diff --git a/ampel-firmware/web_server.cpp b/ampel-firmware/web_server.cpp
index a0c37bcf2daf248dc40c29796420acdea0d66b6c..0065644d700cb2d129a0cbdfacb951c27b466142 100644
--- a/ampel-firmware/web_server.cpp
+++ b/ampel-firmware/web_server.cpp
@@ -205,10 +205,6 @@ namespace web_server {
   }
 
   void handleWebServerRoot() {
-    if (!shouldBeAllowed()) {
-      return web_config::http.requestAuthentication(DIGEST_AUTH);
-    }
-
     unsigned long ss = seconds();
     uint8_t dd = ss / 86400;
     ss -= dd * 86400;
@@ -264,9 +260,6 @@ namespace web_server {
   }
 
   void handleWebServerCSV() {
-    if (!shouldBeAllowed()) {
-      return web_config::http.requestAuthentication(DIGEST_AUTH);
-    }
     if (FS_LIB.exists(csv_writer::filename)) {
       fs::File csv_file = FS_LIB.open(csv_writer::filename, "r");
       char csv_size[10];