExternalMedia missing required field channel\n");
-		res = 0;
-	}
-
-	return res;
-}
-
-ari_validator ast_ari_validate_external_media_fn(void)
-{
-	return ast_ari_validate_external_media;
-}
-
 int ast_ari_validate_rtpstat(struct ast_json *json)
 {
 	int res = 1;
diff --git a/res/ari/ari_model_validators.h b/res/ari/ari_model_validators.h
index 53a85739cb..f9285b43ce 100644
--- a/res/ari/ari_model_validators.h
+++ b/res/ari/ari_model_validators.h
@@ -477,24 +477,6 @@ int ast_ari_validate_dialplan_cep(struct ast_json *json);
  */
 ari_validator ast_ari_validate_dialplan_cep_fn(void);
 
-/*!
- * \brief Validator for ExternalMedia.
- *
- * ExternalMedia session.
- *
- * \param json JSON object to validate.
- * \returns True (non-zero) if valid.
- * \returns False (zero) if invalid.
- */
-int ast_ari_validate_external_media(struct ast_json *json);
-
-/*!
- * \brief Function pointer to ast_ari_validate_external_media().
- *
- * See \ref ast_ari_model_validators.h for more details.
- */
-ari_validator ast_ari_validate_external_media_fn(void);
-
 /*!
  * \brief Validator for RTPstat.
  *
@@ -1540,10 +1522,6 @@ ari_validator ast_ari_validate_application_fn(void);
  * - context: string (required)
  * - exten: string (required)
  * - priority: long (required)
- * ExternalMedia
- * - channel: Channel (required)
- * - local_address: string
- * - local_port: int
  * RTPstat
  * - channel_uniqueid: string (required)
  * - local_maxjitter: double
diff --git a/res/ari/resource_channels.c b/res/ari/resource_channels.c
index 0fd2d691af..81a902c3e8 100644
--- a/res/ari/resource_channels.c
+++ b/res/ari/resource_channels.c
@@ -2064,7 +2064,6 @@ static void external_media_rtp_udp(struct ast_ari_channels_external_media_args *
 	size_t endpoint_len;
 	char *endpoint;
 	struct ast_channel *chan;
-	struct ast_json *json_chan;
 	struct varshead *vars;
 
 	endpoint_len = strlen("UnicastRTP/") + strlen(args->external_host) + 1;
@@ -2093,43 +2092,10 @@ static void external_media_rtp_udp(struct ast_ari_channels_external_media_args *
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * At this point, response->message contains a channel object so we
-	 * need to save it then create a new ExternalMedia object and put the
-	 * channel in it.
-	 */
-	json_chan = response->message;
-	response->message = ast_json_object_create();
-	if (!response->message) {
-		ast_channel_unref(chan);
-		ast_json_unref(json_chan);
-		ast_ari_response_alloc_failed(response);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	ast_json_object_set(response->message, "channel", json_chan);
-	/*
-	 * At the time the channel snapshot was taken the channel variables might
-	 * not have been set so we try to grab them directly from the channel.
-	 */
 	ast_channel_lock(chan);
 	vars = ast_channel_varshead(chan);
 	if (vars && !AST_LIST_EMPTY(vars)) {
-		struct ast_var_t *variables;
-
-		/* Put them all on the channel object */
-		ast_json_object_set(json_chan, "channelvars", ast_json_channel_vars(vars));
-		/* Grab out the local address and port */
-		AST_LIST_TRAVERSE(vars, variables, entries) {
-			if (!strcmp("UNICASTRTP_LOCAL_ADDRESS", ast_var_name(variables))) {
-				ast_json_object_set(response->message, "local_address",
-					ast_json_string_create(ast_var_value(variables)));
-			}
-			else if (!strcmp("UNICASTRTP_LOCAL_PORT", ast_var_name(variables))) {
-				ast_json_object_set(response->message, "local_port",
-					ast_json_integer_create(strtol(ast_var_value(variables), NULL, 10)));
-			}
-		}
+		ast_json_object_set(response->message, "channelvars", ast_json_channel_vars(vars));
 	}
 	ast_channel_unlock(chan);
 	ast_channel_unref(chan);
diff --git a/res/res_ari_channels.c b/res/res_ari_channels.c
index 27d9deb8cf..f938e14814 100644
--- a/res/res_ari_channels.c
+++ b/res/res_ari_channels.c
@@ -2918,7 +2918,7 @@ static void ast_ari_channels_external_media_cb(
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (200 <= code && code <= 299) {
-			is_valid = ast_ari_validate_external_media(
+			is_valid = ast_ari_validate_channel(
 				response->message);
 		} else {
 			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Invalid error response %d for /channels/externalMedia\n", code);
diff --git a/rest-api/api-docs/channels.json b/rest-api/api-docs/channels.json
index 53e6e9de3f..94afb277ab 100644
--- a/rest-api/api-docs/channels.json
+++ b/rest-api/api-docs/channels.json
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@
 					"summary": "Start an External Media session.",
 					"notes": "Create a channel to an External Media source/sink.",
 					"nickname": "externalMedia",
-					"responseClass": "ExternalMedia",
+					"responseClass": "Channel",
 					"parameters": [
 						{
 							"name": "channelId",
@@ -2166,27 +2166,6 @@
 					"description": "Channel variables"
 				}
 			}
-		},
-		"ExternalMedia": {
-			"id": "ExternalMedia",
-			"description": "ExternalMedia session.",
-			"properties": {
-				"channel": {
-					"required": true,
-					"type": "Channel",
-					"description": "The Asterisk channel representing the external media"
-				},
-				"local_address": {
-					"required": false,
-					"type": "string",
-					"description": "The local ip address used" 
-				},
-				"local_port": {
-					"required": false,
-					"type": "int",
-					"description": "The local ip port used" 
-				}
-			}
 		}
 	}
 }