diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/gql/mutations.ts b/frontend/src/lib/gql/mutations.ts
index f1e7a32e96..97499bd420 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/gql/mutations.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/gql/mutations.ts
@@ -1,66 +1,8 @@
-import type { $OpResult, DeleteUserByAdminOrSelfInput, DeleteUserByAdminOrSelfMutation, SoftDeleteProjectMutation, DeleteDraftProjectMutation, AcquireProjectMutation, ReleaseProjectMutation } from './types';
+import type { $OpResult, DeleteUserByAdminOrSelfInput, DeleteUserByAdminOrSelfMutation, SoftDeleteProjectMutation, DeleteDraftProjectMutation } from './types';
 
 import { getClient } from './gql-client';
 import { graphql } from './generated';
 
-export async function _acquireProject(orgId: string, projectId: string): $OpResult<AcquireProjectMutation> {
-  //language=GraphQL
-  const result = await getClient()
-    .mutation(
-      graphql(`
-        mutation AcquireProject($input: AcquireProjectInput!) {
-          acquireProject(input: $input) {
-            organization {
-              id
-              projects {
-                id
-                name
-                code
-              }
-            }
-            errors {
-              ... on Error {
-                __typename
-                message
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      `),
-      { input: { orgId, projectId } },
-    );
-  return result;
-}
-
-export async function _releaseProject(orgId: string, projectId: string): $OpResult<ReleaseProjectMutation> {
-  //language=GraphQL
-  const result = await getClient()
-    .mutation(
-      graphql(`
-        mutation ReleaseProject($input: ReleaseProjectInput!) {
-          releaseProject(input: $input) {
-            organization {
-              id
-              projects {
-                id
-                name
-                code
-              }
-            }
-            errors {
-              ... on Error {
-                __typename
-                message
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      `),
-      { input: { orgId, projectId } },
-    );
-  return result;
-}
-
 export async function _deleteUserByAdminOrSelf(input: DeleteUserByAdminOrSelfInput): $OpResult<DeleteUserByAdminOrSelfMutation> {
   //language=GraphQL
   const result = await getClient()
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(unauthenticated)/sandbox/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(unauthenticated)/sandbox/+page.svelte
index a02e0d8829..eb3f9d4fcd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(unauthenticated)/sandbox/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(unauthenticated)/sandbox/+page.svelte
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   import ConfirmModal from '$lib/components/modals/ConfirmModal.svelte';
   import {delay} from '$lib/util/time';
   import DeleteModal from '$lib/components/modals/DeleteModal.svelte';
-  import { _acquireProject, _releaseProject } from '$lib/gql/mutations';
 
   function uploadFinished(): void {
     alert('upload done!');
@@ -48,17 +47,6 @@ function preFillForm(): void {
 let modal: ConfirmModal;
 let deleteModal: DeleteModal;
 
-const testOrgId = '292c80e6-a815-4cd1-9ea2-34bd01274de6';
-const sena3Id = '0ebc5976-058d-4447-aaa7-297f8569f968';
-
-async function acquire() {
-  console.log(await _acquireProject(testOrgId, sena3Id));
-}
-
-async function release() {
-  console.log(await _releaseProject(testOrgId, sena3Id));
-}
-
 </script>
 <PageBreadcrumb>Hello from sandbox</PageBreadcrumb>
 <PageBreadcrumb>second value</PageBreadcrumb>
@@ -82,12 +70,6 @@ async function release() {
     <button class="btn" on:click={fetch500}>Fetch 500</button>
     <button class="btn" on:click={gqlThrows500}>GQL 500</button>
   </div>
-  <div class="card w-96 bg-base-200 shadow-lg">
-    <div class="card-body">
-      <button class="btn btn-success" on:click={acquire}>acquire</button>
-      <button class="btn btn-accent" on:click={release}>release</button>
-    </div>
-  </div>
   <div class="card w-96 bg-base-200 shadow-lg">
     <div class="card-body">
       <TusUpload internalButton endpoint="/api/tus-test" accept="image/*" on:uploadComplete={uploadFinished}/>