diff --git a/packages/app.spec.sql b/packages/app.spec.sql
index f99ad13..18bb1bc 100644
--- a/packages/app.spec.sql
+++ b/packages/app.spec.sql
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE app AS
     format_date_time            CONSTANT VARCHAR2(30)           := 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS';
     format_date_short           CONSTANT VARCHAR2(30)           := 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI';
 
-    -- anonymous user used on login pages in APEX
-    anonymous_user              CONSTANT VARCHAR2(30)           := 'NOBODY';  -- ORDS_PUBLIC_USER, APEX_APP.G_PUBLIC
-
     -- flags
     flag_request                CONSTANT logs.flag%TYPE         := 'P';     -- APEX request (page rendering, form processing)
     flag_module                 CONSTANT logs.flag%TYPE         := 'M';     -- start of any module (procedure/function)
diff --git a/packages/app.sql b/packages/app.sql
index c04ffde..01dbc05 100644
--- a/packages/app.sql
+++ b/packages/app.sql
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY app AS
 
         -- this procedure is starting point in APEX after successful authentication
         -- prevent sessions for anonymous (unlogged) users
-        IF (UPPER(rec.user_id) IN (USER, app.anonymous_user, 'ORDS_PUBLIC_USER', 'APEX_PUBLIC_USER') OR NVL(rec.app_id, 0) = 0) THEN
+        IF (UPPER(rec.user_id) IN (USER, 'NOBODY', 'ORDS_PUBLIC_USER', 'APEX_PUBLIC_USER') OR NVL(rec.app_id, 0) = 0) THEN
             RETURN;
         END IF;