diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 986889b..4092f52 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
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-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 0.6"
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-    "node_modules/express-session/node_modules/cookie-signature": {
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-    "node_modules/express-session/node_modules/ms": {
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-      "license": "MIT"
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-      "version": "5.2.1",
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-      "funding": [
-        {
-          "type": "github",
-          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/feross"
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "patreon",
-          "url": "https://www.patreon.com/feross"
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "consulting",
-          "url": "https://feross.org/support"
-        }
-      ],
-      "license": "MIT"
-    },
     "node_modules/express/node_modules/body-parser": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.20.3.tgz",
@@ -10375,15 +10305,6 @@
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       }
     },
-    "node_modules/on-headers": {
-      "version": "1.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/on-headers/-/on-headers-1.0.2.tgz",
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-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 0.8"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/once": {
       "version": "1.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/once/-/once-1.4.0.tgz",
@@ -11445,15 +11366,6 @@
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       "license": "MIT"
     },
-    "node_modules/random-bytes": {
-      "version": "1.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/random-bytes/-/random-bytes-1.0.0.tgz",
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-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 0.8"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/randombytes": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/randombytes/-/randombytes-2.1.0.tgz",
@@ -13172,18 +13084,6 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/uid-safe": {
-      "version": "2.1.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uid-safe/-/uid-safe-2.1.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-KPHm4VL5dDXKz01UuEd88Df+KzynaohSL9fBh096KWAxSKZQDI2uBrVqtvRM4rwrIrRRKsdLNML/lnaaVSRioA==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "random-bytes": "~1.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 0.8"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/uid2": {
       "version": "0.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uid2/-/uid2-0.0.4.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 605dc93..ac37a76 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
     "csv": "^6.3.11",
     "dotenv": "^14.3.2",
     "elastic-apm-node": "^3.50.0",
-    "express-session": "^1.18.1",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.8",
     "helmet": "^5.1.1",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index a35e310..5eab915 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ async function bootstrap() {
     },
   });
   app.use(helmet());
-  app.use(session({
-    secret: process.env.SESSION_SECRET,
-    resave: false,
-    saveUninitialized: false,
-  }));
 
   if (process.env.ENV === 'prd') {
     app.use('/catalog/register-dataset', json({ limit: '10mb' }));