diff --git a/apps/spa/src/app/app.module.ts b/apps/spa/src/app/app.module.ts
index 1ecd875a6..2121dfa2c 100644
--- a/apps/spa/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/apps/spa/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -19,13 +19,12 @@ import {
 
 import { environment } from '../environments/environment';
 import { AppComponent } from './component/app.component';
-import { ProtectedComponent } from './component/protected.component';
 import routes from './routes';
 
 registerLocaleData(de);
 
 @NgModule({
-	declarations: [AppComponent, ProtectedComponent],
+	declarations: [AppComponent],
 	imports: [
 		BrowserModule,
 		BrowserAnimationsModule,
diff --git a/apps/spa/src/app/component/protected.component.ts b/apps/spa/src/app/component/protected.component.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f2edb8b2b..000000000
--- a/apps/spa/src/app/component/protected.component.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component } from '@angular/core';
-
-import { TraceComponent } from '@kordis/spa/observability';
-
-// placeholder until we have a feature structure
-@Component({
-	selector: 'kordis-protected',
-	template: ` ganz geheim `,
-	changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
-})
-@TraceComponent()
-export class ProtectedComponent {}
diff --git a/apps/spa/src/app/routes.ts b/apps/spa/src/app/routes.ts
index ec030f149..3eb44d9e1 100644
--- a/apps/spa/src/app/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/spa/src/app/routes.ts
@@ -3,25 +3,18 @@ import { Routes } from '@angular/router';
 import { authGuard } from '@kordis/spa/auth';
 import { DashboardComponent } from '@kordis/spa/dashboard';
 
-import { ProtectedComponent } from './component/protected.component';
-
 const routes: Routes = [
 	{
 		path: '',
-		redirectTo: 'protected',
+		redirectTo: 'dashbaord',
 		pathMatch: 'full',
 	},
-	{
-		path: 'protected',
-		component: ProtectedComponent,
-		canActivate: [authGuard],
-	},
 	{
 		path: 'dashboard',
 		component: DashboardComponent,
 		canActivate: [authGuard],
 	},
-	{ path: '**', redirectTo: 'protected' },
+	{ path: '**', redirectTo: 'dashboard' },
 ];
 
 export default routes;