diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 51241801..fd623898 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 *.exe
-/*-poc
 *.sqlite
 *.db
 *.blend[0-9]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b63a27e4..758a139b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ with-deps:
 	go get github.com/golang/mock/mockgen@v1.6.0
 	$(MAKE) application
 
-application: flamenco-manager flamenco-worker socketio-poc
+application: flamenco-manager flamenco-worker
 
 flamenco-manager:
 	go build -v ${BUILD_FLAGS} ${PKG}/cmd/flamenco-manager
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ flamenco-manager:
 flamenco-worker:
 	go build -v ${BUILD_FLAGS} ${PKG}/cmd/flamenco-worker
 
-socketio-poc:
-	go build -v ${BUILD_FLAGS} ${PKG}/cmd/socketio-poc
-
 generate: generate-go generate-py generate-js
 
 generate-go:
@@ -112,7 +109,7 @@ test:
 
 clean:
 	@go clean -i -x
-	rm -f flamenco*-v* flamenco-manager flamenco-worker socketio-poc *.exe
+	rm -f flamenco*-v* flamenco-manager flamenco-worker *.exe
 	rm -f pkg/api/*.gen.go internal/*/mocks/*.gen.go internal/*/*/mocks/*.gen.go
 	@$(MAKE) generate
 
@@ -124,4 +121,4 @@ package: flamenco-manager flamenco-worker
 	rm -rf dist/flamenco
 
 
-.PHONY: application version flamenco-manager flamenco-worker socketio-poc generate generate-go generate-py with-deps swagger-ui list-embedded test clean
+.PHONY: application version flamenco-manager flamenco-worker generate generate-go generate-py with-deps swagger-ui list-embedded test clean
diff --git a/cmd/socketio-poc/main.go b/cmd/socketio-poc/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fefecbf..00000000
--- a/cmd/socketio-poc/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
-	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4/middleware"
-	"github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
-	"github.com/ziflex/lecho/v3"
-
-	gosocketio "github.com/graarh/golang-socketio"
-	"github.com/graarh/golang-socketio/transport"
-
-	"git.blender.org/flamenco/internal/appinfo"
-)
-
-type Message struct {
-	Name string `json:"name"`
-	Text string `json:"text"`
-}
-
-func socketIOServer() *gosocketio.Server {
-	sio := gosocketio.NewServer(transport.GetDefaultWebsocketTransport())
-	log.Info().Msg("initialising SocketIO")
-
-	// socket connection
-	sio.On(gosocketio.OnConnection, func(c *gosocketio.Channel) {
-		log.Info().Str("clientID", c.Id()).Msg("connected")
-		c.Join("Room")
-	})
-
-	// socket disconnection
-	sio.On(gosocketio.OnDisconnection, func(c *gosocketio.Channel) {
-		log.Info().Str("clientID", c.Id()).Msg("disconnected")
-		c.Leave("Room")
-	})
-
-	sio.On(gosocketio.OnError, func(c *gosocketio.Channel) {
-		log.Warn().Interface("c", c).Msg("socketio error")
-	})
-
-	// chat socket
-	sio.On("/chat", func(c *gosocketio.Channel, message Message) string {
-		log.Info().Str("clientID", c.Id()).
-			Str("text", message.Text).
-			Str("name", message.Name).
-			Msg("message received")
-		c.BroadcastTo("Room", "/message", message.Text)
-		return "message sent successfully."
-	})
-
-	return sio
-}
-
-func addRoutes(router *echo.Echo, server *gosocketio.Server) {
-	cors := middleware.CORSWithConfig(middleware.CORSConfig{
-		AllowOrigins: []string{"http://localhost:8080/", "http://localhost:8081/"},
-
-		// List taken from https://www.bacancytechnology.com/blog/real-time-chat-application-using-socketio-golang-vuejs/
-		AllowHeaders: []string{
-			echo.HeaderAccept,
-			echo.HeaderAcceptEncoding,
-			echo.HeaderAccessControlAllowOrigin,
-			echo.HeaderAccessControlRequestHeaders,
-			echo.HeaderAccessControlRequestMethod,
-			echo.HeaderAuthorization,
-			echo.HeaderContentLength,
-			echo.HeaderContentType,
-			echo.HeaderOrigin,
-			echo.HeaderXCSRFToken,
-			echo.HeaderXRequestedWith,
-			"Cache-Control",
-			"Connection",
-			"Host",
-			"Referer",
-			"User-Agent",
-			"X-header",
-		},
-		AllowMethods: []string{"POST", "GET", "OPTIONS", "PUT", "DELETE"},
-	})
-
-	router.Any("/socket.io/", echo.WrapHandler(server), cors)
-
-}
-
-func main() {
-	output := zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: colorable.NewColorableStdout(), TimeFormat: time.RFC3339}
-	log.Logger = log.Output(output)
-	log.Info().Str("version", appinfo.ApplicationVersion).Msgf("starting Socket.IO PoC %v", appinfo.ApplicationName)
-
-	socketio := socketIOServer()
-
-	e := echo.New()
-	e.HideBanner = true
-	e.HidePort = true
-
-	// Hook Zerolog onto Echo:
-	e.Use(lecho.Middleware(lecho.Config{
-		Logger: lecho.From(log.Logger),
-	}))
-
-	// Ensure panics when serving a web request won't bring down the server.
-	e.Use(middleware.Recover())
-
-	addRoutes(e, socketio)
-
-	listen := ":8081"
-	log.Info().Str("listen", listen).Msg("server starting")
-	log.Info().Msg("Run `yarn serve` from the 'web' dir to run the frontend server")
-
-	// Start the web server.
-	finalErr := e.Start(listen)
-	log.Warn().Err(finalErr).Msg("shutting down")
-}