diff --git a/lib/ESPAsyncWebServer/src/WebRequest.cpp b/lib/ESPAsyncWebServer/src/WebRequest.cpp
index bfc74579d..36ec08faa 100644
--- a/lib/ESPAsyncWebServer/src/WebRequest.cpp
+++ b/lib/ESPAsyncWebServer/src/WebRequest.cpp
@@ -855,12 +855,6 @@ AsyncWebServerResponse * AsyncWebServerRequest::beginResponse_P(int code, const
     return beginResponse_P(code, contentType, (const uint8_t *)content, strlen_P(content), callback);
 }
 
-// added by proddy
-AsyncWebServerResponse *
-AsyncWebServerRequest::beginResponse(const String & contentType, const uint8_t * content, size_t len) {
-    return new AsyncResponse(contentType, content, len);
-}
-
 void AsyncWebServerRequest::send(int code, const String & contentType, const String & content) {
     send(beginResponse(code, contentType, content));
 }
diff --git a/lib/ESPAsyncWebServer/src/WebResponseImpl.h b/lib/ESPAsyncWebServer/src/WebResponseImpl.h
index 6285c0c36..a0ca90c75 100644
--- a/lib/ESPAsyncWebServer/src/WebResponseImpl.h
+++ b/lib/ESPAsyncWebServer/src/WebResponseImpl.h
@@ -145,20 +145,6 @@ class AsyncProgmemResponse : public AsyncAbstractResponse {
     virtual size_t _fillBuffer(uint8_t * buf, size_t maxLen) override;
 };
 
-// added by proddy
-class AsyncResponse : public AsyncAbstractResponse {
-  private:
-    const uint8_t * _content;
-    size_t          _readLength;
-
-  public:
-    AsyncResponse(const String & contentType, const uint8_t * content, size_t len);
-    bool _sourceValid() const {
-        return true;
-    }
-    virtual size_t _fillBuffer(uint8_t * buf, size_t maxLen) override;
-};
-
 class cbuf;
 
 class AsyncResponseStream : public AsyncAbstractResponse, public Print {
diff --git a/lib/ESPAsyncWebServer/src/WebResponses.cpp b/lib/ESPAsyncWebServer/src/WebResponses.cpp
index 07d0ef98c..5bdceab50 100644
--- a/lib/ESPAsyncWebServer/src/WebResponses.cpp
+++ b/lib/ESPAsyncWebServer/src/WebResponses.cpp
@@ -746,20 +746,6 @@ size_t AsyncProgmemResponse::_fillBuffer(uint8_t * data, size_t len) {
     return left;
 }
 
-// added by proddy
-AsyncResponse::AsyncResponse(const String & contentType, const uint8_t * content, size_t len)
-    : AsyncAbstractResponse(nullptr) {
-    _code          = 200;
-    _content       = content;
-    _contentType   = contentType;
-    _contentLength = len;
-    _readLength    = len;
-}
-size_t AsyncResponse::_fillBuffer(uint8_t * data, size_t len) {
-    memcpy(data, _content, len);
-    return len;
-}
-
 /*
  * Response Stream (You can print/write/printf to it, up to the contentLen bytes)
  * */
diff --git a/lib/framework/ESP8266React.cpp b/lib/framework/ESP8266React.cpp
index 8ed68db24..d32f1f873 100644
--- a/lib/framework/ESP8266React.cpp
+++ b/lib/framework/ESP8266React.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ESP8266React::ESP8266React(AsyncWebServer * server, FS * fs)
     static char last_modified[50];
     sprintf(last_modified, "%s %s CET", __DATE__, __TIME__);
 
-    WWWData::registerRoutes([server](const String & uri, const String & contentType, const uint8_t * content, size_t len, const String & hash) {
+    WWWData::registerRoutes([server](const char * uri, const String & contentType, const uint8_t * content, size_t len, const String & hash) {
         ArRequestHandlerFunction requestHandler = [contentType, content, len, hash](AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
             // Check if the client already has the same version and respond with a 304 (Not modified)
             if (request->header("If-Modified-Since").indexOf(last_modified) > 0) {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ ESP8266React::ESP8266React(AsyncWebServer * server, FS * fs)
                 return request->send(304);
             }
 
-            AsyncWebServerResponse * response = request->beginResponse(contentType, content, len);
+            AsyncWebServerResponse * response = request->beginResponse_P(200, contentType, content, len);
 
             response->addHeader("Content-Encoding", "gzip");
             // response->addHeader("Content-Encoding", "br"); // only works over HTTPS
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ ESP8266React::ESP8266React(AsyncWebServer * server, FS * fs)
             request->send(response);
         };
 
-        server->on(uri.c_str(), HTTP_GET, requestHandler);
+        server->on(uri, HTTP_GET, requestHandler);
         // Serving non matching get requests with "/index.html"
         // OPTIONS get a straight up 200 response
-        if (uri.equals("/index.html")) {
+        if (strncmp(uri, "/index.html", 11) == 0) {
             server->onNotFound([requestHandler](AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
                 if (request->method() == HTTP_GET) {
                     requestHandler(request);
@@ -87,4 +87,4 @@ void ESP8266React::loop() {
     _apSettingsService.loop();
     _otaSettingsService.loop();
     _mqttSettingsService.loop();
-}
+}
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