diff --git a/cmd/server/server.go b/cmd/server/server.go
index ba0cdb54fc..85556ed304 100644
--- a/cmd/server/server.go
+++ b/cmd/server/server.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
-	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/getsentry/sentry-go"
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	sentryutils "goauthentik.io/internal/utils/sentry"
 	webutils "goauthentik.io/internal/utils/web"
 	"goauthentik.io/internal/web"
-	"goauthentik.io/internal/worker"
 )
 
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -58,14 +56,6 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			panic(err)
 		}
 
-		worker := worker.New()
-		if config.Get().Worker.Embedded {
-			err = worker.Start()
-			if err != nil {
-				panic(err)
-			}
-		}
-
 		ws := web.NewWebServer()
 		ws.Core().AddHealthyCallback(func() {
 			if config.Get().Outposts.DisableEmbeddedOutpost {
@@ -77,7 +67,6 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		<-ex
 		l.Info("shutting down webserver")
 		go ws.Shutdown()
-		go worker.Kill(syscall.SIGTERM)
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/config/struct.go b/internal/config/struct.go
index 8eff328de3..4bd4cd97c3 100644
--- a/internal/config/struct.go
+++ b/internal/config/struct.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	ErrorReporting ErrorReportingConfig `yaml:"error_reporting" env:", prefix=AUTHENTIK_ERROR_REPORTING__"`
 	Redis          RedisConfig          `yaml:"redis" env:", prefix=AUTHENTIK_REDIS__"`
 	Outposts       OutpostConfig        `yaml:"outposts" env:", prefix=AUTHENTIK_OUTPOSTS__"`
-	Worker         WorkerConfig         `yaml:"worker" env:", prefix=AUTHENTIK_WORKER__"`
 
 	// Config for core and embedded outpost
 	SecretKey string `yaml:"secret_key" env:"AUTHENTIK_SECRET_KEY, overwrite"`
@@ -78,7 +77,3 @@ type OutpostConfig struct {
 type WebConfig struct {
 	Path string `yaml:"path" env:"PATH, overwrite"`
 }
-
-type WorkerConfig struct {
-	Embedded bool `yaml:"embedded" env:"EMBEDDED, overwrite"`
-}
diff --git a/internal/worker/worker.go b/internal/worker/worker.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b1ff348614..0000000000
--- a/internal/worker/worker.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-package worker
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"os/signal"
-	"runtime"
-	"syscall"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
-	"goauthentik.io/internal/config"
-)
-
-type Worker struct {
-	Healthcheck     func() bool
-	HealthyCallback func()
-
-	log     *log.Entry
-	p       *exec.Cmd
-	pidFile string
-	started bool
-	killed  bool
-}
-
-func New() *Worker {
-	logger := log.WithField("logger", "authentik.router.worker")
-	w := &Worker{
-		log:     logger,
-		started: false,
-		killed:  false,
-	}
-	w.initCmd()
-	c := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	signal.Notify(c, syscall.SIGHUP, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
-	go func() {
-		for sig := range c {
-			switch sig {
-			case syscall.SIGHUP:
-				w.log.Info("SIGHUP received, forwarding to dramatiq")
-				w.Reload()
-			case syscall.SIGINT:
-				w.log.Info("SIGINT received, stopping dramatiq")
-				w.Kill(syscall.SIGINT)
-			case syscall.SIGTERM:
-				w.log.Info("SIGTERM received, stopping dramatiq")
-				w.Kill(syscall.SIGTERM)
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-	return w
-}
-
-func (w *Worker) initCmd() {
-	command := "./manage.py"
-	args := []string{"worker"}
-	if config.Get().Debug {
-		args = append(args, "--reload")
-	}
-
-	pidFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "authentik-dramatiq.pid")
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to create temporary pid file: %v", err))
-	}
-	w.pidFile = pidFile.Name()
-	args = append(args, "--pid-file", w.pidFile)
-
-	w.log.WithField("args", args).WithField("cmd", command).Debug("Starting dramatiq")
-	w.p = exec.Command(command, args...)
-	w.p.Env = os.Environ()
-	w.p.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	w.p.Stderr = os.Stderr
-}
-
-func (w *Worker) Start() error {
-	if !w.started {
-		w.initCmd()
-	}
-	w.killed = false
-	w.started = true
-	return w.p.Run()
-}
-
-func (w *Worker) Reload() {
-	w.log.WithField("method", "reload").Info("reloading dramatiq")
-	err := w.p.Process.Signal(syscall.SIGHUP)
-	if err != nil {
-		w.log.WithError(err).Warning("failed to reload dramatiq")
-	}
-}
-
-func (w *Worker) Kill(sig syscall.Signal) {
-	if !w.started {
-		return
-	}
-	var err error
-	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
-		w.log.WithField("method", "processKill").Warning("stopping dramatiq")
-		err = w.p.Process.Kill()
-	} else {
-		w.log.WithField("method", "syscallKill").Warning("stopping dramatiq")
-		err = syscall.Kill(w.p.Process.Pid, sig)
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		w.log.WithError(err).Warning("failed to stop dramatiq")
-	}
-	if w.pidFile != "" {
-		err := os.Remove(w.pidFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			w.log.WithError(err).Warning("failed to remove pidfile")
-		}
-	}
-	w.killed = true
-}