diff --git a/src/Exception/AccessDeniedException.php b/src/Exception/AccessDeniedException.php
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-<?php
-/**
- * OAuth 2.0 Access Denied Exception
- *
- * @package     league/oauth2-server
- * @author      Alex Bilbie <hello@alexbilbie.com>
- * @copyright   Copyright (c) Alex Bilbie
- * @license     http://mit-license.org/
- * @link        https://github.com/thephpleague/oauth2-server
- */
-
-namespace League\OAuth2\Server\Exception;
-
-/**
- * Exception class
- */
-class AccessDeniedException extends OAuthException
-{
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public $httpStatusCode = 401;
-
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public $errorType = 'access_denied';
-
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public function __construct()
-    {
-        parent::__construct('The resource owner or authorization server denied the request.');
-    }
-}