diff --git a/apps/web/nginx.conf b/apps/web/nginx.conf
index 89955f0..d09ed8d 100644
--- a/apps/web/nginx.conf
+++ b/apps/web/nginx.conf
@@ -9,15 +9,6 @@ server {
         add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
     }
 
-    # Proxy API calls to the API service
-    location /api/ {
-        proxy_pass http://api:3000/api/;
-        proxy_http_version 1.1;
-        proxy_set_header Host $host;
-        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-    }
-
     # SPA fallback — serve index.html for all routes
     location / {
         try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;