diff --git a/dump_things_service/abstract_config.py b/dump_things_service/abstract_config.py
index 9f79bb6..384d90c 100644
--- a/dump_things_service/abstract_config.py
+++ b/dump_things_service/abstract_config.py
@@ -430,17 +430,6 @@ def get_default_token_config(
     return get_token_config_by_name(abstract_config, default_token_name)
 
 
-def get_default_token_representation(
-        abstract_config: Configuration,
-        collection: str,
-) -> str | None:
-    default_token_config = get_default_token_config(
-        abstract_config,
-        collection,
-    )
-    return default_token_config.representation if default_token_config else None
-
-
 def get_mapping_function(record_dir_backend_config: RecordDirBackendConfig):
     return mapping_functions[MappingMethod(record_dir_backend_config.mapping_method)]
 
diff --git a/dump_things_service/collection.py b/dump_things_service/collection.py
index 1ef648d..d670cbc 100644
--- a/dump_things_service/collection.py
+++ b/dump_things_service/collection.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from starlette.responses import (
     JSONResponse,
     PlainTextResponse,
 )
-from starlette.status import HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
 
 from dump_things_service import (
     Format,
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ from dump_things_service.abstract_config import (
     SQLiteBackendConfig,
     read_config,
     check_collection,
-    get_default_token_representation,
 )
 from dump_things_service.audit.gitaudit import GitAuditBackend
 from dump_things_service.auth.config import ConfigAuthenticationSource
@@ -554,27 +552,22 @@ def store_record(
     abstract_config = read_config(instance_state.store_path)
     check_collection(abstract_config, collection)
 
-    token_representation = get_default_token_representation(
-        abstract_config,
-        collection,
-    ) if api_key is None else api_key
-
-    if not token_representation:
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
-            detail=f'Not authorized to submit to collection "{collection}"',
-        )
-
     # Get the token permissions and extend them by the default permissions.
     # This call will also convert plaintext tokens into the hashed version of
     # the token, if the token is hashed. This is necessary because we do not
     # store the plaintext token, so all token-information is associated with
     # the hashed representation of the token.
+    token_representation = (
+        abstract_config.collections[collection].default_token
+        if api_key is None
+        else api_key
+    )
     store, token_permissions, user_id = get_token_store(
         abstract_config,
         instance_state,
         collection,
         token_representation,
+        is_token_name=api_key is None,
     )
     final_permissions = join_default_token_permissions(
         abstract_config,