diff --git a/src/app/core/interceptors/auth.interceptor.ts b/src/app/core/interceptors/auth.interceptor.ts
index e2266679..907cc3aa 100644
--- a/src/app/core/interceptors/auth.interceptor.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/interceptors/auth.interceptor.ts
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ export const authInterceptor: HttpInterceptorFn = (
 ): Observable<HttpEvent<unknown>> => {
   const cookieService = inject(CookieService);
   // TODO: remove this after the migration to the new auth approach is complete
-  const authToken = 'UlO9O9GNKgVzJD7pUeY53jiQTKJ4U2znXVWNvh0KZQruoENuILx0IIYf9LoDz7Duq72EIm';
+  // const authToken = 'UlO9O9GNKgVzJD7pUeY53jiQTKJ4U2znXVWNvh0KZQruoENuILx0IIYf9LoDz7Duq72EIm';
   // UlO9O9GNKgVzJD7pUeY53jiQTKJ4U2znXVWNvh0KZQruoENuILx0IIYf9LoDz7Duq72EIm kyrylo
   // 2rjFZwmdDG4rtKj7hGkEMO6XyHBM2lN7XBbsA1e8OqcFhOWu6Z7fQZiheu9RXtzSeVrgOt roman nastyuk
   // yZ485nN6MfhqvGrfU4Xk5BEnq0T6LM50nQ6H9VrYaMTaZUQNTuxnIwlp0Wpz879RCsK9GQ NM stage3
   const localStorageToken = localStorage.getItem('authToken');
 
-  const token = localStorageToken || authToken;
+  const token = localStorageToken;
 
   const csrfToken = cookieService.get('api-csrf');