diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a034218f8a..e1cea23d07 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ int main ( int argc, char** argv )
     ELicenceType eLicenceType                = LT_NO_LICENCE;
     QString      strConnOnStartupAddress     = "";
     QString      strIniFileName              = "";
-    QString      strHTMLStatusFileName       = "";
     QString      strLoggingFileName          = "";
     QString      strRecordingDirName         = "";
     QString      strDirectoryAddress         = "";
@@ -343,19 +342,6 @@ int main ( int argc, char** argv )
             continue;
         }
 
-        // HTML status file ----------------------------------------------------
-        if ( GetStringArgument ( argc, argv, i, "-m", "--htmlstatus", strArgument ) )
-        {
-            qWarning() << qUtf8Printable (
-                QString ( "- The HTML status file option (\"--htmlstatus\" or \"-m\") is deprecated and will be removed soon. Please use JSON-RPC "
-                          "instead.  See https://github.com/jamulussoftware/jamulus/blob/main/docs/JSON-RPC.md" ) );
-            strHTMLStatusFileName = strArgument;
-            qInfo() << qUtf8Printable ( QString ( "- HTML status file name: %1" ).arg ( strHTMLStatusFileName ) );
-            CommandLineOptions << "--htmlstatus";
-            ServerOnlyOptions << "--htmlstatus";
-            continue;
-        }
-
         // Server info ---------------------------------------------------------
         if ( GetStringArgument ( argc, argv, i, "-o", "--serverinfo", strArgument ) )
         {
@@ -993,7 +979,6 @@ int main ( int argc, char** argv )
                              strServerBindIP,
                              iPortNumber,
                              iQosNumber,
-                             strHTMLStatusFileName,
                              strDirectoryAddress,
                              strServerListFileName,
                              strServerInfo,
@@ -1121,7 +1106,6 @@ QString UsageArguments ( char** argv )
            "  -F, --fastupdate        use 64 samples frame size mode\n"
            "  -l, --log               enable logging, set file name\n"
            "  -L, --licence           show an agreement window before users can connect\n"
-           "  -m, --htmlstatus        deprecated, please use JSON-RPC instead\n"
            "  -o, --serverinfo        registration info for this Server.  Format:\n"
            "                          [name];[city];[country as two-letter ISO country code or Qt5 QLocale ID]\n"
            "      --serverpublicip    public IP address for this Server.  Needed when\n"
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 55dc5ed319..76d0e98bc7 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ CServer::CServer ( const int          iNewMaxNumChan,
                    const QString&     strServerBindIP,
                    const quint16      iPortNumber,
                    const quint16      iQosNumber,
-                   const QString&     strHTMLStatusFileName,
                    const QString&     strDirectoryAddress,
                    const QString&     strServerListFileName,
                    const QString&     strServerInfo,
@@ -54,8 +53,6 @@ CServer::CServer ( const int          iNewMaxNumChan,
     Socket ( this, iPortNumber, iQosNumber, strServerBindIP, bNEnableIPv6 ),
     Logging(),
     iFrameCount ( 0 ),
-    bWriteStatusHTMLFile ( false ),
-    strServerHTMLFileListName ( strHTMLStatusFileName ),
     HighPrecisionTimer ( bNUseDoubleSystemFrameSize ),
     ServerListManager ( iPortNumber,
                         strDirectoryAddress,
@@ -193,14 +190,6 @@ CServer::CServer ( const int          iNewMaxNumChan,
         Logging.Start ( strLoggingFileName );
     }
 
-    // HTML status file writing
-    if ( !strServerHTMLFileListName.isEmpty() )
-    {
-        // activate HTML file writing and write initial file
-        bWriteStatusHTMLFile = true;
-        WriteHTMLChannelList();
-    }
-
     // manage welcome message: if the welcome message is a valid link to a local
     // file, the content of that file is used as the welcome message (#361)
     SetWelcomeMessage ( strNewWelcomeMessage ); // first use given text, may be overwritten
@@ -504,11 +493,6 @@ void CServer::OnAboutToQuit()
     }
 
     Stop();
-
-    if ( bWriteStatusHTMLFile )
-    {
-        WriteHTMLServerQuit();
-    }
 }
 
 void CServer::OnHandledSignal ( int sigNum )
@@ -1267,12 +1251,6 @@ void CServer::CreateAndSendChanListForAllConChannels()
             vecChannels[i].CreateConClientListMes ( vecChanInfo );
         }
     }
-
-    // create status HTML file if enabled
-    if ( bWriteStatusHTMLFile )
-    {
-        WriteHTMLChannelList();
-    }
 }
 
 void CServer::CreateAndSendChanListForThisChan ( const int iCurChanID )
@@ -1571,54 +1549,6 @@ void CServer::SetWelcomeMessage ( const QString& strNWelcMess )
     strWelcomeMessage = strWelcomeMessage.left ( MAX_LEN_CHAT_TEXT );
 }
 
-void CServer::WriteHTMLChannelList()
-{
-    // prepare file and stream
-    QFile serverFileListFile ( strServerHTMLFileListName );
-
-    if ( serverFileListFile.open ( QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text ) )
-    {
-        QTextStream streamFileOut ( &serverFileListFile );
-
-        // depending on number of connected clients write list
-        if ( GetNumberOfConnectedClients() == 0 )
-        {
-            // no clients are connected -> empty server
-            streamFileOut << "  No client connected\n";
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            streamFileOut << "<ul>\n";
-
-            // write entry for each connected client
-            for ( int i = 0; i < iMaxNumChannels; i++ )
-            {
-                if ( vecChannels[i].IsConnected() )
-                {
-                    streamFileOut << "  <li>" << vecChannels[i].GetName().toHtmlEscaped() << "</li>\n";
-                }
-            }
-
-            streamFileOut << "</ul>\n";
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-void CServer::WriteHTMLServerQuit()
-{
-    // prepare file and stream
-    QFile serverFileListFile ( strServerHTMLFileListName );
-
-    if ( !serverFileListFile.open ( QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text ) )
-    {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    QTextStream streamFileOut ( &serverFileListFile );
-    streamFileOut << "  Server terminated\n";
-    serverFileListFile.close();
-}
-
 void CServer::customEvent ( QEvent* pEvent )
 {
     if ( pEvent->type() == QEvent::User + 11 )
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index 6a42a8f9b8..b159064c5a 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ class CServer : public QObject, public CServerSlots<MAX_NUM_CHANNELS>
               const QString&     strServerBindIP,
               const quint16      iPortNumber,
               const quint16      iQosNumber,
-              const QString&     strHTMLStatusFileName,
               const QString&     strDirectoryAddress,
               const QString&     strServerListFileName,
               const QString&     strServerInfo,
@@ -194,9 +193,6 @@ class CServer : public QObject, public CServerSlots<MAX_NUM_CHANNELS>
     template<unsigned int slotId>
     inline void connectChannelSignalsToServerSlots();
 
-    void WriteHTMLChannelList();
-    void WriteHTMLServerQuit();
-
     static void DecodeReceiveDataBlocks ( CServer* pServer, const int iStartChanCnt, const int iStopChanCnt, const int iNumClients );
 
     static void MixEncodeTransmitDataBlocks ( CServer* pServer, const int iStartChanCnt, const int iStopChanCnt, const int iNumClients );
@@ -281,10 +277,6 @@ class CServer : public QObject, public CServerSlots<MAX_NUM_CHANNELS>
     // channel level update frame interval counter
     int iFrameCount;
 
-    // HTML file server status
-    bool    bWriteStatusHTMLFile;
-    QString strServerHTMLFileListName;
-
     CHighPrecisionTimer HighPrecisionTimer;
 
     // server list