diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/app/snek/snek.directive.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/app/snek/snek.directive.ts
index 1f1defe5d..a60185c5c 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/app/snek/snek.directive.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/app/snek/snek.directive.ts
@@ -6,17 +6,10 @@ import { SnakePage } from '../../modals/snake/snake.page'
 import { PatchDbService } from '../../services/patch-db/patch-db.service'
 import { ApiService } from '../../services/api/embassy-api.service'
 
-const SNEK = ['s', 'n', 'e', 'k']
-
 @Directive({
   selector: 'img[appSnek]',
 })
 export class SnekDirective {
-  private readonly code = new Map<string, boolean>([
-    ...SNEK.map<[string, boolean]>(char => [char, false]),
-    ['unlocked', false],
-  ])
-
   constructor(
     private readonly modalCtrl: ModalController,
     private readonly loadingCtrl: LoadingController,
@@ -25,30 +18,8 @@ export class SnekDirective {
     private readonly patch: PatchDbService,
   ) {}
 
-  @HostListener('document:keyup', ['$event.key'])
-  onKeyUp(key: string) {
-    this.code.set(key, false)
-  }
-
-  @HostListener('document:keypress', ['$event'])
-  async onKeyPress({ repeat, key }: KeyboardEvent) {
-    if (repeat || this.code.get('unlocked')) return
-
-    this.code.set(key, true)
-
-    if (SNEK.every(char => this.code.get(char))) {
-      await this.openSnek()
-    }
-  }
-
   @HostListener('click')
   async onClick() {
-    await this.openSnek()
-  }
-
-  private async openSnek() {
-    this.code.set('unlocked', true)
-
     const modal = await this.modalCtrl.create({
       component: SnakePage,
       cssClass: 'snake-modal',
@@ -56,8 +27,6 @@ export class SnekDirective {
     })
 
     modal.onDidDismiss().then(async ({ data }) => {
-      this.code.set('unlocked', false)
-
       const highScore =
         this.patch.getData().ui.gaming?.snake?.['high-score'] || 0