diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/composables/fetch.js b/apps/frontend/src/composables/fetch.js
index b7a634a0d..6533fb1ce 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/composables/fetch.js
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/composables/fetch.js
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
  * This composable is kept for legacy code that hasn't been migrated yet.
  */
 
+import { withLabrinthCanaryHeader } from '~/helpers/canary.ts'
+
 let cachedRateLimitKey = undefined
 let rateLimitKeyPromise = undefined
-const LABRINTH_CANARY_COOKIE = 'labrinth-canary=always'
 
 async function getRateLimitKey(config) {
 	if (config.rateLimitKey) return config.rateLimitKey
@@ -35,19 +36,12 @@ export const useBaseFetch = async (url, options = {}, skipAuth = false) => {
 		options.headers = {}
 	}
 
+	options.headers = withLabrinthCanaryHeader(options.headers)
+
 	if (import.meta.server) {
 		options.headers['x-ratelimit-key'] = await getRateLimitKey(config)
 	}
 
-	if (useFeatureFlags().value.labrinthApiCanary) {
-		const existingCookie = options.headers.cookie
-		if (!existingCookie?.split('; ').includes(LABRINTH_CANARY_COOKIE)) {
-			options.headers.cookie = existingCookie
-				? `${existingCookie}; ${LABRINTH_CANARY_COOKIE}`
-				: LABRINTH_CANARY_COOKIE
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (!skipAuth) {
 		const auth = await useAuth()
 
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/helpers/api.ts b/apps/frontend/src/helpers/api.ts
index 7b659edcb..5b49bcf3c 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/helpers/api.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/helpers/api.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ import {
 	type AbstractFeature,
 	type AuthConfig,
 	AuthFeature,
-	CanaryCookieFeature,
 	CircuitBreakerFeature,
-	LABRINTH_CANARY_COOKIE,
 	NodeAuthFeature,
 	nodeAuthState,
 	NuxtCircuitBreakerStorage,
@@ -30,11 +28,7 @@ export function createModrinthClient(
 	auth: Ref<{ token: string | undefined }>,
 	config: { apiBaseUrl: string; archonBaseUrl: string; rateLimitKey?: string },
 ): NuxtModrinthClient {
-	const flags = useFeatureFlags()
 	const optionalFeatures = [
-		new CanaryCookieFeature({
-			getCookie: () => (flags.value.labrinthApiCanary ? LABRINTH_CANARY_COOKIE : undefined),
-		}) as AbstractFeature,
 		import.meta.dev ? (new VerboseLoggingFeature() as AbstractFeature) : undefined,
 	].filter(Boolean) as AbstractFeature[]
 
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/helpers/canary.ts b/apps/frontend/src/helpers/canary.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ad0ebeca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/helpers/canary.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export const LABRINTH_CANARY_HEADER = 'Labrinth-Canary'
+export const LABRINTH_CANARY_VALUE = 'always'
+
+export function withLabrinthCanaryHeader(headers: Record<string, string> = {}) {
+	const flags = useFeatureFlags()
+
+	if (!flags.value.labrinthApiCanary) {
+		return headers
+	}
+
+	return {
+		...headers,
+		[LABRINTH_CANARY_HEADER]: LABRINTH_CANARY_VALUE,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/middleware/project.global.ts b/apps/frontend/src/middleware/project.global.ts
index d18a72b21..0bba2ea3e 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/middleware/project.global.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/middleware/project.global.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@ export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware(async (to) => {
 
 	const queryClient = useAppQueryClient()
 	const authToken = useCookie('auth-token')
-	const flags = useFeatureFlags()
-	const client = useServerModrinthClient({
-		authToken: authToken.value || undefined,
-		canaryCookie: flags.value.labrinthApiCanary,
-	})
+	const client = useServerModrinthClient({ authToken: authToken.value || undefined })
 	const tags = useGeneratedState()
 	const projectId = to.params.id as string
 
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/pages/discover/[type]/index.vue b/apps/frontend/src/pages/discover/[type]/index.vue
index 4adbafb14..438b539a3 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/pages/discover/[type]/index.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/pages/discover/[type]/index.vue
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import LogoAnimated from '~/components/brand/LogoAnimated.vue'
 import AdPlaceholder from '~/components/ui/AdPlaceholder.vue'
 import { projectQueryOptions } from '~/composables/queries/project'
 import { versionQueryOptions } from '~/composables/queries/version'
+import { withLabrinthCanaryHeader } from '~/helpers/canary.ts'
 import type { DisplayLocation, DisplayMode } from '~/plugins/cosmetics.ts'
 
 const { formatMessage } = useVIntl()
@@ -472,6 +473,7 @@ const {
 		return url
 	},
 	{
+		headers: computed(() => withLabrinthCanaryHeader()),
 		watch: false,
 		transform: (hits) => {
 			debug('useLazyFetch transform, hits:', (hits as any)?.total_hits)
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/server/utils/api-client.ts b/apps/frontend/src/server/utils/api-client.ts
index 93c4e0eb7..0352ddb8e 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/server/utils/api-client.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/server/utils/api-client.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import {
 	type AuthConfig,
 	AuthFeature,
-	CanaryCookieFeature,
 	type FeatureConfig,
-	LABRINTH_CANARY_COOKIE,
 	type NuxtClientConfig,
 	NuxtModrinthClient,
 } from '@modrinth/api-client'
@@ -22,7 +20,6 @@ async function getRateLimitKeyFromSecretsStore(): Promise<string | undefined> {
 export interface ServerModrinthClientOptions {
 	event?: H3Event
 	authToken?: string
-	canaryCookie?: boolean
 }
 
 export function useServerModrinthClient(options?: ServerModrinthClientOptions): NuxtModrinthClient {
@@ -40,10 +37,6 @@ export function useServerModrinthClient(options?: ServerModrinthClientOptions):
 		)
 	}
 
-	if (options?.canaryCookie) {
-		features.push(new CanaryCookieFeature({ getCookie: () => LABRINTH_CANARY_COOKIE }))
-	}
-
 	const clientConfig: NuxtClientConfig = {
 		labrinthBaseUrl: apiBaseUrl,
 		rateLimitKey: config.rateLimitKey || getRateLimitKeyFromSecretsStore,
diff --git a/packages/api-client/src/features/canary-cookie.ts b/packages/api-client/src/features/canary-cookie.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e98719579..000000000
--- a/packages/api-client/src/features/canary-cookie.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-import { AbstractFeature, type FeatureConfig } from '../core/abstract-feature'
-
-export const LABRINTH_CANARY_COOKIE = 'labrinth-canary=always'
-
-export interface CanaryCookieConfig extends FeatureConfig {
-	getCookie?: () => string | undefined | Promise<string | undefined>
-}
-
-export class CanaryCookieFeature extends AbstractFeature {
-	declare protected config: CanaryCookieConfig
-
-	constructor(config?: CanaryCookieConfig) {
-		super(config)
-	}
-
-	shouldApply(context: Parameters<AbstractFeature['shouldApply']>[0]): boolean {
-		return super.shouldApply(context) && context.options.api === 'labrinth'
-	}
-
-	async execute<T>(next: () => Promise<T>, context: Parameters<AbstractFeature['execute']>[1]) {
-		const cookie = this.config.getCookie ? await this.config.getCookie() : LABRINTH_CANARY_COOKIE
-		if (!cookie) {
-			return next()
-		}
-
-		const headers = { ...(context.options.headers ?? {}) }
-		const existingCookie = headers.cookie ?? headers.Cookie
-
-		if (!existingCookie?.split('; ').includes(cookie)) {
-			headers.cookie = existingCookie ? `${existingCookie}; ${cookie}` : cookie
-			delete headers.Cookie
-			context.options.headers = headers
-		}
-
-		return next()
-	}
-}
diff --git a/packages/api-client/src/index.ts b/packages/api-client/src/index.ts
index 1c48c332d..fdb802506 100644
--- a/packages/api-client/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api-client/src/index.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ export {
 } from './core/abstract-websocket'
 export { ModrinthApiError, ModrinthServerError } from './core/errors'
 export { type AuthConfig, AuthFeature } from './features/auth'
-export {
-	type CanaryCookieConfig,
-	CanaryCookieFeature,
-	LABRINTH_CANARY_COOKIE,
-} from './features/canary-cookie'
 export {
 	type CircuitBreakerConfig,
 	CircuitBreakerFeature,