diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index cdd07ba..e43dab1 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -126,10 +126,6 @@ const Conf = {
       'system',
     ];
   },
-  /** Whether registrations are open or closed. */
-  get registrations() {
-    return optionalBooleanSchema.parse(Deno.env.get('DITTO_REGISTRATIONS')) ?? false;
-  },
   /** Proof-of-work configuration. */
   pow: {
     get registrations() {
diff --git a/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts b/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts
index efe5050..92e2045 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { NostrFilter } from '@soapbox/nspec';
 import { type AppController } from '@/app.ts';
 import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
-import { insertUser } from '@/db/users.ts';
 import { nip19, z } from '@/deps.ts';
 import { getAuthor, getFollowedPubkeys } from '@/queries.ts';
 import { booleanParamSchema, fileSchema } from '@/schema.ts';
@@ -28,10 +27,6 @@ const createAccountSchema = z.object({
 });
 
 const createAccountController: AppController = async (c) => {
-  if (!Conf.registrations) {
-    return c.json({ error: 'Registrations are disabled.' }, 403);
-  }
-
   const pubkey = c.get('pubkey')!;
   const result = createAccountSchema.safeParse(await c.req.json());
 
@@ -39,12 +34,6 @@ const createAccountController: AppController = async (c) => {
     return c.json({ error: 'Bad request', schema: result.error }, 400);
   }
 
-  await insertUser({
-    pubkey,
-    inserted_at: new Date(),
-    admin: false,
-  });
-
   return c.json({
     access_token: nip19.npubEncode(pubkey),
     token_type: 'Bearer',
diff --git a/src/controllers/api/instance.ts b/src/controllers/api/instance.ts
index b4035bb..15a99c3 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/instance.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/instance.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const instanceController: AppController = async (c) => {
     title: meta.name ?? 'Ditto',
     description: meta.about ?? 'Nostr and the Fediverse',
     short_description: meta.tagline ?? meta.about ?? 'Nostr and the Fediverse',
-    registrations: Conf.registrations,
+    registrations: true,
     max_toot_chars: Conf.postCharLimit,
     configuration: {
       media_attachments: {
diff --git a/src/controllers/well-known/nodeinfo.ts b/src/controllers/well-known/nodeinfo.ts
index 47bf6d8..4f03f42 100644
--- a/src/controllers/well-known/nodeinfo.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/well-known/nodeinfo.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const nodeInfoSchemaController: AppController = (c) => {
       inbound: [],
       outbound: [],
     },
-    openRegistrations: false,
+    openRegistrations: true,
     usage: {
       users: {
         total: 0,