diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index aef7a16..6639ba6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
 module lts
 
 go 1.24.3
-
-require (
-	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.13.0 // indirect
-)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c1e3272..e69de29 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 h1:2Ml+OJNzbYCTzsxtv8vKSFD9PbJjmhYF14k/jKC7S9k=
-github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:8jBTzvmWwFyi3Pb8djgCCO5IBqzKJ/Jwo8TRcHyHii0=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.13.0 h1:Af8nKPmuFypiUBjVoU9V20FiaFXOcuZI21p0ycVYYGE=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.13.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
diff --git a/lts.go b/lts.go
index 039be92..56733cd 100644
--- a/lts.go
+++ b/lts.go
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
 )
 
 var LISTEN_ADDR string
@@ -258,7 +256,7 @@ func handleBrowse(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 	
-func reloadAllowedUsers() {
+func loadAllowedUsers() {
 	log.Println("loading ALLOWED_USERS.txt")
 	allowedUsersTxt, err := ioutil.ReadFile("./ALLOWED_USERS.txt")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -275,48 +273,8 @@ func reloadAllowedUsers() {
 	allowedUsersMutex.Unlock()
 }
 
-func watchAllowedUsers() chan bool {
-	watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Error creating new watcher: ", err)
-	}
-	defer watcher.Close()
-
-	done := make(chan bool)
-
-	go func() {
-		for {
-			select {
-			case event, ok := <-watcher.Events:
-				if !ok {
-					return
-				}
-				fmt.Println(event)
-				if event.Has(fsnotify.Chmod | fsnotify.Rename) {
-					reloadAllowedUsers()
-				}
-			case err, ok := <-watcher.Errors:
-				if !ok {
-					return
-				}
-				log.Println("Watcher error: ", err)
-			case <-done:
-				break
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-	
-	err = watcher.Add("./ALLOWED_USERS.txt")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Error adding ALLOWED_USERS.txt to watcher: ", err)
-	}
-
-	return done
-}
-
 func main() {
-	reloadAllowedUsers()
-	doneWatching := watchAllowedUsers()
+	loadAllowedUsers()
 
 	http.HandleFunc("/", handleHome)
 	http.HandleFunc("/browse", handleBrowse)
@@ -336,6 +294,4 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Error in serving: ", err)
 	}
-
-	doneWatching<-true
 }