diff --git a/packages/nextjs/pages/api/files.api.ts b/packages/nextjs/pages/api/files.api.ts
index 5620c341..43ccb6fa 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/pages/api/files.api.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/pages/api/files.api.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Readable } from "stream";
 import { FilesDb } from "~~/databases/files.db";
 import withErrorHandler from "~~/middlewares/withErrorHandler";
 import { FileModel } from "~~/models/file.model";
-import { authentify, getWalletAddressFromToken, testEncryption } from "~~/servers/auth";
+import { authentify, getWalletAddressFromToken } from "~~/servers/auth";
 import { getIpfsUrl, ipfsClient, pinata, pushObjectToIpfs } from "~~/servers/ipfs";
 import logger from "~~/services/logger.service";
 
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export const config = {
 };
 
 const handler = async (req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse<string>) => {
-  if (!(await testEncryption(res))) return;
   if (req.method === "POST") {
     if (req.query.publish === "true") {
       // Publish the file to IPFS