diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 5ec7142..e02cfb6 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,11 @@
-import { PreLoader } from "./components/PreLoader";
 import "./index.css";
 import MainLayout from "./layouts/MainLayout";
 import { AppRouter, Router } from "./router";
-import { useAuth0 } from "./utils/auth0-spa";
 
-export const App = () => {
-  const { loading } = useAuth0();
-
-  return loading ? (
-    <div className="container center-align valign-wrapper">
-      <PreLoader />
-    </div>
-  ) : (
-    <Router>
-      <MainLayout>
-        <AppRouter />
-      </MainLayout>
-    </Router>
-  );
-};
+export const App = () => (
+  <Router>
+    <MainLayout>
+      <AppRouter />
+    </MainLayout>
+  </Router>
+);
diff --git a/src/components/SideNav.tsx b/src/components/SideNav.tsx
index 57a15fc..6c1d390 100644
--- a/src/components/SideNav.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SideNav.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { MouseEventHandler } from "react";
 import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 import { buttonURL, links } from "../constants";
-import ChefImage from "../images/chef.svg";
 import SpecialEventImage from "../images/special_event.svg";
-import { useAuth0 } from "../utils/auth0-spa";
 import { FooterLink } from "./FooterLink";
 import { RandomButton } from "./RandomButton";
 
@@ -13,7 +11,6 @@ type Props = {
 };
 
 export const SideNav = ({ showNav, closeNavClick }: Props) => {
-  const { isAuthenticated, user } = useAuth0();
   let transformStyle = {
     transform: showNav ? "translateX(0%)" : "translateX(-105%)",
     transition: "0.5s",
@@ -44,18 +41,6 @@ export const SideNav = ({ showNav, closeNavClick }: Props) => {
           <i className="material-icons right" onClick={closeNavClick}>
             close
           </i>
-
-          <Link to="/profile">
-            {isAuthenticated ? (
-              <div>
-                <img className="circle" src={user.picture} alt="user_avatar" />
-                <span className="white-text name">{user.name}</span>
-                <span className="white-text email">{user.email}</span>
-              </div>
-            ) : (
-              <img className="circle" src={ChefImage} alt="user_avatar" />
-            )}
-          </Link>
         </div>
       </li>
 
@@ -73,7 +58,6 @@ export const SideNav = ({ showNav, closeNavClick }: Props) => {
       {links.map((link, i) => (
         <FooterLink key={i} link={link} />
       ))}
-      {isAuthenticated && <FooterLink link="profile" />}
     </ul>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/containers/Meal/components/MealPage.tsx b/src/containers/Meal/components/MealPage.tsx
index b621826..231aff6 100644
--- a/src/containers/Meal/components/MealPage.tsx
+++ b/src/containers/Meal/components/MealPage.tsx
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ type Props = {
   ingredients: string[][];
   recipe: string;
   meal: Meal;
-  handleFavChange: () => void;
 };
 
-export const MealPage = ({ meal, ingredients, recipe, handleFavChange }: Props) => (
+export const MealPage = ({ meal, ingredients, recipe }: Props) => (
   <section className="container">
     <div className="row">
       <div className="col s12 l6">
-        <MealPresentation meal={meal} handleFavChange={handleFavChange} />
+        <MealPresentation meal={meal} />
       </div>
       <div className="col s12 l6">
         <MealIngredientList ingredients={ingredients} />
diff --git a/src/containers/Meal/components/MealPresentation.tsx b/src/containers/Meal/components/MealPresentation.tsx
index faf2d3a..5b70ae2 100644
--- a/src/containers/Meal/components/MealPresentation.tsx
+++ b/src/containers/Meal/components/MealPresentation.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@ import { Meal } from "../../../types/meal";
 
 type Props = {
   meal: Meal;
-  handleFavChange: () => void;
 };
 
 export const MealPresentation = ({
-  meal: { mealName, imgAddress, videoAddress, mealCategory, mealArea, isFav },
-  handleFavChange,
+  meal: { mealName, imgAddress, videoAddress, mealCategory, mealArea },
 }: Props) => {
   return (
     <div className="row">
@@ -36,17 +34,6 @@ export const MealPresentation = ({
                 <div className="chip">
                   <b>Origin:</b> {mealArea}
                 </div>
-
-                <div className="chip">
-                  <b>{isFav ? "Remove from favourites" : "Add to favourites"}:</b>
-
-                  <Link to="#">
-                    {"  "}
-                    <i className="material-icons tiny" onClick={handleFavChange}>
-                      {isFav ? "favorite" : "favorite_border"}
-                    </i>
-                  </Link>
-                </div>
               </li>
             </ul>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/containers/Meal/index.tsx b/src/containers/Meal/index.tsx
index 611f4d9..63d8d51 100644
--- a/src/containers/Meal/index.tsx
+++ b/src/containers/Meal/index.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,15 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
 import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
-import { useFirebase } from "../../services/Firebase";
 import { useMeal } from "../../store/meal";
 import { fetchMeal, fetchRandomMeal } from "../../store/meal/async";
-import { useAuth0 } from "../../utils/auth0-spa";
 import { NotFound } from "../NotFound";
 import { MealPage } from "./components/MealPage";
 import { buildIngredientList, buildMealProps } from "./service";
 
 export const Meal = () => {
   // hooks
-  const { user, isAuthenticated } = useAuth0();
   const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>();
   const { state, dispatch } = useMeal();
-  const fb = useFirebase();
-  // local state
-  const [isFav, setIsFav] = useState<boolean>();
   // variables
   const mealItem = state.meals?.[0];
   // effects
@@ -24,30 +18,7 @@ export const Meal = () => {
     !id ? fetchRandomMeal(dispatch) : fetchMeal(dispatch, id);
   }, [id, dispatch]);
 
-  /** Updates fav status in db */
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (isAuthenticated) {
-      fb?.isFav(user.email, mealItem?.idMeal).then((res) => setIsFav(res));
-    }
-  }, [user, fb, mealItem?.idMeal, isAuthenticated]);
-  // other logic
-  const handleFavChange = () => {
-    if (isAuthenticated) {
-      setIsFav(!isFav);
-      // Send !isFav because state is not yet updated
-      fb.addToFavs(
-        user?.email,
-        mealItem?.idMeal,
-        mealItem?.strMeal,
-        mealItem?.strMealThumb,
-        !isFav
-      );
-    } else {
-      window.alert("You must be authenticated to add to favourites.");
-    }
-  };
-
-  const item = buildMealProps(mealItem, isFav!);
+  const item = buildMealProps(mealItem);
   const ingredients = buildIngredientList(mealItem);
 
   return !!state.meals ? (
@@ -55,7 +26,6 @@ export const Meal = () => {
       meal={item}
       ingredients={ingredients}
       recipe={mealItem?.strInstructions}
-      handleFavChange={handleFavChange}
     />
   ) : (
     <NotFound />
diff --git a/src/containers/Meal/service.ts b/src/containers/Meal/service.ts
index e76262e..bdaeda4 100644
--- a/src/containers/Meal/service.ts
+++ b/src/containers/Meal/service.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@ export const buildIngredientList = (mealItem: MealApi): string[][] => {
   return ingredients;
 };
 
-export const buildMealProps = (mealItem: MealApi, isFav: boolean) => ({
+export const buildMealProps = (mealItem: MealApi) => ({
   mealName: mealItem?.strMeal,
   imgAddress: mealItem?.strMealThumb,
   videoAddress: mealItem?.strYoutube,
   mealCategory: mealItem?.strCategory,
   mealArea: mealItem?.strArea,
-  isFav,
 });
diff --git a/src/containers/Profile/components/ProfilePage.tsx b/src/containers/Profile/components/ProfilePage.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 82aab55..0000000
--- a/src/containers/Profile/components/ProfilePage.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { CardEntry } from "../../../components/CardEntry";
-import { MealSummary } from "../../../types/meal";
-
-type Props = {
-  user: any;
-  meals: MealSummary[];
-};
-
-export const ProfilePage = ({ user, meals }: Props) => (
-  <div className="container">
-    <div className="row valign-wrapper">
-      <img className="left circle responsive-img" src={user.picture} alt="Avatar" width="15%" />
-      <h2 className="col s9">{user.name}</h2>
-    </div>
-    <div className="row">
-      <b>Email: </b>
-      {user.email}
-      <h3>Favourites meals</h3>
-      <ul>
-        {meals?.map((meal) => (
-          <CardEntry key={meal.idMeal} meal={meal} />
-        ))}
-      </ul>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-);
diff --git a/src/containers/Profile/index.tsx b/src/containers/Profile/index.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d6df0b..0000000
--- a/src/containers/Profile/index.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { PreLoader } from "../../components/PreLoader";
-import { useFirebase } from "../../services/Firebase";
-import { MealSummary } from "../../types/meal";
-import { useAuth0 } from "../../utils/auth0-spa";
-import { ProfilePage } from "./components/ProfilePage";
-
-export const Profile = () => {
-  const { loading, user } = useAuth0();
-  const [favs, setFavs] = useState([] as MealSummary[]);
-  const db = useFirebase();
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    db.getByEmail(user.email).then((res) => {
-      setFavs(res.favs);
-    });
-  }, [db, user.email]);
-
-  return loading || !user ? ( // is caught by PrivateRoute
-    <div className="container center-align">
-      <PreLoader />
-    </div>
-  ) : (
-    <ProfilePage user={user} meals={favs} />
-  );
-};
diff --git a/src/index.jsx b/src/index.jsx
index 126a756..92bcfc6 100644
--- a/src/index.jsx
+++ b/src/index.jsx
@@ -3,33 +3,12 @@ import ReactDOM from "react-dom";
 import "./index.css";
 import { App } from "./App";
 import * as serviceWorker from "./serviceWorker";
-import { Auth0Provider } from "./utils/auth0-spa";
-import history from "./utils/history";
-import { FirebaseContext } from "./services/Firebase";
 import { AppProvider } from "./store/meal";
 
-const onRedirectCallBack = (appState) => {
-  history.push(
-    appState && appState.targetUrl
-      ? appState.targetUrl
-      : window.location.pathname
-  );
-};
-
 ReactDOM.render(
-  <Auth0Provider
-    domain={process.env.REACT_APP_DOMAIN}
-    client_id={process.env.REACT_APP_CLIENT_ID}
-    redirect_uri={window.location.origin}
-    onRedirectCallBack={onRedirectCallBack}
-  >
-    {/*<FirebaseContext.Provider value={new Firebase()}> todo fix Firebase app*/}
-    <FirebaseContext.Provider>
-      <AppProvider>
-        <App />
-      </AppProvider>
-    </FirebaseContext.Provider>
-  </Auth0Provider>,
+  <AppProvider>
+    <App />
+  </AppProvider>,
   document.getElementById("root")
 );
 
diff --git a/src/router/AppRouter.tsx b/src/router/AppRouter.tsx
index a7e6b8b..89bc010 100644
--- a/src/router/AppRouter.tsx
+++ b/src/router/AppRouter.tsx
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ import { Contact } from "../containers/Contact";
 import { Home } from "../containers/Home";
 import { Meal } from "../containers/Meal";
 import { NotFound } from "../containers/NotFound";
-import { Profile } from "../containers/Profile";
 import { Search } from "../containers/Search";
-import { PrivateRoute } from "./PrivateRoute";
 
 export const AppRouter = () => (
   <Switch>
@@ -16,8 +14,6 @@ export const AppRouter = () => (
       <Home />
     </Route>
 
-    <PrivateRoute exact path="/profile" component={Profile} />
-
     <Route exact path={buttonURL}>
       <Meal />
     </Route>
diff --git a/src/router/PrivateRoute.tsx b/src/router/PrivateRoute.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index e648107..0000000
--- a/src/router/PrivateRoute.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import { FC, useEffect } from "react";
-import { Route, RouteProps } from "react-router-dom";
-import { useAuth0 } from "../utils/auth0-spa";
-
-type Props = { component: FC } & RouteProps;
-
-export const PrivateRoute = ({ component: Component, path, ...rest }: Props) => {
-  const { loading, isAuthenticated, loginWithRedirect } = useAuth0();
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    // catches infinite loading when no user is logged in
-    if (loading || isAuthenticated) {
-      return;
-    }
-    const fn = async () => await loginWithRedirect({ appState: { targetUrl: path } });
-    fn();
-  }, [loading, isAuthenticated, loginWithRedirect, path]);
-
-  const render = (props: any) => (isAuthenticated ? <Component {...props} /> : null);
-
-  return <Route path={path} render={render} {...rest} />;
-};
diff --git a/src/services/Firebase/context.ts b/src/services/Firebase/context.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f7cdbeb..0000000
--- a/src/services/Firebase/context.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import { createContext, useContext } from "react";
-import Firebase from "./firebase";
-
-// create a Firebase context to make state available anywhere in the App.
-const FirebaseContext = createContext(new Firebase());
-
-export const useFirebase = () => useContext(FirebaseContext);
-export default FirebaseContext;
diff --git a/src/services/Firebase/firebase.ts b/src/services/Firebase/firebase.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index bbc956d..0000000
--- a/src/services/Firebase/firebase.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-import app from "firebase/app";
-import "firebase/firestore";
-
-const CONFIG = {
-  apiKey: process.env.REACT_APP_API_KEY,
-  authDomain: process.env.REACT_APP_AUTH_DOMAIN,
-  databaseURL: process.env.REACT_APP_DB_URL,
-  projectId: process.env.REACT_APP_PROJECT_ID,
-  storageBucket: process.env.REACT_APP_STORAGE_BUCKET,
-  messagingSenderId: process.env.REACT_APP_MSG_SENDER_ID,
-  appId: process.env.REACT_APP_APP_ID,
-  measurementId: process.env.REACT_APP_MEASUREMENT_ID,
-};
-
-const FAVS = "favs";
-
-/**
- * Firebase initializes the Application and provides method to interact with
- * Firebase services as auth and firestore.
- */
-export default class Firebase {
-  #db: any;
-  #collection: any;
-
-  constructor() {
-    app.initializeApp(CONFIG);
-    this.#db = app.firestore();
-    this.#collection = this.#db.collection("mealPlannerUsers");
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get infos for user 'email'.
-   */
-  getByEmail = async (email: string) => {
-    const infos = await this.#collection
-      .where("email", "==", email)
-      .limit(1)
-      .get();
-
-    const favs = await this.getFavsByEmail(email);
-
-    return { infos, favs };
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Get user's favourite recipes
-   * */
-  getFavsByEmail = async (email: string) => {
-    let favs = [] as any[];
-    const query = await this.#collection
-      .doc(email)
-      .collection(FAVS)
-      .where("isFav", "==", true)
-      .limit(10)
-      .get();
-
-    query.forEach((doc: any) => favs.push(doc.data()));
-
-    return favs;
-  };
-
-  isFav = async (email: string, idMeal: string) => {
-    const query = await this.#collection
-      .doc(email)
-      .collection(FAVS)
-      .doc(idMeal)
-      .get();
-
-    const obj = query.data();
-    return obj?.isFav;
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Create or update favourite status for an authenticated user.
-   */
-  addToFavs = async (
-    email: string,
-    idMeal: string,
-    strMeal: string,
-    strMealThumb: string,
-    isFav: boolean
-  ) => {
-    this.#collection
-      .doc(email)
-      .collection(FAVS)
-      .doc(idMeal)
-      .set({
-        email,
-        idMeal,
-        strMeal,
-        strMealThumb,
-        isFav,
-      })
-      .catch((err: any) => console.error("Error adding favs to database", err));
-  };
-}
diff --git a/src/services/Firebase/index.ts b/src/services/Firebase/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6682c79..0000000
--- a/src/services/Firebase/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// This file centralizes all Firebase related exports
-
-import Firebase from "./firebase";
-import FirebaseContext, { useFirebase } from "./context";
-
-export default Firebase;
-export { FirebaseContext, useFirebase };
diff --git a/src/utils/auth0-spa.js b/src/utils/auth0-spa.js
deleted file mode 100644
index dd45c17..0000000
--- a/src/utils/auth0-spa.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-// adapted from: https://auth0.com/docs/quickstart/spa/react
-import React, { useContext, useState, useEffect } from "react";
-import createAuth0Client from "@auth0/auth0-spa-js";
-
-const DEFAULT_REDIRECT_CALLBACK = () => {
-  window.history.replaceState({}, document.title, window.location.pathname);
-};
-
-export const Auth0Context = React.createContext();
-export const useAuth0 = () => useContext(Auth0Context);
-
-export const Auth0Provider = ({
-  children,
-  onRedirectCallBack = DEFAULT_REDIRECT_CALLBACK,
-  ...initOptions
-}) => {
-  const [isAuthenticated, setIsAuthenticated] = useState();
-  const [user, setUser] = useState();
-  const [auth0Client, setAuth0] = useState();
-  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
-  const [popUpOpen, setPopUpOpen] = useState(false);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const initAuth0 = async () => {
-      const auth0FromHook = await createAuth0Client(initOptions);
-      setAuth0(auth0FromHook);
-
-      if (
-        window.location.search.includes("code=") &&
-        window.location.search.includes("state=")
-      ) {
-        const { appState } = await auth0FromHook.handleRedirectCallback();
-        onRedirectCallBack(appState);
-      }
-
-      const isAuthenticated = await auth0FromHook.isAuthenticated();
-      setIsAuthenticated(isAuthenticated);
-
-      if (isAuthenticated) {
-        const user = await auth0FromHook.getUser();
-        setUser(user);
-      }
-
-      setLoading(false);
-    };
-    initAuth0();
-    // eslint-disable-next-line
-  }, []);
-
-  const loginWithPopUp = async (params = {}) => {
-    setPopUpOpen(true);
-    try {
-      await auth0Client.loginWithPopUp(params);
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error(error);
-    } finally {
-      setPopUpOpen(false);
-    }
-    const user = auth0Client.getUser();
-    setUser(user);
-    setIsAuthenticated(true);
-  };
-
-  const handleRedirectCallback = async () => {
-    setLoading(true);
-    await auth0Client.handleRedirectCallback();
-    const user = auth0Client.getUser();
-    setLoading(false);
-    setIsAuthenticated(true);
-    setUser(user);
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <Auth0Context.Provider
-      value={{
-        isAuthenticated,
-        user,
-        loading,
-        popUpOpen,
-        loginWithPopUp,
-        handleRedirectCallback,
-        getIdTokenClaims: (...props) => auth0Client.getIdTokenClaims(...props),
-        loginWithRedirect: (...props) =>
-          auth0Client.loginWithRedirect(...props),
-        getTokenWithPopUp: (...props) =>
-          auth0Client.getTokenWithPopUp(...props),
-        logout: (...props) => auth0Client.logout(...props)
-      }}
-    >
-      {children}
-    </Auth0Context.Provider>
-  );
-};