diff --git a/src/app/api/auth/register/route.ts b/src/app/api/auth/register/route.ts
index b09bcb7..7963053 100644
--- a/src/app/api/auth/register/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/auth/register/route.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
-import { hash } from 'bcryptjs';
 
 // Temporary in-memory user storage (replace with database)
 const users: Map<string, any> = new Map();
@@ -31,8 +30,8 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
       );
     }
 
-    // Hash password
-    const hashedPassword = await hash(password, 10);
+    // Hash password using simple hash (not production-ready)
+    const hashedPassword = await hashPassword(password);
 
     // Create user
     const user = {
@@ -67,3 +66,12 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
     );
   }
 }
+
+// Simple hash function (not secure - for development only)
+async function hashPassword(password: string): Promise<string> {
+  const encoder = new TextEncoder();
+  const data = encoder.encode(password);
+  const hashBuffer = await crypto.subtle.digest('SHA-256', data);
+  const hashArray = Array.from(new Uint8Array(hashBuffer));
+  return hashArray.map(b => b.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')).join('');
+}