diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/api_calls.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/api_calls.py
index f2d6231c..f191e33e 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/api_calls.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/api_calls.py
@@ -4,14 +4,9 @@ Functionality:
 - called via user input
 """
 
-from home.src.download.subscriptions import (
-    ChannelSubscription,
-    PlaylistSubscription,
-)
 from home.src.index.playlist import YoutubePlaylist
 from home.src.ta.ta_redis import RedisArchivist
-from home.src.ta.urlparser import Parser
-from home.tasks import run_restore_backup, subscribe_to
+from home.tasks import run_restore_backup
 
 
 class PostData:
@@ -36,8 +31,6 @@ class PostData:
         exec_map = {
             "change_view": self._change_view,
             "change_grid": self._change_grid,
-            "unsubscribe": self._unsubscribe,
-            "subscribe": self._subscribe,
             "sort_order": self._sort_order,
             "hide_watched": self._hide_watched,
             "show_subed_only": self._show_subed_only,
@@ -67,34 +60,6 @@ class PostData:
         RedisArchivist().set_message(key, {"status": grid_items})
         return {"success": True}
 
-    def _unsubscribe(self):
-        """unsubscribe from channels or playlists"""
-        id_unsub = self.exec_val
-        print(f"{id_unsub}: unsubscribe")
-        to_unsub_list = Parser(id_unsub).parse()
-        for to_unsub in to_unsub_list:
-            unsub_type = to_unsub["type"]
-            unsub_id = to_unsub["url"]
-            if unsub_type == "playlist":
-                PlaylistSubscription().change_subscribe(
-                    unsub_id, subscribe_status=False
-                )
-            elif unsub_type == "channel":
-                ChannelSubscription().change_subscribe(
-                    unsub_id, channel_subscribed=False
-                )
-            else:
-                raise ValueError("failed to process " + id_unsub)
-
-        return {"success": True}
-
-    def _subscribe(self):
-        """subscribe to channel or playlist, called from js buttons"""
-        id_sub = self.exec_val
-        print(f"{id_sub}: subscribe")
-        subscribe_to.delay(id_sub)
-        return {"success": True}
-
     def _sort_order(self):
         """change the sort between published to downloaded"""
         sort_order = {"status": self.exec_val}