diff --git a/scripts/fill-sample-template.js b/scripts/fill-sample-template.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d157a08..0000000
--- a/scripts/fill-sample-template.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,258 +0,0 @@
-import fs from 'fs'
-import { PDFDocument, StandardFonts, rgb } from 'pdf-lib'
-
-async function fill() {
-  const templatePath = 'server/templates/mitgliedschaft-fillable.pdf'
-  if (!fs.existsSync(templatePath)) {
-    console.error('Template not found:', templatePath)
-    process.exit(1)
-  }
-
-  const existingPdfBytes = fs.readFileSync(templatePath)
-  const pdfDoc = await PDFDocument.load(existingPdfBytes)
-  const form = pdfDoc.getForm()
-
-  // Ensure a readable font is embedded and used for field appearances
-  const helv = await pdfDoc.embedFont(StandardFonts.Helvetica)
-
-  // Simple sample data
-  const sample = {
-    nachname: 'Müller',
-    vorname: 'Anna',
-    strasse: 'Hauptstr. 12',
-    plz_ort: '60389 Frankfurt',
-    geburtsdatum: '01.01.1990',
-    telefon: '069 123456',
-    email: 'anna.mueller@example.de',
-    telefon_mobil: '0151 2345678',
-    mitglied_aktiv: true,
-    mitglied_passiv: false,
-    sepa_mitglied: 'Anna Müller',
-    sepa_kontoinhaber: 'Anna Müller',
-    sepa_strasse: 'Hauptstr. 12',
-    sepa_plz_ort: '60389 Frankfurt',
-    sepa_bank: 'Sparkasse',
-    sepa_iban: 'DE00123456781234567890',
-    sepa_bic: 'PBNKDEFF',
-    sepa_datum: '23.10.2025',
-  sign_datum: '23.10.2025',
-    page3_name: 'Müller',
-    page3_vorname: 'Anna',
-    page3_anschrift: 'Hauptstr. 12, 60389 Frankfurt',
-    page3_telefon: '069 123456',
-    page3_fax: '069 654321',
-    page3_email: 'anna.mueller@example.de',
-    page3_datum: '23.10.2025'
-  }
-
-  function safeSetText(name, value) {
-    try {
-      const f = form.getTextField(name)
-      f.setText(value)
-    } catch (e) {
-      // ignore missing fields
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Robust setter: find a field by name (case-insensitive) and set text/checkbox/select accordingly
-  function setFieldByName(name, value) {
-    try {
-      const lower = name.toLowerCase()
-      const field = form.getFields().find(f => f.getName() && f.getName().toLowerCase() === lower)
-      if (!field) {
-        console.log(`DEBUG: Field not found for '${name}'`)
-        return false
-      }
-      // Text field
-      if (typeof field.setText === 'function') {
-        field.setText(value == null ? '' : String(value))
-        return true
-      }
-      // Check box
-      if (typeof field.check === 'function') {
-        if (value === true || String(value).toLowerCase() === 'true') field.check()
-        else if (typeof field.uncheck === 'function') field.uncheck()
-        return true
-      }
-      // Radio/select (pdf-lib uses select for dropdowns)
-      if (typeof field.select === 'function') {
-        try { field.select(String(value)) } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
-        return true
-      }
-      console.log(`DEBUG: Unsupported field type for '${name}'`)
-      return false
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.log(`DEBUG: Error setting field '${name}':`, e.message)
-      return false
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Debug: list all form fields found in the template
-  try {
-    const allFields = form.getFields().map(f => f.getName())
-    console.log('DEBUG: Template form fields:', allFields.join(', '))
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.log('DEBUG: Could not list form fields:', e.message)
-  }
-
-  setFieldByName('nachname', sample.nachname)
-  setFieldByName('vorname', sample.vorname)
-  setFieldByName('strasse', sample.strasse)
-  setFieldByName('plz_ort', sample.plz_ort)
-  setFieldByName('geburtsdatum', sample.geburtsdatum)
-  setFieldByName('telefon', sample.telefon)
-  setFieldByName('email', sample.email)
-  setFieldByName('telefon_mobil', sample.telefon_mobil)
-
-  // Checkboxes via robust setter
-  setFieldByName('mitglied_aktiv', sample.mitglied_aktiv)
-  setFieldByName('mitglied_passiv', sample.mitglied_passiv)
-
-  setFieldByName('sepa_mitglied', sample.sepa_mitglied)
-  setFieldByName('sepa_kontoinhaber', sample.sepa_kontoinhaber)
-  setFieldByName('sepa_strasse', sample.sepa_strasse)
-  setFieldByName('sepa_plz_ort', sample.sepa_plz_ort)
-  setFieldByName('sepa_bank', sample.sepa_bank)
-  setFieldByName('sepa_iban', sample.sepa_iban)
-  setFieldByName('sepa_bic', sample.sepa_bic)
-  setFieldByName('sepa_datum', sample.sepa_datum)
-  setFieldByName('sign_datum', sample.sign_datum)
-
-  // page3 fields
-  setFieldByName('page3_name', sample.page3_name)
-  setFieldByName('page3_vorname', sample.page3_vorname)
-  setFieldByName('page3_anschrift', sample.page3_anschrift)
-  setFieldByName('page3_telefon', sample.page3_telefon)
-  setFieldByName('page3_fax', sample.page3_fax)
-  setFieldByName('page3_email', sample.page3_email)
-  setFieldByName('page3_datum', sample.page3_datum)
-
-  // Debug: check which sample keys correspond to actual fields
-  try {
-    const names = form.getFields().map(f => f.getName().toLowerCase())
-    for (const key of Object.keys(sample)) {
-      const found = names.includes(key.toLowerCase())
-      console.log(`DEBUG: sample key='${key}' -> field present=${found}`)
-    }
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.log('DEBUG: field presence check failed:', e.message)
-  }
-
-  // Debug: read back all field values after setting (before flattening)
-  try {
-    console.log('DEBUG: Field values after setting:')
-    for (const f of form.getFields()) {
-      const name = f.getName()
-      let val = null
-      try {
-        if (typeof f.getText === 'function') val = f.getText()
-        else if (typeof f.isChecked === 'function') val = f.isChecked()
-        else val = '(no getter)'
-      } catch (e) {
-        val = `(error reading: ${e.message})`
-      }
-      console.log(`  ${name}: ${val}`)
-    }
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.log('DEBUG: Could not read back field values:', e.message)
-  }
-
-  // Debug: print widget rectangles for relevant fields (SEPA and page3)
-  try {
-    const interesting = ['sepa_mitglied','sepa_kontoinhaber','sepa_strasse','sepa_plz_ort','sepa_bank','sepa_iban','sepa_bic','page3_name','page3_vorname','page3_anschrift','page3_telefon','page3_email']
-    for (const fname of interesting) {
-      const f = form.getFields().find(x => x.getName && x.getName().toLowerCase() === fname)
-      if (!f) { console.log(`DEBUG: no field object for ${fname}`); continue }
-      try {
-        // attempt to access widget rectangle via low-level acroField
-        const acro = f.acroField
-        const widgets = acro.getWidgets()
-        if (!widgets || widgets.length === 0) { console.log(`DEBUG: no widgets for ${fname}`); continue }
-        const rect = widgets[0].getRectangle()
-        console.log(`DEBUG: widget rect for ${fname}: ${JSON.stringify(rect)}`)
-      } catch (e) {
-        console.log(`DEBUG: cannot read widget rect for ${fname}: ${e.message}`)
-      }
-    }
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.log('DEBUG: widget rect inspection failed:', e.message)
-  }
-
-  // Define fallback drawing: draw visible text directly onto pages at widget rect positions
-  async function fallbackDraw() {
-    try {
-      const pages = pdfDoc.getPages()
-      // draw SEPA fields on page 2 (index 1)
-      const p2 = pages[1]
-      const sepaFields = ['sepa_mitglied','sepa_kontoinhaber','sepa_strasse','sepa_plz_ort','sepa_bank','sepa_iban','sepa_bic']
-      for (const fname of sepaFields) {
-        const f = form.getFields().find(x => x.getName && x.getName().toLowerCase() === fname)
-        if (!f) continue
-        try {
-          const widgets = f.acroField.getWidgets()
-          if (!widgets || widgets.length === 0) continue
-          const rect = widgets[0].getRectangle()
-          const text = (typeof f.getText === 'function') ? f.getText() : ''
-          if (text) {
-            p2.drawText(String(text), { x: rect.x + 2, y: rect.y + rect.height - 12, size: 11, font: helv })
-            console.log(`FALLBACK: drew ${fname} on page2 at ${rect.x},${rect.y}`)
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.log(`FALLBACK: could not draw ${fname}: ${e.message}`)
-        }
-      }
-
-      // draw page3 fields on page 3 (index 2)
-      const p3 = pages[2]
-      const p3Fields = ['page3_name','page3_vorname','page3_anschrift','page3_telefon','page3_email']
-      for (const fname of p3Fields) {
-        const f = form.getFields().find(x => x.getName && x.getName().toLowerCase() === fname)
-        if (!f) continue
-        try {
-          const widgets = f.acroField.getWidgets()
-          if (!widgets || widgets.length === 0) continue
-          const rect = widgets[0].getRectangle()
-          const text = (typeof f.getText === 'function') ? f.getText() : ''
-          if (text) {
-            p3.drawText(String(text), { x: rect.x + 2, y: rect.y + rect.height - 12, size: 11, font: helv })
-            console.log(`FALLBACK: drew ${fname} on page3 at ${rect.x},${rect.y}`)
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.log(`FALLBACK: could not draw ${fname}: ${e.message}`)
-        }
-      }
-      // write fallback copy
-      const fallbackBytes = await pdfDoc.save()
-      if (!fs.existsSync('temp')) fs.mkdirSync('temp')
-      fs.writeFileSync('temp/mitgliedschaft-sample-filled-fallback.pdf', fallbackBytes)
-      console.log('Wrote temp/mitgliedschaft-sample-filled-fallback.pdf')
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.log('FALLBACK drawing failed:', e.message)
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Update field appearances so text is visible, then flatten. Run fallback only when enabled.
-  try {
-    form.updateFieldAppearances(helv)
-    const outUnflattened = await pdfDoc.save()
-    if (!fs.existsSync('temp')) fs.mkdirSync('temp')
-    fs.writeFileSync('temp/mitgliedschaft-sample-filled-unflattened.pdf', outUnflattened)
-    form.flatten()
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.warn('Could not update field appearances:', e.message)
-    const enableFallback = process.env.ENABLE_FALLBACK === '1' || (typeof sample.debug !== 'undefined' && sample.debug)
-    if (enableFallback) {
-      try { await fallbackDraw() } catch (err) { console.warn('Fallback draw failed:', err.message) }
-      try { form.flatten() } catch (err) { /* ignore */ }
-    }
-  }
-
-  
-
-  const out = await pdfDoc.save()
-  if (!fs.existsSync('temp')) fs.mkdirSync('temp')
-  fs.writeFileSync('temp/mitgliedschaft-sample-filled.pdf', out)
-  console.log('Wrote temp/mitgliedschaft-sample-filled.pdf')
-}
-
-fill().catch(e => { console.error(e); process.exit(1) })
diff --git a/scripts/smoke-test.js b/scripts/smoke-test.js
index d2809a8..d86be5b 100644
--- a/scripts/smoke-test.js
+++ b/scripts/smoke-test.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ function run(cmd) {
 async function main() {
   const root = process.cwd()
   run('node scripts/create-fillable-template.js')
-  run('node scripts/fill-sample-template.js')
   const uploads = path.join(root, 'public', 'uploads')
   const files = fs.existsSync(uploads) ? fs.readdirSync(uploads).filter(f => f.toLowerCase().endsWith('.pdf')) : []
   console.log('Uploads PDFs:', files)