diff --git a/internal/gitproviders/gitea.go b/internal/gitproviders/gitea.go
index 8fa3690..db11621 100644
--- a/internal/gitproviders/gitea.go
+++ b/internal/gitproviders/gitea.go
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ func (g *Gitea) getOrCreateClient(ctx context.Context, server string) (*gitea.Cl
 	client, ok := g.giteaClients[server]
 	if !ok || client == nil {
 		c, err := gitea.NewClient(server)
-		c.SetBasicAuth("kjuulh", "c0bd801cc9a7f2ed559ea45d603afc92f5443f19")
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}