diff --git a/trade_remedies_public/config/cf_env.py b/trade_remedies_public/config/cf_env.py
index c6d00588..afb047b1 100644
--- a/trade_remedies_public/config/cf_env.py
+++ b/trade_remedies_public/config/cf_env.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Optional, Any
+from typing import Optional, Any, Dict
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
 
@@ -50,15 +50,6 @@ class CloudFoundrySettings(BaseSettings):
     DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE: int = 33554432
     FILE_MAX_SIZE_BYTES: int = 31457280
 
-    @validator("BASIC_AUTH_USER", pre=True)
-    def parse_basic_auth_user(cls, value):
-        if isinstance(value, str):
-            try:
-                return json.loads(value)
-            except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                raise ValueError("Invalid JSON for BASIC_AUTH_USER")
-        return value
-
     def get_allowed_hosts(self) -> list[str]:
         return self.ALLOWED_HOSTS.split(",") if self.ALLOWED_HOSTS else ["localhost"]