diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 72165cc..b3e40ab 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-cache</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-websocket</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-module-kotlin</artifactId>
diff --git a/backend/src/main/kotlin/uk/co/neviyn/observationdatabase/WebSocketConfig.kt b/backend/src/main/kotlin/uk/co/neviyn/observationdatabase/WebSocketConfig.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 3562a7d..0000000
--- a/backend/src/main/kotlin/uk/co/neviyn/observationdatabase/WebSocketConfig.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-package uk.co.neviyn.observationdatabase
-
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration
-import org.springframework.messaging.simp.config.MessageBrokerRegistry
-import org.springframework.web.socket.config.annotation.EnableWebSocketMessageBroker
-import org.springframework.web.socket.config.annotation.StompEndpointRegistry
-import org.springframework.web.socket.config.annotation.WebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer
-
-@Configuration
-@EnableWebSocketMessageBroker
-class WebSocketConfig : WebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer {
-
-    override fun configureMessageBroker(registry: MessageBrokerRegistry) {
-        registry.enableSimpleBroker("/ws")
-    }
-
-    override fun registerStompEndpoints(registry: StompEndpointRegistry) {
-        registry.addEndpoint("/websocket").setAllowedOrigins("http://localhost:8080", "http://127.0.0.1:8080").withSockJS()
-    }
-}
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