diff --git a/cps/epub.py b/cps/epub.py
index d76a28c6..50714b6f 100644
--- a/cps/epub.py
+++ b/cps/epub.py
@@ -68,18 +68,6 @@ def get_epub_info(tmp_file_path, original_file_name, original_file_extension):
         else:
             epub_metadata['language'] = ""
 
-    series = tree.xpath("/pkg:package/pkg:metadata/pkg:meta[@name='calibre:series']/@content", namespaces=ns)
-    if len(series) > 0:
-        epub_metadata['series'] = series[0]
-    else:
-        epub_metadata['series'] = ''
-
-    series_id = tree.xpath("/pkg:package/pkg:metadata/pkg:meta[@name='calibre:series_index']/@content", namespaces=ns)
-    if len(series_id) > 0:
-        epub_metadata['series_id'] = series_id[0]
-    else:
-        epub_metadata['series_id'] = '1'
-
     coversection = tree.xpath("/pkg:package/pkg:manifest/pkg:item[@id='cover-image']/@href", namespaces=ns)
     coverfile = None
     if len(coversection) > 0:
@@ -114,6 +102,6 @@ def get_epub_info(tmp_file_path, original_file_name, original_file_extension):
         cover=coverfile,
         description=epub_metadata['description'],
         tags="",
-        series=epub_metadata['series'].encode('utf-8').decode('utf-8'),
-        series_id=epub_metadata['series_id'].encode('utf-8').decode('utf-8'),
+        series="",
+        series_id="",
         languages=epub_metadata['language'])
diff --git a/cps/web.py b/cps/web.py
index de547700..4ab23f40 100755
--- a/cps/web.py
+++ b/cps/web.py
@@ -2907,17 +2907,13 @@ def upload():
 
         title = meta.title
         author = meta.author
-        series = meta.series
-        series_index = meta.series_id
+
         title_dir = helper.get_valid_filename(title, False)
         author_dir = helper.get_valid_filename(author, False)
         data_name = title_dir
         filepath = config.config_calibre_dir + os.sep + author_dir + os.sep + title_dir
         saved_filename = filepath + os.sep + data_name + meta.extension
 
-        if series_index == '':
-            series_index = 1
-
         if not os.path.exists(filepath):
             try:
                 os.makedirs(filepath)
@@ -2950,14 +2946,6 @@ def upload():
             db_author = db.Authors(author, helper.get_sorted_author(author), "")
             db.session.add(db_author)
 
-        db_series = None
-        is_series = db.session.query(db.Series).filter(db.Series.name == series).first()
-        if is_series:
-            db_series = is_series
-        elif series != '':
-            db_series = db.Series(series, "")
-            db.session.add(db_series)
-
         # add language actually one value in list
         input_language = meta.languages
         db_language = None
@@ -2971,11 +2959,9 @@ def upload():
                 db.session.add(db_language)
         # combine path and normalize path from windows systems
         path = os.path.join(author_dir, title_dir).replace('\\', '/')
-        db_book = db.Books(title, "", db_author.sort, datetime.datetime.now(), datetime.datetime(101, 1, 1),
-                           series_index, datetime.datetime.now(), path, has_cover, db_author, [], db_language)
+        db_book = db.Books(title, "", db_author.sort, datetime.datetime.now(), datetime.datetime(101, 1, 1), 1,
+                           datetime.datetime.now(), path, has_cover, db_author, [], db_language)
         db_book.authors.append(db_author)
-        if db_series:
-            db_book.series.append(db_series)
         if db_language is not None:
             db_book.languages.append(db_language)
         db_data = db.Data(db_book, meta.extension.upper()[1:], file_size, data_name)
@@ -3010,4 +2996,4 @@ def start_gevent():
     from gevent.wsgi import WSGIServer
     global gevent_server
     gevent_server = WSGIServer(('', ub.config.config_port), app)
-    gevent_server.serve_forever()
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+    gevent_server.serve_forever()