diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index 97e821c7..fad06ffd 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -35,14 +34,11 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/term"
 
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
-	"github.com/ollama/ollama/auth"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/envconfig"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/format"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/parser"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/progress"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/server"
-	"github.com/ollama/ollama/types/errtypes"
-	"github.com/ollama/ollama/types/model"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/version"
 )
 
@@ -516,47 +512,6 @@ func RunHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return generate(cmd, opts)
 }
 
-func errFromUnknownKey(unknownKeyErr error) error {
-	// find SSH public key in the error message
-	sshKeyPattern := `ssh-\w+ [^\s"]+`
-	re := regexp.MustCompile(sshKeyPattern)
-	matches := re.FindStringSubmatch(unknownKeyErr.Error())
-
-	if len(matches) > 0 {
-		serverPubKey := matches[0]
-
-		localPubKey, err := auth.GetPublicKey()
-		if err != nil {
-			return unknownKeyErr
-		}
-
-		if runtime.GOOS == "linux" && serverPubKey != localPubKey {
-			// try the ollama service public key
-			svcPubKey, err := os.ReadFile("/usr/share/ollama/.ollama/id_ed25519.pub")
-			if err != nil {
-				return unknownKeyErr
-			}
-			localPubKey = strings.TrimSpace(string(svcPubKey))
-		}
-
-		// check if the returned public key matches the local public key, this prevents adding a remote key to the user's account
-		if serverPubKey != localPubKey {
-			return unknownKeyErr
-		}
-
-		var msg strings.Builder
-		msg.WriteString(unknownKeyErr.Error())
-		msg.WriteString("\n\nYour ollama key is:\n")
-		msg.WriteString(localPubKey)
-		msg.WriteString("\nAdd your key at:\n")
-		msg.WriteString("https://ollama.com/settings/keys")
-
-		return errors.New(msg.String())
-	}
-
-	return unknownKeyErr
-}
-
 func PushHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	client, err := api.ClientFromEnvironment()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -610,14 +565,6 @@ func PushHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "access denied") {
 			return errors.New("you are not authorized to push to this namespace, create the model under a namespace you own")
 		}
-		host := model.ParseName(args[0]).Host
-		isOllamaHost := strings.HasSuffix(host, ".ollama.ai") || strings.HasSuffix(host, ".ollama.com")
-		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), errtypes.UnknownOllamaKeyErrMsg) && isOllamaHost {
-			// the user has not added their ollama key to ollama.com
-			// re-throw an error with a more user-friendly message
-			return errFromUnknownKey(err)
-		}
-
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/server/images.go b/server/images.go
index 6a0e8ae3..1f6a9712 100644
--- a/server/images.go
+++ b/server/images.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"cmp"
 	"context"
 	"crypto/sha256"
-	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
@@ -24,14 +23,12 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
-	"github.com/ollama/ollama/auth"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/envconfig"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/format"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/llama"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/llm"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/parser"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/template"
-	"github.com/ollama/ollama/types/errtypes"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/types/model"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/version"
 )
@@ -985,37 +982,7 @@ func GetSHA256Digest(r io.Reader) (string, int64) {
 
 var errUnauthorized = errors.New("unauthorized: access denied")
 
-// getTokenSubject returns the subject of a JWT token, it does not validate the token
-func getTokenSubject(token string) string {
-	parts := strings.Split(token, ".")
-	if len(parts) != 3 {
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	payload := parts[1]
-	payloadBytes, err := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(payload)
-	if err != nil {
-		slog.Error(fmt.Sprintf("failed to decode jwt payload: %v", err))
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	var payloadMap map[string]interface{}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(payloadBytes, &payloadMap); err != nil {
-		slog.Error(fmt.Sprintf("failed to unmarshal payload JSON: %v", err))
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	sub, ok := payloadMap["sub"]
-	if !ok {
-		slog.Error("jwt does not contain 'sub' field")
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s", sub)
-}
-
 func makeRequestWithRetry(ctx context.Context, method string, requestURL *url.URL, headers http.Header, body io.ReadSeeker, regOpts *registryOptions) (*http.Response, error) {
-	anonymous := true // access will default to anonymous if no user is found associated with the public key
 	for range 2 {
 		resp, err := makeRequest(ctx, method, requestURL, headers, body, regOpts)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1036,7 +1003,6 @@ func makeRequestWithRetry(ctx context.Context, method string, requestURL *url.UR
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			anonymous = getTokenSubject(token) == "anonymous"
 			regOpts.Token = token
 			if body != nil {
 				_, err = body.Seek(0, io.SeekStart)
@@ -1059,16 +1025,6 @@ func makeRequestWithRetry(ctx context.Context, method string, requestURL *url.UR
 		}
 	}
 
-	if anonymous {
-		// no user is associated with the public key, and the request requires non-anonymous access
-		pubKey, nestedErr := auth.GetPublicKey()
-		if nestedErr != nil {
-			slog.Error(fmt.Sprintf("couldn't get public key: %v", nestedErr))
-			return nil, errUnauthorized
-		}
-		return nil, &errtypes.UnknownOllamaKey{Key: pubKey}
-	}
-	// user is associated with the public key, but is not authorized to make the request
 	return nil, errUnauthorized
 }