diff --git a/app/Backend/Backend.hs b/app/Backend/Backend.hs
index 6ad5202..5f988ff 100644
--- a/app/Backend/Backend.hs
+++ b/app/Backend/Backend.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 module Backend.Backend where
-  
+    
 import Control.Concurrent.MVar
 import qualified Network.Wai as Wai
 
@@ -9,12 +10,6 @@ import qualified Backend.Http as HTTP
 #ifdef HTTPS_SUPPORT
 import qualified Backend.Https as HTTPS
 #endif
-#ifdef FASTCGI_SUPPORT
-import qualified Backend.FastCGI as FASTCGI
-#endif
-#ifdef CGI_SUPPORT
-import qualified Backend.CGI as CGI
-#endif
 -- maybe we want a String instead of T.Text depends on
 -- the argument parser
 
@@ -40,11 +35,5 @@ backends =
 #endif
 #ifdef HTTPS_SUPPORT
   BackendWithConfig HTTPS.forkHttpsBackend "https" "Host as as simple https server, using Warp" :
-#endif
-#ifdef FASTCGI_SUPPORT
-  BackendWithoutConfig FASTCGI.forkFastCGIBackend "fastcgi" "Deploy with fastcgi" :
-#endif
-#ifdef CGI_SUPPORT
-  BackendWithoutConfig CGI.forkCGIBackend "cgi" "Deploy with cgi" :
 #endif
   []
diff --git a/app/Backend/CGI.hs b/app/Backend/CGI.hs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e90cc1..0000000
--- a/app/Backend/CGI.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-module Backend.CGI(forkCGIBackend) where
-
-import Config
-import qualified Network.Wai as Wai
-import qualified Network.Wai.Handler.CGI as CGI
-import Control.Concurrent.MVar
-
-forkCGIBackend :: Wai.Application -> IO [MVar ()]
-forkCGIBackend = fmap (: []) . forkBackend . CGI.run
-
-
-
diff --git a/app/Backend/FastCGI.hs b/app/Backend/FastCGI.hs
deleted file mode 100644
index 28b2ea1..0000000
--- a/app/Backend/FastCGI.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-module Backend.FastCGI where
-
-import Config
-import qualified Network.Wai as Wai
-import qualified Network.Wai.Handler.FastCGI as Fcgi
-import Control.Concurrent.MVar
-
-forkFastCGIBackend :: Wai.Application -> IO [MVar ()]
-forkFastCGIBackend = fmap (: []) . forkBackend . Fcgi.run
diff --git a/app/Backend/Http.hs b/app/Backend/Http.hs
index 3bedc98..e448f27 100644
--- a/app/Backend/Http.hs
+++ b/app/Backend/Http.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+#ifndef HTTP_SUPPORT
+module Backend.Http
+where
+
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HTTP_SUPPORT
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 
 -- we export a bit more than we have to, because the https module can reuse these things.
@@ -78,3 +86,4 @@ httpToWarpConfig config' = HTTP.setPort confPort $ HTTP.setHost (fromString conf
 
 backend :: Wai.Application -> HttpConfiguration -> IO ()
 backend app config = HTTP.runSettings (httpToWarpConfig config) app
+#endif
diff --git a/app/Backend/Https.hs b/app/Backend/Https.hs
index 559d88f..51cfba2 100644
--- a/app/Backend/Https.hs
+++ b/app/Backend/Https.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+#ifndef HTTPS_SUPPORT
+module Backend.Https
+where
+
+#else
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 
 module Backend.Https (forkHttpsBackend, httpsDefaultSettings) where
@@ -74,3 +80,4 @@ httpsToWarpConfig = httpToWarpConfig . fst
 
 backend :: Wai.Application -> HttpsConfiguration -> IO ()
 backend app conf = HTTPS.runTLS (httpsToWarpTLSConfig conf) (httpsToWarpConfig conf) app
+#endif
diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
index e62bd02..2c851ba 100644
--- a/app/Main.hs
+++ b/app/Main.hs
@@ -15,23 +15,6 @@ import Control.Concurrent
 import Backend.Backend
 import Options.Applicative
 
-#ifdef HTTP_SUPPORT
-import qualified Network.Wai.Handler.Warp as HTTP
-#endif
-
-#ifdef HTTPS_SUPPORT
-import qualified Network.Wai.Handler.WarpTLS as HTTPS
-import qualified Network.Wai.Handler.Warp as HTTP
-#endif
-
-#ifdef FASTCGI_SUPPORT
-import qualified Network.Wai.Handler.FastCGI as FastCGI
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CGI_SUPPORT
-import qualified Network.Wai.Handler.CGI as CGI
-#endif
-
 -- maybe we should use Control.Concurrent.ParallelIO but right
 -- now we just rely that the backends fork and don't block
 main :: IO ()
diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index 9d3610e..379b4af 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@ flags:
     description: Build with https support
     manual: true
     default: true
-  fast-cgi:
-    description: Build with fastcgi support -- this depends on the fcgi c library
-    manual: true
-    default: true
-  cgi:
-    description: Build with cgi support
-    manual: true
-    default: true
 
 dependencies:
 - base >= 4.7 && < 5
@@ -62,15 +54,6 @@ when:
     dependencies:
     - warp-tls
     - warp
-  - condition: flag(fast-cgi)
-    dependencies:
-    - wai-handler-fastcgi
-  - condition: flag(cgi)
-    dependencies:
-      wai-extra
-
-build-tools:
-- cpphs
 
 executables:
   tickLeisteServer:
@@ -80,9 +63,6 @@ executables:
     - -threaded
     - -rtsopts
     - -with-rtsopts=-N
-    - -cpp
-    - -pgmP cpphs
-    - -optP --cpp
     when:
       - condition: flag(http)
         cpp-options:
@@ -90,12 +70,6 @@ executables:
       - condition: flag(https)
         cpp-options:
         - -DHTTPS_SUPPORT
-      - condition: flag(fast-cgi)
-        cpp-options:
-        - -DFASTCGI_SUPPORT
-      - condition: flag(cgi)
-        cpp-options:
-        - -DCGI_SUPPORT
 
 tests:
   tickLeisteServer-test:
diff --git a/stack.yaml b/stack.yaml
index 41e6e92..96a2c33 100644
--- a/stack.yaml
+++ b/stack.yaml
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ extra-deps:
 flags:
   tickLeisteServer:
     http: true
-    https: true
-    fast-cgi: true
-    cgi: true
+    https: false
 
 # Extra package databases containing global packages
 # extra-package-dbs: []
diff --git a/tickLeisteServer.cabal b/tickLeisteServer.cabal
index b948254..83beec8 100644
--- a/tickLeisteServer.cabal
+++ b/tickLeisteServer.cabal
@@ -23,16 +23,6 @@ source-repository head
   type: git
   location: https://github.com/githubuser/tickLeisteServer
 
-flag cgi
-  description: Build with cgi support
-  manual: True
-  default: True
-
-flag fast-cgi
-  description: Build with fastcgi support -- this depends on the fcgi c library
-  manual: True
-  default: True
-
 flag http
   description: Build with http support
   manual: True
@@ -47,8 +37,6 @@ executable tickLeisteServer
   main-is: Main.hs
   other-modules:
       Backend.Backend
-      Backend.CGI
-      Backend.FastCGI
       Backend.Http
       Backend.Https
       Config
@@ -57,9 +45,7 @@ executable tickLeisteServer
       Paths_tickLeisteServer
   hs-source-dirs:
       app
-  ghc-options: -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N -cpp -pgmP cpphs -optP --cpp
-  build-tools:
-      cpphs
+  ghc-options: -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N
   build-depends:
       aeson
     , base >=4.7 && <5
@@ -83,20 +69,10 @@ executable tickLeisteServer
     build-depends:
         warp
       , warp-tls
-  if flag(fast-cgi)
-    build-depends:
-        wai-handler-fastcgi
-  if flag(cgi)
-    build-depends:
-        wai-extra
   if flag(http)
     cpp-options: -DHTTP_SUPPORT
   if flag(https)
     cpp-options: -DHTTPS_SUPPORT
-  if flag(fast-cgi)
-    cpp-options: -DFASTCGI_SUPPORT
-  if flag(cgi)
-    cpp-options: -DCGI_SUPPORT
   default-language: Haskell2010
 
 test-suite tickLeisteServer-test
@@ -107,8 +83,6 @@ test-suite tickLeisteServer-test
   hs-source-dirs:
       test
   ghc-options: -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N
-  build-tools:
-      cpphs
   build-depends:
       aeson
     , base >=4.7 && <5
@@ -133,10 +107,4 @@ test-suite tickLeisteServer-test
     build-depends:
         warp
       , warp-tls
-  if flag(fast-cgi)
-    build-depends:
-        wai-handler-fastcgi
-  if flag(cgi)
-    build-depends:
-        wai-extra
   default-language: Haskell2010