diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index e7485f8..26c5618 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1639,33 +1639,6 @@
             </div>
         </div>
 
-        <div id="help-modal" class="modal">
-            <div class="modal-overlay"></div>
-            <div class="modal-content">
-                <div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 1rem">
-                    <h3 style="margin: 0">Monochrome Help</h3>
-                    <button class="close-modal-btn" id="close-help-modal" style="background: none; border: none; font-size: 24px; cursor: pointer; color: var(--muted-foreground);">&times;</button>
-                </div>
-                <div id="help-video-container" style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; background: #000; border-radius: var(--radius);">
-                     <iframe 
-                        id="help-video-iframe"
-                        style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;"
-                        data-src="https://m.samidy.xyz/monochrome-help.mp4" 
-                        title="Monochrome Help" 
-                        frameborder="0" 
-                        allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" 
-                        allowfullscreen>
-                    </iframe>
-                </div>
-                <p style="margin-top: 1rem; text-align: center; color: var(--muted-foreground); font-size: 0.9rem;">
-                    thank you to community member valerie for making this video!
-                </p>
-                <div class="modal-actions" style="justify-content: center">
-                    <button id="help-modal-done" class="btn-primary">Done</button>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-
         <div id="sidebar-overlay"></div>
 
         <div id="csv-import-progress" class="csv-import-progress" style="display: none">
diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index cddd250..05b71a3 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -454,33 +454,6 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
 
     new ThemeStore();
 
-    const helpBtn = document.getElementById('help-btn');
-    const helpModal = document.getElementById('help-modal');
-    const closeHelpModal = document.getElementById('close-help-modal');
-    const helpModalDone = document.getElementById('help-modal-done');
-    const helpModalOverlay = helpModal?.querySelector('.modal-overlay');
-
-    if (helpBtn && helpModal) {
-        helpBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
-            const iframe = helpModal.querySelector('iframe');
-            if (iframe && iframe.dataset.src) {
-                iframe.src = iframe.dataset.src;
-            }
-            helpModal.classList.add('active');
-        });
-
-        const hideHelpModal = () => {
-            helpModal.classList.remove('active');
-            const iframe = helpModal.querySelector('iframe');
-            if (iframe) {
-                iframe.src = '';
-            }
-        };
-
-        closeHelpModal?.addEventListener('click', hideHelpModal);
-        helpModalDone?.addEventListener('click', hideHelpModal);
-        helpModalOverlay?.addEventListener('click', hideHelpModal);
-    }
     await HiFiClient.initialize({
         storage: [
             localStorage,