diff --git a/engine/cortex-cpp-deps/.gitignore b/engine/cortex-cpp-deps/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index d76b74e58..000000000
--- a/engine/cortex-cpp-deps/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-build
-.DS_Store
diff --git a/engine/cortex-cpp-deps/CMakeLists.txt b/engine/cortex-cpp-deps/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index b610d1c3d..000000000
--- a/engine/cortex-cpp-deps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,129 +0,0 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)  # Required for FetchContent
-
-project(MyProject)
-
-include(ExternalProject)
-
-# Define variables
-if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS  "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fPIC")
-endif()
-set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
-set(THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../build-deps/_install)
-#if(NOT THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PATH )
-#  message(FATAL_ERROR "TRITON_THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX must be set")
-#endif() # TRITON_THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX
-# To force the find_package to look for .a inside self installed version
-#set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
-#set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
-#set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PACKAGE ONLY)
-#
-# Add the external project
-if(NOT APPLE)
-ExternalProject_Add(
-    zlib
-	GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/madler/zlib.git
-	GIT_TAG v1.2.11
-	CMAKE_ARGS
-	    -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
-	    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PATH}
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE
-)
-
-if(WIN32)
-    SET(ZLIB_DYN_PATH "${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PATH}/lib/zlib.lib")
-    ExternalProject_Add_Step(
-        zlib remove_dynamic_lib
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E rm -f ${ZLIB_DYN_PATH}
-	    DEPENDEES install
-    )
-endif()
-endif()
-
-ExternalProject_Add(
-    brotli
-    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/brotli
-    GIT_TAG v1.1.0
-    CMAKE_ARGS
-	-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
-	-DSHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/share
-	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PATH}
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE
-)
-
-ExternalProject_Add(
-    jsoncpp
-    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/open-source-parsers/jsoncpp
-    GIT_TAG 1.9.5
-    CMAKE_ARGS 
-    	-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
-        -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}
-    	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PATH}
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE
-)
-
-ExternalProject_Add(
-    c-ares
-    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares
-    GIT_TAG cares-1_26_0
-    CMAKE_ARGS
-    	-DCARES_SHARED=OFF
-	    -DCARES_STATIC=ON
-        -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}
-    	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PATH}
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE
-        -DCARES_STATIC_PIC=ON
-)
-
-ExternalProject_Add(
-    drogon
-    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/drogonframework/drogon
-    GIT_TAG v1.9.4
-    CMAKE_ARGS
-    -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}
-	-DOPENSSL_USE_STATIC_LIBS=TRUE
-	-DBUILD_ORM=OFF
-	-DBUILD_YAML_CONFIG=OFF
-	-DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF
-	-DBUILD_CTL=OFF
-	-DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON
-	-DBUILD_BROTLI=ON
-	-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PATH}
-	# -DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH=${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PATH} # To set the dir (that will be used to force the look for .a)
-	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PATH}
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE
-)
-
-# Download and install GoogleTest
-# ExternalProject_Add(
-#     gtest
-#     GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest
-#     GIT_TAG v1.14.0
-#     CMAKE_ARGS
-# 	-Dgtest_force_shared_crt=ON
-# 	-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PATH}
-# 	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PATH}
-#     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE
-# )
-
-
-if(WIN32)
-	# Fix trantor cmakelists to link c-ares on Windows
-    set(TRANTOR_CMAKE_FILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../build-deps/cortex-cpp-deps/drogon-prefix/src/drogon/trantor/CMakeLists.txt)
-    ExternalProject_Add_Step(drogon trantor_custom_target
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo add_definitions(-DCARES_STATICLIB) >> ${TRANTOR_CMAKE_FILE}
-	DEPENDEES download
-    )
-endif()
-
-include_directories(${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PATH}/include)
-link_directories(${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PATH}/lib)
-# Optionally link or add dependencies to your targets
-add_dependencies(drogon c-ares jsoncpp brotli)
-
-if(NOT APPLE)
-    add_dependencies(drogon zlib)
-endif()
-
-# target_link_libraries(<your-target> ...)
-
diff --git a/engine/cortex-cpp-deps/README.md b/engine/cortex-cpp-deps/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ba6aeabb..000000000
--- a/engine/cortex-cpp-deps/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# WIP
-
-# Apple 
-- ZLib in apple command line tool is a .tbd that is reusable in other system (no need static) 
-- OpenSSL has its own value of include
-
-Static drogon usage
-You need to add back these library when linking
-```
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE drogon brotlicommon brotlidec brotlienc cares resolv jsoncpp trantor OpenSSL::SSL OpenSSL::Crypto ZLIB::ZLIB)
-```