diff --git a/web/i18n/en/settings.json b/web/i18n/en/settings.json
index 6e6e3512..b18b375a 100644
--- a/web/i18n/en/settings.json
+++ b/web/i18n/en/settings.json
@@ -113,10 +113,6 @@
 
     "advanced.data": "data management",
 
-    "processing.override": "default instance override",
-    "processing.override.title": "use the instance-provided processing server",
-    "processing.override.description": "if web instance provides its own default processing server, you can choose to use it over the main processing server. make sure it's a server by someone you trust.",
-
     "processing.community": "community instances",
 
     "processing.enable_custom.title": "use a custom processing server",
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/api-url.ts b/web/src/lib/api/api-url.ts
index d5392c4b..2779fd5f 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/api-url.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/api-url.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const currentApiURL = () => {
         return new URL(customInstanceURL).origin;
     }
 
-    if (env.DEFAULT_API && processingSettings.allowDefaultOverride) {
+    if (env.DEFAULT_API) {
         return new URL(env.DEFAULT_API).origin;
     }
 
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/api.ts b/web/src/lib/api/api.ts
index 6d836380..fb265f54 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/api.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/api.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import lazySettingGetter from "$lib/settings/lazy-get";
 import { getSession } from "$lib/api/session";
 import { currentApiURL } from "$lib/api/api-url";
 import { turnstileLoaded } from "$lib/state/turnstile";
-import { apiOverrideWarning } from "$lib/api/safety-warning";
 import { cachedInfo, getServerInfo } from "$lib/api/server-info";
 
 import type { Optional } from "$lib/types/generic";
@@ -37,8 +36,6 @@ const request = async (url: string) => {
         alwaysProxy: getSetting("privacy", "alwaysProxy"),
     }
 
-    await apiOverrideWarning();
-
     await getServerInfo();
 
     const getCachedInfo = get(cachedInfo);
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/safety-warning.ts b/web/src/lib/api/safety-warning.ts
index d9869128..0c28107d 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/safety-warning.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/safety-warning.ts
@@ -1,68 +1,9 @@
 import { get } from "svelte/store";
-
-import env from "$lib/env";
 import { t } from "$lib/i18n/translations";
 import settings, { updateSetting } from "$lib/state/settings";
 
 import { createDialog } from "$lib/state/dialogs";
 
-export const apiOverrideWarning = async () => {
-    if (!env.DEFAULT_API || get(settings).processing.seenOverrideWarning) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    let _actions: {
-        resolve: () => void;
-        reject: () => void;
-    };
-
-    const promise = new Promise<void>(
-        (resolve, reject) => (_actions = { resolve, reject })
-    ).catch(() => {
-        return {}
-    });
-
-    createDialog({
-        id: "security-api-override",
-        type: "small",
-        icon: "warn-red",
-        title: get(t)("dialog.api.override.title"),
-        bodyText: get(t)("dialog.api.override.body", { value: env.DEFAULT_API }),
-        dismissable: false,
-        buttons: [
-            {
-                text: get(t)("button.cancel"),
-                main: false,
-                action: () => {
-                    _actions.reject();
-                    updateSetting({
-                        processing: {
-                            seenOverrideWarning: true,
-                        },
-                    })
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                text: get(t)("button.continue"),
-                color: "red",
-                main: true,
-                timeout: 5000,
-                action: () => {
-                    _actions.resolve();
-                    updateSetting({
-                        processing: {
-                            allowDefaultOverride: true,
-                            seenOverrideWarning: true,
-                        },
-                    })
-                },
-            },
-        ],
-    })
-
-    await promise;
-}
-
 export const customInstanceWarning = async () => {
     if (get(settings).processing.seenCustomWarning) {
         return;
diff --git a/web/src/routes/settings/instances/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/settings/instances/+page.svelte
index 3f35c9ee..31b7934f 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/settings/instances/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/settings/instances/+page.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-    import env from "$lib/env";
     import settings from "$lib/state/settings";
 
     import { t } from "$lib/i18n/translations";
@@ -7,26 +6,8 @@
     import SettingsToggle from "$components/buttons/SettingsToggle.svelte";
     import SettingsCategory from "$components/settings/SettingsCategory.svelte";
     import CustomInstanceInput from "$components/settings/CustomInstanceInput.svelte";
-
-    $: overrideDisabled = $settings.processing.enableCustomInstances;
 </script>
 
-{#if env.DEFAULT_API}
-    <SettingsCategory
-        sectionId="override"
-        title={$t("settings.processing.override")}
-        disabled={overrideDisabled}
-    >
-        <SettingsToggle
-            settingContext="processing"
-            settingId="allowDefaultOverride"
-            title={$t("settings.processing.override.title")}
-            description={$t("settings.processing.override.description")}
-            disabled={overrideDisabled}
-        />
-    </SettingsCategory>
-{/if}
-
 <SettingsCategory
     sectionId="community"
     title={$t("settings.processing.community")}