diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c10f86b84..60f65b129 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@
     "vue": "3.5.22",
     "vue-i18n": "11",
     "vue-router": "4.6.4",
-    "vue-virtual-scroller": "^2.0.0-beta.7",
-    "vuex": "4.1.0"
+    "vue-virtual-scroller": "^2.0.0-beta.7"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "7.28.5",
diff --git a/src/lib/persisted_state.js b/src/lib/persisted_state.js
index a4dfe7d00..d4e0b1de2 100644
--- a/src/lib/persisted_state.js
+++ b/src/lib/persisted_state.js
@@ -27,73 +27,6 @@ const defaultStorage = (() => {
   return storage
 })()
 
-export default function createPersistedState({
-  key = 'vuex-lz',
-  paths = [],
-  getState = (key, storage) => {
-    const value = storage.getItem(key)
-    return value
-  },
-  setState = (key, state, storage) => {
-    if (!loaded) {
-      console.info('waiting for old state to be loaded...')
-      return Promise.resolve()
-    } else {
-      return storage.setItem(key, state)
-    }
-  },
-  reducer = defaultReducer,
-  storage = defaultStorage,
-  subscriber = (store) => (handler) => store.subscribe(handler),
-} = {}) {
-  return getState(key, storage).then((savedState) => {
-    return (store) => {
-      try {
-        if (savedState !== null && typeof savedState === 'object') {
-          // build user cache
-          const usersState = savedState.users || {}
-          usersState.usersObject = {}
-          const users = usersState.users || []
-          each(users, (user) => {
-            usersState.usersObject[user.id] = user
-          })
-          savedState.users = usersState
-
-          store.replaceState(merge({}, store.state, savedState))
-        }
-        loaded = true
-      } catch (e) {
-        console.error("Couldn't load state")
-        console.error(e)
-        loaded = true
-      }
-      subscriber(store)((mutation, state) => {
-        try {
-          if (saveImmedeatelyActions.includes(mutation.type)) {
-            setState(key, reducer(cloneDeep(state), paths), storage).then(
-              (success) => {
-                if (success !== undefined) {
-                  if (mutation.type === 'setOption') {
-                    useInterfaceStore().settingsSaved({ success })
-                  }
-                }
-              },
-              (error) => {
-                if (mutation.type === 'setOption') {
-                  useInterfaceStore().settingsSaved({ error })
-                }
-              },
-            )
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.error("Couldn't persist state:")
-          console.error(e)
-        }
-      })
-    }
-  })
-}
-
 /**
  * This persists state for pinia, which falls back to read from the vuex state
  * if pinia persisted state does not exist.
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index bb76a1cf0..f3615d955 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* global process */
 
 import { createPinia } from 'pinia'
-import { createStore } from 'vuex'
 
 import 'custom-event-polyfill'
 import './lib/event_target_polyfill.js'
@@ -17,11 +16,8 @@ import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
 import afterStoreSetup from './boot/after_store.js'
 import messages from './i18n/messages.js'
-import createPersistedState, {
-  piniaPersistPlugin,
-} from './lib/persisted_state.js'
+import { piniaPersistPlugin } from './lib/persisted_state.js'
 import { piniaPushNotificationsPlugin } from './lib/push_notifications_plugin.js'
-import vuexModules from './modules/index.js'
 
 import { piniaLanguagePlugin } from 'src/lib/language.js'
 import { piniaStylePlugin } from 'src/lib/style.js'
@@ -69,20 +65,12 @@ const persistedStateOptions = {
 
   try {
     let storageError
-    const plugins = []
     const pinia = createPinia()
     pinia.use(piniaPersistPlugin())
     pinia.use(piniaLanguagePlugin)
     pinia.use(piniaStylePlugin)
     pinia.use(piniaPushNotificationsPlugin)
 
-    try {
-      const persistedState = await createPersistedState(persistedStateOptions)
-      plugins.push(persistedState)
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.error('Storage error', e)
-      storageError = e
-    }
     document.querySelector('#splash').classList.remove('initial-hidden')
     document.querySelector('#mascot').src =
       `/static/pleromatan_apology${isFox}_small.webp`
@@ -93,17 +81,8 @@ const persistedStateOptions = {
       'update.art_by',
       { linkToArtist: 'pipivovott' },
     )
-    const store = createStore({
-      modules: vuexModules,
-      plugins,
-      options: {
-        devtools: process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production',
-      },
-      strict: false, // Socket modifies itself, let's ignore this for now.
-      // strict: process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'
-    })
-    // Temporarily passing pinia and vuex stores along with storageError result until migration is fully complete.
-    return await afterStoreSetup({ pinia, store, storageError, i18n })
+    // Temporarily passing pinia  stores along with storageError result until migration is fully complete.
+    return await afterStoreSetup({ pinia, storageError, i18n })
   } catch (e) {
     splashError(i18n, e)
   }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/mock_store.js b/test/fixtures/mock_store.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b3380834c..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/mock_store.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash'
-import { createStore } from 'vuex'
-
-import vuexModules from 'src/modules/index.js'
-
-const tweakModules = (modules) => {
-  const res = {}
-  Object.entries(modules).forEach(([name, module]) => {
-    const m = { ...module }
-    m.state = cloneDeep(module.state)
-    res[name] = m
-  })
-  return res
-}
-
-const makeMockStore = () => {
-  return createStore({
-    modules: tweakModules(vuexModules),
-  })
-}
-
-export default makeMockStore
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4913bcfb7..364949865 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2877,7 +2877,7 @@
     "@vue/compiler-dom" "3.5.35"
     "@vue/shared" "3.5.35"
 
-"@vue/devtools-api@^6.0.0-beta.11", "@vue/devtools-api@^6.5.0", "@vue/devtools-api@^6.6.4":
+"@vue/devtools-api@^6.5.0", "@vue/devtools-api@^6.6.4":
   version "6.6.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/devtools-api/-/devtools-api-6.6.4.tgz#cbe97fe0162b365edc1dba80e173f90492535343"
   integrity sha512-sGhTPMuXqZ1rVOk32RylztWkfXTRhuS7vgAKv0zjqk8gbsHkJ7xfFf+jbySxt7tWObEJwyKaHMikV/WGDiQm8g==
@@ -9190,13 +9190,6 @@ vue@^3.5.35:
     "@vue/server-renderer" "3.5.35"
     "@vue/shared" "3.5.35"
 
-vuex@4.1.0:
-  version "4.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vuex/-/vuex-4.1.0.tgz#aa1b3ea5c7385812b074c86faeeec2217872e36c"
-  integrity sha512-hmV6UerDrPcgbSy9ORAtNXDr9M4wlNP4pEFKye4ujJF8oqgFFuxDCdOLS3eNoRTtq5O3hoBDh9Doj1bQMYHRbQ==
-  dependencies:
-    "@vue/devtools-api" "^6.0.0-beta.11"
-
 w3c-xmlserializer@^5.0.0:
   version "5.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/w3c-xmlserializer/-/w3c-xmlserializer-5.0.0.tgz#f925ba26855158594d907313cedd1476c5967f6c"