diff --git a/env/server.ts b/env/server.ts
index 1e0b2ba67..99496dc9f 100644
--- a/env/server.ts
+++ b/env/server.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ export const env = createEnv({
     SEAMLESS_LOGOUT_SV: z.string(),
     WEBVIEW_ENCRYPTION_KEY: z.string(),
     BOOKING_ENCRYPTION_KEY: z.string(),
-    NODE_OPTIONS: z.string(),
   },
   emptyStringAsUndefined: true,
   runtimeEnv: {
@@ -104,6 +103,5 @@ export const env = createEnv({
     SEAMLESS_LOGOUT_SV: process.env.SEAMLESS_LOGOUT_SV,
     WEBVIEW_ENCRYPTION_KEY: process.env.WEBVIEW_ENCRYPTION_KEY,
     BOOKING_ENCRYPTION_KEY: process.env.BOOKING_ENCRYPTION_KEY,
-    NODE_OPTIONS: process.env.NODE_OPTIONS,
   },
 })
diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index f5f0c0e3a..ce2835057 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ wait-on-timeout = "30" # seconds
 # cache Cypress binary in local "node_modules" folder
 # so Netlify caches it
 CYPRESS_CACHE_FOLDER = "./node_modules/CypressBinary"
-NODE_OPTIONS = "--openssl-legacy-provider"
 # set TERM variable for terminal output
 TERM = "xterm"
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 38ce44fae..20d9d62e2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "prelint:fix": "rm -rf .next",
     "lint:fix": "next lint --fix --max-warnings 0 && tsc",
     "prepare": "husky",
-    "start": "node --openssl-legacy-provider .next/standalone/server.js",
+    "start": "node .next/standalone/server.js",
     "test:component": "cypress open --component",
     "test:component:headless": "cypress run --component",
     "test:e2e": "start-server-and-test test:setup http://127.0.0.1:3000/en/sponsoring \"cypress open --e2e\"",
diff --git a/server/routers/utils/encryptValue.ts b/server/routers/utils/encryptValue.ts
index 4b3651467..eeff6163c 100644
--- a/server/routers/utils/encryptValue.ts
+++ b/server/routers/utils/encryptValue.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { env } from "@/env/server"
 
 export default function encryptValue(originalString: string) {
   let result = ""
-  console.log("Node_Options: ", process.env.NODE_OPTIONS)
   try {
     const encryptionKey = env.BOOKING_ENCRYPTION_KEY
     const bufferKey = Buffer.from(encryptionKey, "utf8")