diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 8925dca..0e9f191 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from submodules.model.business_objects import general
 import util
-import config_handler
 from submodules.model import session
 
 app = FastAPI()
@@ -74,12 +73,6 @@ def helper_function(function_name: str) -> responses.JSONResponse:
     )
 
 
-@app.put("/config_changed")
-def config_changed() -> responses.PlainTextResponse:
-    config_handler.refresh_config()
-    return responses.PlainTextResponse(status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
-
-
 @app.get("/healthcheck")
 def healthcheck() -> responses.PlainTextResponse:
     text = ""
diff --git a/config_handler.py b/config_handler.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a1f6a38..0000000
--- a/config_handler.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-from typing import Dict, Any, Optional, Union
-import requests
-import time
-import daemon
-
-__config = None
-
-# meant as a const value since env variables will be removed at some point
-REQUEST_URL = "http://refinery-config:80/full_config"
-
-
-def __get_config() -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    global __config
-    if __config:
-        return __config
-    refresh_config()
-    return __config
-
-
-def refresh_config():
-    response = requests.get(REQUEST_URL)
-    if response.status_code != 200:
-        raise ValueError(
-            f"Config service cant be reached -- response.code{response.status_code}"
-        )
-    global __config
-    __config = response.json()
-    daemon.run(invalidate_after, 3600)  # one hour
-
-
-def get_config_value(
-    key: str, subkey: Optional[str] = None
-) -> Union[str, Dict[str, str]]:
-    config = __get_config()
-    if key not in config:
-        return None
-    value = config[key]
-
-    if not subkey:
-        return value
-
-    if isinstance(value, dict) and subkey in value:
-        return value[subkey]
-    else:
-        return None
-
-
-def invalidate_after(sec: int) -> None:
-    time.sleep(sec)
-    global __config
-    __config = None
diff --git a/service_overview.py b/service_overview.py
index 13a6761..fdd820b 100644
--- a/service_overview.py
+++ b/service_overview.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class Service(Enum):
     AC_EXEC_ENV = "AC_EXEC_ENV"
     ADMIN_DASHBOARD = "ADMIN_DASHBOARD"
     AUTHORIZER = "AUTHORIZER"
-    CONFIG = "CONFIG"
     EMBEDDER = "EMBEDDER"
     ENTRY = "ENTRY"
     GATEWAY = "GATEWAY"
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ class Service(Enum):
     ML_EXEC_ENV = "ML_EXEC_ENV"
     MODEL_PROVIDER = "MODEL_PROVIDER"
     NEURAL_SEARCH = "NEURAL_SEARCH"
-    REFINERY = "REFINERY"
     TOKENIZER = "TOKENIZER"
     UI = "UI"
     UPDATER = "UPDATER"
@@ -41,11 +39,6 @@ class Service(Enum):
         "link": "https://github.com/code-kern-ai/refinery-authorizer",
         "public_repo": True,
     },
-    Service.CONFIG: {
-        "name": "Config",
-        "link": "https://github.com/code-kern-ai/refinery-config",
-        "public_repo": True,
-    },
     Service.EMBEDDER: {
         "name": "Embedder",
         "link": "https://github.com/code-kern-ai/refinery-embedder",
@@ -81,11 +74,6 @@ class Service(Enum):
         "link": "https://github.com/code-kern-ai/refinery-neural-search",
         "public_repo": True,
     },
-    Service.REFINERY: {
-        "name": "Refinery",
-        "link": "https://github.com/code-kern-ai/refinery",
-        "public_repo": True,
-    },
     Service.TOKENIZER: {
         "name": "Tokenizer",
         "link": "https://github.com/code-kern-ai/refinery-tokenizer",
diff --git a/upgrade_logic/business_objects/gateway.py b/upgrade_logic/business_objects/gateway.py
index 2628786..0322ced 100644
--- a/upgrade_logic/business_objects/gateway.py
+++ b/upgrade_logic/business_objects/gateway.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import re
 import requests
-from config_handler import get_config_value
 from submodules.model.business_objects import (
     attribute,
     embedding,
@@ -96,11 +95,6 @@ def gateway_1_14_0_add_cognition_strategy_complexity() -> bool:
         )
         return False
 
-    is_managed = get_config_value("is_managed")
-    if not is_managed:
-        print("Not managed. Skipping cognition strategy complexity update.")
-        return False
-
     response = requests.post(
         f"{cognition_url}/api/v1/strategies/internal/calculate_missing_complexities"
     )
@@ -191,15 +185,9 @@ def gateway_1_8_1() -> bool:
 
 
 def __gateway_1_8_1_add_organization_limits() -> bool:
-    is_managed = get_config_value("is_managed")
-    if is_managed:
-        max_rows = 50000
-        max_cols = 25
-        max_char_count = 100000
-    else:
-        max_rows = get_config_value("max_rows") or 50000
-        max_cols = get_config_value("max_cols") or 25
-        max_char_count = get_config_value("max_char_count") or 100000
+    max_rows = 50000
+    max_cols = 25
+    max_char_count = 100000
 
     print(
         "Add default limit for organizations",