diff --git a/app/routes.py b/app/routes.py
index 048c6eb..7bf17ea 100644
--- a/app/routes.py
+++ b/app/routes.py
@@ -70,41 +70,7 @@ def index():
     spots_left = max_spots - confirmed_count
 
     if request.method == 'POST':
-        name = request.form['name']
-        email = request.form['email'].lower().strip()
-        looking_for_team = True if request.form.get('looking_for_team') else False
-        
-        tum_domains = current_app.config['TUM_DOMAINS']
-        if not email.endswith(tum_domains):
-            domains_str = ", ".join(tum_domains)
-            flash(f"Error: You must use one of these email addresses: {domains_str}", "error")
-            return redirect(url_for('main.index'))
-        existing_user = Participant.query.filter_by(email=email).first()
-
-        if existing_user:
-            if existing_user.confirmed:
-                flash("You are already registered and confirmed!", "info")
-            elif existing_user.on_waitlist:
-                if confirmed_count < max_spots:
-                    existing_user.on_waitlist = False
-                    db.session.commit()
-                    send_verification_email(existing_user)
-                else:
-                    flash("You are already on the waitlist", "info")
-            else:
-                send_verification_email(existing_user, is_new=False)
-            return redirect(url_for('main.index'))
-        else:
-            new_user = add_user(name, email, looking_for_team) 
-
-            if confirmed_count < max_spots:
-                send_verification_email(new_user)
-            else:
-                new_user.on_waitlist = True
-                db.session.commit()
-                send_waitlist_email(new_user)
-                flash("The event is already full!\nYou have been placed on the waitlist", "info")
-            return redirect(url_for('main.index'))
+        flash("Event has already started")
 
     return render_template('index.html', spots_left=spots_left, max_spots=max_spots)
 
@@ -112,58 +78,13 @@ def index():
 @bp.route('/verify/<token>')
 @limiter.limit("50 per hour")
 def verify_email(token):
-    s = URLSafeTimedSerializer(current_app.config['SECRET_KEY'])
-    try:
-        email = s.loads(token, salt='email-confirm-h4tum-ctf-2025', max_age=1209600)
-    except SignatureExpired:
-        return render_template("error.html", error_message="Token expired. Please register again.")
-    except BadSignature:
-        return render_template("error.html", error_message="Invalid token.")
-
-    user = Participant.query.filter_by(email=email).first_or_404()
-
-    if get_confirmed_count() >= current_app.config['MAX_SPOTS']:
-        if user.confirmed:
-            return render_template('success.html', message="You are confirmed", discord_link=current_app.config['DISCORD_LINK'], discord_token=user.discord_token)
-        else:
-            return render_template("error.html", error_message="Sorry! The event filled up while you were claiming the last spot.")
-    else:
-        user.confirmed = True
-        if user.on_waitlist:
-            user.on_waitlist = False
-        db.session.commit()
-
-        discord_link = current_app.config['DISCORD_LINK']
-        discord_token = user.discord_token
-        msg = "You are confirmed!"
-        if user.looking_for_team:
-            msg += " Since you need a team, please join the #team-search channel."
-        
-        return render_template('success.html', message=msg, discord_link=discord_link, discord_token=discord_token)
-
+    return render_template("error.html", error_message="Sorry! The event has already started")
+    
 @bp.route('/remove/<token>')
 @limiter.limit("5 per hour")
 def remove_registration(token):
-    s = URLSafeTimedSerializer(current_app.config['SECRET_KEY'])
-    try:
-        email = s.loads(token, salt='email-remove-h4tum-ctf-2026', max_age=1209600)
-    except SignatureExpired:
-        return render_template("error.html", error_message="Token expired. Please register again.")
-    except BadSignature:
-        return render_template("error.html", error_message="Invalid token.")
-
-    user = Participant.query.filter_by(email=email).first_or_404()
-
-    if not user:
-        return render_template("error.html", error_message="No user found.")
-    db.session.delete(user)
-    db.session.commit()
-
-    if get_confirmed_count() == current_app.config['MAX_SPOTS'] - 1:
-        send_waitlist_newsletter()
-
-    return render_template("deregistered.html", message="Sad to see you go. Comeback next time :D")
-
+    return render_template("error.html", error_message="The event already started you can not deregister")
+    
 @bp.route('/dsgvo')
 @limiter.exempt
 def dsgvo():
diff --git a/app/templates/index.html b/app/templates/index.html
index 2a35742..6e7f913 100644
--- a/app/templates/index.html
+++ b/app/templates/index.html
@@ -95,28 +95,7 @@
       {% endwith %}
 
       <div class="status">
-      {% if spots_left > 0 %}
-          <h2>Spots Remaining: {{ spots_left }} / {{max_spots}}</h2>
-      {% else %}
-          <h2>Register for Waitlist</h2>
-          <p>This event is currently full.</p>
-          <p>Join the mailing list to be automatically notified of free spots.</p>
-      {%endif %}
+        <h3>Event already started</h3>
       </div>
-
-      <form method="POST">
-          <label>Name</label>
-          <input type="text" name="name" required>
-
-          <label>TUM Email</label>
-          <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="@tum.de" required>
-
-          <label style="display:block; margin: 20px 0; line-height: 1.4;">
-              <input type="checkbox" name="looking_for_team" style="transform: scale(1.2); margin-right: 10px;">
-              I need a team / looking for group
-          </label>
-
-          <button type="submit">INITIALIZE_REGISTRATION</button>
-      </form>
     </div>
 {% endblock %}