diff --git src/bp-groups/classes/class-bp-groups-component.php src/bp-groups/classes/class-bp-groups-component.php
index b53835ea0..609f9c657 100644
--- src/bp-groups/classes/class-bp-groups-component.php
+++ src/bp-groups/classes/class-bp-groups-component.php
@@ -932,12 +932,18 @@ class BP_Groups_Component extends BP_Component {
 	 *                           description.
 	 */
 	public function rest_api_init( $controllers = array() ) {
-		parent::rest_api_init( array(
+		$controllers = array(
 			'BP_REST_Groups_Endpoint',
 			'BP_REST_Group_Membership_Endpoint',
 			'BP_REST_Group_Invites_Endpoint',
 			'BP_REST_Group_Membership_Request_Endpoint',
-			'BP_REST_Attachments_Group_Avatar_Endpoint',
-		) );
+		);
+
+		// Only Load the Group's Avatar controller if Group Avatar uploads are allowed.
+		if ( ! bp_disable_group_avatar_uploads() ) {
+			$controllers[] = 'BP_REST_Attachments_Group_Avatar_Endpoint';
+		}
+
+		parent::rest_api_init( $controllers );
 	}
 }
diff --git src/bp-members/classes/class-bp-members-component.php src/bp-members/classes/class-bp-members-component.php
index a83344feb..73b63348b 100644
--- src/bp-members/classes/class-bp-members-component.php
+++ src/bp-members/classes/class-bp-members-component.php
@@ -473,7 +473,6 @@ class BP_Members_Component extends BP_Component {
 			 */
 			'BP_REST_Components_Endpoint',
 			'BP_REST_Members_Endpoint',
-			'BP_REST_Attachments_Member_Avatar_Endpoint',
 		) );
 	}
 }
diff --git src/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-xprofile-component.php src/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-xprofile-component.php
index b43879d34..e2133287d 100644
--- src/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-xprofile-component.php
+++ src/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-xprofile-component.php
@@ -499,10 +499,17 @@ class BP_XProfile_Component extends BP_Component {
 	 *                           description.
 	 */
 	public function rest_api_init( $controllers = array() ) {
-		parent::rest_api_init( array(
+		$controllers = array(
 			'BP_REST_XProfile_Fields_Endpoint',
 			'BP_REST_XProfile_Field_Groups_Endpoint',
 			'BP_REST_XProfile_Data_Endpoint',
-		) );
+		);
+
+		// Only Load the Member's Avatar controller if Avatar uploads are allowed.
+		if ( ! bp_disable_avatar_uploads() ) {
+			$controllers[] = 'BP_REST_Attachments_Member_Avatar_Endpoint';
+		}
+
+		parent::rest_api_init( $controllers );
 	}
 }