diff --git a/core/static/webpack/easymde-index.js b/core/static/webpack/easymde-index.js
index 3648657e..378c1303 100644
--- a/core/static/webpack/easymde-index.js
+++ b/core/static/webpack/easymde-index.js
@@ -2,25 +2,21 @@
 import "codemirror/lib/codemirror.css";
 import "easymde/src/css/easymde.css";
 import easyMde from "easymde";
-
-// This scripts dependens on Alpine but it should be loaded on every page
+import { markdownRenderMarkdown } from "#openapi";
 
 /**
  * Create a new easymde based textarea
  * @param {HTMLTextAreaElement} textarea to use
- * @param {string} link to the markdown api
  **/
-window.easymdeFactory = (textarea, markdownApiUrl) => {
+window.easymdeFactory = (textarea) => {
   const easymde = new easyMde({
     element: textarea,
     spellChecker: false,
     autoDownloadFontAwesome: false,
     previewRender: Alpine.debounce(async (plainText, preview) => {
-      const res = await fetch(markdownApiUrl, {
-        method: "POST",
-        body: JSON.stringify({ text: plainText }),
-      });
-      preview.innerHTML = await res.text();
+      preview.innerHTML = (
+        await markdownRenderMarkdown({ body: { text: plainText } })
+      ).data;
       return null;
     }, 300),
     forceSync: true, // Avoid validation error on generic create view
diff --git a/core/templates/core/widgets/markdown_textarea.jinja b/core/templates/core/widgets/markdown_textarea.jinja
index 1a35056d..2412497d 100644
--- a/core/templates/core/widgets/markdown_textarea.jinja
+++ b/core/templates/core/widgets/markdown_textarea.jinja
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
   <script type="text/javascript">
     addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", (event) => {
       easymdeFactory(
-        document.getElementById("{{ widget.attrs.id }}"),
-        "{{ markdown_api_url }}",
-      );
+        document.getElementById("{{ widget.attrs.id }}"));
     })
   </script>
 </div>
diff --git a/core/views/forms.py b/core/views/forms.py
index 76f34f7e..29de3ab4 100644
--- a/core/views/forms.py
+++ b/core/views/forms.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ from django.forms import (
     TextInput,
 )
 from django.templatetags.static import static
-from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils.translation import gettext
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from phonenumber_field.widgets import RegionalPhoneNumberWidget
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ class MarkdownInput(Textarea):
             "js": static("webpack/easymde-index.js"),
             "css": static("webpack/easymde-index.css"),
         }
-        context["markdown_api_url"] = reverse("api:markdown")
         return context