diff --git a/server/src/core/functions/utils/ensureRootName.ts b/server/src/core/functions/utils/ensureRootName.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fc9d6efe7..000000000
--- a/server/src/core/functions/utils/ensureRootName.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import path from 'path'
-
-import { coreLogger } from '@functions/logging'
-
-/**
- * Logs a warning if the root directory name is not 'lifeforge'.
- * This is for informational purposes only and does not prevent execution.
- */
-export default function ensureRootName(): void {
-  const projectRoot = path.basename(
-    path.resolve(import.meta.dirname.split('server')[0])
-  )
-
-  if (projectRoot !== 'lifeforge') {
-    coreLogger.warn(
-      `Project root directory is '${projectRoot}', not 'lifeforge'. Some features may not work as expected.`
-    )
-  }
-}
diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index c1e901628..1bddb6b9a 100755
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import { LocaleService } from '@functions/initialization/localeService'
 import traceRouteStack from '@functions/initialization/traceRouteStack'
 import { LOG_LEVELS, type LogLevel, coreLogger } from '@functions/logging'
 import createSocketServer from '@functions/socketio/createSocketServer'
-import ensureRootName from '@functions/utils/ensureRootName'
 
 import app from './core/app'
 
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ function startServer(server: ReturnType<typeof createServer>): void {
 
 async function main(): Promise<void> {
   LocaleService.validateAndLoad()
-  ensureRootName()
   ensureDirectories()
   ensureCredentials()
   await checkDB()