diff --git a/Habitica/build.gradle b/Habitica/build.gradle
index 7d933fbea..77954efc1 100644
--- a/Habitica/build.gradle
+++ b/Habitica/build.gradle
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ android {
     productFlavors {
         dev {
             minSdkVersion 21
-            buildConfigField "String", "STAGING_KEY", "\"1dcf9ed3-3b14-45b3-9e7e-acdfff68a368\""
             dimension "buildType"
         }
 
diff --git a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/data/implementation/ApiClientImpl.java b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/data/implementation/ApiClientImpl.java
index 9e17ff254..75c384e67 100644
--- a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/data/implementation/ApiClientImpl.java
+++ b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/data/implementation/ApiClientImpl.java
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ public class ApiClientImpl implements Action1<Throwable>, ApiClient {
                     if (userAgent != null) {
                         builder = builder.header("user-agent", userAgent);
                     }
-                    builder = builder.addHeader("Authorization", "Basic " + BuildConfig.STAGING_KEY);
                     Request request = builder.method(original.method(), original.body())
                             .build();
                     lastAPICallURL = original.url().toString();