diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v2/project-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v2/project-router.ts
index 8f3d91c62..1b6e0a3e4 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v2/project-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v2/project-router.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const registerProjectRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         200: z.void()
       }
     },
-    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.API_KEY]),
+    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT]),
     handler: async (req) => {
       await server.services.project.upgradeProject({
         actorId: req.permission.id,
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export const registerProjectRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         })
       }
     },
-    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.API_KEY]),
+    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT]),
     handler: async (req) => {
       const status = await server.services.project.getProjectUpgradeStatus({
         projectId: req.params.projectId,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export const registerProjectRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         })
       }
     },
-    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.API_KEY, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
+    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
     handler: async (req) => {
       const project = await server.services.project.createProject({
         actorId: req.permission.id,
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export const registerProjectRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         200: ProjectsSchema
       }
     },
-    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.API_KEY, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
+    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
 
     handler: async (req) => {
       const project = await server.services.project.deleteProject({
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export const registerProjectRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         200: projectWithEnv
       }
     },
-    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.API_KEY, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
+    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
     handler: async (req) => {
       const project = await server.services.project.getAProject({
         filter: req.params.slug,
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export const registerProjectRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
       }
     },
 
-    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.API_KEY, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
+    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
     handler: async (req) => {
       const project = await server.services.project.updateProject({
         filterType: ProjectFilterType.SLUG,