diff --git a/backend/src/server/proxySetup.ts b/backend/src/server/proxySetup.ts
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--- a/backend/src/server/proxySetup.ts
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-import { Express, Request } from 'express';
-
-declare module 'node:net' {
-	interface Socket {
-		encrypted?: boolean;
-	}
-}
-/**
- * Unfortunately, "trust proxy" is by default broken when Express is behind an
- * AWS HTTP API Gateway:
- * - https://github.com/expressjs/express/issues/5459
- * - https://repost.aws/en/questions/QUtBHMaz7IQ6aM4RCBMnJvgw/why-does-apigw-http-api-use-forwarded-header-while-other-services-still-use-x-forwarded-headers
- *
- * Therefore we use Express API overrides to modify our Request IP and Protocol properties:
- * - https://expressjs.com/en/guide/overriding-express-api.html
- */
-export function usingForwardedHeader(app: Express): Express {
-	Object.defineProperties(app.request, {
-		ip: {
-			configurable: true,
-			enumerable: true,
-			get() {
-				const proxies = parseForwardedHeader(this as Request);
-				return proxies?.for ?? (this as Request).socket.remoteAddress;
-			},
-		},
-		protocol: {
-			configurable: true,
-			enumerable: true,
-			get() {
-				const proxies = parseForwardedHeader(this as Request);
-				return (proxies?.proto ?? (this as Request).socket.encrypted)
-					? 'https'
-					: 'http';
-			},
-		},
-	});
-	return app;
-}
-
-/**
- * Forwarded header looks like this:
- *
- * ```
- * for=12.345.67.89;proto=https;host=somehost.org,for=98.76.54.321;proto=http;host=someproxy.net
- * ```
- *
- * Note we only need the first entry, as that is the client.
- *
- * @param request incoming express Request object
- */
-function parseForwardedHeader(request: Request) {
-	return request
-		.header('Forwarded')
-		?.split(',')
-		.at(0)
-		?.split(';')
-		.reduce(
-			(result, proxyProps) => {
-				const [key, value] = proxyProps.split('=');
-				if (key && value) {
-					result[key] = value;
-				}
-				return result;
-			},
-			{} as Record<string, string>
-		);
-}
diff --git a/cloud/.prettierignore b/cloud/.prettierignore
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-cdk.out