diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 85ddaa4e..53525a37 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 				"mongoose": "^7.0.3",
 				"prettier": "^3.0.0",
 				"react": "^18.2.0",
-				"react-cookie": "^6.1.1",
 				"react-dom": "^18.2.0",
 				"react-scripts": "5.0.1",
 				"socket.io-client": "^4.7.1",
@@ -5750,11 +5749,6 @@
 				"@types/node": "*"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/@types/cookie": {
-			"version": "0.5.3",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/cookie/-/cookie-0.5.3.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-SLg07AS9z1Ab2LU+QxzU8RCmzsja80ywjf/t5oqw+4NSH20gIGlhLOrBDm1L3PBWzPa4+wkgFQVZAjE6Ioj2ug=="
-		},
 		"node_modules/@types/eslint": {
 			"version": "8.44.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/eslint/-/eslint-8.44.0.tgz",
@@ -18847,19 +18841,6 @@
 				"node": ">=14"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/react-cookie": {
-			"version": "6.1.1",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-cookie/-/react-cookie-6.1.1.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-fuFRpf8LH6SfmVMowDUIRywJF5jAUDUWrm0EI5VdXfTl5bPcJ7B0zWbuYpT0Tvikx7Gs18MlvAT+P+744dUz2g==",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"@types/hoist-non-react-statics": "^3.3.1",
-				"hoist-non-react-statics": "^3.3.2",
-				"universal-cookie": "^6.0.0"
-			},
-			"peerDependencies": {
-				"react": ">= 16.3.0"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/react-dev-utils": {
 			"version": "12.0.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-dev-utils/-/react-dev-utils-12.0.1.tgz",
@@ -22767,15 +22748,6 @@
 				"node": ">=8"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/universal-cookie": {
-			"version": "6.1.1",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/universal-cookie/-/universal-cookie-6.1.1.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-33S9x3CpdUnnjwTNs2Fgc41WGve2tdLtvaK2kPSbZRc5pGpz2vQFbRWMxlATsxNNe/Cy8SzmnmbuBM85jpZPtA==",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"@types/cookie": "^0.5.1",
-				"cookie": "^0.5.0"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/universalify": {
 			"version": "2.0.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/universalify/-/universalify-2.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2c27fdc9..7bf0e555 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 		"mongoose": "^7.0.3",
 		"prettier": "^3.0.0",
 		"react": "^18.2.0",
-		"react-cookie": "^6.1.1",
 		"react-dom": "^18.2.0",
 		"react-scripts": "5.0.1",
 		"socket.io-client": "^4.7.1",
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 810f60e9..1f246c7f 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { useUsers } from 'y-presence';
 import { useMultiplayerState } from './hooks/useMultiplayerState';
 import './App.css';
 import { awareness, roomID } from './store/store';
-import { useEffect } from 'react';
-import { useCookies } from 'react-cookie';
 
 function Editor({ roomId }: { roomId: string }) {
 	const { onMount, ...events } = useMultiplayerState(roomId);
@@ -33,22 +31,10 @@ function Info() {
 }
 
 export default function App() {
-	const [cookies] = useCookies(['jwt']);
-	const token = cookies.jwt;
-
-	useEffect(() => {
-		if (!token) {
-			window.location.href = '/login';
-		}
-	}, []);
 	return (
-		<div>
-			{token ? (
-				<div className="tldraw">
-					<Info />
-					<Editor roomId={roomID} />
-				</div>
-			) : null}
+		<div className="tldraw">
+			<Info />
+			<Editor roomId={roomID} />
 		</div>
 	);
 }