diff --git a/config/initializers/cors.rb b/config/initializers/cors.rb
index 148a777b8..5644d92d4 100644
--- a/config/initializers/cors.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/cors.rb
@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@
   allow do
     origins '*'
 
-    resource '*',
-      headers: :any,
-      methods: [:get, :post, :put, :patch, :delete, :options, :head]
-  end
-
-  allow do
-    origins 'localhost:3000', /\.datacite\.org\z/
-
     resource '*',
       headers: :any,
       expose: ["X-Credential-Username", "X-Anonymous-Consumer"],