diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 771371b8b..c7ea2459b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -494,7 +494,6 @@ export async function createServer() {
     path: '/certificates',
     handler: certificateHandler,
     options: {
-      auth: false,
       tags: ['api', 'certificates'],
       description: 'Returns certificate metadata'
     }