diff --git a/src/config/GeneralConfig.php b/src/config/GeneralConfig.php
index c27de232412..758834438be 100644
--- a/src/config/GeneralConfig.php
+++ b/src/config/GeneralConfig.php
@@ -1690,8 +1690,6 @@ class GeneralConfig extends BaseConfig
      *
      * This can be set to `false` to disable front-end login.
      *
-     * Note that this config setting is ignored when <config5:headlessMode> is enabled.
-     *
      * See [[ConfigHelper::localizedValue()]] for a list of supported value types.
      *
      * ::: code
@@ -1713,8 +1711,6 @@ class GeneralConfig extends BaseConfig
      *
      * This can be set to `false` to disable front-end logout.
      *
-     * Note that this config setting is ignored when <config5:headlessMode> is enabled.
-     *
      * See [[ConfigHelper::localizedValue()]] for a list of supported value types.
      *
      * ::: code
@@ -2745,8 +2741,6 @@ class GeneralConfig extends BaseConfig
     /**
      * @var mixed The URI or URL that Craft should use for Set Password forms on the front end.
      *
-     * This setting is ignored when <config5:headlessMode> is enabled, unless it’s set to an absolute URL.
-     *
      * See [[ConfigHelper::localizedValue()]] for a list of supported value types.
      *
      * ::: tip
@@ -3311,8 +3305,6 @@ class GeneralConfig extends BaseConfig
     /**
      * @var mixed The URI or URL that Craft should use for email verification links on the front end.
      *
-     * This setting is ignored when <config5:headlessMode> is enabled, unless it’s set to an absolute URL.
-     *
      * See [[ConfigHelper::localizedValue()]] for a list of supported value types.
      *
      * ::: code
@@ -5167,8 +5159,6 @@ public function localeAliases(array $value): self
      *
      * This can be set to `false` to disable front-end login.
      *
-     * Note that this config setting is ignored when <config5:headlessMode> is enabled.
-     *
      * See [[ConfigHelper::localizedValue()]] for a list of supported value types.
      *
      * ```php
@@ -5192,8 +5182,6 @@ public function loginPath(mixed $value): self
      *
      * This can be set to `false` to disable front-end logout.
      *
-     * Note that this config setting is ignored when <config5:headlessMode> is enabled.
-     *
      * See [[ConfigHelper::localizedValue()]] for a list of supported value types.
      *
      * ```php
@@ -6374,8 +6362,6 @@ public function sendPoweredByHeader(bool $value = true): self
     /**
      * The URI or URL that Craft should use for Set Password forms on the front end.
      *
-     * This setting is ignored when <config5:headlessMode> is enabled, unless it’s set to an absolute URL.
-     *
      * See [[ConfigHelper::localizedValue()]] for a list of supported value types.
      *
      * ::: tip
@@ -7018,8 +7004,6 @@ public function verificationCodeDuration(mixed $value): self
     /**
      * The URI or URL that Craft should use for email verification links on the front end.
      *
-     * This setting is ignored when <config5:headlessMode> is enabled, unless it’s set to an absolute URL.
-     *
      * See [[ConfigHelper::localizedValue()]] for a list of supported value types.
      *
      * ```php
diff --git a/src/controllers/UsersController.php b/src/controllers/UsersController.php
index aab944d09fe..e41918abf1f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/UsersController.php
+++ b/src/controllers/UsersController.php
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ public function beforeAction($action): bool
      */
     public function actionLogin(): ?Response
     {
+        // Set the default response format to HTML, in case it was set to JSON for headless mode
+        if (!$this->request->getAcceptsJson()) {
+            $this->response->format = Response::FORMAT_HTML;
+        }
+
         if ($this->request->getIsGet()) {
             // see if they're already logged in
             $user = static::currentUser();
@@ -577,6 +582,11 @@ public function actionGetElevatedSessionTimeout(): Response
      */
     public function actionLogout(): Response
     {
+        // Set the default response format to HTML, in case it was set to JSON for headless mode
+        if (!$this->request->getAcceptsJson()) {
+            $this->response->format = Response::FORMAT_HTML;
+        }
+
         // Passing false here for reasons.
         Craft::$app->getUser()->logout(false);
 
@@ -791,6 +801,11 @@ public function actionRemovePasswordResetRequirement(): ?Response
      */
     public function actionSetPassword(): Response
     {
+        // Set the default response format to HTML, in case it was set to JSON for headless mode
+        if (!$this->request->getAcceptsJson()) {
+            $this->response->format = Response::FORMAT_HTML;
+        }
+
         // Have they just submitted a password, or are we just displaying the page?
         if (!$this->request->getIsPost()) {
             if (!is_array($info = $this->_processTokenRequest())) {
@@ -886,6 +901,11 @@ public function actionSetPassword(): Response
      */
     public function actionVerifyEmail(): Response
     {
+        // Set the default response format to HTML, in case it was set to JSON for headless mode
+        if (!$this->request->getAcceptsJson()) {
+            $this->response->format = Response::FORMAT_HTML;
+        }
+
         if (!is_array($info = $this->_processTokenRequest())) {
             return $info;
         }
diff --git a/src/web/Request.php b/src/web/Request.php
index 3d8bd0aeec4..9ea92e6d95a 100644
--- a/src/web/Request.php
+++ b/src/web/Request.php
@@ -1741,10 +1741,7 @@ private function _checkIfActionRequestInternal(bool $checkSpecialPaths): bool
         }
 
         // Special path?
-        if (
-            $checkSpecialPaths &&
-            ($this->_isCpRequest || !$this->generalConfig->headlessMode)
-        ) {
+        if ($checkSpecialPaths) {
             $specialPaths = [
                 [
                     $this->_isCpRequest ? self::CP_PATH_LOGIN : $this->generalConfig->getLoginPath(),