diff --git a/src/plugins/server/HttpServer.cpp b/src/plugins/server/HttpServer.cpp
index ac8a03473..60184a3ee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/server/HttpServer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/server/HttpServer.cpp
@@ -252,8 +252,6 @@ static std::string getStringUrlParam(
 }
 
 static bool isAuthenticated(MHD_Connection *connection, Context& context) {
-    return true;
-
     const char* disableAuth = std::getenv(ENVIRONMENT_DISABLE_HTTP_SERVER_AUTH);
     if (disableAuth && std::string(disableAuth) == "1") {
         return true;