diff --git a/src/pages/api/chat.ts b/src/pages/api/chat.ts
index 233ca1f..f644b3a 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/chat.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/chat.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-import {
-  createParser,
-  ParsedEvent,
-  ReconnectInterval,
-} from "eventsource-parser";
+import { createParser, ParsedEvent, ReconnectInterval } from "eventsource-parser";
 import { NextRequest } from "next/server";
-import { API_KEY } from "@/env";
 import { openAIApiEndpoint, openAIApiKey, gpt35 } from "@/utils";
 
 export const config = {
@@ -18,15 +13,6 @@ const getApiEndpoint = (apiEndpoint: string) => {
 };
 
 const handler = async (req: NextRequest) => {
-  if (API_KEY) {
-    const auth = req.headers.get("Authorization");
-    if (!auth || auth !== `Bearer ${API_KEY}`) {
-      return new Response("Unauthorized", {
-        status: 401,
-      });
-    }
-  }
-
   const reqBody = await req.json();
   const openAIApiConfig = reqBody.openAIApiConfig;
   const apiKey = openAIApiConfig?.key || openAIApiKey;