diff --git a/wled00/wled_server.cpp b/wled00/wled_server.cpp
index 3ac5c120..d893d489 100644
--- a/wled00/wled_server.cpp
+++ b/wled00/wled_server.cpp
@@ -848,140 +848,6 @@ void initServer()
   });
 #endif
 
-#if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32) && !defined(WLED_DISABLE_OTA)
-  // ESP32 bootloader update endpoint
-  server.on(F("/updatebootloader"), HTTP_POST, [](AsyncWebServerRequest *request){
-    if (!correctPIN) {
-      serveSettings(request, true); // handle PIN page POST request
-      return;
-    }
-    if (otaLock) {
-      serveMessage(request, 401, FPSTR(s_accessdenied), FPSTR(s_unlock_ota), 254);
-      return;
-    }
-    if (Update.hasError()) {
-      serveMessage(request, 500, F("Bootloader update failed!"), F("Please check your file and retry!"), 254);
-    } else {
-      serveMessage(request, 200, F("Bootloader updated successfully!"), FPSTR(s_rebooting), 131);
-      doReboot = true;
-    }
-  },[](AsyncWebServerRequest *request, String filename, size_t index, uint8_t *data, size_t len, bool isFinal){
-    IPAddress client = request->client()->remoteIP();
-    if (((otaSameSubnet && !inSameSubnet(client)) && !strlen(settingsPIN)) || (!otaSameSubnet && !inLocalSubnet(client))) {
-      DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Attempted bootloader update from different/non-local subnet!"));
-      request->send(401, FPSTR(CONTENT_TYPE_PLAIN), FPSTR(s_accessdenied));
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!correctPIN || otaLock) return;
-    
-    static uint8_t* bootloaderBuffer = nullptr;
-    static size_t bootloaderBytesBuffered = 0;
-    const uint32_t bootloaderOffset = 0x1000;
-    const uint32_t maxBootloaderSize = 0x8000; // 32KB max
-    
-    if (!index) {
-      DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Bootloader Update Start - buffering data"));
-      #if WLED_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT > 0
-      WLED::instance().disableWatchdog();
-      #endif
-      lastEditTime = millis(); // make sure PIN does not lock during update
-      strip.suspend();
-      strip.resetSegments();
-      
-      // Allocate buffer for entire bootloader
-      if (bootloaderBuffer) {
-        free(bootloaderBuffer);
-        bootloaderBuffer = nullptr;
-      }
-      bootloaderBuffer = (uint8_t*)malloc(maxBootloaderSize);
-      if (!bootloaderBuffer) {
-        DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Failed to allocate bootloader buffer!"));
-        strip.resume();
-        #if WLED_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT > 0
-        WLED::instance().enableWatchdog();
-        #endif
-        Update.abort();
-        return;
-      }
-      bootloaderBytesBuffered = 0;
-      
-      // Verify bootloader magic on first chunk
-      if (!isValidBootloader(data, len)) {
-        DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Invalid bootloader file!"));
-        free(bootloaderBuffer);
-        bootloaderBuffer = nullptr;
-        strip.resume();
-        #if WLED_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT > 0
-        WLED::instance().enableWatchdog();
-        #endif
-        Update.abort();
-        return;
-      }
-    }
-    
-    // Buffer the incoming data
-    if (bootloaderBuffer && bootloaderBytesBuffered + len <= maxBootloaderSize) {
-      memcpy(bootloaderBuffer + bootloaderBytesBuffered, data, len);
-      bootloaderBytesBuffered += len;
-    } else if (!bootloaderBuffer) {
-      DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Bootloader buffer not allocated!"));
-      Update.abort();
-    } else {
-      DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Bootloader size exceeds maximum!"));
-      if (bootloaderBuffer) {
-        free(bootloaderBuffer);
-        bootloaderBuffer = nullptr;
-      }
-      Update.abort();
-    }
-    
-    // Only write to flash when upload is complete
-    if (isFinal) {
-      bool success = false;
-      if (!Update.hasError() && bootloaderBuffer && bootloaderBytesBuffered > 0) {
-        DEBUG_PRINTF_P(PSTR("Bootloader buffered (%d bytes) - validating\n"), bootloaderBytesBuffered);
-        
-        // Verify the complete bootloader image before flashing
-        if (!verifyBootloaderImage(bootloaderBuffer, bootloaderBytesBuffered)) {
-          DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Bootloader validation failed!"));
-        } else {
-          // Erase bootloader region
-          DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Erasing bootloader region..."));
-          esp_err_t err = esp_flash_erase_region(NULL, bootloaderOffset, maxBootloaderSize);
-          if (err != ESP_OK) {
-            DEBUG_PRINTF_P(PSTR("Bootloader erase error: %d\n"), err);
-          } else {
-            // Write buffered data to flash
-            err = esp_flash_write(NULL, bootloaderBuffer, bootloaderOffset, bootloaderBytesBuffered);
-            if (err != ESP_OK) {
-              DEBUG_PRINTF_P(PSTR("Bootloader flash write error: %d\n"), err);
-            } else {
-              DEBUG_PRINTF_P(PSTR("Bootloader Update Success - %d bytes written\n"), bootloaderBytesBuffered);
-              bootloaderSHA256Cached = false; // Invalidate cached bootloader hash
-              success = true;
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-      
-      // Cleanup
-      if (bootloaderBuffer) {
-        free(bootloaderBuffer);
-        bootloaderBuffer = nullptr;
-      }
-      bootloaderBytesBuffered = 0;
-      
-      if (!success) {
-        DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Bootloader Update Failed"));
-        strip.resume();
-        #if WLED_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT > 0
-        WLED::instance().enableWatchdog();
-        #endif
-      }
-    }
-  });
-#endif
-
 #ifdef WLED_ENABLE_DMX
   server.on(F("/dmxmap"), HTTP_GET, [](AsyncWebServerRequest *request){
     request->send_P(200, FPSTR(CONTENT_TYPE_HTML), PAGE_dmxmap, dmxProcessor);