diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index df1a7463c..e0a68fb71 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -210,4 +210,4 @@ yarn install
 
    Your new localhost is [localhost.different.admin.service.com](http://localhost.different.admin.service.com)
 
-> Ensure you don't have `ADMIN_API_URL` or `DISABLE_AUTH` set (e.g., in your `/.profile`.)
+> Ensure you don't have `ADMIN_API_URL` set (e.g., in your `/.profile`.)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6eaf3801a..497a2bc11 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ For help with installing dependencies look into
    ```
 2. Now, export the following env variables:
 
-   `export ADMIN_API_URL=http://localhost:30080 export DISABLE_AUTH=1`
+   `export ADMIN_API_URL=http://localhost:30080`
 
    > You can persist these environment variables either in the current shell or in a `.env` file at the root
    > of the repository. A `.env` file will persist the settings across multiple terminal
@@ -116,12 +116,10 @@ few environment variables in your run command to setup the appliation.
 
 `CONFIG_DIR="/etc/flyte/config"` (required)
 
-`DISABLE_AUTH="1"` (optional)
-
 This example assumes building from `v1.0.0` on port `8080`
 
 ```bash
-docker run -p 8080:8080 -e BASE_URL="/console" -e CONFIG_DIR="/etc/flyte/config" -e DISABLE_AUTH="1" ghcr.io/flyteorg/flyteconsole:v1.0.0
+docker run -p 8080:8080 -e BASE_URL="/console" -e CONFIG_DIR="/etc/flyte/config" ghcr.io/flyteorg/flyteconsole:v1.0.0
 ```
 
 ### Run the server