diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/DeepDrftPublic.Client.csproj b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/DeepDrftPublic.Client.csproj
index 8cdd5d3..715e8e0 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/DeepDrftPublic.Client.csproj
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/DeepDrftPublic.Client.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.7" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="10.0.7" />
     <PackageReference Include="MudBlazor" Version="8.15.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MudBlazor.ThemeManager" Version="3.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/MainLayout.razor b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/MainLayout.razor
index b5d3d33..8624e0c 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/MainLayout.razor
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/MainLayout.razor
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 @inherits LayoutComponentBase
 @implements IDisposable
 
-<MudThemeProvider Theme="@_themeManager.Theme" IsDarkMode="_isDarkMode" />
+<MudThemeProvider Theme="@DeepDrftPalettes.Default" IsDarkMode="_isDarkMode" />
 <MudPopoverProvider />
 <MudDialogProvider />
 <MudSnackbarProvider />
 <div class="@ThemeWrapperClass">
     <MudLayout Style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: 100vh">
         <AudioPlayerProvider>
-            <DeepDrftMenu Elevation="_themeManager.AppBarElevation" @bind-IsDarkMode="_isDarkMode" />
+            <DeepDrftMenu Elevation="4" @bind-IsDarkMode="_isDarkMode" />
             <MudMainContent Class="flex-grow-1 pt-16 pb-8">
                 <MudContainer MaxWidth="MaxWidth.False" Class="pa-4">
                     @Body
@@ -68,28 +68,6 @@
 
         // Register to persist state when prerendering completes
         _persistingSubscription = PersistentState.RegisterOnPersisting(PersistDarkMode);
-
-        // Palettes + typography live in DeepDrftShared.Client.Common.DeepDrftPalettes
-        // so the CMS host can reuse them. We wrap into ThemeManagerTheme to keep
-        // the MudBlazor.ThemeManager integration intact.
-        _themeManager = new ThemeManagerTheme
-        {
-            Theme = DeepDrftPalettes.Default,
-        };
-    }
-
-    private ThemeManagerTheme _themeManager;
-    public bool _themeManagerOpen = false;
-
-    void OpenThemeManager(bool value)
-    {
-        _themeManagerOpen = value;
-    }
-
-    void UpdateTheme(ThemeManagerTheme value)
-    {
-        _themeManager = value;
-        StateHasChanged();
     }
 
     // Theme wrapper class for CSS targeting
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/_Imports.razor b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/_Imports.razor
index 4b4dfdf..a17ac52 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/_Imports.razor
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/_Imports.razor
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 @using Microsoft.JSInterop
 @using MudBlazor
 @using MudBlazor.Services
-@using MudBlazor.ThemeManager
 @using DeepDrftPublic.Client.Common
 @using DeepDrftShared.Client.Common
 @using DeepDrftShared.Client.Components
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic/Components/App.razor b/DeepDrftPublic/Components/App.razor
index 94e9d0b..41adde5 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic/Components/App.razor
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic/Components/App.razor
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
     <base href="/" />
     <DeepDrftFontLinks />
-    <link href="@Assets["_content/MudBlazor.ThemeManager/MudBlazorThemeManager.css"]" rel="stylesheet" />
     <link href=@Assets["_content/MudBlazor/MudBlazor.min.css"] rel="stylesheet" />
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="@Assets["DeepDrftPublic.styles.css"]"/>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="@Assets["_content/DeepDrftShared.Client/styles/deepdrft-tokens.css"]" />