diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index d1e3affd..b602b2a0 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     "@aws-sdk/client-pricing": "^3.142.0",
     "aws-sdk": "^2.1189.0",
     "body-parser": "^1.20.0",
-    "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
     "express": "^4.18.1",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@
     "validator": "^13.7.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/cors": "^2.8.12",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.13",
     "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.5",
     "@types/multer": "^1.4.7",
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index 1509c01a..034e4774 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import express, { Express, Request, Response } from "express";
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
-import cors from "cors";
 import bodyParser from "body-parser";
 import {
   logRequestBatchHandler,
@@ -22,12 +21,6 @@ dotenv.config();
 const app: Express = express();
 const port = process.env.PORT || 8080;
 
-app.use(
-  cors({
-    origin: "http://localhost:3000",
-  })
-);
-
 app.use(bodyParser.json());
 
 app.get("/api/v1", (req: Request, res: Response) => {
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index c59ecf7b..19b78390 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -771,11 +771,6 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/cors@^2.8.12":
-  version "2.8.12"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/cors/-/cors-2.8.12.tgz#6b2c510a7ad7039e98e7b8d3d6598f4359e5c080"
-  integrity sha512-vt+kDhq/M2ayberEtJcIN/hxXy1Pk+59g2FV/ZQceeaTyCtCucjL2Q7FXlFjtWn4n15KCr1NE2lNNFhp0lEThw==
-
 "@types/express-serve-static-core@^4.17.18":
   version "4.17.30"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/express-serve-static-core/-/express-serve-static-core-4.17.30.tgz#0f2f99617fa8f9696170c46152ccf7500b34ac04"
@@ -1144,14 +1139,6 @@ core-util-is@~1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-util-is/-/core-util-is-1.0.3.tgz#a6042d3634c2b27e9328f837b965fac83808db85"
   integrity sha512-ZQBvi1DcpJ4GDqanjucZ2Hj3wEO5pZDS89BWbkcrvdxksJorwUDDZamX9ldFkp9aw2lmBDLgkObEA4DWNJ9FYQ==
 
-cors@^2.8.5:
-  version "2.8.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cors/-/cors-2.8.5.tgz#eac11da51592dd86b9f06f6e7ac293b3df875d29"
-  integrity sha512-KIHbLJqu73RGr/hnbrO9uBeixNGuvSQjul/jdFvS/KFSIH1hWVd1ng7zOHx+YrEfInLG7q4n6GHQ9cDtxv/P6g==
-  dependencies:
-    object-assign "^4"
-    vary "^1"
-
 create-require@^1.1.0:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/create-require/-/create-require-1.1.1.tgz#c1d7e8f1e5f6cfc9ff65f9cd352d37348756c333"
@@ -1858,7 +1845,7 @@ normalize-path@^3.0.0, normalize-path@~3.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/normalize-path/-/normalize-path-3.0.0.tgz#0dcd69ff23a1c9b11fd0978316644a0388216a65"
   integrity sha512-6eZs5Ls3WtCisHWp9S2GUy8dqkpGi4BVSz3GaqiE6ezub0512ESztXUwUB6C6IKbQkY2Pnb/mD4WYojCRwcwLA==
 
-object-assign@^4, object-assign@^4.0.1, object-assign@^4.1.1:
+object-assign@^4.0.1, object-assign@^4.1.1:
   version "4.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/object-assign/-/object-assign-4.1.1.tgz#2109adc7965887cfc05cbbd442cac8bfbb360863"
   integrity sha512-rJgTQnkUnH1sFw8yT6VSU3zD3sWmu6sZhIseY8VX+GRu3P6F7Fu+JNDoXfklElbLJSnc3FUQHVe4cU5hj+BcUg==
@@ -2447,7 +2434,7 @@ validator@^13.7.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/validator/-/validator-13.7.0.tgz#4f9658ba13ba8f3d82ee881d3516489ea85c0857"
   integrity sha512-nYXQLCBkpJ8X6ltALua9dRrZDHVYxjJ1wgskNt1lH9fzGjs3tgojGSCBjmEPwkWS1y29+DrizMTW19Pr9uB2nw==
 
-vary@^1, vary@~1.1.2:
+vary@~1.1.2:
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vary/-/vary-1.1.2.tgz#2299f02c6ded30d4a5961b0b9f74524a18f634fc"
   integrity sha512-BNGbWLfd0eUPabhkXUVm0j8uuvREyTh5ovRa/dyow/BqAbZJyC+5fU+IzQOzmAKzYqYRAISoRhdQr3eIZ/PXqg==
diff --git a/frontend/src/constants.ts b/frontend/src/constants.ts
index fe90bc16..e6df920f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/constants.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/constants.ts
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ export const RISK_TO_COLOR = {
   [RiskScore.HIGH]: "red",
 };
 
-export const API_URL = "http://localhost:8080/api/v1";
+export const API_URL = "http://localhost:3000/api/v1";