diff --git a/search-service-v1/search-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/search/v1/server/client/ElasticsearchClient.java b/search-service-v1/search-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/search/v1/server/client/ElasticsearchClient.java
index 00aeffa..49f89b7 100644
--- a/search-service-v1/search-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/search/v1/server/client/ElasticsearchClient.java
+++ b/search-service-v1/search-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/search/v1/server/client/ElasticsearchClient.java
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@ public class ElasticsearchClient {
                 .setRequestConfigCallback(requestConfigBuilder -> requestConfigBuilder.setConnectTimeout(ABSURD_HIGH_TIMEOUT)
                         .setSocketTimeout(ABSURD_HIGH_TIMEOUT));
 
-        if (settings.getApiKeyAuth() != null) {
-            var defaultHeaders = new Header[]{new BasicHeader("Authorization", "ApiKey " + settings.getApiKeyAuth())};
-            builder.setDefaultHeaders(defaultHeaders);
-        }
-
         if (settings.getUsername() != null && !settings.getUsername().isEmpty()) {
             final CredentialsProvider credentialsProvider = new BasicCredentialsProvider();
             credentialsProvider.setCredentials(AuthScope.ANY, new UsernamePasswordCredentials(settings.getUsername(), settings