diff --git a/src/renderer/components/app-init/app-init.scss b/src/renderer/components/app-init/app-init.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 7583111eba..0000000000
--- a/src/renderer/components/app-init/app-init.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2021 OpenLens Authors
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
- * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
- * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
- * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
- * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
- * subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
- * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
- * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
- * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
- * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
- * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-.AppInit {
-  height: 100%;
-
-  .waiting-services {
-    font-size: small;
-    opacity: .75;
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/app-init/app-init.tsx b/src/renderer/components/app-init/app-init.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d1460bb1e..0000000000
--- a/src/renderer/components/app-init/app-init.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2021 OpenLens Authors
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
- * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
- * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
- * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
- * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
- * subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
- * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
- * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
- * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
- * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
- * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-import "./app-init.scss";
-
-import React from "react";
-import { render } from "react-dom";
-import { CubeSpinner } from "../spinner";
-import { apiBase } from "../../api";
-
-interface Props {
-  serviceWaitingList?: string[];
-}
-
-export class AppInit extends React.Component<Props> {
-  static async start(rootElem: HTMLElement) {
-    render(<AppInit/>, rootElem); // show loading indicator asap
-    await AppInit.readyStateCheck(rootElem); // wait while all good to run
-  }
-
-  protected static async readyStateCheck(rootElem: HTMLElement) {
-    const waitingList = await apiBase.get<string[]>("/ready");
-
-    if (waitingList.length > 0) {
-      // update waiting state
-      render(<AppInit serviceWaitingList={waitingList}/>, rootElem);
-
-      // check again in 1-5 seconds
-      return new Promise(resolve => {
-        const timeoutDelay = 1000 + Math.random() * 4000;
-
-        setTimeout(() => resolve(AppInit.readyStateCheck(rootElem)), timeoutDelay);
-      });
-    }
-  }
-
-  render() {
-    const { serviceWaitingList = [] } = this.props;
-    const serviceNames = serviceWaitingList.join(", ");
-
-    return (
-      <div className="AppInit flex column center">
-        <div className="box flex column gaps">
-          <h5>Lens - Loading..</h5>
-          {serviceWaitingList.length > 0 && (
-            <p className="waiting-services">
-              Waiting services to be running: <em className="text-secondary">{serviceNames}</em>
-            </p>
-          )}
-          <CubeSpinner/>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/spinner/cube-spinner.scss b/src/renderer/components/spinner/cube-spinner.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 18dab776d7..0000000000
--- a/src/renderer/components/spinner/cube-spinner.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2021 OpenLens Authors
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
- * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
- * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
- * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
- * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
- * subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
- * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
- * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
- * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
- * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
- * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-// http://tobiasahlin.com/spinkit/
-
-.CubeSpinner {
-  --size: 70px;
-
-  &.center {
-    position: absolute;
-    left: 50%;
-    top: 50%;
-    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-  }
-
-  .sk-cube-grid {
-    $size: 70px;
-    width: $size;
-    height: $size;
-    transform: rotate(45deg);
-    margin: $margin * 4 auto;
-    border-bottom-left-radius: $radius;
-    border-top-right-radius: $radius;
-    overflow: hidden;
-  }
-
-  .sk-cube-grid .sk-cube {
-    width: 33%;
-    height: 33%;
-    float: left;
-    -webkit-animation: sk-cubeGridScaleDelay 1.3s infinite ease-in-out;
-    animation: sk-cubeGridScaleDelay 1.3s infinite ease-in-out;
-  }
-
-  .sk-cube-grid .sk-cube1 {
-    -webkit-animation-delay: 0.2s;
-    animation-delay: 0.2s;
-  }
-
-  .sk-cube-grid .sk-cube2 {
-    -webkit-animation-delay: 0.3s;
-    animation-delay: 0.3s;
-  }
-
-  .sk-cube-grid .sk-cube3 {
-    -webkit-animation-delay: 0.4s;
-    animation-delay: 0.4s;
-  }
-
-  .sk-cube-grid .sk-cube4 {
-    -webkit-animation-delay: 0.1s;
-    animation-delay: 0.1s;
-  }
-
-  .sk-cube-grid .sk-cube5 {
-    -webkit-animation-delay: 0.2s;
-    animation-delay: 0.2s;
-  }
-
-  .sk-cube-grid .sk-cube6 {
-    -webkit-animation-delay: 0.3s;
-    animation-delay: 0.3s;
-  }
-
-  .sk-cube-grid .sk-cube7 {
-    -webkit-animation-delay: 0s;
-    animation-delay: 0s;
-  }
-
-  .sk-cube-grid .sk-cube8 {
-    -webkit-animation-delay: 0.1s;
-    animation-delay: 0.1s;
-  }
-
-  .sk-cube-grid .sk-cube9 {
-    -webkit-animation-delay: 0.2s;
-    animation-delay: 0.2s;
-  }
-
-  @keyframes sk-cubeGridScaleDelay {
-    0%, 35% {
-      background-color: #36393e;
-    }
-    0%, 70%, 100% {
-      -webkit-transform: scale3D(1, 1, 1);
-      transform: scale3D(1, 1, 1);
-    }
-    35% {
-      -webkit-transform: scale3D(0, 0, 1);
-      transform: scale3D(0, 0, 1);
-    }
-    100% {
-      background-color: #3389ca;
-    }
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/spinner/cube-spinner.tsx b/src/renderer/components/spinner/cube-spinner.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 80b9fea57f..0000000000
--- a/src/renderer/components/spinner/cube-spinner.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2021 OpenLens Authors
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
- * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
- * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
- * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
- * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
- * subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
- * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
- * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
- * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
- * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
- * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-import "./cube-spinner.scss";
-import React from "react";
-import { cssNames } from "../../utils";
-
-export interface CubeSpinnerProps {
-  className?: string;
-  center?: boolean;
-}
-
-export class CubeSpinner extends React.Component<CubeSpinnerProps> {
-  render() {
-    const { className, center } = this.props;
-
-    return (
-      <div className={cssNames("CubeSpinner ", className, { center })}>
-        <div className="sk-cube-grid">
-          <div className="sk-cube sk-cube1"></div>
-          <div className="sk-cube sk-cube2"></div>
-          <div className="sk-cube sk-cube3"></div>
-          <div className="sk-cube sk-cube4"></div>
-          <div className="sk-cube sk-cube5"></div>
-          <div className="sk-cube sk-cube6"></div>
-          <div className="sk-cube sk-cube7"></div>
-          <div className="sk-cube sk-cube8"></div>
-          <div className="sk-cube sk-cube9"></div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/spinner/index.ts b/src/renderer/components/spinner/index.ts
index d060b78aa0..53ed99304a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/spinner/index.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/components/spinner/index.ts
@@ -20,4 +20,3 @@
  */
 
 export * from "./spinner";
-export * from "./cube-spinner";