diff --git a/app/controllers/about_controller.rb b/app/controllers/about_controller.rb
index 5d5db937c..75085d4e9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/about_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/about_controller.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ class AboutController < ApplicationController
   before_action :set_pack
   layout 'public'
 
-  before_action :require_open_federation!, only: [:show, :more]
   before_action :set_body_classes, only: :show
   before_action :set_instance_presenter
   before_action :set_expires_in, only: [:show, :more, :terms]
@@ -32,10 +31,6 @@ class AboutController < ApplicationController
 
   private
 
-  def require_open_federation!
-    not_found if whitelist_mode?
-  end
-
   def display_blocks?
     Setting.show_domain_blocks == 'all' || (Setting.show_domain_blocks == 'users' && user_signed_in?)
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/activitypub/inboxes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/activitypub/inboxes_controller.rb
index 291eec19a..f436a0d21 100644
--- a/app/controllers/activitypub/inboxes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/activitypub/inboxes_controller.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class ActivityPub::InboxesController < ActivityPub::BaseController
 
   before_action :skip_unknown_actor_delete
   before_action :require_signature!
-  skip_before_action :authenticate_user!
+  #skip_before_action :authenticate_user!
 
   def create
     upgrade_account
diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/account_owned_concern.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/account_owned_concern.rb
index 460f71f65..99c240fe9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/account_owned_concern.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/account_owned_concern.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ module AccountOwnedConcern
   extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
   included do
-    before_action :authenticate_user!, if: -> { whitelist_mode? && request.format != :json }
     before_action :set_account, if: :account_required?
     before_action :check_account_approval, if: :account_required?
     before_action :check_account_suspension, if: :account_required?
diff --git a/app/controllers/directories_controller.rb b/app/controllers/directories_controller.rb
index adf2bd014..e8d312671 100644
--- a/app/controllers/directories_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/directories_controller.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 class DirectoriesController < ApplicationController
   layout 'public'
 
-  before_action :authenticate_user!, if: :whitelist_mode?
   before_action :require_enabled!
   before_action :set_instance_presenter
   before_action :set_tag, only: :show
diff --git a/app/controllers/home_controller.rb b/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
index efdb1d226..aaf62d43c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class HomeController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def default_redirect_path
-    if request.path.start_with?('/web') || whitelist_mode?
+    if request.path.start_with?('/web')
       new_user_session_path
     elsif single_user_mode?
       short_account_path(Account.local.without_suspended.where('id > 0').first)
diff --git a/app/views/admin/settings/edit.html.haml b/app/views/admin/settings/edit.html.haml
index ba66aeff8..dc3a74f57 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/settings/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/settings/edit.html.haml
@@ -55,27 +55,26 @@
   .fields-group
     = f.input :open_deletion, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.registrations.deletion.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.registrations.deletion.desc_html')
 
-  - unless whitelist_mode?
-    .fields-group
-      = f.input :activity_api_enabled, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.activity_api_enabled.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.activity_api_enabled.desc_html')
+  .fields-group
+    = f.input :activity_api_enabled, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.activity_api_enabled.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.activity_api_enabled.desc_html')
 
-    .fields-group
-      = f.input :peers_api_enabled, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.peers_api_enabled.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.peers_api_enabled.desc_html')
+  .fields-group
+    = f.input :peers_api_enabled, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.peers_api_enabled.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.peers_api_enabled.desc_html')
 
-    .fields-group
-      = f.input :preview_sensitive_media, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.preview_sensitive_media.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.preview_sensitive_media.desc_html')
+  .fields-group
+    = f.input :preview_sensitive_media, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.preview_sensitive_media.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.preview_sensitive_media.desc_html')
 
-    .fields-group
-      = f.input :profile_directory, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.profile_directory.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.profile_directory.desc_html')
+  .fields-group
+    = f.input :profile_directory, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.profile_directory.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.profile_directory.desc_html')
 
-    .fields-group
-      = f.input :trends, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.trends.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.trends.desc_html')
+  .fields-group
+    = f.input :trends, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.trends.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.trends.desc_html')
 
-    .fields-group
-      = f.input :trendable_by_default, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.trendable_by_default.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.trendable_by_default.desc_html')
+  .fields-group
+    = f.input :trendable_by_default, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.trendable_by_default.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.trendable_by_default.desc_html')
 
-    .fields-group
-      = f.input :noindex, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.default_noindex.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.default_noindex.desc_html')
+  .fields-group
+    = f.input :noindex, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.default_noindex.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.default_noindex.desc_html')
 
   .fields-group
     = f.input :hide_followers_count, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.hide_followers_count.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.hide_followers_count.desc_html')
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@
       = f.input :show_domain_blocks_rationale, wrapper: :with_label, collection: %i(disabled users all), label: t('admin.settings.domain_blocks_rationale.title'), label_method: lambda { |value| t("admin.settings.domain_blocks.#{value}") }, include_blank: false, collection_wrapper_tag: 'ul', item_wrapper_tag: 'li'
 
   .fields-group
-    = f.input :site_extended_description, wrapper: :with_block_label, as: :text, label: t('admin.settings.site_description_extended.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.site_description_extended.desc_html'), input_html: { rows: 8 } unless whitelist_mode?
+    = f.input :site_extended_description, wrapper: :with_block_label, as: :text, label: t('admin.settings.site_description_extended.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.site_description_extended.desc_html'), input_html: { rows: 8 }
     = f.input :closed_registrations_message, as: :text, wrapper: :with_block_label, label: t('admin.settings.registrations.closed_message.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.registrations.closed_message.desc_html'), input_html: { rows: 8 }
     = f.input :site_terms, wrapper: :with_block_label, as: :text, label: t('admin.settings.site_terms.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.site_terms.desc_html'), input_html: { rows: 8 }
     = f.input :custom_css, wrapper: :with_block_label, as: :text, input_html: { rows: 8 }, label: t('admin.settings.custom_css.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.custom_css.desc_html')
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/public.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/public.html.haml
index fb9ac5cec..317e5c60c 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/public.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/public.html.haml
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@
             = link_to root_url, class: 'brand' do
               = svg_logo_full
 
-            - unless whitelist_mode?
-              = link_to t('directories.directory'), explore_path, class: 'nav-link optional' if Setting.profile_directory
-              = link_to t('about.about_this'), about_more_path, class: 'nav-link optional'
-              = link_to t('about.apps'), 'https://joinmastodon.org/apps', class: 'nav-link optional'
+            = link_to t('directories.directory'), explore_path, class: 'nav-link optional' if Setting.profile_directory
+            = link_to t('about.about_this'), about_more_path, class: 'nav-link optional'
+            = link_to t('about.apps'), 'https://joinmastodon.org/apps', class: 'nav-link optional'
 
           .nav-center