diff --git a/auth/lib/core/win_http_client.dart b/auth/lib/core/win_http_client.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index 26bbff2178..0000000000
--- a/auth/lib/core/win_http_client.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-// Inspired from https://github.com/netfarm/lehttp_overrides
-
-import 'dart:convert';
-import 'dart:io';
-import 'dart:typed_data';
-
-// expired
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-
-// ISRG Root X1
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-
-const String kIsrgRootX1Alt = '''-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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------END CERTIFICATE-----
-''';
-
-const String kLetsEncryptCert = '''-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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-''';
-
-String _hexConverter(Uint8List bytes) {
-  final StringBuffer buffer = StringBuffer();
-  for (int part in bytes) {
-    buffer.write('${part < 16 ? '0' : ''}${part.toRadixString(16)}');
-  }
-  return buffer.toString().toUpperCase();
-}
-
-class WindowsHttpOverrides extends HttpOverrides {
-  static bool? _initRootCert;
-  final bool allowExpiredDSTX3;
-
-  static bool _addRootCert() {
-    if (Platform.isWindows) {
-      final List<int> cert = ascii.encode(kIsrgRootX1);
-      SecurityContext.defaultContext.setTrustedCertificatesBytes(cert);
-      final List<int> certAlt = ascii.encode(kIsrgRootX1Alt);
-      SecurityContext.defaultContext.setTrustedCertificatesBytes(certAlt);
-      final List<int> certAlt2 = ascii.encode(kLetsEncryptCert);
-      SecurityContext.defaultContext.setTrustedCertificatesBytes(certAlt2);
-    }
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  WindowsHttpOverrides({this.allowExpiredDSTX3 = false}) {
-    _initRootCert ??= _addRootCert();
-  }
-
-  @override
-  HttpClient createHttpClient(SecurityContext? context) {
-    final HttpClient client = super.createHttpClient(context);
-    if (allowExpiredDSTX3) {
-      client.badCertificateCallback =
-          (X509Certificate cert, String host, int port) =>
-              _hexConverter(cert.sha1) == kSha1DstX3;
-    }
-    return client;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/auth/lib/main.dart b/auth/lib/main.dart
index 452f2a90f8..6d21f371d6 100644
--- a/auth/lib/main.dart
+++ b/auth/lib/main.dart
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import 'package:ente_auth/core/configuration.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/core/constants.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/core/logging/super_logging.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/core/network.dart';
-import 'package:ente_auth/core/win_http_client.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/ente_theme_data.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/locale.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/services/authenticator_service.dart';
@@ -65,9 +64,6 @@ Future<void> initSystemTray() async {
 
 void main() async {
   WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
-  if (Platform.isWindows) {
-    HttpOverrides.global = WindowsHttpOverrides();
-  }
 
   if (PlatformUtil.isDesktop()) {
     await windowManager.ensureInitialized();