diff --git a/client/src/pages/user/event-list.tsx b/client/src/pages/user/event-list.tsx
index 1f5ac4e4..a7b5bb91 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/user/event-list.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/user/event-list.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ const EventList: PageComponent = () => {
       try {
         const response = await httpClient.get<{ data: Event[] }>({
           uri: `/event`,
-          withCredentials: 'access',
         });
         setEvents(response.data);
       } catch (err) {
diff --git a/client/src/pages/user/join-events.tsx b/client/src/pages/user/join-events.tsx
index 9d8f4fa1..a12500a7 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/user/join-events.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/user/join-events.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ const EventJoin: PageComponent = () => {
       try {
         const response = await httpClient.get<{ data: Event[] }>({
           uri: `/event/${id}`,
-          withCredentials: 'access',
         });
 
         // retrieve events
diff --git a/server/src/v1/route-map.ts b/server/src/v1/route-map.ts
index 27a71b5e..670c204d 100644
--- a/server/src/v1/route-map.ts
+++ b/server/src/v1/route-map.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ const routeMap: RoutingMap<`/v1/${string}`> = {
   '/v1/event': {
     GET: {
       handler: getEvent,
-      accessLevel: 'authenticated',
       authOptions: { allowNonActivated: true },
     },
     POST: {
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ const routeMap: RoutingMap<`/v1/${string}`> = {
     },
     GET: {
       handler: getAnEvent,
-      accessLevel: 'authenticated',
       authOptions: { allowNonActivated: true },
     },
     POST: {