diff --git a/client/pages/config/index.vue b/client/pages/config/index.vue
index 3d030bb32..7083c7890 100644
--- a/client/pages/config/index.vue
+++ b/client/pages/config/index.vue
@@ -131,26 +131,35 @@
           </div>
 
           <div class="grow py-2">
-            <ui-dropdown :label="$strings.LabelSettingsDateFormat" v-model="newServerSettings.dateFormat" :items="dateFormats" small class="max-w-72" @input="(val) => updateSettingsKey('dateFormat', val)" />
+            <ui-dropdown :label="$strings.LabelSettingsDateFormat" v-model="newServerSettings.dateFormat" :items="dateFormats" small class="max-w-52" @input="(val) => updateSettingsKey('dateFormat', val)" />
             <p class="text-xs ml-1 text-white/60">{{ $strings.LabelExample }}: {{ dateExample }}</p>
           </div>
 
           <div class="grow py-2">
-            <ui-dropdown :label="$strings.LabelSettingsTimeFormat" v-model="newServerSettings.timeFormat" :items="timeFormats" small class="max-w-72" @input="(val) => updateSettingsKey('timeFormat', val)" />
+            <ui-dropdown :label="$strings.LabelSettingsTimeFormat" v-model="newServerSettings.timeFormat" :items="timeFormats" small class="max-w-52" @input="(val) => updateSettingsKey('timeFormat', val)" />
             <p class="text-xs ml-1 text-white/60">{{ $strings.LabelExample }}: {{ timeExample }}</p>
           </div>
 
           <div class="py-2">
-            <ui-dropdown :label="$strings.LabelLanguageDefaultServer" ref="langDropdown" v-model="newServerSettings.language" :items="$languageCodeOptions" small class="max-w-72" @input="updateServerLanguage" />
+            <ui-dropdown :label="$strings.LabelLanguageDefaultServer" ref="langDropdown" v-model="newServerSettings.language" :items="$languageCodeOptions" small class="max-w-52" @input="updateServerLanguage" />
           </div>
 
-          <div class="pt-4">
-            <h2 class="font-semibold">{{ $strings.HeaderSettingsSecurity }}</h2>
+          <!-- old experimental features -->
+          <!-- <div class="pt-4">
+            <h2 class="font-semibold">{{ $strings.HeaderSettingsExperimental }}</h2>
           </div>
 
-          <div class="py-2">
-            <ui-multi-select v-model="newServerSettings.allowedOrigins" :items="newServerSettings.allowedOrigins" :label="$strings.LabelCorsAllowed" class="max-w-72" @input="updateCorsOrigins" />
-          </div>
+          <div class="flex items-center py-2">
+            <ui-toggle-switch labeledBy="settings-experimental-features" v-model="showExperimentalFeatures" />
+            <ui-tooltip :text="$strings.LabelSettingsExperimentalFeaturesHelp">
+              <p class="pl-4">
+                <span id="settings-experimental-features">{{ $strings.LabelSettingsExperimentalFeatures }}</span>
+                <a :aria-label="$strings.LabelSettingsExperimentalFeaturesHelp" href="https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/discussions/75" target="_blank">
+                  <span class="material-symbols icon-text">info</span>
+                </a>
+              </p>
+            </ui-tooltip>
+          </div> -->
         </div>
       </div>
     </app-settings-content>
@@ -314,27 +323,6 @@ export default {
     updateServerLanguage(val) {
       this.updateSettingsKey('language', val)
     },
-    updateCorsOrigins(val) {
-      const validOrigins = []
-      const invalidOrigins = []
-
-      val.forEach((origin) => {
-        const trimmedOrigin = origin.trim().toLowerCase()
-        try {
-          new URL(trimmedOrigin)
-          validOrigins.push(trimmedOrigin)
-        } catch {
-          invalidOrigins.push(trimmedOrigin)
-        }
-      })
-
-      if (invalidOrigins.length > 0) {
-        this.$toast.error(this.$strings.ToastInvalidUrls)
-      }
-
-      this.newServerSettings.allowedOrigins = validOrigins
-      this.updateSettingsKey('allowedOrigins', validOrigins)
-    },
     updateSettingsKey(key, val) {
       if (key === 'scannerDisableWatcher') {
         this.newServerSettings.scannerDisableWatcher = val
@@ -364,7 +352,6 @@ export default {
     initServerSettings() {
       this.newServerSettings = this.serverSettings ? { ...this.serverSettings } : {}
       this.newServerSettings.sortingPrefixes = [...(this.newServerSettings.sortingPrefixes || [])]
-      this.newServerSettings.allowedOrigins = [...(this.newServerSettings.allowedOrigins || [])]
       this.scannerEnableWatcher = !this.newServerSettings.scannerDisableWatcher
 
       this.homepageUseBookshelfView = this.newServerSettings.homeBookshelfView != this.$constants.BookshelfView.DETAIL
diff --git a/client/strings/en-us.json b/client/strings/en-us.json
index 70ac874d2..f31a8a1df 100644
--- a/client/strings/en-us.json
+++ b/client/strings/en-us.json
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@
   "HeaderSettingsExperimental": "Experimental Features",
   "HeaderSettingsGeneral": "General",
   "HeaderSettingsScanner": "Scanner",
-  "HeaderSettingsSecurity": "Security",
   "HeaderSettingsWebClient": "Web Client",
   "HeaderSleepTimer": "Sleep Timer",
   "HeaderStatsLargestItems": "Largest Items",
@@ -294,7 +293,6 @@
   "LabelContinueListening": "Continue Listening",
   "LabelContinueReading": "Continue Reading",
   "LabelContinueSeries": "Continue Series",
-  "LabelCorsAllowed": "Allowed CORS Origins",
   "LabelCover": "Cover",
   "LabelCoverImageURL": "Cover Image URL",
   "LabelCoverProvider": "Cover Provider",
@@ -1036,7 +1034,6 @@
   "ToastInvalidImageUrl": "Invalid image URL",
   "ToastInvalidMaxEpisodesToDownload": "Invalid max episodes to download",
   "ToastInvalidUrl": "Invalid URL",
-  "ToastInvalidUrls": "One or more URLs are invalid",
   "ToastItemCoverUpdateSuccess": "Item cover updated",
   "ToastItemDeletedFailed": "Failed to delete item",
   "ToastItemDeletedSuccess": "Deleted item",
diff --git a/server/Server.js b/server/Server.js
index a384b93c4..1a8db4063 100644
--- a/server/Server.js
+++ b/server/Server.js
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ class Server {
        * Running in development allows cors to allow testing the mobile apps in the browser
        * or env variable ALLOW_CORS = '1'
        */
-      if (global.AllowCors || Logger.isDev || req.path.match(/\/api\/items\/([a-z0-9-]{36})\/(ebook|cover)(\/[0-9]+)?/) || global.ServerSettings.allowedOrigins?.length) {
-        const allowedOrigins = ['capacitor://localhost', 'http://localhost', ...(global.ServerSettings.allowedOrigins ? global.ServerSettings.allowedOrigins : [])]
+      if (global.AllowCors || Logger.isDev || req.path.match(/\/api\/items\/([a-z0-9-]{36})\/(ebook|cover)(\/[0-9]+)?/)) {
+        const allowedOrigins = ['capacitor://localhost', 'http://localhost']
         if (global.AllowCors || Logger.isDev || allowedOrigins.some((o) => o === req.get('origin'))) {
           res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', req.get('origin'))
           res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'GET, POST, PATCH, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS')
diff --git a/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js b/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js
index a03e17c75..4f0aa97bc 100644
--- a/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js
+++ b/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class ServerSettings {
     this.dateFormat = 'MM/dd/yyyy'
     this.timeFormat = 'HH:mm'
     this.language = 'en-us'
-    this.allowedOrigins = []
 
     this.logLevel = Logger.logLevel
 
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ class ServerSettings {
     this.dateFormat = settings.dateFormat || 'MM/dd/yyyy'
     this.timeFormat = settings.timeFormat || 'HH:mm'
     this.language = settings.language || 'en-us'
-    this.allowedOrigins = settings.allowedOrigins || []
     this.logLevel = settings.logLevel || Logger.logLevel
     this.version = settings.version || null
     this.buildNumber = settings.buildNumber || 0 // Added v2.4.5
@@ -233,7 +231,6 @@ class ServerSettings {
       dateFormat: this.dateFormat,
       timeFormat: this.timeFormat,
       language: this.language,
-      allowedOrigins: this.allowedOrigins,
       logLevel: this.logLevel,
       version: this.version,
       buildNumber: this.buildNumber,