diff --git a/server/admin.api.js b/server/admin.api.js
index 30ed47369..4e6f52246 100644
--- a/server/admin.api.js
+++ b/server/admin.api.js
@@ -3,38 +3,27 @@ const router = require('express').Router();
 const Moment = require('moment');
 const templateFn = require('../client/template.js');
 const zlib = require('zlib');
-const rateLimit = require('express-rate-limit');
-
-// Define rate limiter options
-const loginLimiter = rateLimit({
-	timeWindow : 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // 24 hours window
-	max        : 10, // limit each IP to 10 requests per timeWindow
-	handler    : ()=>{throw { HBErrorCode: '54', code: 470, message: 'Too many failed login attempts, try again later' }; }
-});
 
 //Local version username and password
 process.env.ADMIN_USER = process.env.ADMIN_USER || 'admin';
 process.env.ADMIN_PASS = process.env.ADMIN_PASS || 'password3';
 
 const mw = {
-	adminOnly : [
-		loginLimiter,
-		(req, res, next)=>{
-			if(!req.get('authorization')) {
-				return res
-					.set('WWW-Authenticate', 'Basic realm="Authorization Required"')
-					.status(401)
-					.send('Authorization Required');
-			}
-			const [username, password] = Buffer.from(req.get('authorization').split(' ').pop(), 'base64')
-				.toString('ascii')
-				.split(':');
-			if(process.env.ADMIN_USER === username && process.env.ADMIN_PASS === password) {
-				return next();
-			}
-			throw { HBErrorCode: '52', code: 401, message: 'Access denied' };
+	adminOnly : (req, res, next)=> {
+		if(!req.get('authorization')) {
+			return res
+				.set('WWW-Authenticate', 'Basic realm="Authorization Required"')
+				.status(401)
+				.send('Authorization Required');
 		}
-	]
+		const [username, password] = Buffer.from(req.get('authorization').split(' ').pop(), 'base64')
+			.toString('ascii')
+			.split(':');
+		if(process.env.ADMIN_USER === username && process.env.ADMIN_PASS === password) {
+			return next();
+		}
+		throw { HBErrorCode: '52', code: 401, message: 'Access denied' };
+	}
 };
 
 const junkBrewPipeline = [