diff --git a/src/about.njk b/src/about.njk
index 2ef82f5..9ff61bc 100644
--- a/src/about.njk
+++ b/src/about.njk
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ pageScripts:
             <span class="error-message" id="message-error" aria-live="polite"></span>
           </fieldset>
           
-          <div class="h-captcha" data-sitekey="b63e5b64-c6f2-4154-b5a6-77169a924022"></div>
-          
           <div class="submit-reset">
             <button type="submit">Send Message</button>
             <button type="reset">Reset Form</button>
diff --git a/src/scripts/contact-form.js b/src/scripts/contact-form.js
index 03a0b1a..ffe67a3 100644
--- a/src/scripts/contact-form.js
+++ b/src/scripts/contact-form.js
@@ -29,22 +29,9 @@ form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
         console.warn("Honeypot field was filled. Blocking submission.");
         // You might want to display a message to the user,
         // but it's often better to fail silently to not alert the bot.
-        // For debugging, you can add an alert:
-        // alert("Submission failed due to security check.");
         return; // This is the most important part: stop the function here.
     }
 
-     // Get the hCaptcha response token
-    const hCaptchaResponse = document.querySelector('[name="h-captcha-response"]').value;
-
-    // Check if the hCaptcha token is missing
-    if (!hCaptchaResponse) {
-        // You might want to display a user-facing error here
-        console.warn("hCaptcha token is missing. Submission blocked.");
-        alert("Please complete the hCaptcha verification.");
-        hasErrors = true;
-    }
-
     // Get values
     const firstName = document.getElementById("first-name").value.trim();
     const lastName = document.getElementById("last-name").value.trim();
@@ -88,9 +75,9 @@ form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
     }
 
     // Phone — match format: 123-456-7890
-    const phonePattern = /^(\(?\d{3}\)?[\s-.]?\d{3}[\-.\s]?\d{4})$/;
+    const phonePattern = /^(\(?\d{3}\)?[\s.-]?\d{3}[\s.-]?\d{4})$/;
     if (!phonePattern.test(phone)) {
-        showError("phone", "Phone number format is invalid.");
+        showError("phone", "Phone number must be in the format 123-456-7890.");
         hasErrors = true;
     }
 
@@ -111,7 +98,6 @@ form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
         contactMethod: contactMethod,
         message: message,
         url: honeypotField,
-        hCaptchaResponse: hCaptchaResponse
     };
 
     // Send the data to the backend using fetch()
@@ -143,10 +129,10 @@ form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
 });
 
 form.addEventListener("reset", function (event) {
-    const confirmed = confirm("Are you sure you want to clear the form?");
-    if (!confirmed) {
+  const confirmed = confirm("Are you sure you want to clear the form?");
+  if (!confirmed) {
     event.preventDefault();
     return;
-    }
-    clearErrors();
-});
+  }
+  clearErrors();
+});
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