diff --git a/services/app-api/src/handlers/apollo_gql.ts b/services/app-api/src/handlers/apollo_gql.ts
index cf48a433f1..1634285734 100644
--- a/services/app-api/src/handlers/apollo_gql.ts
+++ b/services/app-api/src/handlers/apollo_gql.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import { ApolloServer } from 'apollo-server-lambda'
 import type {
     APIGatewayProxyEvent,
     APIGatewayProxyHandler,
-    APIGatewayAuthorizerResult,
-    PolicyDocument,
     Handler,
 } from 'aws-lambda'
 import typeDefs from '../../../app-graphql/src/schema.graphql'
@@ -105,48 +103,6 @@ function contextForRequestForFetcher(userFetcher: userFromAuthProvider): ({
     }
 }
 
-const thirdPartyAPIAuthorizer = async function (event: any): Promise<APIGatewayAuthorizerResult> {
-    // authentication step by getting and validating JWT token
-    const authToken = event.headers['authorization'] || '';
-    try {
-      // @ts-ignore
-      const decodedJWT = await cognitoJwtVerifier.verify(authToken);
-  
-      // After the token is verified we can do Authorization check here if needed.
-      // If the request doesn't meet authorization conditions then we should return a Deny policy.
-      const policyDocument: PolicyDocument = {
-        Version: '2012-10-17',
-        Statement: [
-          {
-            Action: 'execute-api:Invoke',
-            Effect: 'Allow', // return Deny if you want to reject the request
-            Resource: event['methodArn'],
-          },
-        ],
-      };
-  
-      // This is the place you inject custom data into request context which will be available
-      // inside `event.requestContext.authorizer` in API Lambdas.
-      const context = {
-        'userId': 123,
-        'companyId': 456,
-        'role': 'ADMIN',
-      };
-  
-      const response: APIGatewayAuthorizerResult = {
-        principalId: decodedJWT.sub,
-        policyDocument,
-        context,
-      };
-      console.log(`response => ${JSON.stringify(response)}`);
-  
-      return response;
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error('Invalid auth token. err => ', err);
-      throw new Error('Unauthorized');
-    }
-  };
-
 // This middleware returns an error if the local request is missing authentication info
 function localAuthMiddleware(wrapped: APIGatewayProxyHandler): Handler {
     return async function (event, context, completion) {