diff --git a/src/routes/auth.ts b/src/routes/auth.ts
index 6450170..5bfdd4e 100644
--- a/src/routes/auth.ts
+++ b/src/routes/auth.ts
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ const chessVerificationSchema = Joi.object({
   chessUsername: Joi.string().required(),
 });
 
-router.post(
-  '/chess-verify',
-  passport.authenticate('jwt', { session: false }), // Ensure user is authenticated
-  validateRequest(chessVerificationSchema),
-  authController.initiateChessVerification
-);
-
 router.post(
   '/chess-verify/confirm',
   passport.authenticate('jwt', { session: false }), // Ensure user is authenticated
diff --git a/test/auth.test.ts b/test/auth.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 093d89f..0000000
--- a/test/auth.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-import request from 'supertest';
-import app from '../src/app';
-import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
-import { redisClient } from '../src/utils/redis';
-
-const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
-describe('Auth Routes', () => {
-  beforeAll(async () => {
-    await prisma.$connect();
-  });
-
-  afterAll(async () => {
-    await prisma.$disconnect();
-    await redisClient.quit();
-  });
-
-  describe('POST /api/auth/chess-verify', () => {
-    it('should return a verification code for a valid Chess.com username', async () => {
-      const response = await request(app)
-        .post('/api/auth/chess-verify')
-        .send({ chessUsername: 'validusername' });
-
-      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
-      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('verificationCode');
-    });
-
-    it('should return an error for an invalid Chess.com username', async () => {
-      const response = await request(app)
-        .post('/api/auth/chess-verify')
-        .send({ chessUsername: 'invalidusername' });
-
-      expect(response.status).toBe(400);
-      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('error');
-    });
-  });
-
-
-});
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