diff --git a/proxies/live/apiproxy/policies/ServiceCallout.CallHealthcheckEndpoint.xml b/proxies/live/apiproxy/policies/ServiceCallout.CallHealthcheckEndpoint.xml
index 6fccd7fa..20a84449 100644
--- a/proxies/live/apiproxy/policies/ServiceCallout.CallHealthcheckEndpoint.xml
+++ b/proxies/live/apiproxy/policies/ServiceCallout.CallHealthcheckEndpoint.xml
@@ -6,22 +6,14 @@
         <IgnoreUnresolvedVariables>false</IgnoreUnresolvedVariables>
     </Request>
     <Response>healthcheckResponse</Response>
-<!--    <HTTPTargetConnection>-->
-<!--        <SSLInfo>-->
-<!--            <Enabled>true</Enabled>-->
-<!--        </SSLInfo>-->
-<!--        <LoadBalancer>-->
-<!--            <Server name="validated-relationships-service-api" />-->
-<!--        </LoadBalancer>-->
-<!--        <Path>/_ping</Path>-->
-<!--    </HTTPTargetConnection>-->
     <HTTPTargetConnection>
-        <URL>http://mocktarget.apigee.net</URL>
-        <Properties>
-            <Property name="supports.http10">true</Property>
-            <Property name="request.retain.headers">User-Agent,Referer,Accept-Language</Property>
-            <Property name="retain.queryparams">apikey</Property>
-        </Properties>
+        <SSLInfo>
+            <Enabled>true</Enabled>
+        </SSLInfo>
+        <LoadBalancer>
+            <Server name="validated-relationships-service-api" />
+        </LoadBalancer>
+        <Path>/_status</Path>
     </HTTPTargetConnection>
     <Timeout>20000</Timeout>
 </ServiceCallout>
diff --git a/proxies/live/apiproxy/proxies/default.xml b/proxies/live/apiproxy/proxies/default.xml
index e7390927..27bcc84f 100644
--- a/proxies/live/apiproxy/proxies/default.xml
+++ b/proxies/live/apiproxy/proxies/default.xml
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
     </Flow>
     <Flow name="StatusEndpoint">
       <Request>
-        <Step>
-          <Condition>request.header.apikey = null or private.common.status-endpoint-api-key != request.header.apikey</Condition>
-          <Name>RaiseFault.401Unauthorized</Name>
-        </Step>
         <Step>
           <Name>ServiceCallout.CallHealthcheckEndpoint</Name>
         </Step>