diff --git a/crates/buzz-relay/src/config.rs b/crates/buzz-relay/src/config.rs
index 36e9b6ba1..85a0ca2ef 100644
--- a/crates/buzz-relay/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/buzz-relay/src/config.rs
@@ -355,35 +355,13 @@ fn parse_operator_api_origin(raw: &str) -> Result<String, ConfigError> {
 
 const DEFAULT_PUSH_GATEWAY_DELIVERY_URL: &str = "https://push.buzz.xyz/v1/deliveries/apns";
 
-fn is_debug_loopback_push_gateway_url(url: &url::Url) -> bool {
-    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-    {
-        if url.scheme() != "http" {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        match url.host() {
-            Some(url::Host::Domain(host)) => host == "localhost",
-            Some(url::Host::Ipv4(address)) => address.is_loopback(),
-            Some(url::Host::Ipv6(address)) => address.is_loopback(),
-            None => false,
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
-    {
-        let _ = url;
-        false
-    }
-}
-
 fn parse_push_gateway_delivery_url(raw: &str) -> Result<url::Url, ConfigError> {
     let url = url::Url::parse(raw.trim()).map_err(|e| {
         ConfigError::InvalidValue(format!(
             "BUZZ_PUSH_GATEWAY_DELIVERY_URL is not a valid URL: {e}"
         ))
     })?;
-    if (url.scheme() != "https" && !is_debug_loopback_push_gateway_url(&url))
+    if url.scheme() != "https"
         || url.host().is_none()
         || !url.username().is_empty()
         || url.password().is_some()
@@ -392,7 +370,7 @@ fn parse_push_gateway_delivery_url(raw: &str) -> Result<url::Url, ConfigError> {
         || url.fragment().is_some()
     {
         return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue(
-            "BUZZ_PUSH_GATEWAY_DELIVERY_URL must be an exact HTTPS /v1/deliveries/apns URL without credentials, query, or fragment (Debug builds also allow exact loopback HTTP URLs)"
+            "BUZZ_PUSH_GATEWAY_DELIVERY_URL must be an exact HTTPS /v1/deliveries/apns URL without credentials, query, or fragment"
                 .to_string(),
         ));
     }
@@ -1468,9 +1446,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(parse_push_gateway_delivery_url("https://push.example/v1/deliveries/apns").is_ok());
         for invalid in [
             "http://push.example/v1/deliveries/apns",
-            "http://localhost.example/v1/deliveries/apns",
-            "http://localhost@push.example/v1/deliveries/apns",
-            "http://192.168.1.10/v1/deliveries/apns",
             "https://push.example/v1/deliveries/apns/",
             "https://push.example/v1/deliveries/apns?token=x",
             "https://user@push.example/v1/deliveries/apns",
@@ -1482,22 +1457,6 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn push_gateway_http_loopback_is_debug_only() {
-        for url in [
-            "http://localhost:8080/v1/deliveries/apns",
-            "http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1/deliveries/apns",
-            "http://[::1]:8080/v1/deliveries/apns",
-        ] {
-            let result = parse_push_gateway_delivery_url(url);
-            if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
-                assert!(result.is_ok(), "{url}: {result:?}");
-            } else {
-                assert!(result.is_err(), "{url}");
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn invalid_push_gateway_timeout_is_not_silently_defaulted() {
         let _guard = ENV_MUTEX.lock().unwrap();