diff --git a/server/services/server/route/settings/getSettings.ts b/server/services/server/route/settings/getSettings.ts
index 03f2e7a..fccc636 100644
--- a/server/services/server/route/settings/getSettings.ts
+++ b/server/services/server/route/settings/getSettings.ts
@@ -52,25 +52,6 @@ app.openapi(
     }),
     async (c) => {
         // make sure we have a vaid user being accessed thats really logged in
-        const authHeader = c.req.header("Authorization");
-
-        if (authHeader?.includes("Basic")) {
-            return c.json({message: "You are a Basic user! Please login to get a token"}, 401);
-        }
-
-        if (!authHeader) {
-            return c.json({message: "Unauthorized"}, 401);
-        }
-
-        const token = authHeader?.split("Bearer ")[1] || "";
-        let user: User;
-
-        try {
-            const payload = await verify(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET!);
-            user = payload.user as User;
-        } catch (error) {
-            return c.json({message: "Unauthorized"}, 401);
-        }
 
         // now pass all the data over to update the user info
         try {