diff --git a/oauthproxy_test.go b/oauthproxy_test.go
index 44025465..c087cff3 100644
--- a/oauthproxy_test.go
+++ b/oauthproxy_test.go
@@ -2396,7 +2396,7 @@ func Test_buildRoutesAllowlist(t *testing.T) {
 			shouldError: false,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Mixed method and domain routes",
+			name:          "Mixed method and domain routes",
 			skipAuthRegex: []string{},
 			skipAuthRoutes: []string{
 				"GET=^/api/v1",
diff --git a/pkg/validation/allowlist.go b/pkg/validation/allowlist.go
index 91addf5e..4b44dac8 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/allowlist.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/allowlist.go
@@ -36,15 +36,8 @@ func validateAuthRoutes(o *options.Options) []string {
 		if len(parts) == 1 {
 			regex = parts[0]
 		} else {
-			// Check if this is a domain-based route
-			prefix := strings.ToLower(parts[0])
-			if prefix == "domain" {
-				// For domain routes, validate the domain regex
-				regex = parts[1]
-			} else {
-				// For method-based routes, validate the path regex
-				regex = parts[1]
-			}
+			// For method or domain-based routes, validate the regex
+			regex = parts[1]
 		}
 		_, err := regexp.Compile(regex)
 		if err != nil {