diff --git a/apps/backend/off-service.js b/apps/backend/off-service.js
index 9dde7ad..990089d 100644
--- a/apps/backend/off-service.js
+++ b/apps/backend/off-service.js
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ export async function searchBabyProducts(query) {
     }
 
     console.log(`Fetching from OFF API: ${searchTerm}`);
-    const auth = getOffAuth();
     const headers = getOffHeaders();
 
     let lastError;
     for (let attempt = 0; attempt <= MAX_RETRIES; attempt++) {
       try {
         // Use v2 structured search with brand filter (more reliable than /cgi/search.pl)
+        // READ operations don't require auth per OFF docs, only User-Agent
         const response = await axios.get(`${OFF_API_BASE}/api/v2/search`, {
           params: {
             brands_tags: searchTerm,
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ export async function searchBabyProducts(query) {
           headers,
           timeout: 10000,
           validateStatus: (status) => status === 200,
-          ...(auth && { auth }),
         });
 
         // Check if response is actually JSON (OFF sometimes returns HTML on error)
@@ -159,14 +158,13 @@ export async function getBabyProductDetails(barcode) {
     }
 
     console.log(`Fetching OFF product details: ${barcode}`);
-    const auth = getOffAuth();
     const headers = getOffHeaders();
     // Use v3 API (recommended) for product details
+    // READ operations don't require auth per OFF docs, only User-Agent
     const response = await axios.get(`${OFF_API_BASE}/api/v3/product/${barcode}.json`, {
       headers,
       timeout: 10000,
       validateStatus: (status) => status === 200,
-      ...(auth && { auth }),
     });
 
     if (response.data && response.data.product) {