diff --git a/src/state/appConfig.tsx b/src/state/appConfig.tsx
index 6f5b0096c8..3eb127b410 100644
--- a/src/state/appConfig.tsx
+++ b/src/state/appConfig.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_APP_CONFIG_RESPONSE: AppConfigResponse = {
   },
 }
 
-let fetchAppConfigPromise: Promise<Response>
+let fetchAppConfigPromise: Promise<AppConfigResponse>
 
 async function fetchAppConfig(): Promise<AppConfigResponse | null> {
   try {
@@ -37,15 +37,13 @@ async function fetchAppConfig(): Promise<AppConfigResponse | null> {
         async () => {
           const r = await fetch(`${APP_CONFIG_URL}/config`)
           if (!r.ok) throw new Error(await r.text())
-          return r
+          const data = await r.json()
+          return data
         },
         1e3,
       )
     }
-    const res = await fetchAppConfigPromise
-    if (!res.ok) return null
-    const data = await res.json()
-    return data
+    return await fetchAppConfigPromise
   } catch {
     return null
   }
diff --git a/src/state/service-config.tsx b/src/state/service-config.tsx
index 5470f56e4e..e102cde2f9 100644
--- a/src/state/service-config.tsx
+++ b/src/state/service-config.tsx
@@ -8,19 +8,11 @@ type TrendingContext = {
   enabled: boolean
 }
 
-type LiveNowContext = {
-  did: string
-  domains: string[]
-}[]
-
 const TrendingContext = createContext<TrendingContext>({
   enabled: false,
 })
 TrendingContext.displayName = 'TrendingContext'
 
-const LiveNowContext = createContext<LiveNowContext>([])
-LiveNowContext.displayName = 'LiveNowContext'
-
 const CheckEmailConfirmedContext = createContext<boolean | null>(null)
 
 export function Provider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
@@ -57,19 +49,15 @@ export function Provider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
     return {enabled}
   }, [isInitialLoad, config, langPrefs.contentLanguages])
 
-  const liveNow = useMemo<LiveNowContext>(() => config?.liveNow ?? [], [config])
-
   // probably true, so default to true when loading
   // if the call fails, the query will set it to false for us
   const checkEmailConfirmed = config?.checkEmailConfirmed ?? true
 
   return (
     <TrendingContext.Provider value={trending}>
-      <LiveNowContext.Provider value={liveNow}>
-        <CheckEmailConfirmedContext.Provider value={checkEmailConfirmed}>
-          {children}
-        </CheckEmailConfirmedContext.Provider>
-      </LiveNowContext.Provider>
+      <CheckEmailConfirmedContext.Provider value={checkEmailConfirmed}>
+        {children}
+      </CheckEmailConfirmedContext.Provider>
     </TrendingContext.Provider>
   )
 }