diff --git a/src/views/index.ejs b/src/views/index.ejs
index 9e2f31e..25913e1 100644
--- a/src/views/index.ejs
+++ b/src/views/index.ejs
@@ -88,19 +88,6 @@
       </button>
     </div>
 
-    <div id="statusBar" style="
-        padding: 0.5rem;
-        display: flex;
-        justify-content: space-around;
-        align-items: center;
-        background: var(--burnt-sienna);
-        border: 2px solid var(--cambridge-blue);
-        color: var(--eggshell);"
-    >
-        <span id="charCount">Characters: 0</span>
-        <span id="readingTime">Estimated Reading Time: 0</span>
-        <span id="wordCount">Words: 0</span>
-    </div>
 
     <footer>
         <div class="footer-content">
@@ -165,12 +152,10 @@
 
         socket.on('loadNote', (note) => {
             document.getElementById('notepad').value = note.content;
-            updateCounts();
         });
 
         socket.on('noteUpdated', (content) => {
             const textarea = document.getElementById('notepad');
-            updateCounts();
             const cursorPosition = textarea.selectionStart;
 
             if (textarea.value !== content) {
@@ -210,8 +195,6 @@
 
         document.getElementById('notepad').addEventListener('input', debounce(() => {
             const content = document.getElementById('notepad').value;
-            updateCounts();
-            socket.emit('updateNote', { url, content });
 
             if (content !== lastContent) {
                 lastContent = content;
@@ -330,30 +313,6 @@
                     .catch(err => console.log('ServiceWorker registration failed:', err));
             });
         }
-
-        // Word, Character Count & Estimated Reading Time
-        const notepad = document.getElementById('notepad');
-        const charCountElem = document.getElementById('charCount');
-        const wordCountElem = document.getElementById('wordCount');
-        // const readingTime = document.getElementById('readingTime');
-
-        function updateCounts() {
-            const text = notepad.value;
-            const charCount = text.length;
-            const wordCount = text.trim().split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).length;
-
-            const minutes = wordCount / 200;
-            const totalSeconds = Math.round(minutes * 60);
-            const mins = Math.floor(totalSeconds / 60);
-            const secs = totalSeconds % 60;
-
-            charCountElem.textContent = `Characters: ${charCount}`;
-            readingTime.textContent = `Reading time: ${mins > 0 ? `${mins} min ` : ""}${secs} sec`;
-            wordCountElem.textContent = `Words: ${wordCount}`;
-        }
-
-        notepad.addEventListener('input', updateCounts);
-        window.addEventListener('load', updateCounts);
     </script>
 </body>
 </html>