diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d76c65a..2886f18b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ and this project adheres to
 - 🎨(frontend) stop limit layout height to screen size #158
 - ⚡️(CI) only e2e chrome mandatory #177
 
+## Removed
+- 🔥(helm) remove htaccess #181
+
+
 ## [1.1.0] - 2024-07-15
 
 ## Added
diff --git a/src/helm/env.d/preprod/values.impress.yaml.gotmpl b/src/helm/env.d/preprod/values.impress.yaml.gotmpl
index d8168552..8793e18a 100644
--- a/src/helm/env.d/preprod/values.impress.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/src/helm/env.d/preprod/values.impress.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@ ingress:
   className: nginx
   annotations:
     cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: letsencrypt-prod
-    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-type: basic
-    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-secret: htaccess
-    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-realm: 'Authentication Required'
 
 ingressWS:
   enabled: true
@@ -140,9 +137,6 @@ ingressWS:
   className: nginx
   annotations:
     cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: letsencrypt-prod
-    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-type: basic
-    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-secret: htaccess
-    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-realm: 'Authentication Required'
 
 ingressAdmin:
   enabled: true
diff --git a/src/helm/env.d/production/values.impress.yaml.gotmpl b/src/helm/env.d/production/values.impress.yaml.gotmpl
index ec99840f..f618e7d5 100644
--- a/src/helm/env.d/production/values.impress.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/src/helm/env.d/production/values.impress.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@ ingress:
   className: nginx
   annotations:
     cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: letsencrypt
-    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-type: basic
-    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-secret: htaccess
-    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-realm: 'Authentication Required'
 
 ingressWS:
   enabled: true
@@ -140,9 +137,6 @@ ingressWS:
   className: nginx
   annotations:
     cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: letsencrypt
-    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-type: basic
-    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-secret: htaccess
-    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-realm: 'Authentication Required'
 
 ingressAdmin:
   enabled: true
diff --git a/src/helm/impress/templates/secret.yaml b/src/helm/impress/templates/secret.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a06a2d0..00000000
--- a/src/helm/impress/templates/secret.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-{{ if .Values.htaccess }}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Secret
-metadata:
-  name: htaccess
-  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace | quote }}
-stringData:
-  auth: {{ .Values.htaccess }}
-{{ end }}