diff --git a/src/lib/common/Stores.svelte b/src/lib/common/Stores.svelte
index d92dd06..460e835 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/Stores.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/common/Stores.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script>
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
-	import { deviceSortStore, deviceSortDirectionStore, userSortStore, sortDirectionStore, themeStore, showACLPagesStore, APIMachineOrNode } from '$lib/common/stores.js';
+	import { deviceSortStore, deviceSortDirectionStore, userSortStore, sortDirectionStore, themeStore, showACLPagesStore} from '$lib/common/stores.js';
 	import { URLStore } from '$lib/common/stores.js';
 	import { APIKeyStore } from '$lib/common/stores.js';
 	import { preAuthHideStore } from '$lib/common/stores.js';
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 		URLStore.subscribe((val) => localStorage.setItem('headscaleURL', val.replace(/\/+$/, '')));
 		APIKeyStore.set(localStorage.getItem('headscaleAPIKey') || '');
 		APIKeyStore.subscribe((val) => localStorage.setItem('headscaleAPIKey', val));
-		// stores api version compatibility info
-		APIMachineOrNode.set(localStorage.getItem('headscaleAPIMachineOrNode') || 'machine');
-		APIMachineOrNode.subscribe((val) => localStorage.setItem('headscaleAPIMachineOrNode', val));
 
 		// stores whether preauthkeys get hidden when expired/used
 		preAuthHideStore.set((localStorage.getItem('headscalePreAuthHide') || 'false') == 'true');
diff --git a/src/lib/common/apiFunctions.svelte b/src/lib/common/apiFunctions.svelte
index 07e5e61..af9f37d 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/apiFunctions.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/common/apiFunctions.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script context="module" lang="ts">
 	import { APIKey, Device, PreAuthKey, User } from '$lib/common/classes';
-	import { deviceStore, userStore, apiTestStore, APIMachineOrNode } from '$lib/common/stores.js';
+	import { deviceStore, userStore, apiTestStore} from '$lib/common/stores.js';
 	import { sortDevices, sortUsers } from '$lib/common/sorting.svelte';
 	import { filterDevices, filterUsers } from './searching.svelte';
 
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@
 	}
 
 	export async function updateTags(deviceID: string, tags: string[]): Promise<any> {
-		// test the API routes whether we should try to use 'machines' or 'nodes'
-		await testMachineOrNode();
 
 		// variables in local storage
 		let headscaleURL = localStorage.getItem('headscaleURL') || '';
@@ -161,7 +159,7 @@
 		let headscaleAPIMachineOrNode = localStorage.getItem('headscaleAPIMachineOrNode') || 'machine';
 
 		// endpoint url for editing users
-		let endpointURL = `/api/v1/${headscaleAPIMachineOrNode}/${deviceID}/tags`;
+		let endpointURL = `/api/v1/node/${deviceID}/tags`;
 
 		await fetch(headscaleURL + endpointURL, {
 			method: 'POST',
@@ -248,43 +246,14 @@
 			});
 	}
 
-	export async function testMachineOrNode() {
-		// variables in local storage
-		let headscaleURL = localStorage.getItem('headscaleURL') || '';
-		let headscaleAPIKey = localStorage.getItem('headscaleAPIKey') || '';
-		let headscaleAPIMachineOrNode = localStorage.getItem('headscaleAPIMachineOrNode') || 'machine';
-
-		// endpoint url for getting devices
-		let endpointURL = `/api/v1/${headscaleAPIMachineOrNode}`;
-		await fetch(headscaleURL + endpointURL, {
-			method: 'GET',
-			headers: {
-				Accept: 'application/json',
-				Authorization: `Bearer ${headscaleAPIKey}`
-			}
-		}).then((response) => {
-			if (!response.ok) {
-				// set APIMachineOrNode to the opposite value
-				if (headscaleAPIMachineOrNode == 'machine') {
-					APIMachineOrNode.set('node');
-				} else {
-					APIMachineOrNode.set('machine');
-				}
-			}
-		});
-	}
-
 	export async function getDevices(): Promise<any> {
-		// test the API routes whether we should try to use 'machines' or 'nodes'
-		await testMachineOrNode();
 
 		// variables in local storage
 		let headscaleURL = localStorage.getItem('headscaleURL') || '';
 		let headscaleAPIKey = localStorage.getItem('headscaleAPIKey') || '';
-		let headscaleAPIMachineOrNode = localStorage.getItem('headscaleAPIMachineOrNode') || 'machine';
 
 		// endpoint url for getting devices
-		let endpointURL = `/api/v1/${headscaleAPIMachineOrNode}`;
+		let endpointURL = `/api/v1/node`;
 
 		//returning variables
 		let headscaleDevices = [new Device()];
@@ -315,7 +284,7 @@
 			});
 
 		await headscaleDeviceResponse.json().then((data) => {
-			headscaleDevices = data[`${headscaleAPIMachineOrNode}s`];
+			headscaleDevices = data[`nodes`];
 			headscaleDevices = sortDevices(headscaleDevices);
 		});
 		// set the stores
@@ -467,8 +436,6 @@
 	}
 
 	export async function newDevice(key: string, userName: string): Promise<any> {
-		// test the API routes whether we should try to use 'machines' or 'nodes'
-		await testMachineOrNode();
 
 		// variables in local storage
 		let headscaleURL = localStorage.getItem('headscaleURL') || '';
@@ -476,7 +443,7 @@
 		let headscaleAPIMachineOrNode = localStorage.getItem('headscaleAPIMachineOrNode') || 'machine';
 
 		// endpoint url for editing users
-		let endpointURL = `/api/v1/${headscaleAPIMachineOrNode}/register`;
+		let endpointURL = `/api/v1/node/register`;
 
 		await fetch(headscaleURL + endpointURL + '?user=' + userName + '&key=' + key, {
 			method: 'POST',
@@ -500,8 +467,6 @@
 	}
 
 	export async function moveDevice(deviceID: string, user: string): Promise<any> {
-		// test the API routes whether we should try to use 'machines' or 'nodes'
-		await testMachineOrNode();
 
 		// variables in local storage
 		let headscaleURL = localStorage.getItem('headscaleURL') || '';
@@ -509,7 +474,7 @@
 		let headscaleAPIMachineOrNode = localStorage.getItem('headscaleAPIMachineOrNode') || 'machine';
 
 		// endpoint url for editing users
-		let endpointURL = `/api/v1/${headscaleAPIMachineOrNode}/${deviceID}/user?user=${user}`;
+		let endpointURL = `/api/v1/node/${deviceID}/user?user=${user}`;
 
 		await fetch(headscaleURL + endpointURL, {
 			method: 'POST',
@@ -533,8 +498,6 @@
 	}
 
 	export async function renameDevice(deviceID: string, name: string): Promise<any> {
-		// test the API routes whether we should try to use 'machines' or 'nodes'
-		await testMachineOrNode();
 
 		// variables in local storage
 		let headscaleURL = localStorage.getItem('headscaleURL') || '';
@@ -542,7 +505,7 @@
 		let headscaleAPIMachineOrNode = localStorage.getItem('headscaleAPIMachineOrNode') || 'machine';
 
 		// endpoint url for editing users
-		let endpointURL = `/api/v1/${headscaleAPIMachineOrNode}/${deviceID}/rename/${name}`;
+		let endpointURL = `/api/v1/node/${deviceID}/rename/${name}`;
 
 		await fetch(headscaleURL + endpointURL, {
 			method: 'POST',
@@ -566,8 +529,6 @@
 	}
 
 	export async function removeDevice(deviceID: string): Promise<any> {
-		// test the API routes whether we should try to use 'machines' or 'nodes'
-		await testMachineOrNode();
 		
 		// variables in local storage
 		let headscaleURL = localStorage.getItem('headscaleURL') || '';
@@ -575,7 +536,7 @@
 		let headscaleAPIMachineOrNode = localStorage.getItem('headscaleAPIMachineOrNode') || 'machine';
 
 		// endpoint url for removing devices
-		let endpointURL = `/api/v1/${headscaleAPIMachineOrNode}/${deviceID}`;
+		let endpointURL = `/api/v1/node/${deviceID}`;
 
 		await fetch(headscaleURL + endpointURL, {
 			method: 'DELETE',
diff --git a/src/lib/common/stores.js b/src/lib/common/stores.js
index f804b21..be375ff 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/stores.js
+++ b/src/lib/common/stores.js
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ export const themeStore = writable('');
 // stores URL and API Key
 export const URLStore = writable('');
 export const APIKeyStore = writable('');
-// stores the type of device api call made for version compatibility
-export const APIMachineOrNode = writable('machine');
 // stores sorting preferences
 export const deviceSortStore = writable('id');
 export const deviceSortDirectionStore = writable('ascending');
diff --git a/src/lib/devices/DeviceCard/DeviceRoutesAPI.svelte b/src/lib/devices/DeviceCard/DeviceRoutesAPI.svelte
index 0678e1b..626ba34 100644
--- a/src/lib/devices/DeviceCard/DeviceRoutesAPI.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/devices/DeviceCard/DeviceRoutesAPI.svelte
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 <script context="module" lang="ts">
 	import type { Route } from '$lib/common/classes';
-	import { testMachineOrNode } from '$lib/common/apiFunctions.svelte'
 
 	export async function getDeviceRoutes(deviceID: string): Promise<Route[]> {
-		// test the API routes whether we should try to use 'machines' or 'nodes'
-		await testMachineOrNode();
 
 		// variables in local storage
 		let headscaleURL = localStorage.getItem('headscaleURL') || '';