diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index 8baac48f0..aeb715385 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import * as http from 'http';
 import * as https from 'https';
 import * as WebSocket from 'ws';
 import * as cluster from 'cluster';
+import * as request from 'request';
 
 import { checkDbConnection } from './database';
 import routes from './routes';
@@ -174,6 +175,11 @@ class Server {
         .post(config.API_ENDPOINT + 'donations', routes.createDonationRequest.bind(routes))
         .post(config.API_ENDPOINT + 'donations-webhook', routes.donationWebhook.bind(routes))
       ;
+    } else {
+      this.app
+        .get(config.API_ENDPOINT + 'donations', (req, res) => {
+          req.pipe(request('http://mempool.space/api/v1/donations')).pipe(res);
+        });
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.ts
index fc7eb6bc4..aea5f0f63 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { Component, OnInit, ChangeDetectionStrategy } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { WebsocketService } from '../../services/websocket.service';
 import { SeoService } from 'src/app/services/seo.service';
 import { StateService } from 'src/app/services/state.service';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
+import { FormBuilder, FormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
 import { ApiService } from 'src/app/services/api.service';
 import { env } from '../../app.constants';
 import { DomSanitizer, SafeUrl } from '@angular/platform-browser';
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export class AboutComponent implements OnInit {
       handle: [''],
     });
 
-    (this.sponsorsEnabled ? this.apiService.getDonation$() : this.apiService.getDonationRemote$())
+    this.apiService.getDonation$()
       .subscribe((sponsors) => {
         this.sponsors = sponsors;
       });
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/services/api.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/services/api.service.ts
index 2a28e5b05..5f97481fb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/services/api.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/services/api.service.ts
@@ -73,8 +73,4 @@ export class ApiService {
   getDonation$(): Observable<any[]> {
     return this.httpClient.get<any[]>(this.apiBaseUrl + '/donations');
   }
-
-  getDonationRemote$(): Observable<any[]> {
-    return this.httpClient.get<any[]>('http://mempool.space/api/v1/donations');
-  }
 }