diff --git a/assets/components/SidePanel.vue b/assets/components/SidePanel.vue
index 3dc1d96c..df26a158 100644
--- a/assets/components/SidePanel.vue
+++ b/assets/components/SidePanel.vue
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
       >
         <mdi:cog />
       </router-link>
-      <a :href="`${base}/logout`" :title="$t('button.logout')" v-if="secured" class="btn btn-circle btn-sm">
-        <mdi:logout />
-      </a>
     </div>
     <a
       class="input input-sm mt-4 inline-flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 font-light hover:border-primary"
@@ -40,5 +37,5 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-const { base, secured, hostname } = config;
+const { hostname } = config;
 </script>
diff --git a/assets/components/common/MobileMenu.vue b/assets/components/common/MobileMenu.vue
index 50d78ce4..ec4445ce 100644
--- a/assets/components/common/MobileMenu.vue
+++ b/assets/components/common/MobileMenu.vue
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
           <router-link :to="{ name: 'settings' }" class="btn btn-outline btn-sm">
             <mdi:cog /> {{ $t("button.settings") }}
           </router-link>
-          <a class="btn btn-outline btn-sm" :href="`${base}/logout`" :title="$t('button.logout')" v-if="secured">
-            <mdi:logout /> {{ $t("button.logout") }}
-          </a>
         </div>
 
         <ul class="menu">
@@ -56,7 +53,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-const { base, secured } = config;
 import { sessionHost } from "@/composable/storage";
 const store = useContainerStore();
 const route = useRoute();
diff --git a/assets/layouts/default.vue b/assets/layouts/default.vue
index 3e194b5e..a186d63f 100644
--- a/assets/layouts/default.vue
+++ b/assets/layouts/default.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <div v-if="!authorizationNeeded">
+  <div>
     <mobile-menu v-if="isMobile" @search="showFuzzySearch"></mobile-menu>
     <splitpanes @resized="onResized($event)">
       <pane min-size="10" :size="menuWidth" v-if="!isMobile && !collapseNav">
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
 // @ts-ignore - splitpanes types are not available
 import { Splitpanes, Pane } from "splitpanes";
 import { collapseNav } from "@/stores/settings";
-const { authorizationNeeded } = config;
 
 const containerStore = useContainerStore();
 const { activeContainers } = storeToRefs(containerStore);
diff --git a/assets/pages/index.vue b/assets/pages/index.vue
index 4633f587..08e57af2 100644
--- a/assets/pages/index.vue
+++ b/assets/pages/index.vue
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 import { Container } from "@/models/Container";
 
 const { t } = useI18n();
-const { showToast } = useToast();
 const { version } = config;
 const containerStore = useContainerStore();
 const { containers, ready } = storeToRefs(containerStore) as unknown as {
@@ -66,14 +65,6 @@ watchEffect(() => {
     setTitle(t("title.dashboard", { count: runningContainers.length }));
   }
 });
-
-if (config.secured) {
-  showToast({
-    title: "Deprecation Warning",
-    message: `The secured option is deprecated and will be removed in a future versions. See <a href="https://github.com/amir20/dozzle/issues/2630" target="_blank">this issue</a> for more information.`,
-    type: "warning",
-  });
-}
 </script>
 <style lang="postcss" scoped>
 :deep(tr td) {
diff --git a/assets/stores/config.ts b/assets/stores/config.ts
index 06436ccc..0ca6a83e 100644
--- a/assets/stores/config.ts
+++ b/assets/stores/config.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ const text = document.querySelector("script#config__json")?.textContent || "{}";
 export interface Config {
   version: string;
   base: string;
-  authorizationNeeded: boolean;
-  secured: boolean;
   maxLogs: number;
   hostname: string;
   hosts: { name: string; id: string }[];
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9667c73c..2fd4f63a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -12,19 +12,6 @@ services:
       - 8080:8080
     build:
       context: .
-  auth:
-    container_name: auth
-    volumes:
-      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
-    environment:
-      - DOZZLE_FILTER=name=auth
-      - DOZZLE_USERNAME=foo
-      - DOZZLE_PASSWORD=bar
-      - DOZZLE_NO_ANALYTICS=1
-    ports:
-      - 9090:8080
-    build:
-      context: .
   simple-auth:
     container_name: simple-auth
     volumes:
@@ -82,5 +69,4 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - dozzle
       - custom_base
-      - auth
       - remote
diff --git a/e2e/auth.spec.ts b/e2e/auth.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c6df058e..00000000
--- a/e2e/auth.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
-
-test("authentication", async ({ page }) => {
-  await page.goto("http://auth:8080/");
-  await page.locator('input[name="username"]').fill("foo");
-  await page.locator('input[name="password"]').fill("bar");
-  await page.locator('button[type="submit"]').click();
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("containers")).toHaveText("Containers");
-});
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f01a2952..b38c8317 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
-	github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.2.2
 	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7
 	github.com/moby/term v0.0.0-20201216013528-df9cb8a40635 // indirect
 	github.com/morikuni/aec v1.0.0 // indirect
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/distribution/reference v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5 // indirect
-	github.com/gorilla/securecookie v1.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/lestrrat-go/blackmagic v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/lestrrat-go/httpcc v1.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 249bbb7a..0047ee9d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.0/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMyw
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.0/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5 h1:Khx7svrCpmxxtHBq5j2mp/xVjsi8hQMfNLvJFAlrGgU=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
-github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 h1:xRy4A+RhZaiKjJ1bPfwQ8sedCA+YS2YcCHW6ec7JMi0=
-github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
-github.com/gorilla/securecookie v1.1.2 h1:YCIWL56dvtr73r6715mJs5ZvhtnY73hBvEF8kXD8ePA=
-github.com/gorilla/securecookie v1.1.2/go.mod h1:NfCASbcHqRSY+3a8tlWJwsQap2VX5pwzwo4h3eOamfo=
-github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.2.2 h1:lqzMYz6bOfvn2WriPUjNByzeXIlVzURcPmgMczkmTjY=
-github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.2.2/go.mod h1:ePLdVu+jbEgHH+KWw8I1z2wqd0BAdAQh/8LRvBeoNcQ=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORNo=
diff --git a/internal/web/auth.go b/internal/web/auth.go
index b25e8405..acc4d357 100644
--- a/internal/web/auth.go
+++ b/internal/web/auth.go
@@ -1,106 +1,12 @@
 package web
 
 import (
-	"crypto/sha256"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-var secured = false
-var store *sessions.CookieStore
-
-const authorityKey = "AUTH_TIMESTAMP"
-const sessionName = "session"
-
-func initializeAuth(h *handler) {
-	secured = false
-	if h.config.Username != "" && h.config.Password != "" {
-		store = sessions.NewCookieStore(generateSessionStorageKey(h.config.Username, h.config.Password))
-		store.Options.HttpOnly = true
-		store.Options.SameSite = http.SameSiteLaxMode
-		store.Options.MaxAge = 0
-		secured = true
-	}
-}
-
-func authorizationRequired(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
-	if secured {
-		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			if isAuthorized(r) {
-				next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-			} else {
-				http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusUnauthorized), http.StatusUnauthorized)
-			}
-		})
-	} else {
-		return next
-	}
-}
-
-func isAuthorized(r *http.Request) bool {
-	if !secured {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	session, _ := store.Get(r, sessionName)
-	if session.IsNew {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if _, ok := session.Values[authorityKey]; ok {
-		// TODO check for timestamp
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
-func (h *handler) isAuthorizationNeeded(r *http.Request) bool {
-	return secured && !isAuthorized(r)
-}
-
-func (h *handler) validateCredentials(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if !secured {
-		log.Panic("Validating credentials without username and password should not happen")
-	}
-
-	if r.Method != "POST" {
-		log.Fatal("Expecting credential validation method to be POST")
-		http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusNotAcceptable), http.StatusNotAcceptable)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if err := r.ParseMultipartForm(4 * 1024); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Error while parsing form data: %v", err)
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
-
-	user := r.PostFormValue("username")
-	pass := r.PostFormValue("password")
-	session, _ := store.Get(r, sessionName)
-
-	if user == h.config.Username && pass == h.config.Password {
-		session.Values[authorityKey] = time.Now().Unix()
-
-		if err := session.Save(r, w); err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Error while parsing saving session: %v", err)
-			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			return
-		}
-
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-		w.Write([]byte(http.StatusText(http.StatusOK)))
-		return
-	}
-
-	http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusUnauthorized), http.StatusUnauthorized)
-}
-
 func (h *handler) createToken(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	user := r.PostFormValue("username")
 	pass := r.PostFormValue("password")
@@ -134,25 +40,3 @@ func (h *handler) deleteToken(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	w.Write([]byte(http.StatusText(http.StatusOK)))
 }
-
-func (h *handler) clearSession(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if !secured {
-		log.Panic("Validating credentials with secured=false should not happen")
-	}
-
-	session, _ := store.Get(r, sessionName)
-	delete(session.Values, authorityKey)
-
-	if err := session.Save(r, w); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Error while parsing saving session: %v", err)
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
-
-	http.Redirect(w, r, h.config.Base, http.StatusTemporaryRedirect)
-}
-
-func generateSessionStorageKey(username string, password string) []byte {
-	key := sha256.Sum256([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", username, password)))
-	return key[:]
-}
diff --git a/internal/web/index.go b/internal/web/index.go
index 5162b634..f2d9ae9e 100644
--- a/internal/web/index.go
+++ b/internal/web/index.go
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ func (h *handler) index(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	if err == nil && req.URL.Path != "" && req.URL.Path != "/" {
 		fileServer.ServeHTTP(w, req)
 	} else {
-		if !isAuthorized(req) && req.URL.Path != "login" {
-			http.Redirect(w, req, path.Clean(h.config.Base+"/login"), http.StatusTemporaryRedirect)
-			return
-		}
 		h.executeTemplate(w, req)
 	}
 }
@@ -43,14 +39,12 @@ func (h *handler) executeTemplate(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	})
 
 	config := map[string]interface{}{
-		"base":                base,
-		"version":             h.config.Version,
-		"authorizationNeeded": h.isAuthorizationNeeded(req),
-		"secured":             secured,
-		"hostname":            h.config.Hostname,
-		"hosts":               hosts,
-		"authProvider":        h.config.Authorization.Provider,
-		"enableActions":       h.config.EnableActions,
+		"base":          base,
+		"version":       h.config.Version,
+		"hostname":      h.config.Hostname,
+		"hosts":         hosts,
+		"authProvider":  h.config.Authorization.Provider,
+		"enableActions": h.config.EnableActions,
 	}
 
 	user := auth.UserFromContext(req.Context())
diff --git a/internal/web/routes.go b/internal/web/routes.go
index d2a41bad..d848e8a0 100644
--- a/internal/web/routes.go
+++ b/internal/web/routes.go
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	Base          string
 	Addr          string
 	Version       string
-	Username      string
-	Password      string
 	Hostname      string
 	NoAnalytics   bool
 	Dev           bool
@@ -79,8 +77,6 @@ func CreateServer(clients map[string]DockerClient, content fs.FS, config Config)
 var fileServer http.Handler
 
 func createRouter(h *handler) *chi.Mux {
-	initializeAuth(h)
-
 	base := h.config.Base
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
 
@@ -101,7 +97,6 @@ func createRouter(h *handler) *chi.Mux {
 				if h.config.Authorization.Provider != NONE {
 					r.Use(auth.RequireAuthentication)
 				}
-				r.Use(authorizationRequired) // TODO remove this
 				r.Get("/api/logs/stream/{host}/{id}", h.streamLogs)
 				r.Get("/api/logs/download/{host}/{id}", h.downloadLogs)
 				r.Get("/api/logs/{host}/{id}", h.fetchLogsBetweenDates)
@@ -112,7 +107,6 @@ func createRouter(h *handler) *chi.Mux {
 				r.Get("/api/releases", h.releases)
 				r.Get("/api/profile/avatar", h.avatar)
 				r.Patch("/api/profile", h.updateProfile)
-				r.Get("/logout", h.clearSession) // TODO remove this
 				r.Get("/version", h.version)
 			})
 
@@ -127,7 +121,6 @@ func createRouter(h *handler) *chi.Mux {
 			r.Delete("/api/token", h.deleteToken)
 		}
 
-		r.Post("/api/validateCredentials", h.validateCredentials) // TODO remove this
 		r.Get("/healthcheck", h.healthcheck)
 	})
 
diff --git a/internal/web/routes_auth_test.go b/internal/web/routes_auth_test.go
index a5facb51..9609434e 100644
--- a/internal/web/routes_auth_test.go
+++ b/internal/web/routes_auth_test.go
@@ -1,23 +1,14 @@
 package web
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-
-	"io"
-
-	"mime/multipart"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/magiconair/properties/assert"
 
-	"github.com/amir20/dozzle/internal/docker"
 	"github.com/beme/abide"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/afero"
@@ -49,19 +40,6 @@ func Test_createRoutes_redirect(t *testing.T) {
 	abide.AssertHTTPResponse(t, t.Name(), rr.Result())
 }
 
-func Test_createRoutes_redirect_with_auth(t *testing.T) {
-	fs := afero.NewMemMapFs()
-	require.NoError(t, afero.WriteFile(fs, "index.html", []byte("index page"), 0644), "WriteFile should have no error.")
-
-	handler := createHandler(nil, afero.NewIOFS(fs), Config{Base: "/foobar", Username: "amir", Password: "password", Authorization: Authorization{Provider: NONE}})
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/foobar/", nil)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "NewRequest should not return an error.")
-	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-
-	handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
-	abide.AssertHTTPResponse(t, t.Name(), rr.Result())
-}
-
 func Test_createRoutes_foobar(t *testing.T) {
 	fs := afero.NewMemMapFs()
 	require.NoError(t, afero.WriteFile(fs, "index.html", []byte("foo page"), 0644), "WriteFile should have no error.")
@@ -100,116 +78,3 @@ func Test_createRoutes_version(t *testing.T) {
 	handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
 	abide.AssertHTTPResponse(t, t.Name(), rr.Result())
 }
-
-func Test_createRoutes_username_password(t *testing.T) {
-
-	handler := createHandler(nil, nil, Config{Base: "/", Username: "amir", Password: "password", Authorization: Authorization{Provider: NONE}})
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "NewRequest should not return an error.")
-	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
-	abide.AssertHTTPResponse(t, t.Name(), rr.Result())
-}
-
-func Test_createRoutes_username_password_invalid(t *testing.T) {
-	handler := createHandler(nil, nil, Config{Base: "/", Username: "amir", Password: "password", Authorization: Authorization{Provider: NONE}})
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/api/logs/stream/localhost/123?stdout=1&stderr=1", nil)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "NewRequest should not return an error.")
-	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
-	abide.AssertHTTPResponse(t, t.Name(), rr.Result())
-}
-
-func Test_createRoutes_username_password_login_happy(t *testing.T) {
-	handler := createHandler(nil, nil, Config{Base: "/", Username: "amir", Password: "password", Authorization: Authorization{Provider: NONE}})
-
-	body := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	writer := multipart.NewWriter(body)
-
-	fw, err := writer.CreateFormField("username")
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Creating field should not be error.")
-	_, err = io.Copy(fw, strings.NewReader("amir"))
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Copying field should not result in error.")
-
-	fw, err = writer.CreateFormField("password")
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Creating field should not be error.")
-	_, err = io.Copy(fw, strings.NewReader("password"))
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Copying field should not result in error.")
-
-	writer.Close()
-
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "/api/validateCredentials", bytes.NewReader(body.Bytes()))
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", writer.FormDataContentType())
-
-	require.NoError(t, err, "NewRequest should not return an error.")
-	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, rr.Code, 200)
-	cookie := rr.Header().Get("Set-Cookie")
-	assert.Matches(t, cookie, "session=.+")
-}
-
-func Test_createRoutes_username_password_login_failed(t *testing.T) {
-	handler := createHandler(nil, nil, Config{Base: "/", Username: "amir", Password: "password", Authorization: Authorization{Provider: NONE}})
-
-	body := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	writer := multipart.NewWriter(body)
-
-	fw, err := writer.CreateFormField("username")
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Creating field should not be error.")
-	_, err = io.Copy(fw, strings.NewReader("amir"))
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Copying field should not result in error.")
-
-	fw, err = writer.CreateFormField("password")
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Creating field should not be error.")
-	_, err = io.Copy(fw, strings.NewReader("bad"))
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Copying field should not result in error.")
-
-	writer.Close()
-
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "/api/validateCredentials", bytes.NewReader(body.Bytes()))
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", writer.FormDataContentType())
-
-	require.NoError(t, err, "NewRequest should not return an error.")
-	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
-	assert.Equal(t, rr.Code, 401)
-}
-
-func Test_createRoutes_username_password_valid_session(t *testing.T) {
-	mockedClient := new(MockedClient)
-	mockedClient.On("FindContainer", "123").Return(docker.Container{ID: "123"}, nil)
-	mockedClient.On("ContainerLogs", mock.Anything, "123", "", docker.STDALL).Return(io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("test data")), io.EOF)
-	handler := createHandler(mockedClient, nil, Config{Base: "/", Username: "amir", Password: "password", Authorization: Authorization{Provider: NONE}})
-
-	// Get cookie first
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/api/logs/stream/localhost/123?stdout=1&stderr=1", nil)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "NewRequest should not return an error.")
-	session, _ := store.Get(req, sessionName)
-	session.Values[authorityKey] = time.Now().Unix()
-	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	session.Save(req, recorder)
-	cookies := recorder.Result().Cookies()
-
-	// Test with cookie
-	req, err = http.NewRequest("GET", "/api/logs/stream/localhost/123?stdout=1&stderr=1", nil)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "NewRequest should not return an error.")
-	req.AddCookie(cookies[0])
-	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
-	abide.AssertHTTPResponse(t, t.Name(), rr.Result())
-}
-
-func Test_createRoutes_username_password_invalid_session(t *testing.T) {
-	mockedClient := new(MockedClient)
-	mockedClient.On("FindContainer", "123").Return(docker.Container{ID: "123"}, nil)
-	mockedClient.On("ContainerLogs", mock.Anything, "since", docker.STDALL).Return(io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("test data")), io.EOF)
-	handler := createHandler(mockedClient, nil, Config{Base: "/", Username: "amir", Password: "password", Authorization: Authorization{Provider: NONE}})
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/api/logs/stream/localhost/123?stdout=1&stderr=1", nil)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "NewRequest should not return an error.")
-	req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: "session", Value: "baddata"})
-	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
-	assert.Equal(t, rr.Code, 401)
-}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7d4fcf9d..3b45152f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ type args struct {
 	Level                string              `arg:"env:DOZZLE_LEVEL" default:"info" help:"set Dozzle log level. Use debug for more logging."`
 	Username             string              `arg:"env:DOZZLE_USERNAME" help:"sets the username for auth."`
 	Password             string              `arg:"env:DOZZLE_PASSWORD" help:"sets password for auth"`
-	UsernameFile         *DockerSecret       `arg:"env:DOZZLE_USERNAME_FILE" help:"sets the secret path read username for auth."`
-	PasswordFile         *DockerSecret       `arg:"env:DOZZLE_PASSWORD_FILE" help:"sets the secret path read password for auth"`
 	NoAnalytics          bool                `arg:"--no-analytics,env:DOZZLE_NO_ANALYTICS" help:"disables anonymous analytics"`
 	WaitForDockerSeconds int                 `arg:"--wait-for-docker-seconds,env:DOZZLE_WAIT_FOR_DOCKER_SECONDS" help:"wait for docker to be available for at most this many seconds before starting the server."`
 	FilterStrings        []string            `arg:"env:DOZZLE_FILTER,--filter,separate" help:"filters docker containers using Docker syntax."`
@@ -193,8 +191,6 @@ func createServer(args args, clients map[string]web.DockerClient) *http.Server {
 		Addr:        args.Addr,
 		Base:        args.Base,
 		Version:     version,
-		Username:    args.Username,
-		Password:    args.Password,
 		Hostname:    args.Hostname,
 		NoAnalytics: args.NoAnalytics,
 		Dev:         dev,
@@ -274,19 +270,8 @@ func parseArgs() args {
 		args.Filter[key] = append(args.Filter[key], val)
 	}
 
-	if args.Username == "" && args.UsernameFile != nil {
-		args.Username = args.UsernameFile.Value
-	}
-
-	if args.Password == "" && args.PasswordFile != nil {
-		args.Password = args.PasswordFile.Value
-	}
-
 	if args.Username != "" || args.Password != "" {
-		log.Warn("Using --username and --password is being deprecated and removed in v6.x. Use --auth-provider instead. See https://dozzle.dev/guide/authentication#file-based-user-management for more information.")
-		if args.Username == "" || args.Password == "" {
-			log.Fatalf("Username AND password are required for authentication")
-		}
+		log.Fatal("Using --username and --password is removed  v6.x. See https://github.com/amir20/dozzle/issues/2630 for details.")
 	}
 	return args
 }