diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 1616f5e6..010b3775 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { applyPolyfills } from './helpers/polyfills.js';
 import createError from 'http-errors';
 import express from 'express';
 import compression from 'compression';
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ import { getSafeRedirectURL } from './helpers/functions.authentication.js';
 import debug from 'debug';
 import { useTestDatabases } from './data/databasePaths.js';
 const debugApp = debug('lot-occupancy-system:app');
-applyPolyfills();
 databaseInitializer.initializeDatabase();
 const _dirname = '.';
 export const app = express();
diff --git a/app.ts b/app.ts
index d91c8cc4..c063d930 100644
--- a/app.ts
+++ b/app.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { applyPolyfills } from './helpers/polyfills.js'
+// import { applyPolyfills } from './helpers/polyfills.js'
 
 import createError from 'http-errors'
 import express, { type RequestHandler } from 'express'
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const debugApp = debug('lot-occupancy-system:app')
  * Apply Polyfills
  */
 
-applyPolyfills()
+// applyPolyfills()
 
 /*
  * INITIALIZE THE DATABASE
diff --git a/helpers/functions.api.js b/helpers/functions.api.js
index 9d9f13b0..1ebb75f3 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.api.js
+++ b/helpers/functions.api.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-import { applyPolyfills } from './polyfills.js';
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import Debug from 'debug';
 const debug = Debug('lot-occupancy-system:functions.api');
-applyPolyfills();
 const apiKeyPath = 'data/apiKeys.json';
 let apiKeys;
 async function loadApiKeys() {
diff --git a/helpers/functions.api.ts b/helpers/functions.api.ts
index 69229691..6d8721af 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.api.ts
+++ b/helpers/functions.api.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { applyPolyfills } from './polyfills.js'
+// import { applyPolyfills } from './polyfills.js'
 
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises'
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import type * as recordTypes from '../types/recordTypes'
 
 const debug = Debug('lot-occupancy-system:functions.api')
 
-applyPolyfills()
+// applyPolyfills()
 
 const apiKeyPath = 'data/apiKeys.json'
 let apiKeys: Record<string, string>
diff --git a/helpers/functions.config.js b/helpers/functions.config.js
index 03ccdd62..5395d750 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.config.js
+++ b/helpers/functions.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import { applyPolyfills } from './polyfills.js';
 import { config } from '../data/config.js';
-applyPolyfills();
 const configFallbackValues = new Map();
 configFallbackValues.set('application.applicationName', 'Lot Occupancy System');
 configFallbackValues.set('application.backgroundURL', '/images/cemetery-background.jpg');
diff --git a/helpers/functions.config.ts b/helpers/functions.config.ts
index 8633616e..8363aeb9 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.config.ts
+++ b/helpers/functions.config.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/indent, node/no-unpublished-import */
 
-import { applyPolyfills } from './polyfills.js'
+// import { applyPolyfills } from './polyfills.js'
 
 import { config } from '../data/config.js'
 
 import type * as configTypes from '../types/configTypes'
 
-applyPolyfills()
+// applyPolyfills()
 
 /*
  * SET UP FALLBACK VALUES