diff --git a/internal/outpost/proxyv2/handlers.go b/internal/outpost/proxyv2/handlers.go
index 95045cc9c..8e1209473 100644
--- a/internal/outpost/proxyv2/handlers.go
+++ b/internal/outpost/proxyv2/handlers.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"goauthentik.io/internal/outpost/proxyv2/metrics"
 	"goauthentik.io/internal/utils/web"
-	staticWeb "goauthentik.io/web"
 )
 
 func (ps *ProxyServer) HandlePing(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ func (ps *ProxyServer) HandlePing(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func (ps *ProxyServer) HandleStatic(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	staticFs := http.FileServer(http.FS(staticWeb.StaticDist))
+	staticFs := http.FileServer(http.Dir("./website/static/"))
 	before := time.Now()
 	web.DisableIndex(http.StripPrefix("/akprox/static", staticFs)).ServeHTTP(rw, r)
 	after := time.Since(before)
diff --git a/internal/web/static.go b/internal/web/static.go
index 0cb034696..9b47b2d61 100644
--- a/internal/web/static.go
+++ b/internal/web/static.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"goauthentik.io/internal/constants"
 	"goauthentik.io/internal/utils/web"
 	staticWeb "goauthentik.io/web"
-	staticDocs "goauthentik.io/website"
 )
 
 func (ws *WebServer) configureStatic() {
@@ -18,24 +17,10 @@ func (ws *WebServer) configureStatic() {
 	indexLessRouter.Use(web.DisableIndex)
 	// Media files, always local
 	fs := http.FileServer(http.Dir(config.G.Paths.Media))
-	var distHandler http.Handler
-	var distFs http.Handler
-	var authentikHandler http.Handler
-	var helpHandler http.Handler
-	if config.G.Debug || config.G.Web.LoadLocalFiles {
-		ws.log.Debug("Using local static files")
-		distFs = http.FileServer(http.Dir("./web/dist"))
-		distHandler = http.StripPrefix("/static/dist/", distFs)
-		authentikHandler = http.StripPrefix("/static/authentik/", http.FileServer(http.Dir("./web/authentik")))
-		helpHandler = http.FileServer(http.Dir("./website/help/"))
-	} else {
-		statRouter.Use(ws.staticHeaderMiddleware)
-		ws.log.Debug("Using packaged static files with aggressive caching")
-		distFs = http.FileServer(http.FS(staticWeb.StaticDist))
-		distHandler = http.StripPrefix("/static", distFs)
-		authentikHandler = http.StripPrefix("/static", http.FileServer(http.FS(staticWeb.StaticAuthentik)))
-		helpHandler = http.FileServer(http.FS(staticDocs.Help))
-	}
+	distFs := http.FileServer(http.Dir("./web/dist"))
+	distHandler := http.StripPrefix("/static/dist/", distFs)
+	authentikHandler := http.StripPrefix("/static/authentik/", http.FileServer(http.Dir("./web/authentik")))
+	helpHandler := http.FileServer(http.Dir("./website/help/"))
 	indexLessRouter.PathPrefix("/static/dist/").Handler(distHandler)
 	indexLessRouter.PathPrefix("/static/authentik/").Handler(authentikHandler)
 
diff --git a/web/static.go b/web/static.go
index 44ce69706..77934988b 100644
--- a/web/static.go
+++ b/web/static.go
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 package web
 
-import "embed"
-
-//go:embed dist/*
-var StaticDist embed.FS
-
-//go:embed authentik
-var StaticAuthentik embed.FS
+import _ "embed"
 
 //go:embed robots.txt
 var RobotsTxt []byte
diff --git a/website/static.go b/website/static.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c44b1d66..000000000
--- a/website/static.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-package web
-
-import "embed"
-
-//go:embed help/*
-var Help embed.FS