diff --git a/panelctl.sh b/panelctl.sh
index d3a2069..050cd7b 100644
--- a/panelctl.sh
+++ b/panelctl.sh
@@ -335,30 +335,6 @@ cmd_render_route() {
   log info "rendered route ${route_file}"
 }
 
-# maybe_reload_caddy() {
-#   # Try Caddy admin API first (no root required)
-#   if curl -sf -X POST http://localhost:2019/config/ >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-#     log info "reloaded caddy via admin API"
-#     return
-#   fi
-
-#   # Validate config if caddy binary is available
-#   if [[ -x /run/current-system/sw/bin/caddy && -f /etc/caddy/Caddyfile ]]; then
-#     /run/current-system/sw/bin/caddy validate \
-#       --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile --adapter caddyfile \
-#       || echo "warning: caddy validation failed" >&2
-#   fi
-
-#   # Fall back to systemctl (sudo if needed)
-#   if [[ "${EUID}" -eq 0 ]]; then
-#     systemctl reload caddy && log info "reloaded caddy"
-#   elif sudo -n /run/current-system/sw/bin/systemctl reload caddy 2>/dev/null; then
-#     log info "reloaded caddy via sudo"
-#   else
-#     log warning "caddy reload requires root; run: sudo systemctl reload caddy"
-#   fi
-# }
-
 cmd_deploy() {
   local name="$1"
   validate_name "${name}"
@@ -373,10 +349,7 @@ cmd_deploy() {
     fail "compose up failed"
   fi
 
-  maybe_reload_caddy
-
   log info "Successfully deployed app '${name}'"
-  log info "deployed app '${name}'"
 }
 
 cmd_restart() {
@@ -475,7 +448,6 @@ cmd_remove() {
     rm -rf "${APP_VOLUME_DIR}"
   fi
 
-  maybe_reload_caddy
   log info "removed app '${name}'"
 }