diff --git a/haproxy/haproxy.cfg b/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
index d6a434d..9786428 100644
--- a/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
@@ -184,11 +184,3 @@ backend bot_check_post_throttle
 
 backend count_qs_throttle
 	stick-table type string size 100k expire 60s store http_req_rate(60s)
-
-backend hcaptcha
-	mode http
-	server hcaptcha hcaptcha.com:443
-
-backend recaptcha
-	mode http
-	server recaptcha www.google.com:443
diff --git a/src/lua/scripts/bot-check.lua b/src/lua/scripts/bot-check.lua
index 4cd70a0..1e37043 100644
--- a/src/lua/scripts/bot-check.lua
+++ b/src/lua/scripts/bot-check.lua
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ local ddos_default_config = {
 
 -- captcha variables
 local captcha_secret = os.getenv("HCAPTCHA_SECRET") or os.getenv("RECAPTCHA_SECRET")
-local captcha_sitekey = os.getenv("HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY") or os.getenv("RECAPTCHA_SITEKEY")
 local captcha_cookie_secret = os.getenv("CAPTCHA_COOKIE_SECRET")
 local pow_cookie_secret = os.getenv("POW_COOKIE_SECRET")
 local hmac_cookie_secret = os.getenv("HMAC_COOKIE_SECRET")
@@ -55,22 +54,13 @@ local ray_id = os.getenv("RAY_ID")
 -- load captcha map and set hcaptcha/recaptch based off env vars
 local ddos_map = Map.new("/etc/haproxy/map/ddos.map", Map._str);
 local captcha_provider_domain = ""
-local captcha_classname = ""
-local captcha_script_src = ""
 local captcha_siteverify_path = ""
-local captcha_backend_name = ""
 if os.getenv("HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY") then
 	captcha_provider_domain = "hcaptcha.com"
-	captcha_classname = "h-captcha"
-	captcha_script_src = "https://hcaptcha.com/1/api.js"
 	captcha_siteverify_path = "/siteverify"
-	captcha_backend_name = "hcaptcha"
 else
 	captcha_provider_domain = "www.google.com"
-	captcha_classname = "g-recaptcha"
-	captcha_script_src = "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js"
 	captcha_siteverify_path = "/recaptcha/api/siteverify"
-	captcha_backend_name = "recaptcha"
 end
 
 function _M.secondsToDate(seconds)
@@ -185,10 +175,7 @@ function _M.view(applet)
 		if captcha_enabled then
 			captcha_body = string.format(
 				templates.captcha_section,
-				ll["Please solve the captcha to continue."],
-				captcha_classname,
-				captcha_sitekey,
-				captcha_script_src
+				ll["Please solve the captcha to continue."]
 			)
 		else
 			pow_body = string.format(
@@ -330,8 +317,6 @@ function _M.view(applet)
 			-- format the url for verifying the captcha response
 			local captcha_url = string.format(
 				"https://%s%s",
-				--Seems this is no longer needed, captcha_provider_domain works since 2.7
-				--core.backends[captcha_backend_name].servers[captcha_backend_name]:get_addr(),
 				captcha_provider_domain,
 				captcha_siteverify_path
 			)
diff --git a/src/lua/scripts/templates.lua b/src/lua/scripts/templates.lua
index 0e3d2d7..793f847 100644
--- a/src/lua/scripts/templates.lua
+++ b/src/lua/scripts/templates.lua
@@ -82,26 +82,27 @@ _M.pow_section = [[
 		</div>
 ]]
 
--- alternative, spinner animation
--- .loader{display:inline-block;position:relative;width:80px;height:80px}
--- .loader div{box-sizing:border-box;display:block;position:absolute;width:32px;height:32px;margin:10px;border:5px solid var(--text-color);border-radius:50%%;animation:loader 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0, 0.5, 1) infinite;border-color:var(--text-color) transparent transparent transparent}
--- .loader div:nth-child(1){animation-delay:-0.45s}
--- .loader div:nth-child(2){animation-delay:-0.3s}
--- .loader div:nth-child(3){animation-delay:-0.15s}
--- @keyframes loader{0%%{transform:rotate(0deg)}100%%{transform:rotate(360deg)}}
--- <div class="jsonly">
--- <div class="loader"><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div>
--- </div>
-
--- message, captcha form and submit button
-_M.captcha_section = [[
-		<p>
+-- captcha section
+local captcha_sitekey = os.getenv("HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY") or os.getenv("RECAPTCHA_SITEKEY")
+local captcha_classname = ""
+local captcha_script_src = ""
+if os.getenv("HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY") then
+	captcha_classname = "h-captcha"
+	captcha_script_src = "https://hcaptcha.com/1/api.js"
+else
+	captcha_classname = "g-recaptcha"
+	captcha_script_src = "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js"
+end
+_M.captcha_section = string.format([[
+		<span>
 			%s
-		</p>
+		</span>
 		<div id="captcha" class="jsonly">
 			<div class="%s" data-sitekey="%s" data-callback="onCaptchaSubmit"></div>
 			<script src="%s" async defer></script>
 		</div>
-]]
+]], "%s", captcha_classname, captcha_sitekey, captcha_script_src)
+
+
 
 return _M