diff --git a/crates/oxidetalis/src/middlewares/mod.rs b/crates/oxidetalis/src/middlewares/mod.rs
index 8ec3c79..cdd26ae 100644
--- a/crates/oxidetalis/src/middlewares/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/oxidetalis/src/middlewares/mod.rs
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@ use salvo::{
     Response,
 };
 
-mod public_key;
 mod signature;
 
-pub use public_key::*;
 pub use signature::*;
 
 use crate::{routes::write_json_body, schemas::MessageSchema};
diff --git a/crates/oxidetalis/src/middlewares/public_key.rs b/crates/oxidetalis/src/middlewares/public_key.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index a811db6..0000000
--- a/crates/oxidetalis/src/middlewares/public_key.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-// OxideTalis Messaging Protocol homeserver implementation
-// Copyright (C) 2024 Awiteb <a@4rs.nl>, OxideTalis Contributors
-//
-// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
-// published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
-// License, or (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-// along with this program. If not, see <https://gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0>.
-
-//! Request sender public key middleware.
-
-use salvo::{handler, http::StatusCode, FlowCtrl, Request, Response};
-
-use crate::utils;
-
-/// Middleware to check the public key of the request sender.
-///
-/// If the public key is valid, the request will be passed to the next handler.
-/// Otherwise, a 401 Unauthorized response will be returned.
-#[handler]
-pub async fn public_key_check(req: &mut Request, res: &mut Response, ctrl: &mut FlowCtrl) {
-    if let Err(err) = utils::extract_public_key(req) {
-        super::write_error(res, ctrl, err.to_string(), StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/oxidetalis/src/routes/user.rs b/crates/oxidetalis/src/routes/user.rs
index ec57da2..cca02f7 100644
--- a/crates/oxidetalis/src/routes/user.rs
+++ b/crates/oxidetalis/src/routes/user.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,5 @@ pub fn route() -> Router {
         .push(Router::with_path("register").post(register))
         .push(Router::with_path("whitelist").get(user_whitelist))
         .push(Router::with_path("blacklist").get(user_blacklist))
-        .hoop(middlewares::public_key_check)
         .hoop(middlewares::signature_check)
 }
diff --git a/crates/oxidetalis/src/websocket/mod.rs b/crates/oxidetalis/src/websocket/mod.rs
index 9f93b2a..c1887cc 100644
--- a/crates/oxidetalis/src/websocket/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/oxidetalis/src/websocket/mod.rs
@@ -264,5 +264,4 @@ pub fn route() -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .push(Router::with_path("chat").get(user_connected))
         .hoop(middlewares::signature_check)
-        .hoop(middlewares::public_key_check)
 }