diff --git a/materialious/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte b/materialious/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
index 9bd06955..72dc2ab2 100644
--- a/materialious/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
+++ b/materialious/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
@@ -123,30 +123,6 @@
 		notifications = feed.notifications;
 	}
 
-	function channelListener(msg) {
-		console.log('[cordova] received:' + msg);
-	}
-
-	function startupCallback(err) {
-		if (err) {
-			console.log(err);
-		} else {
-			console.log('Node.js Mobile Engine Started');
-			nodejs.channel.send('Hello from Cordova!');
-		}
-	}
-
-	function startNodeProject() {
-		nodejs.channel.setListener(channelListener);
-		nodejs.start('main.js', startupCallback);
-		// To disable the stdout/stderr redirection to the Android logcat:
-		// nodejs.start('main.js', startupCallback, { redirectOutputToLogcat: false });
-	}
-
-	addEventListener('deviceready', () => {
-		startNodeProject();
-	});
-
 	onMount(async () => {
 		ui();