diff --git a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/src/backend-dependencies/openmrs-backend-dependencies.ts b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/src/backend-dependencies/openmrs-backend-dependencies.ts
index c8677ec5b..f6c9e8244 100644
--- a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/src/backend-dependencies/openmrs-backend-dependencies.ts
+++ b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/src/backend-dependencies/openmrs-backend-dependencies.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { isVersionSatisfied, openmrsFetch } from '@openmrs/esm-framework';
 import difference from 'lodash-es/difference';
-import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
 export type ResolvedBackendModuleType = 'missing' | 'version-mismatch' | 'okay';
 
@@ -156,21 +155,3 @@ export async function checkModules(): Promise<Array<ResolvedDependenciesModule>>
 export function hasInvalidDependencies(frontendModules: Array<ResolvedDependenciesModule>) {
   return frontendModules.some((m) => m.dependencies.some((n) => n.type !== 'okay'));
 }
-
-export function useBackendDependencyCheck(moduleName: string) {
-  const [backendDependencies, setBackendDependencies] = useState<Array<BackendModule>>([]);
-
-  useMemo(async () => {
-    const dependencies = await initInstalledBackendModules();
-    setBackendDependencies(dependencies);
-  }, []);
-
-  const isPresent = useMemo(() => {
-    if (backendDependencies) {
-      return backendDependencies.some((module) => module.uuid === moduleName);
-    }
-    return false;
-  }, [backendDependencies, moduleName]);
-
-  return isPresent;
-}
diff --git a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/src/configuration/configuration.component.tsx b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/src/configuration/configuration.component.tsx
index 2a9a97b55..1acccb9b7 100644
--- a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/src/configuration/configuration.component.tsx
+++ b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/src/configuration/configuration.component.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 import React, { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { Button, Column, FlexGrid, Row, TextInput, Toggle } from '@carbon/react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
-import { ChevronDown, ChevronUp, Download, TrashCan, Upload } from '@carbon/react/icons';
+import { ChevronDown, ChevronUp, Download, TrashCan } from '@carbon/react/icons';
 import cloneDeep from 'lodash-es/cloneDeep';
 import isEmpty from 'lodash-es/isEmpty';
 import type { Config } from '@openmrs/esm-framework/src/internal';
 import {
   getExtensionInternalStore,
   implementerToolsConfigStore,
-  navigate,
-  showNotification,
-  showToast,
   temporaryConfigStore,
   useStore,
   useStoreWithActions,
@@ -20,8 +17,6 @@ import { Description } from './interactive-editor/description.component';
 import type { ImplementerToolsStore } from '../store';
 import { implementerToolsStore } from '../store';
 import styles from './configuration.styles.scss';
-import { saveConfig } from './configuration.resource';
-import { useBackendDependencyCheck } from '../backend-dependencies/openmrs-backend-dependencies';
 
 const JsonEditor = React.lazy(() => import('./json-editor/json-editor.component'));
 
@@ -67,7 +62,6 @@ export interface ConfigurationProps {}
 
 export const Configuration: React.FC<ConfigurationProps> = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const isSpaModulePresent = useBackendDependencyCheck('spa');
   const {
     isUIEditorEnabled,
     toggleIsUIEditorEnabled,
@@ -164,43 +158,6 @@ export const Configuration: React.FC<ConfigurationProps> = () => {
                 >
                   {t('clearConfig', 'Clear Local Config')}
                 </Button>
-                {isSpaModulePresent ? (
-                  <Button
-                    kind="primary"
-                    iconDescription="Publish config to server"
-                    renderIcon={(props) => <Upload size={16} {...props} />}
-                    onClick={() => {
-                      saveConfig(tempConfig).then(
-                        (response) => {
-                          if (response.ok && !response.redirected) {
-                            temporaryConfigStore.setState({ config: {} });
-                            showToast({
-                              critical: true,
-                              title: t('savedConfiguration', 'Configuration published'),
-                              kind: 'success',
-                              description: t(
-                                'successfullySavedConfiguration',
-                                'Configuration has been pusblished to the server. It is now live for all users. Your local configuration overrides have been cleared.',
-                              ),
-                            });
-                          } else if (response.ok && response.redirected) {
-                            navigate({ to: response.url });
-                          }
-                        },
-                        (error) => {
-                          showNotification({
-                            title: t('errorSavingConfiguration', 'Error saving configuration'),
-                            kind: 'error',
-                            critical: true,
-                            description: error?.message,
-                          });
-                        },
-                      );
-                    }}
-                  >
-                    {t('publishConfig', 'Publish Config')}
-                  </Button>
-                ) : null}
                 <Button
                   kind="secondary"
                   iconDescription="Download config"
diff --git a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/src/configuration/configuration.resource.tsx b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/src/configuration/configuration.resource.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index e73f5a38a..000000000
--- a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/src/configuration/configuration.resource.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import { type Config, openmrsFetch } from '@openmrs/esm-framework';
-
-export async function saveConfig(config: Config) {
-  return openmrsFetch(`/ws/frontend/config.json`, {
-    headers: {
-      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-    },
-    method: 'POST',
-    body: config,
-  });
-}
diff --git a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/src/popup/popup.styles.scss b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/src/popup/popup.styles.scss
index 141b24318..97e692ba8 100644
--- a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/src/popup/popup.styles.scss
+++ b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/src/popup/popup.styles.scss
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   bottom: 0;
   left: 0;
   width: 100%;
-  z-index: 99000;
+  z-index: 100000;
   background-color: $ui-03;
   border-top: 2px solid $ui-05;
   color: $color-gray-100;
diff --git a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/am.json b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/am.json
index 9696007a7..d74266593 100644
--- a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/am.json
+++ b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/am.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   "edit": "Edit",
   "editValueButtonText": "Edit",
   "enabled": "Enabled",
-  "errorSavingConfiguration": "Error saving configuration",
   "extensions": "Extensions",
   "featureFlag": "Feature Flag",
   "featureFlags": "Feature Flags",
@@ -20,11 +19,8 @@
   "missing": "Missing",
   "moduleName": "Module Name",
   "modulesWithMissingDependenciesWarning": "Some modules have unresolved backend dependencies",
-  "publishConfig": "Publish Config",
   "requiredVersion": "Required Version",
   "resetToDefaultValueButtonText": "Reset to default",
-  "savedConfiguration": "Configuration published",
-  "successfullySavedConfiguration": "Configuration has been pusblished to the server. It is now live for all users. Your local configuration overrides have been cleared.",
   "uiEditor": "UI Editor",
   "unknownVersion": "unknown",
   "value": "Value",
diff --git a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/ar.json b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/ar.json
index f57c1afb7..4a3de4276 100644
--- a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/ar.json
+++ b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/ar.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   "edit": "تعديل",
   "editValueButtonText": "تعديل",
   "enabled": "مفعل",
-  "errorSavingConfiguration": "Error saving configuration",
   "extensions": "الملحقات",
   "featureFlag": "علامة الميزة",
   "featureFlags": "علامات الميزة",
@@ -20,11 +19,8 @@
   "missing": "مفقود",
   "moduleName": "اسم الوحدة",
   "modulesWithMissingDependenciesWarning": "بعض الوحدات لديها اعتمادات خلفية غير محلولة",
-  "publishConfig": "Publish Config",
   "requiredVersion": "الإصدار المطلوب",
   "resetToDefaultValueButtonText": "إعادة تعيين إلى القيمة الافتراضية",
-  "savedConfiguration": "Configuration published",
-  "successfullySavedConfiguration": "Configuration has been pusblished to the server. It is now live for all users. Your local configuration overrides have been cleared.",
   "uiEditor": "محرر الواجهة",
   "unknownVersion": "غير معروف",
   "value": "قيمة",
diff --git a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/en.json b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/en.json
index 7c6a3d613..d74266593 100644
--- a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/en.json
+++ b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/en.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   "edit": "Edit",
   "editValueButtonText": "Edit",
   "enabled": "Enabled",
-  "errorSavingConfiguration": "Error saving configuration",
   "extensions": "Extensions",
   "featureFlag": "Feature Flag",
   "featureFlags": "Feature Flags",
@@ -20,11 +19,8 @@
   "missing": "Missing",
   "moduleName": "Module Name",
   "modulesWithMissingDependenciesWarning": "Some modules have unresolved backend dependencies",
-  "publishConfig": "Publish Config",
   "requiredVersion": "Required Version",
   "resetToDefaultValueButtonText": "Reset to default",
-  "savedConfiguration": "Saved configuration",
-  "successfullySavedConfiguration": "Successfully saved configuration",
   "uiEditor": "UI Editor",
   "unknownVersion": "unknown",
   "value": "Value",
diff --git a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/es.json b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/es.json
index 4a87848cd..788559e43 100644
--- a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/es.json
+++ b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/es.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   "edit": "Editar",
   "editValueButtonText": "Editar",
   "enabled": "Habilitado",
-  "errorSavingConfiguration": "Error saving configuration",
   "extensions": "Extensiones",
   "featureFlag": "Feature Flag",
   "featureFlags": "Feature Flags",
@@ -20,11 +19,8 @@
   "missing": "Falta",
   "moduleName": "Nombre de modulo",
   "modulesWithMissingDependenciesWarning": "Some modules have unresolved backend dependencies",
-  "publishConfig": "Publish Config",
   "requiredVersion": "Versión requerida",
   "resetToDefaultValueButtonText": "Volver al valor predeterminado",
-  "savedConfiguration": "Configuration published",
-  "successfullySavedConfiguration": "Configuration has been pusblished to the server. It is now live for all users. Your local configuration overrides have been cleared.",
   "uiEditor": "Editór visual",
   "unknownVersion": "desconocida",
   "value": "Valor",
diff --git a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/fr.json b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/fr.json
index 9696007a7..d74266593 100644
--- a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/fr.json
+++ b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/fr.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   "edit": "Edit",
   "editValueButtonText": "Edit",
   "enabled": "Enabled",
-  "errorSavingConfiguration": "Error saving configuration",
   "extensions": "Extensions",
   "featureFlag": "Feature Flag",
   "featureFlags": "Feature Flags",
@@ -20,11 +19,8 @@
   "missing": "Missing",
   "moduleName": "Module Name",
   "modulesWithMissingDependenciesWarning": "Some modules have unresolved backend dependencies",
-  "publishConfig": "Publish Config",
   "requiredVersion": "Required Version",
   "resetToDefaultValueButtonText": "Reset to default",
-  "savedConfiguration": "Configuration published",
-  "successfullySavedConfiguration": "Configuration has been pusblished to the server. It is now live for all users. Your local configuration overrides have been cleared.",
   "uiEditor": "UI Editor",
   "unknownVersion": "unknown",
   "value": "Value",
diff --git a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/he.json b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/he.json
index 1c8885b45..b3142763a 100644
--- a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/he.json
+++ b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/he.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   "edit": "ערוך",
   "editValueButtonText": "ערוך",
   "enabled": "Enabled",
-  "errorSavingConfiguration": "Error saving configuration",
   "extensions": "Extensions",
   "featureFlag": "Feature Flag",
   "featureFlags": "Feature Flags",
@@ -20,11 +19,8 @@
   "missing": "חסר",
   "moduleName": "שם המודול",
   "modulesWithMissingDependenciesWarning": "Some modules have unresolved backend dependencies",
-  "publishConfig": "Publish Config",
   "requiredVersion": "גרסה נדרשת",
   "resetToDefaultValueButtonText": "איפוס לברירת מחדל",
-  "savedConfiguration": "Configuration published",
-  "successfullySavedConfiguration": "Configuration has been pusblished to the server. It is now live for all users. Your local configuration overrides have been cleared.",
   "uiEditor": "עורך ממשק משתמש",
   "unknownVersion": "לא ידוע",
   "value": "ערך",
diff --git a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/km.json b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/km.json
index 9696007a7..d74266593 100644
--- a/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/km.json
+++ b/packages/apps/esm-implementer-tools-app/translations/km.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   "edit": "Edit",
   "editValueButtonText": "Edit",
   "enabled": "Enabled",
-  "errorSavingConfiguration": "Error saving configuration",
   "extensions": "Extensions",
   "featureFlag": "Feature Flag",
   "featureFlags": "Feature Flags",
@@ -20,11 +19,8 @@
   "missing": "Missing",
   "moduleName": "Module Name",
   "modulesWithMissingDependenciesWarning": "Some modules have unresolved backend dependencies",
-  "publishConfig": "Publish Config",
   "requiredVersion": "Required Version",
   "resetToDefaultValueButtonText": "Reset to default",
-  "savedConfiguration": "Configuration published",
-  "successfullySavedConfiguration": "Configuration has been pusblished to the server. It is now live for all users. Your local configuration overrides have been cleared.",
   "uiEditor": "UI Editor",
   "unknownVersion": "unknown",
   "value": "Value",