diff --git a/app/Http/Kernel.php b/app/Http/Kernel.php
index f006177bf0..09156692e6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ use App\Http\Middleware\EnsureTokenBelongsToCurrentTeamMember;
 use App\Http\Middleware\KeepConcurrentTeamSwitch;
 use App\Http\Middleware\PreventRequestsDuringMaintenance;
 use App\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfAuthenticated;
-use App\Http\Middleware\RejectPublishedAppKey;
 use App\Http\Middleware\RequirePassword;
 use App\Http\Middleware\RequireTeamTwoFactor;
 use App\Http\Middleware\ThrottleFailedApiRequests;
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
     protected $middleware = [
         // Outermost so Server-Timing includes the full middleware + app cost.
         AddServerTimingHeaders::class,
-        RejectPublishedAppKey::class,
         TrustProxies::class,
         HandleCors::class,
         ThrottleFailedApiRequests::class,
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/RejectPublishedAppKey.php b/app/Http/Middleware/RejectPublishedAppKey.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 432282fae5..0000000000
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/RejectPublishedAppKey.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace App\Http\Middleware;
-
-use Closure;
-use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
-
-/**
- * Blocks all HTTP requests while APP_KEY (or APP_PREVIOUS_KEYS) is a key that was published in this repository.
- *
- * Anyone can sign and encrypt data with a published key, so the instance is not safe to serve.
- * Console commands still run, so the key can be rotated with `php artisan app-key:reencrypt`.
- */
-class RejectPublishedAppKey
-{
-    /**
-     * Keys from example files that were shipped in this repository.
-     *
-     * @var list<string>
-     */
-    public const PUBLISHED_KEYS = [
-        // .env.windows-docker-desktop.example (removed in v4.6.0)
-        'base64:ssTlCmrIE/q7whnKMvT6DwURikg69COzGsAwFVROm80=',
-    ];
-
-    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
-    {
-        if (! self::usesPublishedKey()) {
-            return $next($request);
-        }
-
-        return response(
-            "Coolify does not start: APP_KEY or APP_PREVIOUS_KEYS contains a key that is public.\n\n".
-            "1. Generate a new key: openssl rand -base64 32\n".
-            "2. In .env, set APP_PREVIOUS_KEYS to the old APP_KEY value and APP_KEY=base64:<new key>.\n".
-            "3. Restart Coolify and run: docker exec coolify php artisan app-key:reencrypt --force\n".
-            "4. Remove APP_PREVIOUS_KEYS from .env and restart Coolify.\n",
-            503,
-            ['Content-Type' => 'text/plain; charset=UTF-8'],
-        );
-    }
-
-    public static function usesPublishedKey(): bool
-    {
-        $keys = [config('app.key'), ...(array) config('app.previous_keys', [])];
-
-        return array_intersect(array_map(fn ($key) => trim((string) $key), $keys), self::PUBLISHED_KEYS) !== [];
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/Feature/PublishedAppKeyTest.php b/tests/Feature/DecryptWithoutClassesTest.php
similarity index 52%
rename from tests/Feature/PublishedAppKeyTest.php
rename to tests/Feature/DecryptWithoutClassesTest.php
index cb68163a99..b633e01312 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/PublishedAppKeyTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/DecryptWithoutClassesTest.php
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 
-use App\Http\Middleware\RejectPublishedAppKey;
 use App\Models\InstanceSettings;
 use App\Traits\ListensToTeamChannel;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
 
 uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
 
-class PublishedAppKeyTestWakeupProbe
+class DecryptWithoutClassesTestWakeupProbe
 {
     public static bool $woken = false;
 
@@ -20,31 +19,16 @@ class PublishedAppKeyTestWakeupProbe
 beforeEach(function () {
     config(['app.maintenance.store' => 'array']);
     InstanceSettings::forceCreate(['id' => 0]);
-    PublishedAppKeyTestWakeupProbe::$woken = false;
-});
-
-it('refuses HTTP requests when a published key is the current or a previous key', function (array $config) {
-    config($config);
-
-    $this->get('/api/health')
-        ->assertStatus(503)
-        ->assertSee('app-key:reencrypt');
-})->with([
-    'current key' => [['app.key' => RejectPublishedAppKey::PUBLISHED_KEYS[0]]],
-    'previous key' => [['app.previous_keys' => [RejectPublishedAppKey::PUBLISHED_KEYS[0]]]],
-]);
-
-it('serves HTTP requests with a private key', function () {
-    $this->get('/api/health')->assertOk();
+    DecryptWithoutClassesTestWakeupProbe::$woken = false;
 });
 
 it('does not unserialize objects from a Sentinel token', function () {
-    $token = encrypt(new PublishedAppKeyTestWakeupProbe);
+    $token = encrypt(new DecryptWithoutClassesTestWakeupProbe);
 
     $this->postJson('/api/v1/sentinel/push', [], ['Authorization' => 'Bearer '.$token])
         ->assertUnauthorized();
 
-    expect(PublishedAppKeyTestWakeupProbe::$woken)->toBeFalse();
+    expect(DecryptWithoutClassesTestWakeupProbe::$woken)->toBeFalse();
 });
 
 it('does not unserialize objects from a team channel payload', function () {
@@ -58,7 +42,7 @@ it('does not unserialize objects from a team channel payload', function () {
         }
     };
 
-    expect($component->read(['payload' => encrypt(['teamId' => 1, 'probe' => new PublishedAppKeyTestWakeupProbe])]))
+    expect($component->read(['payload' => encrypt(['teamId' => 1, 'probe' => new DecryptWithoutClassesTestWakeupProbe])]))
         ->toHaveKey('teamId', 1)
-        ->and(PublishedAppKeyTestWakeupProbe::$woken)->toBeFalse();
+        ->and(DecryptWithoutClassesTestWakeupProbe::$woken)->toBeFalse();
 });