diff --git a/src/components/req/ReqForm.tsx b/src/components/req/ReqForm.tsx
index 2641546..261d372 100644
--- a/src/components/req/ReqForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/req/ReqForm.tsx
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ export default function ReqForm() {
                         />
                         {selectedItem && selectedTypeLabel && (
                             <div className="text-xs font-medium uppercase text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 tracking-wide">
-                                Selected type: <span className="font-bold text-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-200">{selectedTypeLabel}</span>
+                                Type: <span className="font-bold text-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-200">{selectedTypeLabel}</span>
                             </div>
                         )}
                     </div>
@@ -334,18 +334,19 @@ export default function ReqForm() {
 
                     <div className="space-y-2">
                         <label htmlFor="year" className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-300">
-                            Year <span className="text-neutral-400">(optional)</span>
+                            Year
                         </label>
                         <InputText
                             id="year"
                             value={year}
-                            onChange={(e) => setYear(e.target.value)}
-                            placeholder="e.g. 2023"
-                            className="w-full border border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 rounded-xl px-4 py-3 bg-white dark:bg-neutral-900/50 focus:border-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-400 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500/20 transition-all outline-none"
+                            placeholder=""
+                            readOnly
+                            disabled
+                            className="w-full border border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 rounded-xl px-4 py-3 bg-neutral-100 dark:bg-neutral-800 text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 cursor-not-allowed transition-all outline-none"
                         />
                     </div>
 
-                    <div className="space-y-2">
+                    {/* <div className="space-y-2">
                         <label htmlFor="requester" className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-300">
                             Your Name <span className="text-neutral-400">(optional)</span>
                         </label>
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ export default function ReqForm() {
                             placeholder="Who is requesting this?"
                             className="w-full border border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 rounded-xl px-4 py-3 bg-white dark:bg-neutral-900/50 focus:border-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-400 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500/20 transition-all outline-none"
                         />
-                    </div>
+                    </div> */}
 
                     <div className="pt-4">
                         <Button
diff --git a/src/pages/api/submit.ts b/src/pages/api/submit.ts
index 6d422a0..a3d6cc6 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/submit.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/submit.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ interface SubmitRequestBody {
     title?: string;
     year?: string;
     type?: string;
-    requester?: string;
+    // requester?: string;
     [key: string]: unknown;
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export async function POST({ request }: APIContext): Promise<Response> {
     try {
         // Use pre-parsed body data
         const extendedRequest = request as ExtendedRequest;
-        const { title, year, type, requester } = extendedRequest.bodyData || {};
+        const { title, year, type } = extendedRequest.bodyData || {};
 
         // Input validation
         if (!title || typeof title !== 'string' || !title.trim()) {
@@ -174,16 +174,16 @@ export async function POST({ request }: APIContext): Promise<Response> {
             return response;
         }
 
-        if (requester && (typeof requester !== 'string' || requester.length > 500)) {
-            const response = new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Requester name must be 500 characters or less if provided' }), {
-                status: 400,
-                headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-            });
-            if (!hadCookie) {
-                response.headers.set('Set-Cookie', createNonceCookie(cookieId));
-            }
-            return response;
-        }
+        // if (requester && (typeof requester !== 'string' || requester.length > 500)) {
+        //     const response = new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Requester name must be 500 characters or less if provided' }), {
+        //         status: 400,
+        //         headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        //     });
+        //     if (!hadCookie) {
+        //         response.headers.set('Set-Cookie', createNonceCookie(cookieId));
+        //     }
+        //     return response;
+        // }
 
         // Fetch synopsis and IMDb ID from TMDB
         let synopsis = '';
@@ -258,13 +258,13 @@ export async function POST({ request }: APIContext): Promise<Response> {
             });
         }
 
-        if (requester && requester.trim()) {
-            fields.push({
-                name: "Requested by",
-                value: requester.trim(),
-                inline: false
-            });
-        }
+        // if (requester && requester.trim()) {
+        //     fields.push({
+        //         name: "Requested by",
+        //         value: requester.trim(),
+        //         inline: false
+        //     });
+        // }
 
         interface DiscordEmbed {
             title: string;