diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd.yaml b/.github/workflows/cicd.yaml
index 4591125d1..d9a36cb44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd.yaml
@@ -135,41 +135,3 @@ jobs:
       image: ${{ matrix.image }}
       custom_tag: ${{ matrix.image == 'dev-go' && needs.envs.outputs.DEV_TAG || '' }}
     secrets: inherit
-
-  fly-deploy-staging:
-    needs: detect-changes
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')) && needs.detect-changes.outputs.services != '[]' && needs.detect-changes.outputs.services != '' }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 2
-      matrix:
-        service: ${{ fromJson(needs.detect-changes.outputs.services) }}
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/fly-deploy.yaml
-    with:
-      service: ${{ matrix.service }}
-      app: ${{ vars.FLY_ORGANIZATION_STAGING }}-${{ matrix.service }}
-      organization: ${{ vars.FLY_ORGANIZATION_STAGING }}
-      version: ${{ needs.detect-changes.outputs.commit_hash }}
-      environment: "staging"
-    secrets: inherit
-
-  fly-deploy-prod:
-    needs: detect-changes
-    # TODO
-    # For now, it's ok to deploy if ANY version tag is pushed to (we assume it's the newest version and needs deployment)
-    # In the future we need to be able to deploy to different, API incompatible, production environments
-    # Maybe even automate resource creation
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && needs.detect-changes.outputs.services != '[]' && needs.detect-changes.outputs.services != '' }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 2
-      matrix:
-        service: ${{ fromJson(needs.detect-changes.outputs.services) }}
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/fly-deploy.yaml
-    with:
-      service: ${{ matrix.service }}
-      app: ${{ vars.FLY_ORGANIZATION_PROD }}-${{ matrix.service }}
-      organization: ${{ vars.FLY_ORGANIZATION_PROD }}
-      version: ${{ needs.detect-changes.outputs.commit_hash }}
-      environment: "production"
-    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fly-deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/fly-deploy.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c0e974f2c..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/fly-deploy.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-# Deploys a single service to fly based on inputs provided
-# does nothing if no fly.toml exists
-
-name: 'Deploy to Fly'
-
-env:
-  # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=superfly/flyctl versioning=semver
-  FLY_CLI_VERSION: '0.3.57'
-
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      service:
-        description: 'The name of the service (name of the directory).'
-        type: string
-        required: true
-      app:
-        description: 'The name of the app on Fly.'
-        type: string
-        required: true
-      organization:
-        description: 'The name of the organization on Fly.'
-        type: string
-        required: true
-      version:
-        description: "The version of the app."
-        type: string
-        required: false
-      environment:
-        description:
-          Which config file to choose.
-          Currently either "staging" or "production".
-          If no such fly.<environment>.toml exists, we fallback to fly.toml.
-        type: string
-        required: false
-        default: ""
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ inputs.app }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-
-  fly-toml:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    outputs:
-      fly_toml: ${{ steps.fly-toml.outputs.fly_toml }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Does a fly.toml exist?
-        id: fly-toml
-        run: |
-          # fallback to fly.toml if needed
-          fly_toml=$([ "$suggested_fly_toml" = "fly..toml" ] && echo "fly.toml" || echo "$suggested_fly_toml")
-          # only set if it exists
-          echo "fly_toml=$((test -f services/$service/$fly_toml && echo $fly_toml) || (test -f services/$service/fly.toml && echo fly.toml))" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        env:
-          service: ${{ inputs.service }}
-          suggested_fly_toml: fly.${{ inputs.environment }}.toml
-
-  deploy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    needs: fly-toml
-    if: ${{ needs.fly-toml.outputs.fly_toml != '' }}
-    env:
-      FLY_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FLY_API_TOKEN }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-      - name: Configure Dapr for deployment
-        run: sed -i "s/helpwave-staging/$organization/g" dapr/config.yaml
-        env:
-          organization: ${{ inputs.organization }}
-      - name: Setup flyctl
-        uses: superfly/flyctl-actions/setup-flyctl@master
-        with:
-          version: ${{ env.FLY_CLI_VERSION }}
-      - name: Deploy
-        run: |
-          flyctl deploy --config services/${{ inputs.service }}/${{ needs.fly-toml.outputs.fly_toml }} --app ${{ inputs.app }} --build-arg VERSION=${{ inputs.version }} --remote-only --wait-timeout=2m
-        env:
-          DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/migrations.yaml b/.github/workflows/migrations.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index e6712c0b8..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/migrations.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,219 +0,0 @@
-name: migrations
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  pull-requests: read
-
-env:
-  # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=golang-migrate/migrate
-  MIGRATE_VERSION: '4.18.1'
-  # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=superfly/flyctl versioning=semver
-  FLY_CLI_VERSION: '0.3.57'
-  # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=sqlc-dev/sqlc
-  SQLC_VERSION: '1.27.0'
-
-jobs:
-  detect-changes:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    outputs:
-      # Stringified JSON Array of changed services
-      services: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.all_changed_files }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      # Collect the services, which have changes in their migrations directory.
-      # Available in ${{ steps.changes.outputs.all_changed_files }}
-      # as a json array (it's a string)
-      - name: Detect changes in migrations
-        id: changes
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
-        with:
-          json: "true"
-          escape_json: "false"
-          dir_names: "true"
-          dir_names_exclude_current_dir: "true"
-          dir_names_max_depth: 1
-          path: "services"
-          files: ./*/migrations/**
-
-      # Summary for debugging
-      - name: Summarize
-        run: |
-          echo "services: $services" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-        env:
-          services: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.all_changed_files }}
-
-  disallow-modifications:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Detect modifications in migrations
-        id: changes
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
-        with:
-          json: "true"
-          escape_json: "false"
-          path: "services"
-          files: ./*/migrations/**
-      - name: Don't modify existing migrations!
-        if: steps.changes.outputs.modified_files != '[]'
-        uses: helpwave/pg-fingerprint-action@main
-        with:
-          root: "services"
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          files: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.modified_files }}
-
-  migrations:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    needs: detect-changes
-    if: needs.detect-changes.outputs.services != '[]'
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        service: ${{ fromJson(needs.detect-changes.outputs.services) }}
-
-    env:
-      svc: ${{ matrix.service }}
-      FLY_DB_APP: ${{ secrets.STAGING_DB_FLY_DB_APP }}
-      REMOTE_DB: ${{ vars.STAGING_DB_REMOTE_DB_PREFIX }}${{ matrix.service }}
-      POSTGRES_HOST: localhost
-      POSTGRES_PORT: 5432
-      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
-      POSTGRES_DB: postgres # will be overwritten in "Pull staging data"
-
-    services:
-      postgres:
-        image: postgres:15.6
-        # Set health checks to wait until postgres has started
-        options: >-
-          --health-cmd pg_isready
-          --health-interval 10s
-          --health-timeout 5s
-          --health-retries 5
-        env:
-          POSTGRES_HOST: localhost
-          POSTGRES_PORT: 5432
-          POSTGRES_USER: postgres
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
-          POSTGRES_DB: postgres
-        ports:
-          - 5432:5432
-    steps:
-      - name: Setup flyctl
-        uses: superfly/flyctl-actions/setup-flyctl@master
-        with:
-          version: ${{ env.FLY_CLI_VERSION }}
-      # ubuntu-22.04 ships with psql 14.x,
-      # whose pg_dump is incompatible with our postgres server (15.x)
-      - name: Setup postgres client
-        run: |
-          sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt $(lsb_release -cs)-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list'
-          wget -qO- https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/pgdg.asc &>/dev/null
-          sudo apt update
-          sudo apt remove postgresql-client
-          sudo apt install postgresql-client-15 -y
-          /usr/lib/postgresql/15/bin/pg_dump --version
-      - name: install migrate
-        run: |
-          TEMP_DEB="$(mktemp)"
-          wget -O "$TEMP_DEB" 'https://github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/releases/download/v${{ env.MIGRATE_VERSION }}/migrate.linux-amd64.deb'
-          sudo dpkg -i "$TEMP_DEB"
-          rm -f "$TEMP_DEB"
-      - name: install sqlc
-        run: wget -qO- https://downloads.sqlc.dev/sqlc_${{ env.SQLC_VERSION }}_linux_amd64.tar.gz | sudo tar xvz -C /usr/bin
-      - name: Clone Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Open tunnel to staging db
-        run: |
-          flyctl proxy 5431:5432 -a $FLY_DB_APP &
-          count=0
-          max_attempts=10
-
-          until pg_isready -h localhost -p 5431; do
-            if [ $count -ge $max_attempts ]; then
-              echo "PostgreSQL is not ready after $max_attempts attempts. Exiting..."
-              exit 1
-            fi
-
-            echo "Waiting for PostgreSQL to be ready... (Attempt $((count+1))/$max_attempts)"
-            sleep 3
-
-            count=$((count+1))
-          done
-        env:
-          FLY_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FLY_API_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Pull staging data
-        run: |
-          # service-name -> service_name
-          REMOTE_DB=$(echo "$REMOTE_DB" | sed "s/-/_/g")
-          # Build URIs
-          REMOTE=postgres://$STAGING_DB_USER:$STAGING_DB_PASS@localhost:5431/$REMOTE_DB
-          LOCAL=postgres://$POSTGRES_USER:$POSTGRES_PASSWORD@$POSTGRES_HOST:$POSTGRES_PORT/$POSTGRES_DB
-          # Remote -> SQL -> Local
-          /usr/lib/postgresql/15/bin/pg_dump -C -c --if-exists --no-comments -O -x $REMOTE -f dump.sql
-          /usr/lib/postgresql/15/bin/psql -q $LOCAL -f dump.sql
-          # Use newly created database from now on
-          echo "POSTGRES_DB=$REMOTE_DB" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-        env:
-          STAGING_DB_USER: ${{ secrets.STAGING_DB_USER }}
-          STAGING_DB_PASS: ${{ secrets.STAGING_DB_PASS }}
-      - name: Collect current version
-        id: collect-version
-        run: |
-          echo -n "VERSION=" > $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-          # for some reason, beyond my comprehension,
-          # the output of migrate is sent to stderr in the CI, but stdout on local
-          version_output=$(./migrate.sh $svc version 2>&1 | tail -n1)
-    
-          # Check if the version_output is a number
-          if [[ $version_output =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-            echo $version_output >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo "Error: Version is not a number: $version_output" >&2
-            echo "0" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
-      - name: Check version
-        run: |
-          ./migrate.sh $svc desired
-          if [ "$current" -ge "$(./migrate.sh $svc desired)" ]; then
-            echo "Migrations must be newer than the version of staging! You probably lack behind, merge or rebase onto main first!"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-        env:
-          current: ${{ steps.collect-version.outputs.VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Run UP migrations (1/2)
-        run: ./migrate.sh $svc up
-      - name: Generate schema.sql
-        run: |
-          /usr/lib/postgresql/15/bin/pg_dump \
-            postgres://$POSTGRES_USER:$POSTGRES_PASSWORD@$POSTGRES_HOST:$POSTGRES_PORT/$POSTGRES_DB \
-            --schema-only -O > ./services/${{ matrix.service }}/schema.sql
-
-          sed 's/\(-- Dumped from database version [0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\).*/\1/' -i ./services/${{ matrix.service }}/schema.sql
-          sed 's/\(-- Dumped by pg_dump version [0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\).*/\1/' -i ./services/${{ matrix.service }}/schema.sql
-      - name: Generate models
-        run: cd services/${{ matrix.service }} && sqlc generate
-      - name: Verify schema.sql and models were generated properly before
-        run: git diff --exit-code -- services/${{ matrix.service }} || (echo "You forgot to run ./models.sh before checking in" && exit 1)
-      - name: Run DOWN migrations (1/2)
-        run: |
-          [ "$VERSION" -eq 0 ] && yes | ./migrate.sh $svc down || ./migrate.sh $svc goto $VERSION
-        env:
-          VERSION: ${{ steps.collect-version.outputs.VERSION }}
-      - name: Run UP migrations (2/2)
-        run: ./migrate.sh $svc up
-      - name: Run DOWN migrations (2/2)
-        run: |
-          [ "$VERSION" -eq 0 ] && yes | ./migrate.sh $svc down || ./migrate.sh $svc goto $VERSION
-        env:
-          VERSION: ${{ steps.collect-version.outputs.VERSION }}
diff --git a/images/dev-go/Dockerfile b/images/dev-go/Dockerfile
index c85f15c48..a5065b972 100644
--- a/images/dev-go/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/dev-go/Dockerfile
@@ -90,11 +90,6 @@ RUN mkdir "$HOME/dapr" \
     && wget -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/cli/master/install/install.sh -O - | DAPR_INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/dapr" /bin/bash -s ${DAPR_CLI_VERSION} \
     && dapr init -s --runtime-version ${DAPR_RT_VERSION}
 
-# install fly
-#  https://fly.io/docs/
-RUN curl -L https://fly.io/install.sh | sh
-ENV PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.fly/bin"
-
 # install go-migrate
 #  https://github.com/golang-migrate/migrate
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=golang-migrate/migrate