diff --git a/app/soapbox/containers/soapbox.tsx b/app/soapbox/containers/soapbox.tsx
index 54404b92a..ff4d442ae 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/containers/soapbox.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/containers/soapbox.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import * as BuildConfig from 'soapbox/build_config';
 import GdprBanner from 'soapbox/components/gdpr-banner';
 import Helmet from 'soapbox/components/helmet';
 import LoadingScreen from 'soapbox/components/loading-screen';
-import { AuthProvider, useAuth } from 'soapbox/contexts/auth-context';
 import AuthLayout from 'soapbox/features/auth_layout';
 import EmbeddedStatus from 'soapbox/features/embedded-status';
 import PublicLayout from 'soapbox/features/public_layout';
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ import {
 } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 import MESSAGES from 'soapbox/locales/messages';
 import { queryClient } from 'soapbox/queries/client';
-import { useAxiosInterceptors } from 'soapbox/queries/client';
 import { useCachedLocationHandler } from 'soapbox/utils/redirect';
 import { generateThemeCss } from 'soapbox/utils/theme';
 
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ const loadInitial = () => {
   // @ts-ignore
   return async(dispatch, getState) => {
     // Await for authenticated fetch
-    const account = await dispatch(fetchMe());
+    await dispatch(fetchMe());
     // Await for feature detection
     await dispatch(loadInstance());
     // Await for configuration
@@ -78,8 +76,6 @@ const loadInitial = () => {
     if (pepeEnabled && !state.me) {
       await dispatch(fetchVerificationConfig());
     }
-
-    return account;
   };
 };
 
@@ -209,9 +205,6 @@ interface ISoapboxLoad {
 /** Initial data loader. */
 const SoapboxLoad: React.FC<ISoapboxLoad> = ({ children }) => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
-  const { setAccount, token, baseApiUri } = useAuth();
-
-  useAxiosInterceptors(token, baseApiUri);
 
   const me = useAppSelector(state => state.me);
   const account = useOwnAccount();
@@ -241,8 +234,7 @@ const SoapboxLoad: React.FC<ISoapboxLoad> = ({ children }) => {
 
   // Load initial data from the API
   useEffect(() => {
-    dispatch(loadInitial()).then((account) => {
-      setAccount(account);
+    dispatch(loadInitial()).then(() => {
       setIsLoaded(true);
     }).catch(() => {
       setIsLoaded(true);
@@ -301,15 +293,13 @@ const SoapboxHead: React.FC<ISoapboxHead> = ({ children }) => {
 const Soapbox: React.FC = () => {
   return (
     <Provider store={store}>
-      <AuthProvider>
-        <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
-          <SoapboxHead>
-            <SoapboxLoad>
-              <SoapboxMount />
-            </SoapboxLoad>
-          </SoapboxHead>
-        </QueryClientProvider>
-      </AuthProvider>
+      <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+        <SoapboxHead>
+          <SoapboxLoad>
+            <SoapboxMount />
+          </SoapboxLoad>
+        </SoapboxHead>
+      </QueryClientProvider>
     </Provider>
   );
 };
diff --git a/app/soapbox/contexts/auth-context.tsx b/app/soapbox/contexts/auth-context.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c023e92d..000000000
--- a/app/soapbox/contexts/auth-context.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-
-import React, {
-  createContext,
-  useContext,
-  useEffect,
-  useMemo,
-  useState,
-} from 'react';
-
-import { localState } from 'soapbox/reducers/auth';
-import { parseBaseURL } from 'soapbox/utils/auth';
-
-const AuthContext = createContext(null as any);
-
-interface IAccount {
-  acct: string
-  avatar: string
-  avatar_static: string
-  bot: boolean
-  created_at: string
-  discoverable: boolean
-  display_name: string
-  emojis: string[]
-  fields: any // not sure
-  followers_count: number
-  following_count: number
-  group: boolean
-  header: string
-  header_static: string
-  id: string
-  last_status_at: string
-  location: string
-  locked: boolean
-  note: string
-  statuses_count: number
-  url: string
-  username: string
-  verified: boolean
-  website: string
-}
-
-export const AuthProvider: React.FC<any> = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
-  const [account, setAccount] = useState<IAccount>();
-  const [token, setToken] = useState<string>();
-  const [baseApiUri, setBaseApiUri] = useState<string>();
-
-  const value = useMemo(() => ({
-    account,
-    baseApiUri,
-    setAccount,
-    token,
-  }), [account]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const cachedAuth: any = localState?.toJS();
-
-    if (cachedAuth?.me) {
-      setToken(cachedAuth.users[cachedAuth.me].access_token);
-      setBaseApiUri(parseBaseURL(cachedAuth.users[cachedAuth.me].url));
-    }
-  }, []);
-
-  return (
-    <AuthContext.Provider value={value}>
-      {children}
-    </AuthContext.Provider>
-  );
-};
-
-interface IAuth {
-  account: IAccount
-  baseApiUri: string
-  setAccount(account: IAccount): void
-  token: string
-}
-
-export const useAuth = (): IAuth => useContext(AuthContext);
diff --git a/app/soapbox/queries/client.ts b/app/soapbox/queries/client.ts
index dd9fafa46..a1b90ecf1 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/queries/client.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/queries/client.ts
@@ -1,38 +1,4 @@
 import { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import axios, { AxiosRequestConfig } from 'axios';
-
-import * as BuildConfig from 'soapbox/build_config';
-import { isURL } from 'soapbox/utils/auth';
-
-const maybeParseJSON = (data: string) => {
-  try {
-    return JSON.parse(data);
-  } catch (Exception) {
-    return data;
-  }
-};
-
-const API = axios.create({
-  transformResponse: [maybeParseJSON],
-});
-
-const useAxiosInterceptors = (token: string, baseApiUri: string) => {
-  API.interceptors.request.use(
-    async (config: AxiosRequestConfig) => {
-      if (token) {
-        config.baseURL = isURL(BuildConfig.BACKEND_URL) ? BuildConfig.BACKEND_URL : baseApiUri;
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
-        config.headers = {
-          ...config.headers,
-          Authorization: (token ? `Bearer ${token}` : null) as string | number | boolean | string[] | undefined,
-        } as any;
-      }
-
-      return config;
-    },
-    (error) => Promise.reject(error),
-  );
-};
 
 const queryClient = new QueryClient({
   defaultOptions: {
@@ -40,8 +6,9 @@ const queryClient = new QueryClient({
       refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
       staleTime: 60000, // 1 minute
       cacheTime: Infinity,
+      retry: false,
     },
   },
 });
 
-export { API as default, queryClient, useAxiosInterceptors };
+export { queryClient };