diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 033df5fb..00000000
--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-.venv
-__pycache__
diff --git a/generate_data.py b/generate_data.py
deleted file mode 100644
index fdbbfd1a..00000000
--- a/generate_data.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-import httpx
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
-from time import sleep
-from main import TelemetrySnapshot
-
-
-def main() -> None:
-    wait = 10
-    online_time = 24 * 3600  # start at 1 day
-    ew = 0
-    ns = 0
-    while True:
-        snapshot = TelemetrySnapshot(
-            character_name="Test name",
-            char_tag="test_tag",
-            session_id="test_session_id",
-            timestamp=datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc),
-            ew=ew,
-            ns=ns,
-            z=0,
-            kills=0,
-            kills_per_hour="kph_str",
-            onlinetime=str(timedelta(seconds=online_time)),
-            deaths=0,
-            rares_found=0,
-            prismatic_taper_count=0,
-            vt_state="test state",
-        )
-        resp = httpx.post(
-            "http://localhost:8000/position/",
-            data=snapshot.model_dump_json(),
-            headers={
-                "Content-Type": "application/json",
-                "X-PLUGIN-SECRET": "your_shared_secret",
-            },
-        )
-        print(resp)
-        sleep(wait)
-        ew += 0.1
-        ns += 0.1
-        online_time += wait
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index fdb48928..0892dcd8 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import json
 import sqlite3
 from typing import Dict
 
-from fastapi import FastAPI, Header, HTTPException, Query, WebSocket, WebSocketDisconnect
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Header, HTTPException, Query
 from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
 from fastapi.routing import APIRoute
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 from typing import Optional
 
 from db import init_db, save_snapshot, DB_FILE
-import asyncio
-from starlette.concurrency import run_in_threadpool
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 app = FastAPI()
@@ -196,42 +194,6 @@ def get_trails(
     ]
     return JSONResponse(content={"trails": trails})
 
-# --------------------  WebSocket endpoints -----------------------
-browser_conns: set[WebSocket] = set()
-
-async def _broadcast_to_browser_clients(snapshot: dict):
-    for ws in list(browser_conns):
-        try:
-            await ws.send_json(snapshot)
-        except WebSocketDisconnect:
-            browser_conns.remove(ws)
-
-@app.websocket("/ws/position")
-async def ws_receive_snapshots(websocket: WebSocket, secret: str = Query(...)):
-    await websocket.accept()
-    if secret != SHARED_SECRET:
-        await websocket.close(code=1008)
-        return
-    try:
-        while True:
-            data = await websocket.receive_json()
-            snap = TelemetrySnapshot.parse_obj(data)
-            live_snapshots[snap.character_name] = snap.dict()
-            await run_in_threadpool(save_snapshot, snap.dict())
-            await _broadcast_to_browser_clients(snap.dict())
-    except WebSocketDisconnect:
-        pass
-
-@app.websocket("/ws/live")
-async def ws_live_updates(websocket: WebSocket):
-    await websocket.accept()
-    browser_conns.add(websocket)
-    try:
-        while True:
-            await asyncio.sleep(3600)
-    except WebSocketDisconnect:
-        browser_conns.remove(websocket)
-
 
 # --------------------  static frontend  ---------------------------
 app.mount("/", StaticFiles(directory="static", html=True), name="static")
diff --git a/static/script.js b/static/script.js
index bfe94b72..0b6b9aff 100644
--- a/static/script.js
+++ b/static/script.js
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ function render(players) {
     <span class="stat kph">${p.kills_per_hour}</span>
     <span class="stat rares">${p.rares_found}</span>
     <span class="stat meta">${p.vt_state}</span>
-    <span class="stat onlinetime">${p.onlinetime}</span>
-    <span class="stat deaths">${p.deaths}</span>
   `;
   
     li.addEventListener('click', () => selectPlayer(p, x, y));
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index b6a7286d..031a41be 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -156,12 +156,11 @@ body {
 #playerList li {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
-  grid-template-rows: auto auto auto auto;
+  grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;
   grid-template-areas:
     "name  loc"
     "kills kph"
-    "rares meta"
-    "onlinetime deaths";
+    "rares meta";
   gap: 4px 8px;
   margin: 6px 0;
   padding: 8px 10px;
@@ -179,8 +178,6 @@ body {
 .stat.kph   { grid-area: kph; }
 .stat.rares { grid-area: rares; }
 .stat.meta  { grid-area: meta; }
-.stat.onlinetime  { grid-area: onlinetime; }
-.stat.deaths  { grid-area: deaths; }
 
 /* pill styling */
 #playerList li .stat {
@@ -201,8 +198,6 @@ body {
   background: var(--accent);
   color: #111;
 }
-.stat.onlinetime::before { content: "🕑 "}
-.stat.deaths::before { content: "💀 "}
 
 /* hover & selected states */
 #playerList li:hover    { background: var(--card-hov); }