diff --git a/src/authentication.ts b/src/authentication.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f2c0c3..0000000
--- a/src/authentication.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import { createAppAuth } from "@octokit/auth-app";
-import { Env } from "./types/env";
-export async function authenticateApp(env: Env, installationId: number): Promise<void> {
-  try {
-    const auth = createAppAuth({
-      appId: env.APP_ID,
-      privateKey: env.PRIVATE_KEY,
-      installationId: installationId,
-    });
-
-    // Authenticate the app
-    const authentication = await auth({ type: "app" });
-
-    console.log("Successfully authenticated as app", authentication);
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Failed to authenticate app", error);
-    throw error;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/worker.ts b/src/worker.ts
index 1c07dec..d205a28 100644
--- a/src/worker.ts
+++ b/src/worker.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { EmitterWebhookEventName as WebhookEventName, emitterEventNames } from "@octokit/webhooks";
 import { Value } from "@sinclair/typebox/value";
-import { authenticateApp } from "./authentication";
 import { EventHandler } from "./event-handler";
 import { bindHandlers } from "./handlers";
 import { Env, envSchema } from "./types/env";
@@ -12,18 +11,6 @@ export default {
       const eventName = getEventName(request);
       const signatureSHA256 = getSignature(request);
       const id = getId(request);
-      // Parse the request body to get the webhook event payload
-      const payload = JSON.parse(await request.text());
-
-      // Extract the installationId from the payload
-      const installationId = payload.installation?.id;
-
-      if (!installationId) {
-        throw new Error("Missing installation ID");
-      }
-
-      // Authenticate the app
-      await authenticateApp(env, installationId);
 
       const eventHandler = new EventHandler({
         webhookSecret: env.WEBHOOK_SECRET,