diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/leaderboard_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/leaderboard_controller.rb
index d67ab4b..2d18efb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/leaderboard_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/leaderboard_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 class Api::V1::LeaderboardController < ApplicationController
   skip_before_action :verify_authenticity_token
-  skip_before_action :authenticate
 
   ACCESS_TOKEN = "ikea-tomato-2026"
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 80bf5e3..433aded 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -1,20 +1,7 @@
 class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
-  before_action :authenticate
-
-  OPEN_ACCESS_PERIOD = Date.new(2026, 8, 30)..Date.new(2026, 9, 6)
-
 
 private
 
-  def authenticate
-    return if OPEN_ACCESS_PERIOD.cover?(Date.current)
-
-    authenticate_or_request_with_http_basic do |name, password|
-      name == "stupid" && password == "studio"
-    end if Rails.env.production?
-  end
-
-
   def set_locale
     I18n.locale = params[:locale].presence_in(I18n.available_locales.map(&:to_s)) || I18n.default_locale
   end