diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index ec4ccb0..4dc8a1b 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ Key environment variables:
 - `DOMAIN` - Base domain for production Traefik routing (`api.<DOMAIN>`, `storage.<DOMAIN>`)
 - `NEO4J_AUTH` - Set to `none` in dev/test, use credentials in prod
 - `MINIO_ROOT_USER/PASSWORD` - MinIO admin credentials (local defaults are committed; change for a server)
-- `RESTRICTED_BRANCH_NAME` - Branch restriction in API (e.g., "windows", "master")
 - `NEO4J_GRAPHQL_DEBUG_LVL` - GraphQL debug level (dev only)
 
 ## Architecture
@@ -167,9 +166,6 @@ Key environment variables:
 - Set appropriate bucket policies (`private`, `public`, `download`, `upload`)
 - The `mc` client is available inside the MinIO container for administration
 
-### Other
-- `RESTRICTED_BRANCH_NAME` environment variable controls branch restrictions in the API
-
 ## Related Repositories
 
 - `../graphql-api` - GraphQL API service (GitHub: `OSWatcher/graphql-api`)
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 1ed6828..6f006d3 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ services:
       NEO4J_PASSWORD: ${NEO4J_PASSWORD}
       NEO4J_URI: "bolt://neo4j:7687"
       OBJECT_STORAGE_URI: "http://minio:9000"
-      RESTRICTED_BRANCH_NAME: ${RESTRICTED_BRANCH_NAME:-}
       MINIO_ACCESS_KEY: ${MINIO_ACCESS_KEY:?MINIO_ACCESS_KEY must be set}
       MINIO_SECRET_KEY: ${MINIO_SECRET_KEY:?MINIO_SECRET_KEY must be set}
     labels: