diff --git a/comp/otelcol/ddflareextension/impl/server.go b/comp/otelcol/ddflareextension/impl/server.go
index f4eadd14db495..0772ce4b15d32 100644
--- a/comp/otelcol/ddflareextension/impl/server.go
+++ b/comp/otelcol/ddflareextension/impl/server.go
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@ type server struct {
 // validateToken - validates token for legacy API
 func validateToken(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		if util.GetAuthToken() != "" {
-			if err := util.Validate(w, r); err != nil {
-				return
-			}
+		if err := util.Validate(w, r); err != nil {
+			return
 		}
 		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	})
@@ -114,7 +112,9 @@ func newServer(endpoint string, handler http.Handler) (*server, error) {
 	r := mux.NewRouter()
 	r.Handle("/", handler)
 
-	r.Use(validateToken)
+	if util.GetAuthToken() != "" {
+		r.Use(validateToken)
+	}
 
 	s := &http.Server{
 		Addr:      endpoint,
diff --git a/test/new-e2e/tests/otel/otel-agent/no_dd_exporter_test.go b/test/new-e2e/tests/otel/otel-agent/no_dd_exporter_test.go
index 79e902ac58719..35d83e5661ba5 100644
--- a/test/new-e2e/tests/otel/otel-agent/no_dd_exporter_test.go
+++ b/test/new-e2e/tests/otel/otel-agent/no_dd_exporter_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ var noDDExporterConfig string
 
 func (s *noDDExporterTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
 	s.BaseSuite.SetupSuite()
-	utils.TestCalendarApp(s)
 }
 
 func TestOTelAgentWithNoDDExporter(t *testing.T) {