diff --git a/src/app/access/page.tsx b/src/app/access/page.tsx
index 772d4b31..ee51bcce 100644
--- a/src/app/access/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/access/page.tsx
@@ -15,16 +15,15 @@ function AccessForm() {
   const [error, setError] = useState("");
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!ready) return;
-    if (!authenticated || !user) return;
+    if (!ready || !authenticated || !user) return;
 
     const email =
-      user.email?.address ||
-      (user.linkedAccounts.find((a) => a.type === "email") as { address?: string } | undefined)?.address ||
+      (user as { email?: { address?: string } }).email?.address ??
+      (user.linkedAccounts?.find((a) => a.type === "email") as { address?: string } | undefined)?.address ??
       null;
 
     const xHandle =
-      (user.linkedAccounts.find((a) => a.type === "twitter_oauth") as { username?: string } | undefined)?.username ||
+      (user.linkedAccounts?.find((a) => a.type === "twitter_oauth") as { username?: string } | undefined)?.username ??
       null;
 
     setIsLoading(true);
@@ -33,10 +32,10 @@ function AccessForm() {
     fetch("/api/access", {
       method: "POST",
       headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-      body: JSON.stringify({ privy: true, userId: user.id, email, xHandle }),
+      body: JSON.stringify({ userId: user.id, email, xHandle }),
     })
       .then((res) => res.json())
-      .then((data) => {
+      .then((data: { ok?: boolean; error?: string }) => {
         if (data.ok) {
           window.location.assign(nextPath.startsWith("/") ? nextPath : "/dashboard");
         } else {
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ function AccessForm() {
             <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: "12px" }}>
               <button className="access-privy-btn" onClick={login} disabled={!ready}>
                 <img src="/logo.svg" alt="" width={20} height={20} style={{ borderRadius: "5px" }} />
-                Continue with Email or X
+                Continue with Google or X
               </button>
             </div>
             {error && <p className="access-error">{error}</p>}
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ function AccessForm() {
               <h1>Something went wrong</h1>
               <p>{error}</p>
             </div>
-            <button className="access-privy-btn" onClick={() => { logout(); setError(""); }}>
+            <button className="access-privy-btn" onClick={() => { void logout(); setError(""); }}>
               Try a different account
             </button>
           </>
diff --git a/src/app/api/access/route.ts b/src/app/api/access/route.ts
index 2b2ce675..4fef23d9 100644
--- a/src/app/api/access/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/access/route.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,11 @@
 import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
-import {
-  ACCESS_COOKIE_MAX_AGE,
-  ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME,
-  createAccessToken,
-  hashAccessCode,
-  normalizeAccessCode,
-} from "@/lib/access-auth";
+import { ACCESS_COOKIE_MAX_AGE, ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME, createAccessToken } from "@/lib/access-auth";
 import { getSupabaseAdminClient } from "@/lib/supabase-admin";
 
-const EMAIL_REGEX = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
-
-function setAccessCookie(response: NextResponse, id: string) {
+function setAccessCookie(response: NextResponse, userId: string) {
   response.cookies.set({
     name: ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME,
-    value: createAccessToken(id),
+    value: createAccessToken(userId),
     httpOnly: true,
     sameSite: "lax",
     secure: process.env.NODE_ENV === "production",
@@ -24,108 +16,28 @@ function setAccessCookie(response: NextResponse, id: string) {
 
 export async function POST(request: Request) {
   try {
-    const body = await request.json();
-
-    // Privy auth path — user already authenticated via Privy client SDK
-    if (body.privy === true) {
-      const userId = String(body.userId || "").trim();
-      if (!userId) {
-        return NextResponse.json({ error: "Missing user ID." }, { status: 400 });
-      }
-
-      // Optionally upsert user record for tracking
-      try {
-        const supabase = getSupabaseAdminClient();
-        await supabase.from("users").upsert(
-          {
-            privy_id: userId,
-            email: body.email || null,
-            x_handle: body.xHandle || null,
-            last_seen_at: new Date().toISOString(),
-          },
-          { onConflict: "privy_id", ignoreDuplicates: false },
-        );
-      } catch {
-        // Non-fatal: users table may not exist yet, session still works
-      }
-
-      const response = NextResponse.json({ ok: true });
-      setAccessCookie(response, `privy:${userId}`);
-      return response;
-    }
-
-    // Access code path — legacy code-based gate
-    const { code, email } = body;
-    const normalizedCode = normalizeAccessCode(String(code || ""));
-    const normalizedEmail = String(email || "").trim().toLowerCase();
-
-    if (normalizedCode.length < 4) {
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: "Enter a valid access code." }, { status: 400 });
-    }
-
-    if (normalizedEmail && !EMAIL_REGEX.test(normalizedEmail)) {
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: "Enter a valid email address." }, { status: 400 });
-    }
-
-    const supabase = getSupabaseAdminClient();
-    const codeHash = hashAccessCode(normalizedCode);
-    const { data: accessCode, error } = await supabase
-      .from("access_codes")
-      .select("id,label,max_uses,use_count,expires_at,revoked_at")
-      .or(`code.eq.${normalizedCode},code_hash.eq.${codeHash}`)
-      .maybeSingle();
-
-    if (error) {
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: "Could not verify this code right now." }, { status: 500 });
-    }
-
-    if (!accessCode || accessCode.revoked_at) {
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: "This access code is not valid." }, { status: 401 });
-    }
-
-    if (accessCode.expires_at && new Date(accessCode.expires_at).getTime() < Date.now()) {
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: "This access code has expired." }, { status: 401 });
-    }
-
-    if (
-      typeof accessCode.max_uses === "number" &&
-      typeof accessCode.use_count === "number" &&
-      accessCode.use_count >= accessCode.max_uses
-    ) {
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: "This access code has reached its limit." }, { status: 401 });
-    }
-
-    await supabase.from("access_code_redemptions").insert({
-      access_code_id: accessCode.id,
-      email: normalizedEmail || null,
-      user_agent: request.headers.get("user-agent"),
-    });
-
-    await supabase
-      .from("access_codes")
-      .update({ use_count: Number(accessCode.use_count || 0) + 1, last_used_at: new Date().toISOString() })
-      .eq("id", accessCode.id);
-
-    const response = NextResponse.json({ ok: true, label: accessCode.label || "Private beta" });
-    setAccessCookie(response, accessCode.id);
+    const body = await request.json() as { userId?: string; email?: string | null; xHandle?: string | null };
+    const userId = String(body.userId || "").trim();
+    if (!userId) return NextResponse.json({ error: "Missing user ID." }, { status: 400 });
+
+    try {
+      const supabase = getSupabaseAdminClient();
+      await supabase.from("users").upsert(
+        { privy_id: userId, email: body.email || null, x_handle: body.xHandle || null, last_seen_at: new Date().toISOString() },
+        { onConflict: "privy_id", ignoreDuplicates: false },
+      );
+    } catch { /* non-fatal */ }
+
+    const response = NextResponse.json({ ok: true });
+    setAccessCookie(response, `privy:${userId}`);
     return response;
-  } catch (error) {
-    if (error instanceof Error && error.message.includes("Missing Supabase")) {
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: "Server is not configured yet." }, { status: 500 });
-    }
-
-    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Invalid request payload." }, { status: 400 });
+  } catch {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Invalid request." }, { status: 400 });
   }
 }
 
 export async function DELETE() {
   const response = NextResponse.json({ ok: true });
-  response.cookies.set({
-    name: ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME,
-    value: "",
-    maxAge: 0,
-    path: "/",
-  });
-
+  response.cookies.set({ name: ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME, value: "", maxAge: 0, path: "/" });
   return response;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/privy-provider.tsx b/src/components/privy-provider.tsx
index 85315889..a5447e20 100644
--- a/src/components/privy-provider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/privy-provider.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export function Providers({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     <PrivyProvider
       appId="cmox5mu2p000e0cjp2stcldpu"
       config={{
-        loginMethods: ["email", "google", "twitter", "wallet"],
+        loginMethods: ["google", "twitter"],
         appearance: {
           theme: "dark",
           accentColor: "#4AE8A0",
diff --git a/src/lib/access-auth.ts b/src/lib/access-auth.ts
index 9a02de7a..f1b8a43c 100644
--- a/src/lib/access-auth.ts
+++ b/src/lib/access-auth.ts
@@ -1,52 +1,20 @@
-import { createHash, createHmac } from "crypto";
+import { createHmac } from "crypto";
 
-// New canonical cookie name. Legacy name accepted for backwards compatibility.
 export const ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME = "zetta_access";
 export const ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME_LEGACY = "x402books_access";
-export const ACCESS_COOKIE_MAX_AGE = 60 * 60 * 24 * 14;
-
-export function normalizeAccessCode(code: string) {
-  return code.trim().replace(/[^a-z0-9]/gi, "").toUpperCase();
-}
-
-export function hashAccessCode(code: string) {
-  const salt = process.env.ACCESS_CODE_SALT || process.env.SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY || "x402books";
-
-  return createHash("sha256")
-    .update(`${salt}:${normalizeAccessCode(code)}`)
-    .digest("hex");
-}
+export const ACCESS_COOKIE_MAX_AGE = 60 * 60 * 24 * 14; // 14 days
 
 export function getAccessSecret() {
   return process.env.ACCESS_SESSION_SECRET || process.env.SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY || "";
 }
 
-export function createAccessToken(codeId: string) {
+export function createAccessToken(userId: string) {
   const expiresAt = Date.now() + ACCESS_COOKIE_MAX_AGE * 1000;
-  const payload = `${codeId}.${expiresAt}`;
+  const payload = `${userId}.${expiresAt}`;
   const signature = createHmac("sha256", getAccessSecret()).update(payload).digest("hex");
-
   return `${payload}.${signature}`;
 }
 
-// Reads the session cookie from a request and returns the codeId
-// (access_codes.id) if the session is valid, null otherwise.
-// Accepts both zetta_access (new) and x402books_access (legacy) during migration.
-export function getSessionCodeId(req: Request): string | null {
-  const cookieHeader = req.headers.get("cookie") ?? "";
-  const cookies = cookieHeader.split(";").map((c) => c.trim());
-
-  for (const name of [ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME, ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME_LEGACY]) {
-    const match = cookies.find((c) => c.startsWith(`${name}=`));
-    if (!match) continue;
-    const token = decodeURIComponent(match.slice(name.length + 1));
-    const codeId = verifyAccessToken(token);
-    if (codeId) return codeId;
-  }
-  return null;
-}
-
-// Returns the codeId (access_codes.id) if the token is valid, null otherwise.
 export function verifyAccessToken(token: string): string | null {
   if (!token) return null;
   const parts = token.split(".");
@@ -54,9 +22,22 @@ export function verifyAccessToken(token: string): string | null {
   const signature = parts[parts.length - 1];
   const payload = parts.slice(0, -1).join(".");
   const expiresAt = Number(parts[parts.length - 2]);
-  const codeId = parts.slice(0, -2).join(".");
-  if (!codeId || !Number.isFinite(expiresAt) || expiresAt < Date.now()) return null;
+  const userId = parts.slice(0, -2).join(".");
+  if (!userId || !Number.isFinite(expiresAt) || expiresAt < Date.now()) return null;
   const expected = createHmac("sha256", getAccessSecret()).update(payload).digest("hex");
   if (signature !== expected) return null;
-  return codeId;
+  return userId;
+}
+
+export function getSessionCodeId(req: Request): string | null {
+  const cookieHeader = req.headers.get("cookie") ?? "";
+  const cookies = cookieHeader.split(";").map((c) => c.trim());
+  for (const name of [ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME, ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME_LEGACY]) {
+    const match = cookies.find((c) => c.startsWith(`${name}=`));
+    if (!match) continue;
+    const token = decodeURIComponent(match.slice(name.length + 1));
+    const userId = verifyAccessToken(token);
+    if (userId) return userId;
+  }
+  return null;
 }
diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index 9def59a6..a66b0cc2 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,14 @@
 import { NextResponse, type NextRequest } from "next/server";
 
-// New canonical name. Legacy kept for dual-read during migration.
 const ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME = "zetta_access";
 const ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME_LEGACY = "x402books_access";
 
-const protectedRoutes = [
-  "/dashboard",
-  "/api",
-  "/settings",
-];
+const protectedRoutes = ["/dashboard", "/settings"];
 
 function isProtectedPath(pathname: string) {
-  if (pathname.startsWith("/api/")) return false;
   return protectedRoutes.some((route) => pathname === route || pathname.startsWith(`${route}/`));
 }
 
-// Paths that always pass through maintenance mode
 function isMaintenanceBypass(pathname: string) {
   return (
     pathname === "/maintenance" ||
@@ -27,61 +20,44 @@ function isMaintenanceBypass(pathname: string) {
 
 async function getSignature(payload: string, secret: string) {
   const encoder = new TextEncoder();
-  const key = await crypto.subtle.importKey(
-    "raw",
-    encoder.encode(secret),
-    { name: "HMAC", hash: "SHA-256" },
-    false,
-    ["sign"],
-  );
+  const key = await crypto.subtle.importKey("raw", encoder.encode(secret), { name: "HMAC", hash: "SHA-256" }, false, ["sign"]);
   const signature = await crypto.subtle.sign("HMAC", key, encoder.encode(payload));
-
-  return Array.from(new Uint8Array(signature))
-    .map((byte) => byte.toString(16).padStart(2, "0"))
-    .join("");
+  return Array.from(new Uint8Array(signature)).map((b) => b.toString(16).padStart(2, "0")).join("");
 }
 
-async function hasValidAccessCookie(request: NextRequest) {
-  // Accept both new and legacy cookie names during migration
-  const token =
-    request.cookies.get(ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME)?.value ??
-    request.cookies.get(ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME_LEGACY)?.value;
+async function hasValidSession(request: NextRequest) {
+  const token = request.cookies.get(ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME)?.value ?? request.cookies.get(ACCESS_COOKIE_NAME_LEGACY)?.value;
   const secret = (process.env.ACCESS_SESSION_SECRET || process.env.SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY || "").trim();
-
   if (!token || !secret) return false;
 
-  const [codeId, expiresAt, signature] = token.split(".");
-  if (!codeId || !expiresAt || !signature) return false;
+  const parts = token.split(".");
+  if (parts.length < 3) return false;
+
+  const signature = parts[parts.length - 1];
+  const expiresAt = Number(parts[parts.length - 2]);
+  const userId = parts.slice(0, -2).join(".");
 
-  const expires = Number(expiresAt);
-  if (!Number.isFinite(expires) || expires < Date.now()) return false;
+  if (!userId || !Number.isFinite(expiresAt) || expiresAt < Date.now()) return false;
 
-  const expected = await getSignature(`${codeId}.${expiresAt}`, secret);
+  const expected = await getSignature(`${userId}.${expiresAt}`, secret);
   return signature === expected;
 }
 
 export async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
   const { pathname, search } = request.nextUrl;
 
-  // Maintenance mode — redirect everything public to /maintenance
   if (process.env.MAINTENANCE_MODE === "true" && !isMaintenanceBypass(pathname)) {
     const url = request.nextUrl.clone();
     url.pathname = "/maintenance";
     return NextResponse.redirect(url);
   }
 
-  if (!isProtectedPath(pathname)) {
-    return NextResponse.next();
-  }
-
-  if (await hasValidAccessCookie(request)) {
-    return NextResponse.next();
-  }
+  if (!isProtectedPath(pathname)) return NextResponse.next();
+  if (await hasValidSession(request)) return NextResponse.next();
 
   const url = request.nextUrl.clone();
   url.pathname = "/access";
   url.searchParams.set("next", `${pathname}${search}`);
-
   return NextResponse.redirect(url);
 }