diff --git a/deploy/nginx.template b/deploy/nginx.template
index bde535d41..78b8ff3d6 100644
--- a/deploy/nginx.template
+++ b/deploy/nginx.template
@@ -109,16 +109,9 @@ server {
         # audio files once correct permission / authentication
         # has been checked on API side
         internal;
-    }
-
-    # this is an internal location that is used to serve
-    # audio files once correct permission / authentication
-    # has been checked on API side
-    location /_protected/media {
-        internal;
         alias   ${MEDIA_ROOT};
-
     }
+    
     # Comment the previous location and uncomment this one if you're storing
     # media files in a S3 bucket
     # location ~ /_protected/media/(.+) {