diff --git a/src/components/backend-core/src/index.ts b/src/components/backend-core/src/index.ts
index 2728f775..ba646f32 100644
--- a/src/components/backend-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/backend-core/src/index.ts
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ async function providerRoute(req: Request, server: Server<WsData>): Promise<Resp
     });
   }
   if (url.pathname === "/ws/provider") {
-    const token = url.searchParams.get("token") ?? req.headers.get("x-provider-token");
-    if (token !== config().providerToken) return jsonResponse({ ok: false, error: "invalid provider token" }, 401);
     const upgraded = server.upgrade(req, { data: { channel: "provider" } satisfies WsData });
     return upgraded ? undefined : jsonResponse({ ok: false, error: "websocket upgrade failed" }, 400);
   }
diff --git a/src/components/backend-core/src/provider_registry.rs b/src/components/backend-core/src/provider_registry.rs
index 7268e655..137d6856 100644
--- a/src/components/backend-core/src/provider_registry.rs
+++ b/src/components/backend-core/src/provider_registry.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use crate::db::{
     upsert_system_status,
 };
 use crate::egress_tcp::{handle_egress_tcp_close, handle_egress_tcp_data, handle_egress_tcp_open};
-use crate::http::json_response;
 use crate::json_util::compact_json_for_storage;
 use crate::ssh_bridge::forward_ssh_provider_message;
 use crate::state::{AppState, HttpTunnelResponse, ProviderConnection};
@@ -529,26 +528,9 @@ async fn maybe_handle_provider_upgrade_schedule_status(
 pub async fn provider_ws(
     state: Arc<AppState>,
     ws: WebSocketUpgrade,
-    headers: HeaderMap,
-    uri: Uri,
+    _headers: HeaderMap,
+    _uri: Uri,
 ) -> Response {
-    let query_token = uri.query().and_then(|query| {
-        url::form_urlencoded::parse(query.as_bytes())
-            .find(|(key, _)| key == "token")
-            .map(|(_, value)| value.into_owned())
-    });
-    let token = query_token.or_else(|| {
-        headers
-            .get("x-provider-token")
-            .and_then(|value| value.to_str().ok())
-            .map(ToOwned::to_owned)
-    });
-    if token.as_deref() != Some(&state.config.provider_token) {
-        return json_response(
-            json!({ "ok": false, "error": "invalid provider token" }),
-            401,
-        );
-    }
     ws.on_upgrade(move |socket| provider_socket_task(state, socket))
 }