diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 13904f3783b..918eeef510c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ gem 'ruby-saml'
 gem 'safe_target_blank', '>= 1.0.2'
 gem 'saml_idp', github: '18F/saml_idp', tag: '0.16.0-18f'
 gem 'scrypt'
-gem 'secure_headers', '~> 6.3'
 gem 'simple_form', '>= 5.0.2'
 gem 'stringex', require: false
 gem 'strong_migrations', '>= 0.4.2'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index b358894f075..075994f7182 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -574,7 +574,6 @@ GEM
       faraday (> 0.8, < 2.0)
     scrypt (3.0.7)
       ffi-compiler (>= 1.0, < 2.0)
-    secure_headers (6.3.3)
     securecompare (1.0.0)
     selenium-webdriver (4.1.0)
       childprocess (>= 0.5, < 5.0)
@@ -772,7 +771,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   safe_target_blank (>= 1.0.2)
   saml_idp!
   scrypt
-  secure_headers (~> 6.3)
   shoulda-matchers (~> 4.0)
   simple_form (>= 5.0.2)
   simplecov (~> 0.21.0)
diff --git a/config/initializers/secure_headers.rb b/config/initializers/secure_headers.rb
index fd81223e62b..8ce946d7589 100644
--- a/config/initializers/secure_headers.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/secure_headers.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require 'feature_management'
-
 Rails.application.configure do
   config.ssl_options = {
     secure_cookies: true,
@@ -12,113 +10,3 @@
     'X-Download-Options' => 'noopen',
   )
 end
-
-SecureHeaders::Configuration.default do |config| # rubocop:disable Metrics/BlockLength
-  config.hsts = "max-age=#{365.days.to_i}; includeSubDomains; preload"
-  config.x_frame_options = 'DENY'
-  config.x_content_type_options = 'nosniff'
-  config.x_xss_protection = '1; mode=block'
-  config.x_download_options = 'noopen'
-  config.x_permitted_cross_domain_policies = 'none'
-
-  connect_src = ["'self'", '*.nr-data.net', '*.google-analytics.com', 'us.acas.acuant.net']
-  default_csp_config = {
-    default_src: ["'self'"],
-    child_src: ["'self'"], # CSP 2.0 only; replaces frame_src
-    form_action: ["'self'"],
-    block_all_mixed_content: true, # CSP 2.0 only;
-    connect_src: connect_src.flatten,
-    font_src: ["'self'", 'data:', IdentityConfig.store.asset_host.presence],
-    img_src: [
-      "'self'",
-      'data:',
-      'login.gov',
-      IdentityConfig.store.asset_host.presence,
-      'idscangoweb.acuant.com',
-      IdentityConfig.store.aws_region.presence &&
-        "https://s3.#{IdentityConfig.store.aws_region}.amazonaws.com",
-    ].select(&:present?),
-    media_src: ["'self'"],
-    object_src: ["'none'"],
-    script_src: [
-      "'self'",
-      'js-agent.newrelic.com',
-      '*.nr-data.net',
-      'dap.digitalgov.gov',
-      '*.google-analytics.com',
-      IdentityConfig.store.asset_host.presence,
-    ],
-    style_src: ["'self'", IdentityConfig.store.asset_host.presence],
-    base_uri: ["'self'"],
-    preserve_schemes: true,
-    disable_nonce_backwards_compatibility: IdentityConfig.store.disable_csp_unsafe_inline,
-  }
-
-  if IdentityConfig.store.rails_mailer_previews_enabled
-    default_csp_config[:style_src] << "'unsafe-inline'"
-    # CSP 2.0 only; overriden by x_frame_options in some browsers
-    default_csp_config[:frame_ancestors] = %w['self']
-  end
-
-  default_csp_config[:script_src] = ["'self'", "'unsafe-eval'"] if !Rails.env.production?
-
-  if ENV['WEBPACK_PORT']
-    default_csp_config[:connect_src] << "ws://localhost:#{ENV['WEBPACK_PORT']}"
-    default_csp_config[:script_src] << "localhost:#{ENV['WEBPACK_PORT']}"
-  end
-
-  config.csp = SecureHeaders::OPT_OUT
-
-  config.cookies = {
-    secure: true, # mark all cookies as "Secure"
-    httponly: true, # mark all cookies as "HttpOnly"
-    samesite: {
-      lax: true, # SameSite setting.
-    },
-  }
-
-  # Temporarily disabled until we configure pinning. See GitHub issue #1895.
-  # config.hpkp = {
-  #   report_only: false,
-  #   max_age: 60.days.to_i,
-  #   include_subdomains: true,
-  #   pins: [
-  #     { sha256: 'abc' },
-  #     { sha256: '123' }
-  #   ]
-  # }
-end
-
-# A tiny middleware that calls a block on each request. When both:
-# 1) the block returns true
-# 2) the response is a 2XX response
-# It deletes the Content-Security-Policy header. This is intended so that we can override
-# SecureHeaders behavior and not set the headers on asset files, because the headers should be set
-# on the document that links to the assets, not the assets themselves.
-class SecureHeaders::RemoveContentSecurityPolicy
-  # @yieldparam [Rack::Request] request
-  def initialize(app, &block)
-    @app = app
-    @block = block
-  end
-
-  def call(env)
-    status, headers, body = @app.call(env)
-
-    if (200...300).cover?(status) && @block.call(Rack::Request.new(env))
-      headers.delete('Content-Security-Policy')
-    end
-
-    [status, headers, body]
-  end
-end
-
-# We need this to be called after the SecureHeaders::Railtie adds its own middleware at the top
-Rails.application.configure do |config|
-  config.middleware.insert_before(
-    SecureHeaders::Middleware,
-    SecureHeaders::RemoveContentSecurityPolicy,
-  ) do |request|
-    request.path.start_with?('/acuant/')
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/config/initializers/secure_headers_spec.rb b/spec/config/initializers/secure_headers_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3695f20bcbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/config/initializers/secure_headers_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+RSpec.describe 'config.ssl_options' do
+  subject(:ssl_options) { Rails.application.config.ssl_options }
+
+  it 'is configured to use Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS)' do
+    basic_app = lambda { |env| [200, {}, []] }
+    ssl_middleware = ActionDispatch::SSL.new(basic_app, **ssl_options)
+
+    request = { 'HTTPS' => 'on' }
+    _status, headers, _body = ssl_middleware.call(request)
+
+    expect(headers['Strict-Transport-Security']).
+      to eq('max-age=31556952; includeSubDomains; preload')
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/requests/headers_spec.rb b/spec/requests/headers_spec.rb
index ed2b8cef25d..bbf84a83e92 100644
--- a/spec/requests/headers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/headers_spec.rb
@@ -32,13 +32,6 @@
   end
 
   context 'secure headers' do
-    it 'includes Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS)' do
-      get root_path, headers: { 'HTTPS' => 'on' }
-
-      expect(response.headers['Strict-Transport-Security']).
-        to eq('max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload')
-    end
-
     it 'sets the right values for X-headers' do
       get root_path