diff --git a/src/examples/README.md b/src/examples/README.md
index c074c757..ac92e8de 100644
--- a/src/examples/README.md
+++ b/src/examples/README.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ npx tsx src/examples/server/simpleStreamableHttp.ts
 npx tsx src/examples/server/simpleStreamableHttp.ts --oauth
 
 # To mitigate impersonation risks, enable strict Resource Identifier verification:
-npx tsx src/examples/server/simpleStreamableHttp.ts --oauth --oauth-resource=https://some-mcp-server.com --oauth-resource-strict
+npx tsx src/examples/server/simpleStreamableHttp.ts --oauth --oauth-strict
 ```
 
 ##### JSON Response Mode Server
diff --git a/src/examples/server/demoInMemoryOAuthProvider.ts b/src/examples/server/demoInMemoryOAuthProvider.ts
index 500f59b8..5c34166e 100644
--- a/src/examples/server/demoInMemoryOAuthProvider.ts
+++ b/src/examples/server/demoInMemoryOAuthProvider.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export class DemoInMemoryAuthProvider implements OAuthServerProvider {
     }
 
     if (this.validateResource && !this.validateResource(codeData.params.resource)) {
-      throw new Error('Invalid resource');
+      throw new Error(`Invalid resource: ${codeData.params.resource}`);
     }
 
     this.codes.delete(authorizationCode);
diff --git a/src/examples/server/simpleStreamableHttp.ts b/src/examples/server/simpleStreamableHttp.ts
index a97fdf5a..fdac5357 100644
--- a/src/examples/server/simpleStreamableHttp.ts
+++ b/src/examples/server/simpleStreamableHttp.ts
@@ -12,13 +12,7 @@ import { OAuthMetadata } from 'src/shared/auth.js';
 
 // Check for OAuth flag
 const useOAuth = process.argv.includes('--oauth');
-// Resource Indicator the OAuth tokens are checked against (RFC8707).
-const expectedOAuthResource = (iArg => iArg < 0 ? undefined: process.argv[iArg + 1])(process.argv.indexOf('--oauth-resource'));
-// Requires Resource Indicator check (implies protocol more recent than 2025-03-26)
-const strictOAuthResourceCheck = process.argv.includes('--oauth-resource-strict');
-if (strictOAuthResourceCheck && !expectedOAuthResource) {
-  throw new Error(`Strict resource indicator checking requires passing the expected resource with --oauth-resource https://...`);
-}
+const strictOAuth = process.argv.includes('--oauth-strict');
 
 // Create an MCP server with implementation details
 const getServer = () => {
@@ -292,7 +286,7 @@ if (useOAuth) {
   const oauthMetadata: OAuthMetadata = setupAuthServer(authServerUrl, mcpServerUrl);
 
   const tokenVerifier = {
-    verifyAccessToken: async (token: string, protocolVersion: string) => {
+    verifyAccessToken: async (token: string) => {
       const endpoint = oauthMetadata.introspection_endpoint;
 
       if (!endpoint) {
@@ -316,11 +310,11 @@ if (useOAuth) {
 
       const data = await response.json();
      
-      if (expectedOAuthResource) {
-        if (strictOAuthResourceCheck && !data.resource) {
+      if (strictOAuth) {
+        if (!data.resource) {
           throw new Error('Resource Indicator (RFC8707) missing');
         }
-        if (data.resource && data.resource !== expectedOAuthResource) {
+        if (data.resource !== expectedOAuthResource) {
           throw new Error(`Expected resource indicator ${expectedOAuthResource}, got: ${data.resource}`);
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/server/auth/middleware/bearerAuth.ts b/src/server/auth/middleware/bearerAuth.ts
index 4674089f..a34625d1 100644
--- a/src/server/auth/middleware/bearerAuth.ts
+++ b/src/server/auth/middleware/bearerAuth.ts
@@ -51,12 +51,7 @@ export function requireBearerAuth({ verifier, requiredScopes = [], resourceMetad
         throw new InvalidTokenError("Invalid Authorization header format, expected 'Bearer TOKEN'");
       }
 
-      let protocolVersion = req.headers["mcp-protocol-version"] ?? DEFAULT_NEGOTIATED_PROTOCOL_VERSION;
-      if (Array.isArray(protocolVersion)) {
-        protocolVersion = protocolVersion[protocolVersion.length - 1];
-      }
-
-      const authInfo = await verifier.verifyAccessToken(token, protocolVersion);
+      const authInfo = await verifier.verifyAccessToken(token);
 
       // Check if token has the required scopes (if any)
       if (requiredScopes.length > 0) {
diff --git a/src/server/auth/provider.ts b/src/server/auth/provider.ts
index 409e9dae..18beb216 100644
--- a/src/server/auth/provider.ts
+++ b/src/server/auth/provider.ts
@@ -80,5 +80,5 @@ export interface OAuthTokenVerifier {
   /**
    * Verifies an access token and returns information about it.
    */
-  verifyAccessToken(token: string, protocolVersion: string): Promise<AuthInfo>;
+  verifyAccessToken(token: string): Promise<AuthInfo>;
 }