diff --git a/proxy/src/auth/backend/hacks.rs b/proxy/src/auth/backend/hacks.rs
index 8ab8d5d37f..28bdacd769 100644
--- a/proxy/src/auth/backend/hacks.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/auth/backend/hacks.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
-use tracing::{info, warn};
+use tracing::{debug, info};
 
 use super::{ComputeCredentials, ComputeUserInfo, ComputeUserInfoNoEndpoint};
 use crate::auth::{self, AuthFlow};
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn authenticate_cleartext(
     secret: AuthSecret,
     config: &'static AuthenticationConfig,
 ) -> auth::Result<ComputeCredentials> {
-    warn!("cleartext auth flow override is enabled, proceeding");
+    debug!("cleartext auth flow override is enabled, proceeding");
     ctx.set_auth_method(crate::context::AuthMethod::Cleartext);
 
     // pause the timer while we communicate with the client
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn password_hack_no_authentication(
     info: ComputeUserInfoNoEndpoint,
     client: &mut stream::PqStream<Stream<impl AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin>>,
 ) -> auth::Result<(ComputeUserInfo, Vec<u8>)> {
-    warn!("project not specified, resorting to the password hack auth flow");
+    debug!("project not specified, resorting to the password hack auth flow");
     ctx.set_auth_method(crate::context::AuthMethod::Cleartext);
 
     // pause the timer while we communicate with the client
diff --git a/proxy/src/bin/proxy.rs b/proxy/src/bin/proxy.rs
index 6e190029aa..82c259efc8 100644
--- a/proxy/src/bin/proxy.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/bin/proxy.rs
@@ -137,9 +137,6 @@ struct ProxyCliArgs {
     /// size of the threadpool for password hashing
     #[clap(long, default_value_t = 4)]
     scram_thread_pool_size: u8,
-    /// Disable dynamic rate limiter and store the metrics to ensure its production behaviour.
-    #[clap(long, default_value_t = true, value_parser = clap::builder::BoolishValueParser::new(), action = clap::ArgAction::Set)]
-    disable_dynamic_rate_limiter: bool,
     /// Endpoint rate limiter max number of requests per second.
     ///
     /// Provided in the form `<Requests Per Second>@<Bucket Duration Size>`.
@@ -615,9 +612,6 @@ fn build_config(args: &ProxyCliArgs) -> anyhow::Result<&'static ProxyConfig> {
              and metric-collection-interval must be specified"
         ),
     };
-    if !args.disable_dynamic_rate_limiter {
-        bail!("dynamic rate limiter should be disabled");
-    }
 
     let config::ConcurrencyLockOptions {
         shards,