diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 322c16b..75f4c1d 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const useIdentityContext = _useIdentityContext; // we dont want to expose
 export function IdentityContextProvider({
   url,
   children,
-  onAuthChange = () => {},
+  onAuthChange = () => { },
 }: {
   url: string;
   children: React.ReactNode;
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ export function IdentityContextProvider({
     // just a safety check in case a JS user tries to skip this
     throw new Error(
       'invalid netlify instance URL: ' +
-        url +
-        '. Please check the docs for proper usage or file an issue.'
+      url +
+      '. Please check the docs for proper usage or file an issue.'
     );
   }
   const identity = React.useMemo(() => useNetlifyIdentity(url, onAuthChange), [
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export function IdentityContextProvider({
 /** some people may want to use this as a hook and bring their own contexts */
 export function useNetlifyIdentity(
   url: string,
-  onAuthChange: authChangeParam = () => {}
+  onAuthChange: authChangeParam = () => { }
 ): ReactNetlifyIdentityAPI {
   const goTrueInstance = new GoTrue({
     APIUrl: `${url}/.netlify/identity`,
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ export function useNetlifyIdentity(
     return _user; // so that we can continue chaining
   };
 
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    runRoutes(goTrueInstance, _setUser);
-  }, []);
-
   /******* OPERATIONS */
   // make sure the Registration preferences under Identity settings in your Netlify dashboard are set to Open.
   // https://react-netlify-identity.netlify.com/login#access_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJleHAiOjE1NTY0ODY3MjEsInN1YiI6ImNiZjY5MTZlLTNlZGYtNGFkNS1iOTYzLTQ4ZTY2NDcyMDkxNyIsImVtYWlsIjoic2hhd250aGUxQGdtYWlsLmNvbSIsImFwcF9tZXRhZGF0YSI6eyJwcm92aWRlciI6ImdpdGh1YiJ9LCJ1c2VyX21ldGFkYXRhIjp7ImF2YXRhcl91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2F2YXRhcnMxLmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbS91LzY3NjQ5NTc_dj00IiwiZnVsbF9uYW1lIjoic3d5eCJ9fQ.E8RrnuCcqq-mLi1_Q5WHJ-9THIdQ3ha1mePBKGhudM0&expires_in=3600&refresh_token=OyA_EdRc7WOIVhY7RiRw5w&token_type=bearer
diff --git a/src/runRoutes.tsx b/src/runRoutes.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index e7c6e7d..0000000
--- a/src/runRoutes.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-import GoTrue, { User } from 'gotrue-js';
-
-/**
- * This code runs on every rerender so keep it light
- * keep checking the current route and do logic based on the route
- * as dictated by netlify identity's communication with us via hashes
- */
-
-const routes = /(confirmation|invite|recovery|email_change)_token=([^&]+)/;
-const errorRoute = /error=access_denied&error_description=403/;
-const accessTokenRoute = /access_token=/;
-const confirmationRoute = /confirmation_token=/;
-
-export function runRoutes(
-  gotrue: GoTrue,
-  setUser: (value: User) => User | undefined,
-  remember = true
-) {
-  const hash = (document.location.hash || '').replace(/^#\/?/, '');
-  if (!hash) return; // early terminate if no hash
-
-  const m = hash.match(routes);
-  if (m) {
-    // store.verifyToken(m[1], m[2]);
-    document.location.hash = '';
-  }
-
-  const em = hash.match(errorRoute);
-  if (em) {
-    // store.openModal("signup");
-    document.location.hash = '';
-  }
-  const params = {} as { [key: string]: string };
-  hash.split('&').forEach(pair => {
-    const [key, value] = pair.split('=');
-    params[key] = value;
-  });
-
-  const am = hash.match(accessTokenRoute);
-  if (am) {
-    if (!!document && params['access_token']) {
-      document.cookie = `nf_jwt=${params['access_token']}`;
-    }
-    document.location.hash = '';
-    // store.openModal("login");
-    // store.completeExternalLogin(params);
-    gotrue
-      .createUser(params, remember)
-      .then(setUser)
-      .catch(console.error);
-  }
-
-  const cm = hash.match(confirmationRoute);
-  if (cm) {
-    document.location.hash = '';
-    // store.openModal("login");
-    // store.completeExternalLogin(params);
-    gotrue
-      .confirm(params['confirmation_token'])
-      .then(setUser)
-      .catch(console.error);
-  }
-}