Unencrypting a usb drive encrypted w Bitlocker on destroyed computer

[Microsoft Windows]

Hi. I'm using Windows 11, version 23H2 for x64. I have a usb ssd drive I encrypted dumbly using bitlocker on an old work computer I no longer have access to. I do have my identifier and recovery key, and can open and work in the drive.BUT this drive doesn't need to be encrypted and I want to remove the encryption so I don't have to key in this stupid long recovery key. I have read all the other people with questions like this, but none have answered this situation specifically. I'm pretty sure my version isn't eligible for bitlocker on this computer, even though it has no problem giving me

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