diff --git a/canopeum_backend/canopeum_backend/views.py b/canopeum_backend/canopeum_backend/views.py
index 0aa73be2..d98ebb19 100644
--- a/canopeum_backend/canopeum_backend/views.py
+++ b/canopeum_backend/canopeum_backend/views.py
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ def post(self, request: Request):
 
         user = cast(User, authenticate(email=email, password=password))
         if user is not None:
-            refresh = cast(RefreshToken, RefreshToken.for_user(user))
+            refresh = RefreshToken.for_user(user)
 
             refresh_serializer = TokenRefreshSerializer({
-                "refresh": str(refresh),
-                "access": str(refresh.access_token),
+                "refresh": refresh,
+                "access": refresh.access_token,
             })
             user_serializer = UserSerializer(user)
             serializer = UserTokenSerializer(
@@ -166,11 +166,11 @@ def post(self, request: Request):
         if register_user_serializer.is_valid():
             user = register_user_serializer.create_user()
             if user is not None:
-                refresh = cast(RefreshToken, RefreshToken.for_user(user))
+                refresh = RefreshToken.for_user(user)
 
                 token_refresh_serializer = TokenRefreshSerializer({
-                    "refresh": str(refresh),
-                    "access": str(refresh.access_token),
+                    "refresh": refresh,
+                    "access": refresh.access_token,
                 })
                 user_serializer = UserSerializer(user)
                 user_token_serializer = UserTokenSerializer(
@@ -1170,35 +1170,3 @@ def get(self, request: Request, code: str):
 
         serializer = UserInvitationSerializer(user_invitation)
         return Response(serializer.data)
-
-
-class TokenRefreshAPIView(APIView):
-    @extend_schema(responses=RefreshToken, operation_id="token_refresh")
-    def post(self, request: Request):
-        refresh = RefreshToken(request.data.get("refresh"))
-        user = User.objects.get(pk=refresh["user_id"])
-        refresh["role"] = user.role.name
-        return Response(
-            {"refresh": str(refresh), "access": str(refresh.access_token)},
-            status=status.HTTP_200_OK,
-        )
-
-
-class TokenObtainPairAPIView(APIView):
-    @extend_schema(responses=UserSerializer, operation_id="token_obtain_pair")
-    def post(self, request: Request):
-        user = cast(
-            User,
-            authenticate(
-                username=request.data.get("username"), password=request.data.get("password")
-            ),
-        )
-        if user is not None:
-            refresh = cast(RefreshToken, RefreshToken.for_user(user))
-            if user.role is not None:
-                refresh["role"] = user.role.name
-            return Response(
-                {"refresh": str(refresh), "access": str(refresh.access_token)},
-                status=status.HTTP_200_OK,
-            )
-        return Response({"error": "Invalid credentials"}, status=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED)
diff --git a/canopeum_backend/pyproject.toml b/canopeum_backend/pyproject.toml
index 3da267d9..c11fb94a 100644
--- a/canopeum_backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/canopeum_backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "dj-database-url",
   "django-cors-headers",
   "djangorestframework-camel-case",
-  "djangorestframework-simplejwt",
+  "djangorestframework-simplejwt>=5.4.0",
   # TODO: Bump above 5.3.1 as soon as fixed for https://github.com/BesLogic/releaf-canopeum/security/dependabot/3
   "djangorestframework>=3.15.2",
   # Fix for https://github.com/BesLogic/releaf-canopeum/security/dependabot/15
diff --git a/canopeum_backend/uv.lock b/canopeum_backend/uv.lock
index bce74430..4ade96a8 100644
--- a/canopeum_backend/uv.lock
+++ b/canopeum_backend/uv.lock
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "django-cors-headers" },
     { name = "djangorestframework", specifier = ">=3.15.2" },
     { name = "djangorestframework-camel-case" },
-    { name = "djangorestframework-simplejwt" },
+    { name = "djangorestframework-simplejwt", specifier = ">=5.4.0" },
     { name = "drf-spectacular", specifier = ">=0.27.2" },
     { name = "drf-spectacular-sidecar" },
     { name = "googlemaps" },
@@ -217,16 +217,16 @@ sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f4/87/647ce93053cb5e35e
 
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-version = "5.3.1"
+version = "5.4.0"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
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     { name = "django" },
     { name = "djangorestframework" },
     { name = "pyjwt" },
 ]
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 wheels = [
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+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f0/41/d6f67d24f46c7d8ee6dcb85c9abb94bad23140210bfb8c454641d278dfd2/djangorestframework_simplejwt-5.4.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:7aec953db9ed4163430c16d086eecb0f028f814ce6bba62b06c25919261e9077", size = 102316 },
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