diff --git a/libs/gl-client/src/node/service.rs b/libs/gl-client/src/node/service.rs
index 960123fe7..a47e80e4b 100644
--- a/libs/gl-client/src/node/service.rs
+++ b/libs/gl-client/src/node/service.rs
@@ -119,12 +119,6 @@ impl Service<Request<BoxBody>> for AuthService {
             let mut ts = vec![];
             ts.put_u64(time.try_into()?);
             buf.put_u64(time.try_into()?);
-            buf.put(
-                general_purpose::URL_SAFE
-                    .decode(rune.clone())
-                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| vec![])
-                    .as_ref(),
-            );
 
             let rng = rand::SystemRandom::new();
             let pubkey = keypair.public_key().as_ref();
diff --git a/libs/gl-client/src/signer/mod.rs b/libs/gl-client/src/signer/mod.rs
index 51fc2bbd1..061c2b5ed 100644
--- a/libs/gl-client/src/signer/mod.rs
+++ b/libs/gl-client/src/signer/mod.rs
@@ -233,8 +233,6 @@ impl Signer {
                 if r.timestamp != 0 {
                     data.put_u64(r.timestamp);
                 }
-                let rune: Vec<u8> = r.rune.clone();
-                data.put(&rune[..]);
 
                 pk.verify(&data, &r.signature)
                     .map_err(|e| anyhow!("signature verification failed: {}", e))?;