diff --git a/euth/users/templates/euth_users/indicator_menu.html b/euth/users/templates/euth_users/indicator_menu.html
index dbe7d527d..a81cb7df1 100644
--- a/euth/users/templates/euth_users/indicator_menu.html
+++ b/euth/users/templates/euth_users/indicator_menu.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% load i18n thumbnail avatar %}
+{% load i18n avatar %}
 
 <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right ms-sm-auto user-indicator order-sm-2" id="user-indicator">
     {% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
diff --git a/euth/users/templatetags/avatar.py b/euth/users/templatetags/avatar.py
index 346baa00e..20e8ae512 100644
--- a/euth/users/templatetags/avatar.py
+++ b/euth/users/templatetags/avatar.py
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 from django import template
-from easy_thumbnails.templatetags.thumbnail import thumbnail_url
 
 register = template.Library()
 
 
 @register.simple_tag()
 def get_avatar(user, size_alias):
-    if user.avatar:
-        return thumbnail_url(user.avatar, size_alias)
-    else:
-        return user.avatar_fallback
+    return user.avatar_fallback
diff --git a/euth_wagtail/settings/base.py b/euth_wagtail/settings/base.py
index 81bebf59c..855693b92 100644
--- a/euth_wagtail/settings/base.py
+++ b/euth_wagtail/settings/base.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
     'modelcluster',
     'taggit',
     'widget_tweaks',
-    'easy_thumbnails',
     'parler',
 
     'django.contrib.sites',
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@
     'whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
-    'django_cloudflare_push.middleware.push_middleware',
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
@@ -130,7 +128,6 @@
 AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'euth_users.User'
 
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (
-    'rules.permissions.ObjectPermissionBackend',
     'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend',
     'allauth.account.auth_backends.AuthenticationBackend',
 )
diff --git a/euth_wagtail/templates/a4dashboard/includes/project_list_item.html b/euth_wagtail/templates/a4dashboard/includes/project_list_item.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 566da00fb..000000000
--- a/euth_wagtail/templates/a4dashboard/includes/project_list_item.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-{% load i18n project_tags thumbnail %}
-{% project_tile_image project as project_image %}
-{% project_tile_image_copyright project as project_image_copyright %}
-
-
-<li class="dashboard-list-listitem">
-    <div class="dashboard-list-image" {% if project_image %}style="background-image: url({% thumbnail project_image '170x170' crop %})"{% endif %}>
-    </div>
-    <div class="dashboard-list-body">
-        <div class="row dashboard-list-content">
-            <div class="col-md-4">
-                <h2 class="dashboard-list-name">
-                    {{ project.name }}
-                </h2>
-                <div class="dashboard-list-labels">
-                    {% if project.has_finished %}
-                    <span class="badge badge-finished">{% trans "Finished" %}</span>
-                    {% endif %}
-                    {% if project.is_private %}
-                    <span class="badge badge-private">{% trans 'private' %}</span>
-                    {% elif project.is_semipublic %}
-                    <span class="badge badge-private">{% trans 'semi-public' %}</span>
-                    {% endif %}
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="col-md-8">
-                <div class="btn-group float-end dashboard-list-actions" role="group" aria-label="project actions">
-                    <a href="{{ project.get_absolute_url }}" type="button" class="btn btn-gray btn-sm">
-                        <i class="fa fa-eye" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-                        {% if project.is_draft %}
-                        {% trans 'Preview' %}
-                        {% else %}
-                        {% trans 'View' %}
-                        {% endif %}
-                    </a>
-                    <a href="{% url 'a4dashboard:project-edit' project_slug=project.slug %}" type="button" class="btn btn-gray btn-sm">
-                        <i class="fas fa-pencil-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-                        {% trans 'Edit'%}
-                    </a>
-                    <div class="btn-group" role="group">
-                        <button type="button" class="btn btn-gray btn-sm dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
-                      ...
-                        </button>
-                            <ul class="dropdown-menu">
-                                <li>
-                                    <form method="post">
-                                        {% csrf_token %}
-                                        <input type="hidden" name="project_pk" value="{{ project.pk }}">
-                                        <button class="dropdown-item" type="submit" name="duplicate" value="{{ project }}">
-                                            <i class="far fa-copy" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-                                            {% trans 'Duplicate' %}
-                                        </button>
-                                    </form>
-                                </li>
-                                <li>
-                                    <a href="#" class="dropdown-item u-fontweight-normal" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#project{{ project.pk }}DeleteModal">
-                                        <i class="fa fa-trash" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-                                        {% trans 'delete' %}
-                                    </a>
-                                </li>
-                            </ul>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-</li>
-
-<div class="modal fade" id="project{{ project.pk }}DeleteModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="projectDeleteModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
-    <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
-        <div class="modal-content">
-            <div class="modal-header">
-                <h2 class="modal-title" id="project{{ project.pk }}DeleteModal">{% blocktrans with project_name=project.name %} Are you sure you want to delete the project '{{ project_name }}'? {% endblocktrans %}</h2>
-            </div>
-            <div class="modal-footer">
-                <form action="{% url "project-delete" pk=project.pk %}" method="post">
-                    {% csrf_token %}
-                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn--primary">{% trans 'delete' %}</button>
-                    <button type="button" class="btn btn--secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">{% trans 'cancel' %}</button>
-                </form>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-</div>
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 7f310fb3e..4bf7aa643 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Additional requirements
+bleach==6.1.0
 bcrypt==4.0.1
 brotli==1.0.9
 django-sites==0.11
diff --git a/tests/helpers.py b/tests/helpers.py
index b7eeadf43..9a915931e 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers.py
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
-import os
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.urls import resolve
-from easy_thumbnails.files import get_thumbnailer
-
-
-def createThumbnail(imagefield):
-    thumbnailer = get_thumbnailer(imagefield)
-    thumbnail = thumbnailer.generate_thumbnail(
-        {'size': (800, 400), 'crop': 'smart'})
-    thumbnailer.save_thumbnail(thumbnail)
-    thumbnail_path = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, thumbnail.path)
-    return thumbnail_path
 
 
 def templates_used(response):