diff --git a/interface/src/App.tsx b/interface/src/App.tsx
index f69032319..77f79e41d 100644
--- a/interface/src/App.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/App.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { ToastContainer, Slide } from 'react-toastify';
 import 'react-toastify/dist/ReactToastify.min.css';
 
 import { localStorageDetector } from 'typesafe-i18n/detectors';
-import { FeaturesLoader } from './contexts/features';
 import type { FC } from 'react';
 import AppRouting from 'AppRouting';
 import CustomTheme from 'CustomTheme';
@@ -27,9 +26,7 @@ const App: FC = () => {
   return (
     <TypesafeI18n locale={detectedLocale}>
       <CustomTheme>
-        <FeaturesLoader>
-          <AppRouting />
-        </FeaturesLoader>
+        <AppRouting />
         <ToastContainer
           position="bottom-left"
           autoClose={3000}
diff --git a/interface/src/SignIn.tsx b/interface/src/SignIn.tsx
index 0cb842da7..de3838a00 100644
--- a/interface/src/SignIn.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/SignIn.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { Box, Paper, Typography, MenuItem, TextField, Button } from '@mui/materi
 import { useRequest } from 'alova';
 import { useContext, useState } from 'react';
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
-import { FeaturesContext } from './contexts/features';
 import type { ValidateFieldsError } from 'async-validator';
 
 import type { Locales } from 'i18n/i18n-types';
@@ -35,8 +34,6 @@ const SignIn: FC = () => {
 
   const { LL, setLocale, locale } = useContext(I18nContext);
 
-  const { features } = useContext(FeaturesContext);
-
   const [signInRequest, setSignInRequest] = useState<SignInRequest>({
     username: '',
     password: ''
@@ -112,7 +109,6 @@ const SignIn: FC = () => {
         })}
       >
         <Typography variant="h4">{PROJECT_NAME}</Typography>
-        <Typography variant="subtitle2">{features.version}</Typography>
 
         <TextField name="locale" variant="outlined" value={locale} onChange={onLocaleSelected} size="small" select>
           <MenuItem key="de" value="de">
diff --git a/interface/src/api/features.ts b/interface/src/api/features.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c0dd66e4f..000000000
--- a/interface/src/api/features.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { alovaInstance } from './endpoints';
-
-import type { Features } from 'types';
-
-export const readFeatures = () => alovaInstance.Get<Features>('/rest/features');
diff --git a/interface/src/contexts/features/FeaturesLoader.tsx b/interface/src/contexts/features/FeaturesLoader.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 38e5e0196..000000000
--- a/interface/src/contexts/features/FeaturesLoader.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import { useRequest } from 'alova';
-
-import { FeaturesContext } from '.';
-import type { FC } from 'react';
-
-import type { RequiredChildrenProps } from 'utils';
-import * as FeaturesApi from 'api/features';
-
-const FeaturesLoader: FC<RequiredChildrenProps> = (props) => {
-  const { data: features } = useRequest(FeaturesApi.readFeatures);
-
-  if (features) {
-    return (
-      <FeaturesContext.Provider
-        value={{
-          features
-        }}
-      >
-        {props.children}
-      </FeaturesContext.Provider>
-    );
-  }
-};
-
-export default FeaturesLoader;
diff --git a/interface/src/contexts/features/context.ts b/interface/src/contexts/features/context.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 78a8f1ec2..000000000
--- a/interface/src/contexts/features/context.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import { createContext } from 'react';
-
-import type { Features } from 'types';
-
-export interface FeaturesContextValue {
-  features: Features;
-}
-
-const FeaturesContextDefaultValue = {} as FeaturesContextValue;
-export const FeaturesContext = createContext(FeaturesContextDefaultValue);
diff --git a/interface/src/contexts/features/index.ts b/interface/src/contexts/features/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f8df83c02..000000000
--- a/interface/src/contexts/features/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-export * from './context';
-export { default as FeaturesLoader } from './FeaturesLoader';
diff --git a/interface/src/framework/system/SystemStatusForm.tsx b/interface/src/framework/system/SystemStatusForm.tsx
index f6f7203cb..ba710e36e 100644
--- a/interface/src/framework/system/SystemStatusForm.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/framework/system/SystemStatusForm.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import {
 import { useRequest } from 'alova';
 import { useContext, useState } from 'react';
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
-import { FeaturesContext } from '../../contexts/features';
 import RestartMonitor from './RestartMonitor';
 import SystemStatusVersionDialog from './SystemStatusVersionDialog';
 import type { FC } from 'react';
@@ -54,8 +53,6 @@ const SystemStatusForm: FC = () => {
   const [restarting, setRestarting] = useState<boolean>();
   const [versionDialogOpen, setVersionDialogOpen] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
-  const { features } = useContext(FeaturesContext);
-
   const { send: restartCommand } = useRequest(SystemApi.restart(), {
     immediate: false
   });
@@ -355,7 +352,7 @@ const SystemStatusForm: FC = () => {
           open={versionDialogOpen}
           onClose={() => setVersionDialogOpen(false)}
           version={data.emsesp_version}
-          platform={features.platform}
+          platform={data.esp_platform}
         />
       )}
     </SectionContent>
diff --git a/interface/src/types/index.ts b/interface/src/types/index.ts
index 632d8907b..420f7e2bf 100644
--- a/interface/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/interface/src/types/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 export * from './ap';
-export * from './features';
 export * from './me';
 export * from './mqtt';
 export * from './ntp';
diff --git a/lib/framework/AuthenticationService.cpp b/lib/framework/AuthenticationService.cpp
index fd316a87c..f0fc92dbb 100644
--- a/lib/framework/AuthenticationService.cpp
+++ b/lib/framework/AuthenticationService.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 using namespace std::placeholders; // for `_1` etc
 
-#if FT_ENABLED(FT_SECURITY)
-
 AuthenticationService::AuthenticationService(AsyncWebServer * server, SecurityManager * securityManager)
     : _securityManager(securityManager)
     , _signInHandler(SIGN_IN_PATH, std::bind(&AuthenticationService::signIn, this, _1, _2)) {
@@ -43,5 +41,3 @@ void AuthenticationService::signIn(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, JsonVariant
     AsyncWebServerResponse * response = request->beginResponse(401);
     request->send(response);
 }
-
-#endif
diff --git a/lib/framework/AuthenticationService.h b/lib/framework/AuthenticationService.h
index d8a823485..c7ca70646 100644
--- a/lib/framework/AuthenticationService.h
+++ b/lib/framework/AuthenticationService.h
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 
 #define MAX_AUTHENTICATION_SIZE 256
 
-#if FT_ENABLED(FT_SECURITY)
-
 class AuthenticationService {
   public:
     AuthenticationService(AsyncWebServer * server, SecurityManager * securityManager);
@@ -26,5 +24,3 @@ class AuthenticationService {
 };
 
 #endif
-
-#endif
diff --git a/lib/framework/ESP8266React.cpp b/lib/framework/ESP8266React.cpp
index 8fd7719da..94a3b78fd 100644
--- a/lib/framework/ESP8266React.cpp
+++ b/lib/framework/ESP8266React.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 #include <WWWData.h>
 
 ESP8266React::ESP8266React(AsyncWebServer * server, FS * fs)
-    : _featureService(server)
-    , _securitySettingsService(server, fs)
+    : _securitySettingsService(server, fs)
     , _networkSettingsService(server, fs, &_securitySettingsService)
     , _wifiScanner(server, &_securitySettingsService)
     , _networkStatus(server, &_securitySettingsService)
@@ -20,12 +19,12 @@ ESP8266React::ESP8266React(AsyncWebServer * server, FS * fs)
     , _restartService(server, &_securitySettingsService)
     , _factoryResetService(server, fs, &_securitySettingsService)
     , _systemStatus(server, &_securitySettingsService) {
-    // Serve static resources from PROGMEM
+    // Serve static resources
     WWWData::registerRoutes([server, this](const String & uri, const String & contentType, const uint8_t * content, size_t len) {
         ArRequestHandlerFunction requestHandler = [contentType, content, len](AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
             AsyncWebServerResponse * response = request->beginResponse_P(200, contentType, content, len);
             response->addHeader("Content-Encoding", "gzip");
-            // response->addHeader("Cache-Control", "public, immutable, max-age=31536000");
+            response->addHeader("Cache-Control", "public, immutable, max-age=31536000");
             // response->addHeader("Content-Encoding", "br"); // only works over HTTPS
             request->send(response);
         };
diff --git a/lib/framework/ESP8266React.h b/lib/framework/ESP8266React.h
index 2bab9e190..2a86019e1 100644
--- a/lib/framework/ESP8266React.h
+++ b/lib/framework/ESP8266React.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <AsyncTCP.h>
 #include <WiFi.h>
 
-#include <FeaturesService.h>
 #include <APSettingsService.h>
 #include <APStatus.h>
 #include <AuthenticationService.h>
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ class ESP8266React {
     }
 
   private:
-    FeaturesService         _featureService;
     SecuritySettingsService _securitySettingsService;
     NetworkSettingsService  _networkSettingsService;
     WiFiScanner             _wifiScanner;
diff --git a/lib/framework/Features.h b/lib/framework/Features.h
index 204caaa18..1629b39ef 100644
--- a/lib/framework/Features.h
+++ b/lib/framework/Features.h
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef Features_h
 #define Features_h
 
-// modified by Proddy
-
-#define FT_ENABLED(feature) feature
-
 // project feature on by default
 #ifndef FT_PROJECT
 #define FT_PROJECT 1
diff --git a/lib/framework/FeaturesService.cpp b/lib/framework/FeaturesService.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index cddb85586..000000000
--- a/lib/framework/FeaturesService.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#include <FeaturesService.h>
-#include "../../src/emsesp_stub.hpp"
-
-using namespace std::placeholders; // for `_1` etc
-
-FeaturesService::FeaturesService(AsyncWebServer * server) {
-    server->on(FEATURES_SERVICE_PATH, HTTP_GET, std::bind(&FeaturesService::features, this, _1));
-}
-
-void FeaturesService::features(AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
-    AsyncJsonResponse * response = new AsyncJsonResponse(false);
-    JsonObject          root     = response->getRoot();
-
-    root["version"]  = EMSESP_APP_VERSION;
-    root["platform"] = EMSESP_PLATFORM;
-
-    response->setLength();
-    request->send(response);
-}
diff --git a/lib/framework/FeaturesService.h b/lib/framework/FeaturesService.h
deleted file mode 100644
index dc64a8b3d..000000000
--- a/lib/framework/FeaturesService.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef FeaturesService_h
-#define FeaturesService_h
-
-#include <Features.h>
-
-#include <WiFi.h>
-#include <ArduinoJson.h>
-#include <AsyncJson.h>
-#include <ESPAsyncWebServer.h>
-
-// #define MAX_FEATURES_SIZE 256
-#define FEATURES_SERVICE_PATH "/rest/features"
-
-class FeaturesService {
-  public:
-    FeaturesService(AsyncWebServer * server);
-
-  private:
-    void features(AsyncWebServerRequest * request);
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/lib/framework/SecuritySettingsService.cpp b/lib/framework/SecuritySettingsService.cpp
index 9b5ab85c6..2a83e34b6 100644
--- a/lib/framework/SecuritySettingsService.cpp
+++ b/lib/framework/SecuritySettingsService.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #include <SecuritySettingsService.h>
 
-#if FT_ENABLED(FT_SECURITY)
-
 #include "../../src/emsesp_stub.hpp"
 
 SecuritySettingsService::SecuritySettingsService(AsyncWebServer * server, FS * fs)
@@ -125,33 +123,3 @@ void SecuritySettingsService::generateToken(AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
     }
     request->send(401);
 }
-
-#else
-
-User ADMIN_USER = User(FACTORY_ADMIN_USERNAME, FACTORY_ADMIN_PASSWORD, true);
-
-SecuritySettingsService::SecuritySettingsService(AsyncWebServer * server, FS * fs)
-    : SecurityManager() {
-}
-SecuritySettingsService::~SecuritySettingsService() {
-}
-
-ArRequestFilterFunction SecuritySettingsService::filterRequest(AuthenticationPredicate predicate) {
-    return [this, predicate](AsyncWebServerRequest * request) { return true; };
-}
-
-// Return the admin user on all request - disabling security features
-Authentication SecuritySettingsService::authenticateRequest(AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
-    return Authentication(ADMIN_USER);
-}
-
-// Return the function unwrapped
-ArRequestHandlerFunction SecuritySettingsService::wrapRequest(ArRequestHandlerFunction onRequest, AuthenticationPredicate predicate) {
-    return onRequest;
-}
-
-ArJsonRequestHandlerFunction SecuritySettingsService::wrapCallback(ArJsonRequestHandlerFunction onRequest, AuthenticationPredicate predicate) {
-    return onRequest;
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/lib/framework/SecuritySettingsService.h b/lib/framework/SecuritySettingsService.h
index f122d0ba2..3ec8dd755 100644
--- a/lib/framework/SecuritySettingsService.h
+++ b/lib/framework/SecuritySettingsService.h
@@ -28,11 +28,9 @@
 #define GENERATE_TOKEN_SIZE 512
 #define GENERATE_TOKEN_PATH "/rest/generateToken"
 
-#if FT_ENABLED(FT_SECURITY)
-
 class SecuritySettings {
   public:
-    String jwtSecret;
+    String            jwtSecret;
     std::vector<User> users;
     // std::list<User> users;
 
@@ -102,19 +100,4 @@ class SecuritySettingsService : public StatefulService<SecuritySettings>, public
     boolean validatePayload(JsonObject parsedPayload, User * user);
 };
 
-#else
-
-class SecuritySettingsService : public SecurityManager {
-  public:
-    SecuritySettingsService(AsyncWebServer * server, FS * fs);
-    ~SecuritySettingsService();
-
-    // minimal set of functions to support framework with security settings disabled
-    Authentication               authenticateRequest(AsyncWebServerRequest * request);
-    ArRequestFilterFunction      filterRequest(AuthenticationPredicate predicate);
-    ArRequestHandlerFunction     wrapRequest(ArRequestHandlerFunction onRequest, AuthenticationPredicate predicate);
-    ArJsonRequestHandlerFunction wrapCallback(ArJsonRequestHandlerFunction onRequest, AuthenticationPredicate predicate);
-};
-
-#endif
-#endif
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib_standalone/Features.h b/lib_standalone/Features.h
index 28cd6d551..526806569 100644
--- a/lib_standalone/Features.h
+++ b/lib_standalone/Features.h
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef Features_h
 #define Features_h
 
-#define FT_ENABLED(feature) feature
-
 // project feature off by default
 #ifndef FT_PROJECT
 #define FT_PROJECT 0
diff --git a/lib_standalone/SecurityManager.h b/lib_standalone/SecurityManager.h
index cebff2229..d9e73e68c 100644
--- a/lib_standalone/SecurityManager.h
+++ b/lib_standalone/SecurityManager.h
@@ -69,10 +69,8 @@ class AuthenticationPredicates {
 
 class SecurityManager {
   public:
-#if FT_ENABLED(FT_SECURITY)
     virtual Authentication authenticate(const String & username, const String & password) = 0;
     virtual String         generateJWT(User * user)                                       = 0;
-#endif
 
     virtual Authentication               authenticateRequest(AsyncWebServerRequest * request)                                    = 0;
     virtual ArRequestFilterFunction      filterRequest(AuthenticationPredicate predicate)                                        = 0;
diff --git a/lib_standalone/SecuritySettingsService.cpp b/lib_standalone/SecuritySettingsService.cpp
index 7cc393418..97e7d9223 100644
--- a/lib_standalone/SecuritySettingsService.cpp
+++ b/lib_standalone/SecuritySettingsService.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <SecuritySettingsService.h>
 
-#if FT_ENABLED(FT_SECURITY)
-
 #include "../../src/emsesp_stub.h" // proddy added
 
 SecuritySettingsService::SecuritySettingsService(AsyncWebServer * server, FS * fs)
@@ -110,34 +108,4 @@ ArJsonRequestHandlerFunction SecuritySettingsService::wrapCallback(ArJsonRequest
     };
 }
 
-#else
-
-User ADMIN_USER = User(FACTORY_ADMIN_USERNAME, FACTORY_ADMIN_PASSWORD, true);
-
-SecuritySettingsService::SecuritySettingsService(AsyncWebServer * server, FS * fs)
-    : SecurityManager() {
-}
-SecuritySettingsService::~SecuritySettingsService() {
-}
-
-ArRequestFilterFunction SecuritySettingsService::filterRequest(AuthenticationPredicate predicate) {
-    return [this, predicate](AsyncWebServerRequest * request) { return true; };
-}
-
-// Return the admin user on all request - disabling security features
-Authentication SecuritySettingsService::authenticateRequest(AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
-    return Authentication(ADMIN_USER);
-}
-
-// Return the function unwrapped
-ArRequestHandlerFunction SecuritySettingsService::wrapRequest(ArRequestHandlerFunction onRequest, AuthenticationPredicate predicate) {
-    return onRequest;
-}
-
-ArJsonRequestHandlerFunction SecuritySettingsService::wrapCallback(ArJsonRequestHandlerFunction onRequest, AuthenticationPredicate predicate) {
-    return onRequest;
-}
-
-#endif
-
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib_standalone/SecuritySettingsService.h b/lib_standalone/SecuritySettingsService.h
index a283854e0..4195cf1e6 100644
--- a/lib_standalone/SecuritySettingsService.h
+++ b/lib_standalone/SecuritySettingsService.h
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #define SECURITY_SETTINGS_FILE "/config/securitySettings.json"
 #define SECURITY_SETTINGS_PATH "/rest/securitySettings"
 
-#if FT_ENABLED(FT_SECURITY)
-
 class SecuritySettings {
   public:
     String          jwtSecret;
@@ -103,4 +101,3 @@ class SecuritySettingsService : public SecurityManager {
 };
 
 #endif
-#endif