diff --git a/java/google/registry/rde/BUILD b/java/google/registry/rde/BUILD
index d3d68ca97..a0156c635 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/rde/BUILD
+++ b/java/google/registry/rde/BUILD
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ java_library(
         "//java/google/registry/mapreduce/inputs",
         "//java/google/registry/model",
         "//java/google/registry/request",
-        "//java/google/registry/request/auth",
         "//java/google/registry/tldconfig/idn",
         "//java/google/registry/util",
         "//java/google/registry/xjc",
diff --git a/java/google/registry/rde/RdeStagingAction.java b/java/google/registry/rde/RdeStagingAction.java
index e20ce2c22..28b7cca06 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/rde/RdeStagingAction.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/rde/RdeStagingAction.java
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ import google.registry.request.HttpException.BadRequestException;
 import google.registry.request.Parameter;
 import google.registry.request.RequestParameters;
 import google.registry.request.Response;
-import google.registry.request.auth.Auth;
-import google.registry.request.auth.AuthLevel;
 import google.registry.util.Clock;
 import google.registry.util.FormattingLogger;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
@@ -189,13 +187,8 @@ import org.joda.time.Duration;
  */
 @Action(
   path = RdeStagingAction.PATH,
-  method = {GET, POST},
-  auth =
-      @Auth(
-        methods = {Auth.AuthMethod.INTERNAL, Auth.AuthMethod.API},
-        minimumLevel = AuthLevel.APP,
-        userPolicy = Auth.UserPolicy.ADMIN
-      ))
+  method = {GET, POST}
+)
 public final class RdeStagingAction implements Runnable {
 
   public static final String PATH = "/_dr/task/rdeStaging";
diff --git a/javatests/google/registry/module/backend/testdata/backend_routing.txt b/javatests/google/registry/module/backend/testdata/backend_routing.txt
index 307c055e8..96cbc3b47 100644
--- a/javatests/google/registry/module/backend/testdata/backend_routing.txt
+++ b/javatests/google/registry/module/backend/testdata/backend_routing.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ PATH                                   CLASS                              METHOD
 /_dr/task/pollBigqueryJob              BigqueryPollJobAction              GET,POST y  n    app   n     INTERNAL     APP IGNORED
 /_dr/task/publishDnsUpdates            PublishDnsUpdatesAction            POST     y  n    app   n     INTERNAL     APP IGNORED
 /_dr/task/rdeReport                    RdeReportAction                    POST     n  n    app   n     INTERNAL     APP IGNORED
-/_dr/task/rdeStaging                   RdeStagingAction                   GET,POST n  n    app   n     INTERNAL,API APP ADMIN
+/_dr/task/rdeStaging                   RdeStagingAction                   GET,POST n  n    app   n     INTERNAL     APP IGNORED
 /_dr/task/rdeUpload                    RdeUploadAction                    POST     n  n    app   n     INTERNAL     APP IGNORED
 /_dr/task/refreshDnsOnHostRename       RefreshDnsOnHostRenameAction       GET      n  n    app   n     INTERNAL     APP IGNORED
 /_dr/task/syncGroupMembers             SyncGroupMembersAction             POST     n  n    app   n     INTERNAL     APP IGNORED