diff --git a/dandiapi/api/views/asset.py b/dandiapi/api/views/asset.py
index 807d6b5d7..34d35e8f1 100644
--- a/dandiapi/api/views/asset.py
+++ b/dandiapi/api/views/asset.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 from rest_framework.exceptions import NotAuthenticated, NotFound, PermissionDenied
 from rest_framework.generics import get_object_or_404
 from rest_framework.response import Response
-from rest_framework.throttling import AnonRateThrottle, BaseThrottle
 from rest_framework.viewsets import GenericViewSet, ReadOnlyModelViewSet
 from rest_framework_extensions.mixins import DetailSerializerMixin, NestedViewSetMixin
 
@@ -83,12 +82,6 @@ class AssetViewSet(DetailSerializerMixin, GenericViewSet):
     filter_backends = [filters.DjangoFilterBackend]
     filterset_class = AssetFilter
 
-    def get_throttles(self) -> list[BaseThrottle]:
-        if self.action == 'list':
-            throttles = [*self.throttle_classes, AnonRateThrottle]
-            return [throttle() for throttle in throttles]
-        return super().get_throttles()
-
     def raise_if_unauthorized(self):
         # We need to check the dandiset to see if it's embargoed, and if so whether or not the
         # user has ownership
diff --git a/dandiapi/settings.py b/dandiapi/settings.py
index 7ed9df4b7..0ba65368f 100644
--- a/dandiapi/settings.py
+++ b/dandiapi/settings.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
-import sys
 
 from composed_configuration import (
     ComposedConfiguration,
@@ -80,11 +79,6 @@ def mutate_configuration(configuration: type[ComposedConfiguration]):
             'dandiapi.drf_utils.rewrap_django_core_exceptions'
         )
 
-        # By default, set request rate limit to a very high number, effectively disabling it.
-        configuration.REST_FRAMEWORK['DEFAULT_THROTTLE_RATES'] = {
-            'anon': f'{sys.maxsize}/minute',
-        }
-
         # If this environment variable is set, the pydantic model will allow URLs with localhost
         # in them. This is important for development and testing environments, where URLs will
         # frequently point to localhost.
@@ -187,14 +181,6 @@ def mutate_configuration(configuration: type[ComposedConfiguration]):
         # We're configuring sentry by hand since we need to pass custom options (traces_sampler).
         configuration.INSTALLED_APPS.remove('composed_configuration.sentry.apps.SentryConfig')
 
-        # In production, enable rate limiting for unauthenticated users
-        configuration.REST_FRAMEWORK['DEFAULT_THROTTLE_CLASSES'] = [
-            'rest_framework.throttling.AnonRateThrottle',
-        ]
-        configuration.REST_FRAMEWORK['DEFAULT_THROTTLE_RATES'] = {
-            'anon': '300/minute',
-        }
-
     ENABLE_GITHUB_OAUTH = True
 
     # All login attempts in production should go straight to GitHub