diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 345f9deb..f243505e 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ gem "solid_cache"
 
 gem "bootsnap", require: false
 gem "thruster", require: false
-gem "redis", "~> 5.4.1"
-gem "sidekiq", "~> 8.0"
 
 gem "view_component", "~> 4.0"
 gem "kaminari", "~> 1.2"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index ab1f9bad..530699cf 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -362,10 +362,6 @@ GEM
     rdoc (6.14.2)
       erb
       psych (>= 4.0.0)
-    redis (5.4.1)
-      redis-client (>= 0.22.0)
-    redis-client (0.25.2)
-      connection_pool
     regexp_parser (2.11.3)
     reline (0.6.2)
       io-console (~> 0.5)
@@ -435,12 +431,6 @@ GEM
     shoulda-context (2.0.0)
     shoulda-matchers (4.5.1)
       activesupport (>= 4.2.0)
-    sidekiq (8.0.7)
-      connection_pool (>= 2.5.0)
-      json (>= 2.9.0)
-      logger (>= 1.6.2)
-      rack (>= 3.1.0)
-      redis-client (>= 0.23.2)
     simplecov (0.22.0)
       docile (~> 1.1)
       simplecov-html (~> 0.11)
@@ -556,7 +546,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   puma (>= 5.0)
   rails (~> 8.0.2)
   rails-controller-testing
-  redis (~> 5.4.1)
   rspec (~> 3.13)
   rspec-rails (~> 8.0)
   ruby-lsp (~> 0.26)
@@ -564,7 +553,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   selenium-webdriver (~> 4.11)
   shoulda (~> 4.0)
   shoulda-matchers (~> 4.5)
-  sidekiq (~> 8.0)
   simplecov
   smarter_csv
   solid_cache
diff --git a/Procfile.dev b/Procfile.dev
index 3e82819b..c1cb2484 100644
--- a/Procfile.dev
+++ b/Procfile.dev
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 web: env RUBY_DEBUG_OPEN=true bin/rails server
 js: yarn build --watch
 css: yarn build:css --watch
-worker: bundle exec sidekiq -C config/sidekiq.yml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69d01db5..10feb9a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:
 * Node.js 18.17.0 (we recommend using `nvm` for version management)
 * Yarn (latest version)
 * PostgreSQL locally or in a container.
-* Docker and Docker Compose (for LocalStack S3 in development)
+* Docker and Docker Compose (for LocalStack AWS services in development)
 
 ## Rails App Development Setup
 
@@ -53,16 +53,14 @@ This command starts the following processes (defined in `Procfile.dev`):
 - Rails server
 - JavaScript build process (with esbuild)
 - CSS build process (with Tailwind CSS)
-- Sidekiq worker for background jobs
 
 The application will be available at http://localhost:3000
 
-## Architecture Overview
+## Rails Architecture Overview
 
 - **Frontend**: Built with Hotwired (Turbo + Stimulus) and Tailwind CSS
 - **Backend**: Ruby on Rails 7.0
-- **Background Jobs**: Sidekiq with Redis
-- **Testing**: RSpec
+- **Testing**: RSpec, Capybara
 
 ## Python Components
 
diff --git a/config/initializers/sidekiq.rb b/config/initializers/sidekiq.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index df8b2638..00000000
--- a/config/initializers/sidekiq.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-Sidekiq.configure_server do |config|
-  config.redis = {url: ENV.fetch("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost:6379/0")}
-end
-
-Sidekiq.configure_client do |config|
-  config.redis = {url: ENV.fetch("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost:6379/0")}
-end
-
-Rails.application.config.active_job.queue_adapter = :sidekiq
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 19c45da8..1eb0c218 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require "sidekiq/web"
-
 Rails.application.routes.draw do
   devise_for :users, controllers: {
     sessions: "users/sessions",
diff --git a/config/sidekiq.yml b/config/sidekiq.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b9ff780..00000000
--- a/config/sidekiq.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-:concurrency: 5
-:timeout: 25
-:verbose: false
-
-:queues:
-  - default
diff --git a/docs/windows_localdev.md b/docs/windows_localdev.md
index 58bbf1b9..8aa8ce8d 100644
--- a/docs/windows_localdev.md
+++ b/docs/windows_localdev.md
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ We've tested two approaches for Windows development:
 
 **Prerequisites:**
 - Clone the repository to your WSL home directory (this avoids file permission issues)
-- Install Redis: `apt install redis-server` (required but not actively used yet)
 - Install Yarn: `npm install yarn -y`
 
 **Configuration Steps:**
@@ -149,8 +148,6 @@ services:
 
     # Use "forwardPorts" in **devcontainer.json** to forward an app port locally.
     # (Adding the "ports" property to this file will not forward from a Codespace.)
-  redis:
-    image: redis:latest
   db:
     image: postgres:latest
     restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/terraform/config/prod/outputs.tf b/terraform/config/prod/outputs.tf
index 0218462e..6d89d642 100644
--- a/terraform/config/prod/outputs.tf
+++ b/terraform/config/prod/outputs.tf
@@ -34,16 +34,6 @@ output "db_password_secret_arn" {
   sensitive   = true
 }
 
-output "redis_endpoint" {
-  description = "Endpoint of the Redis cluster"
-  value       = module.asap_pdf.redis_endpoint
-}
-
-output "redis_port" {
-  description = "Port of the Redis cluster"
-  value       = module.asap_pdf.redis_port
-}
-
 output "ecs_cluster_name" {
   description = "Name of the ECS cluster"
   value       = module.asap_pdf.ecs_cluster_name
@@ -66,11 +56,6 @@ output "database_url" {
   sensitive = true
 }
 
-output "redis_url" {
-  description = "Redis connection URL"
-  value = module.asap_pdf.redis_url
-}
-
 output "github_actions_role_arn" {
   description = "The ARN of the IAM role for GitHub Actions"
   value       = module.asap_pdf.github_actions_role_arn
diff --git a/terraform/config/staging/outputs.tf b/terraform/config/staging/outputs.tf
index 0218462e..6d89d642 100644
--- a/terraform/config/staging/outputs.tf
+++ b/terraform/config/staging/outputs.tf
@@ -34,16 +34,6 @@ output "db_password_secret_arn" {
   sensitive   = true
 }
 
-output "redis_endpoint" {
-  description = "Endpoint of the Redis cluster"
-  value       = module.asap_pdf.redis_endpoint
-}
-
-output "redis_port" {
-  description = "Port of the Redis cluster"
-  value       = module.asap_pdf.redis_port
-}
-
 output "ecs_cluster_name" {
   description = "Name of the ECS cluster"
   value       = module.asap_pdf.ecs_cluster_name
@@ -66,11 +56,6 @@ output "database_url" {
   sensitive = true
 }
 
-output "redis_url" {
-  description = "Redis connection URL"
-  value = module.asap_pdf.redis_url
-}
-
 output "github_actions_role_arn" {
   description = "The ARN of the IAM role for GitHub Actions"
   value       = module.asap_pdf.github_actions_role_arn
diff --git a/terraform/modules/asap_pdf/main.tf b/terraform/modules/asap_pdf/main.tf
index 6a356df1..1458b133 100644
--- a/terraform/modules/asap_pdf/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/modules/asap_pdf/main.tf
@@ -21,18 +21,13 @@ module "secrets" {
     DB_PASSWORD = {
       description = "Database password"
     }
-
-    # Redis credentials
+    # Rails credentials
     RAILS_MASTER_KEY = {
       description = "Rails master key"
     }
     SECRET_KEY_BASE = {
       description = "Rails secret key"
     }
-    REDIS_URL = {
-      description = "Redis/Elasticache URL"
-    }
-
     # SMTP credentials
     SMTP_ENDPOINT = {
       description = "SMTP endpoint"
@@ -105,16 +100,6 @@ module "database" {
   multi_az          = var.rds_multi_az
 }
 
-# Redis for Sidekiq
-module "cache" {
-  source = "../cache"
-
-  project_name      = var.project_name
-  environment       = var.environment
-  subnet_ids        = module.networking.private_subnet_ids
-  security_group_id = module.networking.redis_security_group_id
-}
-
 # Deployment resources (ECR, GitHub Actions, Secrets)
 module "deployment" {
   source = "../deployment"
@@ -148,7 +133,6 @@ module "ecs" {
   smtp_endpoint_secret_arn    = module.secrets.secrets["SMTP_ENDPOINT"].secret_arn
   smtp_user_secret_arn        = module.secrets.secrets["SMTP_USER"].secret_arn
   smtp_password_secret_arn    = module.secrets.secrets["SMTP_PASSWORD"].secret_arn
-  redis_url_secret_arn        = module.secrets.secrets["REDIS_URL"].secret_arn
   google_analytics_key_arn    = module.secrets.secrets["GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_KEY"].secret_arn
 
   vpc_id            = module.networking.vpc_id
diff --git a/terraform/modules/asap_pdf/outputs.tf b/terraform/modules/asap_pdf/outputs.tf
index 92a6be32..f9397b4c 100644
--- a/terraform/modules/asap_pdf/outputs.tf
+++ b/terraform/modules/asap_pdf/outputs.tf
@@ -34,16 +34,6 @@ output "db_password_secret_arn" {
   sensitive   = true
 }
 
-output "redis_endpoint" {
-  description = "Endpoint of the Redis cluster"
-  value       = module.cache.redis_endpoint
-}
-
-output "redis_port" {
-  description = "Port of the Redis cluster"
-  value       = module.cache.redis_port
-}
-
 output "ecs_cluster_name" {
   description = "Name of the ECS cluster"
   value       = module.ecs.cluster_name
@@ -76,14 +66,6 @@ output "database_url" {
   sensitive = true
 }
 
-output "redis_url" {
-  description = "Redis connection URL"
-  value = format("redis://%s:%s",
-    module.cache.redis_endpoint,
-    module.cache.redis_port
-  )
-}
-
 output "github_actions_role_arn" {
   description = "The ARN of the IAM role for GitHub Actions"
   value       = module.deployment.github_actions_role_arn
diff --git a/terraform/modules/cache/main.tf b/terraform/modules/cache/main.tf
deleted file mode 100644
index b7b00468..00000000
--- a/terraform/modules/cache/main.tf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-# Redis subnet group
-resource "aws_elasticache_subnet_group" "main" {
-  name        = "${var.project_name}-${var.environment}"
-  description = "Subnet group for Redis cluster"
-  subnet_ids  = var.subnet_ids
-}
-
-# Redis parameter group
-resource "aws_elasticache_parameter_group" "main" {
-  family = "redis7"
-  name   = "${var.project_name}-${var.environment}"
-
-  parameter {
-    name  = "maxmemory-policy"
-    value = "allkeys-lru"
-  }
-
-  parameter {
-    name  = "timeout"
-    value = "300"
-  }
-
-  tags = {
-    Name = "${var.project_name}-${var.environment}-parameter-group"
-  }
-}
-
-# Redis cluster
-resource "aws_elasticache_cluster" "main" {
-  cluster_id           = "${var.project_name}-${var.environment}"
-  engine               = "redis"
-  node_type            = "cache.t3.micro"
-  num_cache_nodes      = 1
-  parameter_group_name = aws_elasticache_parameter_group.main.name
-  port                 = 6379
-  subnet_group_name    = aws_elasticache_subnet_group.main.name
-  security_group_ids   = [var.security_group_id]
-
-  maintenance_window = "sun:05:00-sun:06:00"
-  snapshot_window    = "04:00-05:00"
-
-  snapshot_retention_limit = 7
-
-  tags = {
-    Name = "${var.project_name}-${var.environment}-redis"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/terraform/modules/cache/outputs.tf b/terraform/modules/cache/outputs.tf
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ccb24a2..00000000
--- a/terraform/modules/cache/outputs.tf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-output "redis_endpoint" {
-  description = "The endpoint of the Redis cluster"
-  value       = aws_elasticache_cluster.main.cache_nodes[0].address
-}
-
-output "redis_port" {
-  description = "The port number of the Redis cluster"
-  value       = aws_elasticache_cluster.main.cache_nodes[0].port
-}
-
-output "redis_security_group_id" {
-  description = "The ID of the Redis security group"
-  value       = var.security_group_id
-}
-
-output "redis_connection_string" {
-  description = "Redis connection string (without authentication)"
-  value       = "redis://${aws_elasticache_cluster.main.cache_nodes[0].address}:${aws_elasticache_cluster.main.cache_nodes[0].port}"
-}
diff --git a/terraform/modules/cache/variables.tf b/terraform/modules/cache/variables.tf
deleted file mode 100644
index 89119067..00000000
--- a/terraform/modules/cache/variables.tf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-variable "project_name" {
-  description = "Name of the project, used in resource naming"
-  type        = string
-}
-
-variable "environment" {
-  description = "Environment name"
-  type        = string
-}
-
-variable "subnet_ids" {
-  description = "List of subnet IDs where Redis will be placed"
-  type        = list(string)
-}
-
-variable "security_group_id" {
-  description = "ID of the security group for Redis"
-  type        = string
-}
diff --git a/terraform/modules/ecs/main.tf b/terraform/modules/ecs/main.tf
index df5f9833..ba4a4964 100644
--- a/terraform/modules/ecs/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/modules/ecs/main.tf
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ module "fargate_service" {
     DB_PASSWORD : var.db_password_secret_arn
     SECRET_KEY_BASE : var.secret_key_base_secret_arn
     RAILS_MASTER_KEY : var.rails_master_key_secret_arn
-    REDIS_URL : var.redis_url_secret_arn,
     SMTP_ENDPOINT : var.smtp_endpoint_secret_arn,
     SMTP_USER : var.smtp_user_secret_arn,
     SMTP_PASSWORD : var.smtp_password_secret_arn,
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ resource "aws_iam_policy" "ecs_task_secrets_policy" {
           var.db_password_secret_arn,
           var.secret_key_base_secret_arn,
           var.rails_master_key_secret_arn,
-          var.redis_url_secret_arn,
           var.smtp_endpoint_secret_arn,
           var.smtp_user_secret_arn,
           var.smtp_password_secret_arn,
diff --git a/terraform/modules/ecs/variables.tf b/terraform/modules/ecs/variables.tf
index 1314f2cd..e3187aa5 100644
--- a/terraform/modules/ecs/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/modules/ecs/variables.tf
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ variable "google_analytics_key_arn" {
   type        = string
 }
 
-variable "redis_url_secret_arn" {
-  description = "ARN of the Redis URL secret in Secrets Manager"
-  type        = string
-}
-
 variable "vpc_id" {
   description = "The VPC id from our network friend."
   type        = string
diff --git a/terraform/modules/networking/main.tf b/terraform/modules/networking/main.tf
index 754dd5c1..84422286 100644
--- a/terraform/modules/networking/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/modules/networking/main.tf
@@ -53,27 +53,3 @@ resource "aws_security_group" "rds" {
     Name = "${var.project_name}-${var.environment}-rds-sg"
   }
 }
-
-resource "aws_security_group" "redis" {
-  name        = "${var.project_name}-${var.environment}-redis-sg"
-  description = "Security group for Redis cluster"
-  vpc_id      = module.vpc.vpc_id
-
-  ingress {
-    from_port       = 6379
-    to_port         = 6379
-    protocol        = "tcp"
-    cidr_blocks     = module.vpc.private_subnets_cidr_blocks
-  }
-
-  egress {
-    from_port   = 0
-    to_port     = 0
-    protocol    = "-1"
-    cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"]
-  }
-
-  tags = {
-    Name = "${var.project_name}-${var.environment}-redis-sg"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/terraform/modules/networking/outputs.tf b/terraform/modules/networking/outputs.tf
index 5780ffb8..198d052d 100644
--- a/terraform/modules/networking/outputs.tf
+++ b/terraform/modules/networking/outputs.tf
@@ -21,9 +21,4 @@ output "lambda_security_group_id" {
 output "rds_security_group_id" {
   description = "ID of the RDS security group"
   value       = aws_security_group.rds.id
-}
-
-output "redis_security_group_id" {
-  description = "The ID of the Redis security group"
-  value       = aws_security_group.redis.id
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file