diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 6d5066b..a113ebc 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { loadKeys, getAllKeys } from "./services/keys.js";
 import { initDatabase, pool } from "./services/db.js";
 import { billingRouter } from "./routes/billing.js";
 import { statusRouter } from "./routes/status.js";
-import { signupRouter } from "./routes/signup.js";
+
 import { usageRouter } from "./routes/usage.js";
 import { openapiSpec } from "./docs/openapi.js";
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ app.use("/health", healthRouter);
 app.use("/v1/billing", billingRouter);
 app.use("/status", statusRouter);
 app.use("/v1/playground", playgroundRouter);
-app.use("/v1/signup", signupRouter);
+
 
 // Authenticated routes
 app.use("/v1/usage", usageRouter);
diff --git a/src/routes/__tests__/signup-removed.test.ts b/src/routes/__tests__/signup-removed.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b8469e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/__tests__/signup-removed.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeAll } from "vitest";
+import request from "supertest";
+
+// Mock dependencies before importing app
+vi.mock("../../services/db.js", () => ({
+  initDatabase: vi.fn(),
+  pool: { query: vi.fn(), end: vi.fn() },
+}));
+vi.mock("../../services/browser.js", () => ({
+  initBrowser: vi.fn(),
+  closeBrowser: vi.fn(),
+}));
+vi.mock("../../services/keys.js", () => ({
+  loadKeys: vi.fn(),
+  getAllKeys: vi.fn().mockReturnValue([]),
+  findKey: vi.fn(),
+  createKey: vi.fn(),
+}));
+vi.mock("../../middleware/usage.js", () => ({
+  loadUsageData: vi.fn(),
+  usageMiddleware: vi.fn((_req: any, _res: any, next: any) => next()),
+}));
+
+let app: any;
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  const mod = await import("../../index.js");
+  app = mod.app;
+});
+
+describe("Free signup removal (v0.3.0)", () => {
+  it("POST /v1/signup/free should return 404 — free tier removed", async () => {
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .post("/v1/signup/free")
+      .send({ email: "test@example.com" });
+    expect(res.status).toBe(404);
+  });
+
+  it("GET /v1/signup should return 404", async () => {
+    const res = await request(app).get("/v1/signup");
+    expect(res.status).toBe(404);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/routes/signup.ts b/src/routes/signup.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a728e1..0000000
--- a/src/routes/signup.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-import { Router } from "express";
-import { createKey } from "../services/keys.js";
-import logger from "../services/logger.js";
-
-export const signupRouter = Router();
-
-// Simple signup: email → instant API key (no verification for now)
-signupRouter.post("/free", async (req, res) => {
-  const { email } = req.body;
-
-  if (!email || typeof email !== "string" || !email.includes("@")) {
-    res.status(400).json({ error: "Valid email required" });
-    return;
-  }
-
-  try {
-    const key = await createKey(email.toLowerCase().trim(), "free");
-    logger.info({ email: email.slice(0, 3) + "***" }, "Free signup");
-    res.json({
-      apiKey: key.key,
-      tier: "free",
-      limit: 100,
-      message: "Your API key is ready! 100 free screenshots/month.",
-    });
-  } catch (err: any) {
-    logger.error({ err }, "Signup failed");
-    res.status(500).json({ error: "Signup failed" });
-  }
-});