diff --git a/.changeset/fast-radios-tell.md b/.changeset/fast-radios-tell.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a8873b19b8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fast-radios-tell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+fix: revert recent 'correctly return 415' and 'correctly return 404' changes
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/page/actions.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/page/actions.js
index 42b0e7d11b19..0d656815d83d 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/page/actions.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/page/actions.js
@@ -216,12 +216,11 @@ async function call_action(event, actions) {
 
 	const action = actions[name];
 	if (!action) {
-		throw error(404, `No action with name '${name}' found`);
+		throw new Error(`No action with name '${name}' found`);
 	}
 
 	if (!is_form_content_type(event.request)) {
-		throw error(
-			415,
+		throw new Error(
 			`Actions expect form-encoded data (received ${event.request.headers.get('content-type')})`
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/test.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/test.js
index 6ad47289af0d..ef87a33f2185 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/test.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/test.js
@@ -1242,42 +1242,6 @@ test.describe('Actions', () => {
 
 		await expect(page.locator('pre')).toHaveText('something went wrong');
 	});
-
-	test('submitting application/json should return http status code 415', async ({
-		baseURL,
-		page
-	}) => {
-		const response = await page.request.fetch(`${baseURL}/actions/form-errors`, {
-			method: 'POST',
-			body: JSON.stringify({ foo: 'bar' }),
-			headers: {
-				'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-				Origin: `${baseURL}`
-			}
-		});
-		const { type, error } = await response.json();
-		expect(type).toBe('error');
-		expect(error.message).toBe('Actions expect form-encoded data (received application/json)');
-		expect(response.status()).toBe(415);
-	});
-
-	test('submitting to a form action that does not exists, should return http status code 404', async ({
-		baseURL,
-		page
-	}) => {
-		const randomActionName = 'some-random-action';
-		const response = await page.request.fetch(`${baseURL}/actions/enhance?/${randomActionName}`, {
-			method: 'POST',
-			body: 'irrelevant',
-			headers: {
-				Origin: `${baseURL}`
-			}
-		});
-		const { type, error } = await response.json();
-		expect(type).toBe('error');
-		expect(error.message).toBe(`No action with name '${randomActionName}' found`);
-		expect(response.status()).toBe(404);
-	});
 });
 
 // Run in serial to not pollute the log with (correct) cookie warnings