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DoorDash Inc. asked a California judge to dismiss Uber Technologies Inc.’s anticompetition lawsuit against it, arguing that Uber is using an “ill-fitting” state law to justify its claims.

DoorDash, which has two-thirds of the U.S. food delivery market, argued in a statement about the filing in state court in San Francisco that Uber’s February lawsuit is “nothing more than a cynical and calculated scare tactic.”

These offerings allow restaurant chains to build delivery ordering into their own websites and apps, so customers can use their technology and couriers without having to go to the Uber or DoorDash apps or website.

In February, Uber alleged in a lawsuit that DoorDash uses “coercive” practices such as threatening restaurants with multimillion-dollar penalties, or demoting restaurants’ positions on the DoorDash app if they didn’t agree to exclusive or near-exclusive use of its white-label delivery offering.

That has stifled competition with Uber’s own delivery service, costing it millions of dollars in revenue, Uber said.