diff --git a/klayout/pymacros/klive.lym b/klayout/pymacros/klive.lym
index 77132f0..8c95d6b 100644
--- a/klayout/pymacros/klive.lym
+++ b/klayout/pymacros/klive.lym
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  <text>import pya
 
 from pathlib import Path
-from klive_server import server, toggle_ports, update_icon
+from klive_server import server, update_icon
 
 app = pya.Application.instance()
 mw = app.main_window()
@@ -33,13 +33,6 @@ reset_server.icon_text = "Restart klive"
 reset_server.icon = off
 menu.insert_item("@toolbar.end", "reset_server", reset_server)
 
-port_action = pya.Action()
-port_action.icon = poff
-port_action.on_triggered = lambda: toggle_ports(port_action)
-port_action.icon_text = "Show Ports"
-menu.insert_item("@toolbar.end", "klive_action", port_action)
-mw.on_current_view_changed = lambda: update_icon(port_action)
-
 # Start the server
 server.reset(reset_server)
 </text>
diff --git a/klayout/python/klive_server.py b/klayout/python/klive_server.py
index bc40eba..d3d8273 100644
--- a/klayout/python/klive_server.py
+++ b/klayout/python/klive_server.py
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 dpolygon_dict = {}
 shapes_shown = {}
 
-prefix = "kfactory:ports:"
-
 
 class ServerInstance(pya.QTcpServer):
     """
@@ -185,58 +183,7 @@ def close(self):
     def __del__(self):
         self.close()
         super(ServerInstance, self).__del__()
-
-
-@dataclass
-class KliveServer:
-    instance: Optional[ServerInstance] = None
-
-    def reset(self, action):
-        app = pya.Application.instance()
-        mw = app.main_window()
-        if self.instance is not None and self.instance.isListening():
-            self.instance.close()
-            app.process_events()
-            sleep(0.1)
-        self.instance = ServerInstance(self, parent=mw, action=action)
-
-
-def toggle_ports(action):
-    acv = pya.CellView.active()
-    idx = acv.index()
-    cell = acv.cell
-
-    if cell is not None:
-        cidx = cell.cell_index()
-        layout = acv.layout()
-
-        if idx not in shapes_shown:
-            shapes_shown[idx] = {}
-
-        if cidx in shapes_shown[idx]:
-            shapes = shapes_shown[idx][cidx]
-            for layer, shapes in shapes_shown[idx][cidx].items():
-                lidx = cell.layout().layer(layer)
-                for shape in shapes:
-                    if cell.shapes(lidx).is_valid(shape):
-                        cell.shapes(lidx).erase(shape)
-                # del shapes_shown[idx][cidx][lidx]
-            del shapes_shown[idx][cidx]
-            update_icon(action)
-        else:
-            shapes_shown[idx][cidx] = {}
-            ports = portdict_from_meta(cell)
-            for port in ports.values():
-                shapes = show_port(port, cell)
-                if port["layer"] not in shapes_shown[idx][cidx]:
-                    shapes_shown[idx][cidx][port["layer"]] = []
-
-                shapes_shown[idx][cidx][port["layer"]].extend(shapes)
-            update_icon(action)
-
-
 def update_icon(action):
-    print("updating")
     acv = pya.CellView.active()
     idx = acv.index()
     cell = acv.cell
@@ -252,70 +199,19 @@ def update_icon(action):
         action.tool_tip = "Current Status: Hidden"
 
 
-def portdict_from_meta(cell):
-    ports = {}
-    for meta in cell.each_meta_info():
-        if meta.name.startswith(prefix):
-            name = meta.name.removeprefix(prefix)
-            index, _type = name.split(":", 1)
-            if index not in ports:
-                ports[index] = {}
-
-            if _type == "width":
-                ports[index]["width"] = meta.value
-            elif _type == "trans":
-                ports[index]["trans"] = pya.Trans.from_s(meta.value)
-            elif _type == "dcplx_trans":
-                ports[index]["dcplx_trans"] = pya.DCplx_Trans.from_s(meta.value)
-            elif _type == "layer":
-                ports[index]["layer"] = pya.LayerInfo.from_string(meta.value)
-            elif _type == "name":
-                ports[index]["name"] = meta.value
-
-    return ports
-
-
-def show_port(port, cell):
-    if "width" in port and "layer" in port and "trans" in port:
-        lidx = cell.layout().layer(port["layer"])
-        trans = pya.Trans(port["trans"])
-        shapes = [
-            cell.shapes(lidx).insert(get_polygon(port["width"]).transformed(trans))
-        ]
-        if "name" in port:
-            shapes.append(cell.shapes(lidx).insert(pya.Text(port["name"], trans)))
-        return shapes
-    elif "width" in port and "layer" in port and "dcplx_trans" in port:
-        lidx = cell.layout().layer(port["layer"])
-        trans = pya.DCplxTrans(port["dcplx_trans"])
-        shape = shapes = [
-            cell.shapes(lidx).insert(
-                get_polygon(port["width"]).to_dtype(layout.dbu).transformed()
-            )
-        ]
-        if "name" in port:
-            shapes.append(cell.shapes(lidx).insert(pya.DText(port["name"], trans)))
-        return shapes
-
-
-def get_polygon(width):
-    if width in polygon_dict:
-        return polygon_dict[width]
-    else:
-        poly = pya.Polygon(
-            [
-                pya.Point(0, width // 2),
-                pya.Point(0, -width // 2),
-                pya.Point(width // 2, 0),
-            ]
-        )
-
-        hole = pya.Region(poly).sized(-int(width * 0.05) or -1)
-        hole -= pya.Region(pya.Box(0, 0, width // 2, -width // 2))
-
-        poly.insert_hole(list(list(hole.each())[0].each_point_hull()))
-        polygon_dict[width] = poly
-        return poly
+@dataclass
+class KliveServer:
+    instance: Optional[ServerInstance] = None
+
+    def reset(self, action):
+        app = pya.Application.instance()
+        mw = app.main_window()
+        if self.instance is not None and self.instance.isListening():
+            self.instance.close()
+            app.process_events()
+            sleep(0.1)
+        self.instance = ServerInstance(self, parent=mw, action=action)
+
 
 
 server = KliveServer()