diff --git a/openhands/server/listen.py b/openhands/server/listen.py
index 2a089ee41476..3e6be135dba2 100644
--- a/openhands/server/listen.py
+++ b/openhands/server/listen.py
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 import requests
 from pathspec import PathSpec
 from pathspec.patterns import GitWildMatchPattern
-from slowapi import Limiter, _rate_limit_exceeded_handler
-from slowapi.errors import RateLimitExceeded
-from slowapi.util import get_remote_address
 
 from openhands.security.options import SecurityAnalyzers
 from openhands.server.data_models.feedback import FeedbackDataModel, store_feedback
@@ -97,36 +94,6 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
 
 security_scheme = HTTPBearer()
 
-# Initialize rate limiter
-limiter = Limiter(
-    key_func=get_remote_address,
-    default_limits=['5 per second'],
-    strategy='moving-window',  # Use a sliding window for more accurate rate limiting
-)
-app.state.limiter = limiter
-app.add_exception_handler(RateLimitExceeded, _rate_limit_exceeded_handler)
-
-
-# Apply stricter limits to auth endpoints
-def get_path_limits(request: Request):
-    path = request.url.path
-    if path == '/ws' or path in ['/api/github/callback', '/api/authenticate']:
-        return ['1 per second']
-    return ['5 per second']
-
-
-@app.middleware('http')
-async def rate_limit_middleware(request: Request, call_next):
-    limits = get_path_limits(request)
-    try:
-        await limiter.check_request_limit(request, limits=limits)
-    except RateLimitExceeded:
-        return JSONResponse(
-            status_code=status.HTTP_429_TOO_MANY_REQUESTS,
-            content={'error': 'Too many requests'},
-        )
-    return await call_next(request)
-
 
 def load_file_upload_config() -> tuple[int, bool, list[str]]:
     """Load file upload configuration from the config object.
@@ -293,13 +260,6 @@ async def attach_session(request: Request, call_next):
 
 @app.websocket('/ws')
 async def websocket_endpoint(websocket: WebSocket):
-    try:
-        # Create a mock request object for rate limiting
-        mock_request = Request(scope={'type': 'http', 'client': websocket.client})
-        await limiter.check_request_limit(mock_request, limits=['1 per second'])
-    except RateLimitExceeded:
-        await websocket.close(code=status.WS_1008_POLICY_VIOLATION)
-        return
     """WebSocket endpoint for receiving events from the client (i.e., the browser).
     Once connected, the client can send various actions:
     - Initialize the agent:
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 60be51e9cae6..b32d2c7753db 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -3932,35 +3932,6 @@ tiktoken = "*"
 transformers = "*"
 types-tqdm = "*"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "limits"
-version = "3.13.0"
-description = "Rate limiting utilities"
-optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.8"
-files = [
-    {file = "limits-3.13.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:9767f7233da4255e9904b79908a728e8ec0984c0b086058b4cbbd309aea553f6"},
-    {file = "limits-3.13.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:6571b0c567bfa175a35fed9f8a954c0c92f1c3200804282f1b8f1de4ad98a953"},
-]
-
-[package.dependencies]
-deprecated = ">=1.2"
-importlib-resources = ">=1.3"
-packaging = ">=21,<25"
-typing-extensions = "*"
-
-[package.extras]
-all = ["aetcd", "coredis (>=3.4.0,<5)", "emcache (>=0.6.1)", "emcache (>=1)", "etcd3", "motor (>=3,<4)", "pymemcache (>3,<5.0.0)", "pymongo (>4.1,<5)", "redis (>3,!=4.5.2,!=4.5.3,<6.0.0)", "redis (>=4.2.0,!=4.5.2,!=4.5.3)"]
-async-etcd = ["aetcd"]
-async-memcached = ["emcache (>=0.6.1)", "emcache (>=1)"]
-async-mongodb = ["motor (>=3,<4)"]
-async-redis = ["coredis (>=3.4.0,<5)"]
-etcd = ["etcd3"]
-memcached = ["pymemcache (>3,<5.0.0)"]
-mongodb = ["pymongo (>4.1,<5)"]
-redis = ["redis (>3,!=4.5.2,!=4.5.3,<6.0.0)"]
-rediscluster = ["redis (>=4.2.0,!=4.5.2,!=4.5.3)"]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "litellm"
 version = "1.52.3"
@@ -8329,23 +8300,6 @@ files = [
     {file = "six-1.16.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:1e61c37477a1626458e36f7b1d82aa5c9b094fa4802892072e49de9c60c4c926"},
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "slowapi"
-version = "0.1.9"
-description = "A rate limiting extension for Starlette and Fastapi"
-optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.7,<4.0"
-files = [
-    {file = "slowapi-0.1.9-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:cfad116cfb84ad9d763ee155c1e5c5cbf00b0d47399a769b227865f5df576e36"},
-    {file = "slowapi-0.1.9.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:639192d0f1ca01b1c6d95bf6c71d794c3a9ee189855337b4821f7f457dddad77"},
-]
-
-[package.dependencies]
-limits = ">=2.3"
-
-[package.extras]
-redis = ["redis (>=3.4.1,<4.0.0)"]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "smmap"
 version = "5.0.1"
@@ -10224,4 +10178,4 @@ testing = ["coverage[toml]", "zope.event", "zope.testing"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.12"
-content-hash = "2c52184376e4637e8033f27d6c8be006deb7b041f3aacf921a2205e00ec9464a"
+content-hash = "245fd4cd56a3c95b2dd4f3a06251f7de82ad0300de7349f0710aac1f92a151b7"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b1182771f5a3..6430f70d720d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ opentelemetry-api = "1.25.0"
 opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc = "1.25.0"
 modal = "^0.64.145"
 runloop-api-client = "0.7.0"
-slowapi = "^0.1.9"
 pygithub = "^2.5.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.llama-index.dependencies]