diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
index 47ce20bfc..7b474799a 100644
--- a/.env.development
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ VITE_KC_API_WS_MODELING_URL=wss://api.dev.zoo.dev/ws/modeling/commands
 VITE_KC_API_BASE_URL=https://api.dev.zoo.dev
 VITE_KC_SITE_BASE_URL=https://dev.zoo.dev
 VITE_KC_SITE_APP_URL=https://app.dev.zoo.dev
-VITE_KC_SKIP_AUTH=false
 VITE_KC_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS=5000
 #VITE_WASM_URL="optional way of overriding the wasm url, particular for unit tests which need this if you running not on the default 3000 port"
 #VITE_KC_DEV_TOKEN="optional token to skip auth in the app"
diff --git a/.env.production b/.env.production
index 6adcecc5d..49aee03e9 100644
--- a/.env.production
+++ b/.env.production
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ VITE_KC_API_WS_MODELING_URL=wss://api.zoo.dev/ws/modeling/commands
 VITE_KC_API_BASE_URL=https://api.zoo.dev
 VITE_KC_SITE_BASE_URL=https://zoo.dev
 VITE_KC_SITE_APP_URL=https://app.zoo.dev
-VITE_KC_SKIP_AUTH=false
 VITE_KC_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS=15000
diff --git a/interface.d.ts b/interface.d.ts
index 8b6af29bd..1a2904e2b 100644
--- a/interface.d.ts
+++ b/interface.d.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ export interface IElectronAPI {
       VITE_KC_API_BASE_URL: string
       VITE_KC_SITE_BASE_URL: string
       VITE_KC_SITE_APP_URL: string
-      VITE_KC_SKIP_AUTH: string
       VITE_KC_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: string
       VITE_KC_DEV_TOKEN: string
       NODE_ENV: string
diff --git a/src/env.ts b/src/env.ts
index bde829f58..f3f0af864 100644
--- a/src/env.ts
+++ b/src/env.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ export const VITE_KC_API_WS_MODELING_URL = env.VITE_KC_API_WS_MODELING_URL as
 export const VITE_KC_API_BASE_URL = env.VITE_KC_API_BASE_URL
 export const VITE_KC_SITE_BASE_URL = env.VITE_KC_SITE_BASE_URL
 export const VITE_KC_SITE_APP_URL = env.VITE_KC_SITE_APP_URL
-export const VITE_KC_SKIP_AUTH = env.VITE_KC_SKIP_AUTH as string | undefined
 export const VITE_KC_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS =
   env.VITE_KC_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS as string | undefined
 export const VITE_KC_DEV_TOKEN = env.VITE_KC_DEV_TOKEN as string | undefined
diff --git a/src/machines/authMachine.ts b/src/machines/authMachine.ts
index 45b2d328b..97acd35a4 100644
--- a/src/machines/authMachine.ts
+++ b/src/machines/authMachine.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 import type { Models } from '@kittycad/lib'
-import {
-  DEV,
-  VITE_KC_API_BASE_URL,
-  VITE_KC_DEV_TOKEN,
-  VITE_KC_SKIP_AUTH,
-} from '@src/env'
+import { VITE_KC_API_BASE_URL, VITE_KC_DEV_TOKEN } from '@src/env'
 import { assign, fromPromise, setup } from 'xstate'
 
 import { COOKIE_NAME, OAUTH2_DEVICE_CLIENT_ID } from '@src/lib/constants'
@@ -21,26 +16,6 @@ import {
 } from '@src/lib/withBaseURL'
 import { ACTOR_IDS } from '@src/machines/machineConstants'
 
-const SKIP_AUTH = VITE_KC_SKIP_AUTH === 'true' && DEV
-
-const LOCAL_USER: Models['User_type'] = {
-  id: '8675309',
-  name: 'Test User',
-  email: 'kittycad.sidebar.test@example.com',
-  image: 'https://placekitten.com/200/200',
-  created_at: 'yesteryear',
-  updated_at: 'today',
-  company: 'Test Company',
-  discord: 'Test User#1234',
-  github: 'testuser',
-  phone: '555-555-5555',
-  first_name: 'Test',
-  last_name: 'User',
-  can_train_on_data: false,
-  is_service_account: false,
-  deletion_scheduled: false,
-}
-
 export interface UserContext {
   user?: Models['User_type']
   token: string
@@ -165,19 +140,6 @@ async function getUser(input: { token?: string }) {
   if (!token && isDesktop()) return Promise.reject(new Error('No token found'))
   if (token) headers['Authorization'] = `Bearer ${token}`
 
-  if (SKIP_AUTH) {
-    // For local tests
-    if (localStorage.getItem('FORCE_NO_IMAGE')) {
-      LOCAL_USER.image = ''
-    }
-
-    markOnce('code/didAuth')
-    return {
-      user: LOCAL_USER,
-      token,
-    }
-  }
-
   const userPromise = isDesktop()
     ? getUserDesktop(token, VITE_KC_API_BASE_URL)
     : fetch(url, {
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 27bf5b8f9..c130963b9 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ process.env.VITE_KC_API_WS_MODELING_URL ??= viteEnv.VITE_KC_API_WS_MODELING_URL
 process.env.VITE_KC_API_BASE_URL ??= viteEnv.VITE_KC_API_BASE_URL
 process.env.VITE_KC_SITE_BASE_URL ??= viteEnv.VITE_KC_SITE_BASE_URL
 process.env.VITE_KC_SITE_APP_URL ??= viteEnv.VITE_KC_SITE_APP_URL
-process.env.VITE_KC_SKIP_AUTH ??= viteEnv.VITE_KC_SKIP_AUTH
 process.env.VITE_KC_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS ??=
   viteEnv.VITE_KC_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS
 
diff --git a/src/preload.ts b/src/preload.ts
index 5e7ebe4c5..4eb8036f7 100644
--- a/src/preload.ts
+++ b/src/preload.ts
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electron', {
         'VITE_KC_API_BASE_URL',
         'VITE_KC_SITE_BASE_URL',
         'VITE_KC_SITE_APP_URL',
-        'VITE_KC_SKIP_AUTH',
         'VITE_KC_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS',
         'VITE_KC_DEV_TOKEN',