diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 6c73d93..2d5b27e 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -17,17 +17,12 @@ RPC_CONFIG='{
   ... # Add more networks as needed.
 }'
 
-PUBLIC_API_KEYS=string # Optional. Comma-separated list of authorized API keys.
-DRIPS_API_KEY=string # Optional. API key withouth rate limit.
-
 NODE_ENV=string # Required. 'development' or 'production'.
 
 POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING=string # Required. The connection string for the database.
 
 PRETEND_ALL_REPOS_EXIST=boolean # If true, app will always assume all GitHub repos exist. Used in E2E tests. Defaults to false. 
 
-RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_IN_MINUTES=number # Optional. defaults to 2.
-RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_WINDOW=number # Optional. defaults to 1000.
 MAX_QUERY_DEPTH=number # Optional. defaults to 4.
 TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS=number # Optional. defaults to 20.
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e0f91b6..2f5f34b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
         "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
         "ethers": "^6.7.1",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
-        "express-rate-limit": "^7.1.5",
         "graphql": "^16.8.0",
         "graphql-depth-limit": "^1.1.0",
         "graphql-tag": "^2.12.6",
@@ -8661,21 +8660,6 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/express"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/express-rate-limit": {
-      "version": "7.3.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-7.3.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-BbaryvkY4wEgDqLgD18/NSy2lDO2jTuT9Y8c1Mpx0X63Yz0sYd5zN6KPe7UvpuSVvV33T6RaE1o1IVZQjHMYgw==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 16"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/express-rate-limit"
-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "express": "4 || 5 || ^5.0.0-beta.1"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/express/node_modules/debug": {
       "version": "2.6.9",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-2.6.9.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85a1ede..f6cc0fd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
     "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
     "ethers": "^6.7.1",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
-    "express-rate-limit": "^7.1.5",
     "graphql": "^16.8.0",
     "graphql-depth-limit": "^1.1.0",
     "graphql-tag": "^2.12.6",
diff --git a/src/common/appSettings.ts b/src/common/appSettings.ts
index 9ab41a5..9acc9e1 100644
--- a/src/common/appSettings.ts
+++ b/src/common/appSettings.ts
@@ -58,20 +58,10 @@ export default {
   rpcConfig: process.env.RPC_CONFIG
     ? RpcConfigSchema.parse(JSON.parse(process.env.RPC_CONFIG))
     : missingEnvVar('RPC_CONFIG'),
-  publicApiKeys: process.env.PUBLIC_API_KEYS?.split(',') || [],
-  dripsApiKey: process.env.DRIPS_API_KEY,
   postgresConnectionString: process.env.POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING,
   pretendAllReposExist:
     (process.env.PRETEND_ALL_REPOS_EXIST as unknown as string) === 'true' ||
     false,
-  rateLimitWindowInMinutes: parseInt(
-    process.env.RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_IN_MINUTES ?? '2',
-    10,
-  ),
-  rateLimitMaxRequestsPerWindow: parseInt(
-    process.env.RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_WINDOW ?? '1000',
-    10,
-  ),
   maxQueryDepth: parseInt(process.env.MAX_QUERY_DEPTH ?? '10', 10),
   timeoutInSeconds: parseInt(process.env.TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS ?? '20', 10),
   ipfsGatewayUrl:
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 5c4d03c..d0da18b 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@ import { expressMiddleware } from '@apollo/server/express4';
 import express from 'express';
 import http from 'http';
 import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
-import rateLimit from 'express-rate-limit';
-import type {
-  NextFunction,
-  ParamsDictionary,
-  Request,
-  Response,
-} from 'express-serve-static-core';
-import type { ParsedQs } from 'qs';
 import depthLimit from 'graphql-depth-limit';
 import cors from 'cors';
 import resolvers from './resolvers';
@@ -64,45 +56,11 @@ const server = new ApolloServer<Context>({
   ],
 });
 
-const limiter = rateLimit({
-  skipFailedRequests: true,
-  windowMs: appSettings.rateLimitWindowInMinutes * 60 * 1000,
-  limit: appSettings.rateLimitMaxRequestsPerWindow,
-  standardHeaders: 'draft-7',
-  legacyHeaders: false,
-  handler: (req, res /* , next */) => {
-    res.status(429).json({
-      error: {
-        message: `Too many requests. Please try again at ${new Date(
-          (req as any).rateLimit.resetTime,
-        )}`,
-        statusCode: 429,
-      },
-    });
-  },
-});
-
-const customRateLimiter = (
-  req: Request<ParamsDictionary, any, any, ParsedQs, Record<string, any>>,
-  res: Response<any, Record<string, any>, number>,
-  next: NextFunction,
-) => {
-  const apiKey = req.headers.authorization?.split(' ')[1];
-
-  if (apiKey && apiKey === appSettings.dripsApiKey) {
-    next();
-  } else {
-    limiter(req, res, next);
-  }
-};
-
 const startServer = async () => {
   await connectToDatabase();
 
   await server.start();
 
-  app.use(customRateLimiter);
-
   app.use((req, res, next) => {
     res.setTimeout(appSettings.timeoutInSeconds * 1000, () => {
       res.send(408);