diff --git a/app/backend/lib/s3download.ts b/app/backend/lib/s3download.ts
index e15fb2c4f..8c4bfd0c6 100644
--- a/app/backend/lib/s3download.ts
+++ b/app/backend/lib/s3download.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 import { Router } from 'express';
-import RateLimit from 'express-rate-limit';
 import config from '../../config';
 import getAuthRole from '../../utils/getAuthRole';
 import { getFileTagging, getFileFromS3 } from './s3client';
 
 const AWS_S3_BUCKET = config.get('AWS_S3_BUCKET');
 
-const limiter = RateLimit({
-  windowMs: 1 * 60 * 1000,
-  max: 2000,
-});
-
 const s3download = Router();
 const detectInfected = async (uuid: string) => {
   const params = {
@@ -22,47 +16,42 @@ const detectInfected = async (uuid: string) => {
 };
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line consistent-return
-s3download.get(
-  '/api/s3/download/:uuid/:fileName',
-  limiter,
-  // eslint-disable-next-line consistent-return
-  async (req, res) => {
-    const { uuid, fileName } = req.params;
-
-    const authRole = getAuthRole(req);
-    const isRoleAuthorized =
-      authRole?.pgRole === 'ccbc_admin' ||
-      authRole?.pgRole === 'ccbc_analyst' ||
-      authRole?.pgRole === 'ccbc_auth_user' ||
-      authRole?.pgRole === 'cbc_admin' ||
-      authRole?.pgRole === 'super_admin';
-
-    if (!isRoleAuthorized || !uuid || !fileName) {
-      return res.status(404).end();
-    }
-    if (
-      authRole?.pgRole === 'ccbc_admin' ||
-      authRole?.pgRole === 'ccbc_analyst' ||
-      authRole?.pgRole === 'cbc_admin' ||
-      authRole?.pgRole === 'super_admin'
-    ) {
-      // first check AV tag
-      // only for admin and analyst
-      const healthCheck = await detectInfected(uuid);
-      const suspect = healthCheck.TagSet.find((x) => x.Key === 'av-status');
-      if (suspect?.Value === 'dirty') {
-        return res.json({ avstatus: 'dirty' });
-      }
+s3download.get('/api/s3/download/:uuid/:fileName', async (req, res) => {
+  const { uuid, fileName } = req.params;
+
+  const authRole = getAuthRole(req);
+  const isRoleAuthorized =
+    authRole?.pgRole === 'ccbc_admin' ||
+    authRole?.pgRole === 'ccbc_analyst' ||
+    authRole?.pgRole === 'ccbc_auth_user' ||
+    authRole?.pgRole === 'cbc_admin' ||
+    authRole?.pgRole === 'super_admin';
+
+  if (!isRoleAuthorized || !uuid || !fileName) {
+    return res.status(404).end();
+  }
+  if (
+    authRole?.pgRole === 'ccbc_admin' ||
+    authRole?.pgRole === 'ccbc_analyst' ||
+    authRole?.pgRole === 'cbc_admin' ||
+    authRole?.pgRole === 'super_admin'
+  ) {
+    // first check AV tag
+    // only for admin and analyst
+    const healthCheck = await detectInfected(uuid);
+    const suspect = healthCheck.TagSet.find((x) => x.Key === 'av-status');
+    if (suspect?.Value === 'dirty') {
+      return res.json({ avstatus: 'dirty' });
     }
-
-    getFileFromS3(uuid, fileName, res)
-      .then(() => {
-        res.end();
-      })
-      .catch(() => {
-        res.status(500).end();
-      });
   }
-);
+
+  getFileFromS3(uuid, fileName, res)
+    .then(() => {
+      res.end();
+    })
+    .catch(() => {
+      res.status(500).end();
+    });
+});
 
 export default s3download;