diff --git a/app/routes/identity.js b/app/routes/identity.js
index 3c77d86d..da885fc7 100644
--- a/app/routes/identity.js
+++ b/app/routes/identity.js
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ export default class IdentityRoute extends Route {
   @service login;
   @service fastboot;
 
-  beforeModel(transition) {
-    if (transition?.to?.queryParams?.dev !== 'true') {
-      this.router.transitionTo('/page-not-found');
-    }
-  }
-
   async model() {
     if (this.fastboot.isFastBoot) {
       return null;
diff --git a/tests/unit/routes/identity-test.js b/tests/unit/routes/identity-test.js
index 4d983844..82865e22 100644
--- a/tests/unit/routes/identity-test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/routes/identity-test.js
@@ -25,35 +25,6 @@ module('Unit | Route | identity', function (hooks) {
     assert.ok(this.route);
   });
 
-  test('beforeModel redirects to page-not-found when dev param is not true', function (assert) {
-    const transition = {
-      to: {
-        queryParams: {
-          dev: 'false',
-        },
-      },
-    };
-
-    this.route.beforeModel(transition);
-    assert.ok(
-      this.route.router.transitionTo.calledWith('/page-not-found'),
-      'should redirect to page-not-found',
-    );
-  });
-
-  test('beforeModel allows navigation when dev param is true', function (assert) {
-    const transition = {
-      to: {
-        queryParams: {
-          dev: 'true',
-        },
-      },
-    };
-
-    this.route.beforeModel(transition);
-    assert.notOk(this.route.router.transitionTo.called, 'should not redirect');
-  });
-
   test('model returns null in FastBoot', async function (assert) {
     this.route.fastboot.isFastBoot = true;
     const result = await this.route.model();