diff --git a/apps/holder-backend/src/app/credentials/credentials.controller.ts b/apps/holder-backend/src/app/credentials/credentials.controller.ts
index 7e0d784d..a65f8d56 100644
--- a/apps/holder-backend/src/app/credentials/credentials.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/holder-backend/src/app/credentials/credentials.controller.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,15 @@
 import {
-  Body,
   ConflictException,
   Controller,
   Delete,
   Get,
   Param,
-  Post,
   Query,
   UseGuards,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
-import {
-  ApiBody,
-  ApiOAuth2,
-  ApiOperation,
-  ApiQuery,
-  ApiTags,
-} from '@nestjs/swagger';
+import { ApiOAuth2, ApiOperation, ApiQuery, ApiTags } from '@nestjs/swagger';
 import { AuthGuard, AuthenticatedUser } from 'nest-keycloak-connect';
 import { CredentialsService } from './credentials.service';
-import { CreateCredentialDto } from './dto/create-credential.dto';
 import { CredentialResponse } from './dto/credential-response.dto';
 import { KeycloakUser } from '../auth/user';
 
@@ -29,16 +20,6 @@ import { KeycloakUser } from '../auth/user';
 export class CredentialsController {
   constructor(private readonly credentialsService: CredentialsService) {}
 
-  @ApiOperation({ summary: 'store a credential' })
-  @ApiBody({ type: CreateCredentialDto })
-  @Post()
-  create(
-    @Body() createCredentialDto: CreateCredentialDto,
-    @AuthenticatedUser() user: KeycloakUser
-  ) {
-    return this.credentialsService.create(createCredentialDto, user.sub);
-  }
-
   @ApiOperation({ summary: 'get all credentials' })
   @ApiQuery({ name: 'archive', required: false, type: Boolean })
   @Get()
diff --git a/apps/holder-backend/src/app/credentials/dto/create-credential.dto.ts b/apps/holder-backend/src/app/credentials/dto/create-credential.dto.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f331f5c..00000000
--- a/apps/holder-backend/src/app/credentials/dto/create-credential.dto.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  CredentialConfigurationSupported,
-  MetadataDisplay,
-} from '@sphereon/oid4vci-common';
-import { IsObject, IsString } from 'class-validator';
-
-export class CreateCredentialDto {
-  /**
-   * The id of the credential
-   */
-  @IsString()
-  id: string;
-
-  /**
-   * JSON based credential
-   */
-  @IsString()
-  value: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Metadata of the credential
-   */
-  @IsObject()
-  metaData: CredentialConfigurationSupported;
-
-  @IsObject()
-  issuer: MetadataDisplay;
-}