diff --git a/src/routes/routes.ts b/src/routes/routes.ts
index 49da3a3b1..abae1acaa 100644
--- a/src/routes/routes.ts
+++ b/src/routes/routes.ts
@@ -76,12 +76,6 @@ import etapiBackupRoute from "../etapi/backup.js";
 import apiDocsRoute from "./api_docs.js";
 
 
-const csrfMiddleware = csurf({
-    cookie: {
-        path: ""       // empty, so cookie is valid only for the current path
-    }
-});
-
 const MAX_ALLOWED_FILE_SIZE_MB = 250;
 const GET = "get",
     PST = "post",