diff --git a/backend/config/settings.py b/backend/config/settings.py
index 7883e777..2d40f601 100644
--- a/backend/config/settings.py
+++ b/backend/config/settings.py
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "django.contrib.sessions",
     "django.contrib.messages",
     "corsheaders",
-    "whitenoise.runserver_nostatic",
     "django.contrib.staticfiles",
     "django.contrib.humanize",
     "rest_framework",
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
     "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
     "corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware",
     "config.middleware.StartTimeMiddleware",
-    "whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware",
     "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
@@ -191,11 +189,7 @@ USE_TZ = True
 STATIC_URL = "/static/"
 STATICFILES_DIRS = (str(BASE_DIR.joinpath("static")),)
 STATIC_ROOT = str(BASE_DIR.joinpath("staticfiles"))
-STORAGES = {
-    "staticfiles": {
-        "BACKEND": "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage",
-    },
-}
+
 
 # Default primary key field type
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 4331064a..1002cdcd 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ redis==7.0.0
 requests==2.32.5
 ryd-client==0.0.6
 uvicorn==0.38.0
-whitenoise==6.11.0
 yt-dlp[default] @ git+https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp@6224a3898821965a7d6a2cb9cc2de40a0fd6e6bc