diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 646d112d1f..8092e16dd4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
     "uuid": "^8.3.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@apidevtools/swagger-parser": "^10.1.0",
     "@babel/core": "7.18.9",
     "@types/bcryptjs": "2.4.2",
     "@types/express": "4.17.13",
@@ -162,7 +163,6 @@
     "jest": "27.5.1",
     "lint-staged": "13.0.3",
     "nock": "13.2.9",
-    "openapi-enforcer": "^1.21.0",
     "prettier": "2.7.1",
     "proxyquire": "2.1.3",
     "source-map-support": "0.5.21",
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/api/openapi/openapi.e2e.test.ts b/src/test/e2e/api/openapi/openapi.e2e.test.ts
index a38012016a..6378b59fe2 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/api/openapi/openapi.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/api/openapi/openapi.e2e.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { setupApp } from '../../helpers/test-helper';
 import dbInit from '../../helpers/database-init';
 import getLogger from '../../../fixtures/no-logger';
-import enforcer from 'openapi-enforcer';
+import SwaggerParser from '@apidevtools/swagger-parser';
 
 let app;
 let db;
@@ -38,32 +38,18 @@ test('should serve the OpenAPI spec', async () => {
         });
 });
 
-// test('the generated OpenAPI should not have any warnings', async () => {
-//     const { body } = await app.request
-//         .get('/docs/openapi.json')
-//         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
-//         .expect(200);
-
-//     const [_openapi, _error, warning] = await enforcer(body, {
-//         fullResult: true,
-//     });
-
-//     if (warning !== undefined) console.warn(warning);
-
-//     expect(warning).toBeFalsy();
-// });
-
 test('the generated OpenAPI spec is valid', async () => {
     const { body } = await app.request
         .get('/docs/openapi.json')
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200);
 
-    const [openapi, error] = await enforcer(body, {
-        fullResult: true,
-    });
-
-    if (error !== undefined) console.error(error);
-
-    expect(openapi).toBeTruthy();
+    // this throws if the swagger parser can't parse it correctly
+    // also parses examples, but _does_ do some string coercion in examples
+    try {
+        await SwaggerParser.validate(body);
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err);
+        return false;
+    }
 });
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 17e07e3a6a..6f15774ef4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
   dependencies:
     "@jridgewell/trace-mapping" "^0.3.0"
 
+"@apidevtools/json-schema-ref-parser@9.0.6":
+  version "9.0.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@apidevtools/json-schema-ref-parser/-/json-schema-ref-parser-9.0.6.tgz#5d9000a3ac1fd25404da886da6b266adcd99cf1c"
+  integrity sha512-M3YgsLjI0lZxvrpeGVk9Ap032W6TPQkH6pRAZz81Ac3WUNF79VQooAFnp8umjvVzUmD93NkogxEwbSce7qMsUg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@jsdevtools/ono" "^7.1.3"
+    call-me-maybe "^1.0.1"
+    js-yaml "^3.13.1"
+
 "@apidevtools/json-schema-ref-parser@^9.0.6":
   version "9.0.9"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@apidevtools/json-schema-ref-parser/-/json-schema-ref-parser-9.0.9.tgz"
@@ -19,7 +28,7 @@
     call-me-maybe "^1.0.1"
     js-yaml "^4.1.0"
 
-"@apidevtools/openapi-schemas@^2.0.4":
+"@apidevtools/openapi-schemas@^2.0.4", "@apidevtools/openapi-schemas@^2.1.0":
   version "2.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@apidevtools/openapi-schemas/-/openapi-schemas-2.1.0.tgz"
   integrity sha512-Zc1AlqrJlX3SlpupFGpiLi2EbteyP7fXmUOGup6/DnkRgjP9bgMM/ag+n91rsv0U1Gpz0H3VILA/o3bW7Ua6BQ==
@@ -41,6 +50,19 @@
     call-me-maybe "^1.0.1"
     z-schema "^5.0.1"
 
+"@apidevtools/swagger-parser@^10.1.0":
+  version "10.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@apidevtools/swagger-parser/-/swagger-parser-10.1.0.tgz#a987d71e5be61feb623203be0c96e5985b192ab6"
+  integrity sha512-9Kt7EuS/7WbMAUv2gSziqjvxwDbFSg3Xeyfuj5laUODX8o/k/CpsAKiQ8W7/R88eXFTMbJYg6+7uAmOWNKmwnw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@apidevtools/json-schema-ref-parser" "9.0.6"
+    "@apidevtools/openapi-schemas" "^2.1.0"
+    "@apidevtools/swagger-methods" "^3.0.2"
+    "@jsdevtools/ono" "^7.1.3"
+    ajv "^8.6.3"
+    ajv-draft-04 "^1.0.0"
+    call-me-maybe "^1.0.1"
+
 "@babel/code-frame@^7.0.0", "@babel/code-frame@^7.12.13":
   version "7.12.13"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.12.13.tgz"
@@ -1417,6 +1439,11 @@ aggregate-error@^3.0.0:
     clean-stack "^2.0.0"
     indent-string "^4.0.0"
 
+ajv-draft-04@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ajv-draft-04/-/ajv-draft-04-1.0.0.tgz#3b64761b268ba0b9e668f0b41ba53fce0ad77fc8"
+  integrity sha512-mv00Te6nmYbRp5DCwclxtt7yV/joXJPGS7nM+97GdxvuttCOfgI3K4U25zboyeX0O+myI8ERluxQe5wljMmVIw==
+
 ajv-formats@^2.1.1:
   version "2.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ajv-formats/-/ajv-formats-2.1.1.tgz#6e669400659eb74973bbf2e33327180a0996b520"
@@ -1434,7 +1461,7 @@ ajv@^6.10.0, ajv@^6.10.2, ajv@^6.12.3, ajv@^6.12.4:
     json-schema-traverse "^0.4.1"
     uri-js "^4.2.2"
 
-ajv@^8.0.0, ajv@^8.11.0:
+ajv@^8.0.0, ajv@^8.11.0, ajv@^8.6.3:
   version "8.11.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ajv/-/ajv-8.11.0.tgz#977e91dd96ca669f54a11e23e378e33b884a565f"
   integrity sha512-wGgprdCvMalC0BztXvitD2hC04YffAvtsUn93JbGXYLAtCUO4xd17mCCZQxUOItiBwZvJScWo8NIvQMQ71rdpg==
@@ -2664,11 +2691,6 @@ dotenv@^5.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-5.0.1.tgz"
   integrity sha512-4As8uPrjfwb7VXC+WnLCbXK7y+Ueb2B3zgNCePYfhxS1PYeaO1YTeplffTEcbfLhvFNGLAz90VvJs9yomG7bow==
 
-drange@^1.0.2:
-  version "1.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/drange/-/drange-1.1.1.tgz#b2aecec2aab82fcef11dbbd7b9e32b83f8f6c0b8"
-  integrity sha512-pYxfDYpued//QpnLIm4Avk7rsNtAtQkUES2cwAYSvD/wd2pKD71gN2Ebj3e7klzXwjocvE8c5vx/1fxwpqmSxA==
-
 duplexer@~0.1.1:
   version "0.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/duplexer/-/duplexer-0.1.2.tgz"
@@ -5959,14 +5981,6 @@ onetime@^6.0.0:
   dependencies:
     mimic-fn "^4.0.0"
 
-openapi-enforcer@^1.21.0:
-  version "1.21.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/openapi-enforcer/-/openapi-enforcer-1.21.0.tgz#5fa86fcbf57cf649ff195cb9a4f5c884a83c91db"
-  integrity sha512-5wUTQguI/xTq1a7gzi71X7IBzXw7Aw1fHLMDTVjPg3TrlYsYzMATjAaH80mfB91uptWIJYRPNptM3+uh4tW2pg==
-  dependencies:
-    js-yaml "^4.1.0"
-    randexp "^0.5.3"
-
 openapi-types@^12.0.0:
   version "12.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/openapi-types/-/openapi-types-12.0.0.tgz#458a99d048f9eae1c067e15d56a8bfb3726041f1"
@@ -6491,14 +6505,6 @@ quick-lru@^5.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/quick-lru/-/quick-lru-5.1.1.tgz"
   integrity sha512-WuyALRjWPDGtt/wzJiadO5AXY+8hZ80hVpe6MyivgraREW751X3SbhRvG3eLKOYN+8VEvqLcf3wdnt44Z4S4SA==
 
-randexp@^0.5.3:
-  version "0.5.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/randexp/-/randexp-0.5.3.tgz#f31c2de3148b30bdeb84b7c3f59b0ebb9fec3738"
-  integrity sha512-U+5l2KrcMNOUPYvazA3h5ekF80FHTUG+87SEAmHZmolh1M+i/WyTCxVzmi+tidIa1tM4BSe8g2Y/D3loWDjj+w==
-  dependencies:
-    drange "^1.0.2"
-    ret "^0.2.0"
-
 random-bytes@~1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/random-bytes/-/random-bytes-1.0.0.tgz"
@@ -6751,11 +6757,6 @@ restore-cursor@^3.1.0:
     onetime "^5.1.0"
     signal-exit "^3.0.2"
 
-ret@^0.2.0:
-  version "0.2.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ret/-/ret-0.2.2.tgz#b6861782a1f4762dce43402a71eb7a283f44573c"
-  integrity sha512-M0b3YWQs7R3Z917WRQy1HHA7Ba7D8hvZg6UE5mLykJxQVE2ju0IXbGlaHPPlkY+WN7wFP+wUMXmBFA0aV6vYGQ==
-
 ret@~0.1.10:
   version "0.1.15"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/ret/-/ret-0.1.15.tgz"