diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 31fdb64..8a2e14b 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -1225,7 +1225,6 @@ async function uploadFilePresigned(item, idx) {
     setFileStatus(idx, 'uploading', 'Getting URL\u2026');
     const pre = await api('POST', '/api/presigned', {
       filename: item.name, prefix: selectedPrefix, contentType: mime, size: item.file.size,
-      amppFolderName: selectedPrefix,
     });
     if (!pre.success) throw new Error(pre.error || 'Failed to get presigned URL');
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -1240,7 +1239,7 @@ async function uploadFilePresigned(item, idx) {
       });
       xhr.addEventListener('load', async () => {
         if (xhr.status >= 200 && xhr.status < 300) {
-          try { await api('POST', '/api/presigned/complete', { key: pre.key, size: item.file.size, filename: item.name, amppFolderName: selectedPrefix }); } catch(_) {}
+          try { await api('POST', '/api/presigned/complete', { key: pre.key, size: item.file.size, filename: item.name }); } catch(_) {}
           resolve({ key: pre.key });
         } else {
           reject(new Error(`S3 returned ${xhr.status}: ${xhr.statusText}`));
@@ -1315,7 +1314,7 @@ async function uploadFilePresigned(item, idx) {
   setFileStatus(idx, 'uploading', '100%');
 
   // Notify server for quota tracking + queue AMPP placement
-  try { await api('POST', '/api/presigned/complete', { key, size: item.file.size, filename: item.name, amppFolderName: selectedPrefix }); } catch(_) {}
+  try { await api('POST', '/api/presigned/complete', { key, size: item.file.size, filename: item.name }); } catch(_) {}
   return { key };
 }
 
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index f2a7b30..5110e03 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ const fs = require("fs");
 const https = require("https");
 const http = require("http");
 const archiver = require("archiver");
-const { placeAsset, placeAssetInFolderById, listAmppFolders } = require("./lib/ampp-folder-placer");
-const AmppPlacementWorker = require("./lib/ampp-placement-worker");
 
 require("events").defaultMaxListeners = 50;
 
@@ -79,7 +77,6 @@ function loadData() {
 // Migrate existing data to include new fields if missing
 function migrateData(data) {
   if (!data.shareLinks) data.shareLinks = [];
-  if (!data.pendingPlacements) data.pendingPlacements = [];
   for (const u of data.users) {
     if (u.quotaMB === undefined)      u.quotaMB = 0;
     if (!u.allowedFolders)            u.allowedFolders = [];
@@ -140,19 +137,6 @@ function initS3() {
 
 initS3();
 
-// ==================== AMPP PLACEMENT WORKER ====================
-const placementWorker = new AmppPlacementWorker({
-  getAmppBase:  getAmppBase,
-  getAmppToken: getAmppToken,
-  db,
-  saveData,
-});
-// Worker starts after first AMPP config check (deferred to avoid startup errors
-// when AMPP is not yet configured).
-function maybeStartWorker() {
-  if (getAmppApiKey() && !placementWorker._timer) placementWorker.start(30_000);
-}
-setTimeout(maybeStartWorker, 5000); // give server time to fully init
 
 // Upload with timeout
 function withTimeout(promise, ms, label) {
@@ -589,7 +573,7 @@ app.post("/api/upload", requireAuth, upload.array("files", 50), async (req, res)
 // Server only generates the signed URL and tracks quota/permissions.
 app.post("/api/presigned", requireAuth, async (req, res) => {
   if (!s3Client) return res.status(503).json({ success: false, error: "S3 not configured" });
-  const { filename, prefix, contentType, size, amppFolderId, amppFolderName } = req.body;
+  const { filename, prefix, contentType, size } = req.body;
   if (!filename) return res.status(400).json({ success: false, error: "filename required" });
   if (isBlockedFile(filename)) return res.status(400).json({ success: false, error: `Blocked file type: ${filename}` });
 
@@ -618,24 +602,12 @@ app.post("/api/presigned", requireAuth, async (req, res) => {
 
 // Called by client after a successful direct-to-S3 upload to update quota + record AMPP placement
 app.post("/api/presigned/complete", requireAuth, (req, res) => {
-  const { key, size, amppFolderId, amppFolderName, filename } = req.body;
+  const { key, size } = req.body;
   const user = db.users.find(u => u.username === req.sessionData.user);
   if (user && size) {
     user.uploadedBytes = (user.uploadedBytes || 0) + size;
     saveData(db);
   }
-  // Record AMPP placement if a folder was selected
-  if ((amppFolderId || amppFolderName) && filename) {
-    if (!db.pendingPlacements) db.pendingPlacements = [];
-    db.pendingPlacements.push({
-      id: require("crypto").randomBytes(8).toString("hex"),
-      filename, s3Key: key, amppFolderId, amppFolderName: amppFolderName || amppFolderId,
-      status: "waiting", createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-    });
-    saveData(db);
-    maybeStartWorker();
-    console.log(`[presigned] Queued AMPP placement: ${filename} → folder ${amppFolderName}`);
-  }
   console.log(`[presigned] Completed: ${key} (${size} bytes) by ${req.sessionData.user}`);
   res.json({ success: true });
 });
@@ -850,11 +822,6 @@ app.get("/api/ampp/folders/list", requireAuth, async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
-// ---- Pending Placements Status ----
-app.get("/api/ampp/placements", requireAuth, (req, res) => {
-  const placements = (db.pendingPlacements || []);
-  res.json({ success: true, placements });
-});
 
 // ---- AMPP Folder Placement ----
 // POST /api/ampp/place — place an already-ingested AMPP asset into virtual folders.