diff --git a/backend/pusher/main.py b/backend/pusher/main.py
index 7d963b1a099..94e813823cd 100644
--- a/backend/pusher/main.py
+++ b/backend/pusher/main.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import firebase_admin
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 
-from modal import Image, App, asgi_app, Secret
 from routers import pusher
 
 if os.environ.get('SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON'):
@@ -17,26 +16,6 @@
 app = FastAPI()
 app.include_router(pusher.router)
 
-modal_app = App(
-    name='pusher',
-    secrets=[Secret.from_name("gcp-credentials"), Secret.from_name('envs')],
-)
-image = Image.debian_slim().apt_install('ffmpeg', 'git', 'unzip').pip_install_from_requirements('requirements.txt')
-
-
-@modal_app.function(
-    image=image,
-    keep_warm=2,
-    memory=(512, 1024),
-    cpu=2,
-    allow_concurrent_inputs=10,
-    timeout=60 * 10,
-)
-@asgi_app()
-def api():
-    return app
-
-
 paths = ['_temp', '_samples', '_segments', '_speech_profiles']
 for path in paths:
     if not os.path.exists(path):