diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index fb7492ae7..07dbe3b90 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -2,18 +2,11 @@
 
 set -e
 
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Gregor Kleen <gregor.kleen@ifi.lmu.de>,Sarah Vaupel <vaupel.sarah@campus.lmu.de>,Steffen Jost <jost@tcs.ifi.lmu.de>
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Sarah Vaupel <sarah.vaupel@uniworx.de>, Gregor Kleen <gregor.kleen@ifi.lmu.de>, Sarah Vaupel <vaupel.sarah@campus.lmu.de>, Steffen Jost <jost@tcs.ifi.lmu.de>
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
 
-[ "${FLOCKER}" != "$0" ] && exec env FLOCKER="$0" flock -en .stack-work.lock "$0" "$@" || :
-
-if ! in-develop | grep -q 'In develop'; then
-    printf "Not in develop"
-    exit 1
-fi   
-
 __HOST=${HOST:-$(hostname -s | awk '{ print $0; }')}
 
 export DETAILED_LOGGING=${DETAILED_LOGGING:-true}
@@ -33,23 +26,12 @@ export MAIL_REROUTE_TO_NAME='Steffen Jost'
 export MAIL_REROUTE_TO_EMAIL=jost@tcs.ifi.lmu.de
 unset HOST
 
-move-back() {
-    mv -vT .stack-work .stack-work-run
-    [[ -d .stack-work-build ]] && mv -vT .stack-work-build .stack-work
-}
-
-if [[ -d .stack-work-run ]]; then
-    [[ -d .stack-work ]] && mv -vT .stack-work .stack-work-build
-    mv -vT .stack-work-run .stack-work
-    trap move-back EXIT
-fi
-
 if ! [ -z "$(which yesod)" ]
 then
   yesod devel -p $((${PORT_OFFSET:-0} + 3000)) -q $((${PORT_OFFSET:-0} + 3443)) $@
 elif ! [ -z "$(which stack)" ]
 then
-  stack exec -- yesod devel -p $((${PORT_OFFSET:-0} + 3000)) -q $((${PORT_OFFSET:-0} + 3443)) $@
+  stack exec -- yesod devel -p $((${PORT_OFFSET:-0} + 3000)) -q $((${PORT_OFFSET:-0} + 3443))
 else
   exit 1
 fi