diff --git a/backend/backendServer.js b/backend/backendServer.js
index 2f72b26..3dcba79 100644
--- a/backend/backendServer.js
+++ b/backend/backendServer.js
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 const express = require("express");
 const db = require("./db");
 const port = 3000;
-const cors = require('cors'); // to remove cors origin error in dev TODO: remove when dockerized
 
 const app = express();
-app.use(cors());  // to remove cors origin error in dev TODO: remove when dockerized
 app.use(express.json());
 
 // ####### ROUTES #######
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index d80c1a0..ff8aeea 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "description": "",
   "dependencies": {
-    "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "dotenv": "^17.0.1",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "knex": "^3.1.0",