diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 1eccdac..710b05a 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@ import asyncio
 from functools import lru_cache
 from typing import Optional
 
-from barcode import Code128
-from barcode.writer import ImageWriter
 from brother_ql.backends.helpers import send
 from brother_ql.conversion import convert
 from brother_ql.raster import BrotherQLRaster
 from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
 from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
 from pylibdmtx.pylibdmtx import encode
 
 TARGET_H = 106
@@ -29,39 +27,13 @@ class PrintRequest(BaseModel):
     product: str = Field(..., description="Product name")
     due_date: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Due date from stock entry")
 
-    class Config:
-        # ignore any other fields Grocy might send
-        extra = "ignore"
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="ignore")
 
 
 def mm_for_px(px, dpi=DPI):
     return 25.4 * px / dpi
 
 
-@lru_cache(maxsize=256)
-def make_code128_exact(
-    grocycode: str,
-    xdim_px: int = 2,  # narrower bars reduce overall width; ~0.25mm at 300dpi
-    dpi: int = DPI,
-) -> Image.Image:
-    code = Code128(grocycode, writer=ImageWriter())
-    pil = code.render(
-        writer_options={
-            "write_text": False,
-            "dpi": dpi,
-            "module_height": mm_for_px(TARGET_H, dpi),  # exact 106 px tall
-            "module_width": mm_for_px(xdim_px, dpi),  # integer px/narrow bar
-            "quiet_zone": max(2.5, 10 * mm_for_px(xdim_px, dpi)),  # generous quiet zone
-        }
-    ).convert(
-        "L"
-    )  # keep grayscale
-    # Height should already be 106 px; if writer adds 1px border, crop vertically.
-    if pil.height != TARGET_H:
-        pil = pil.resize((pil.width, TARGET_H), Image.NEAREST)
-    return pil
-
-
 @lru_cache(maxsize=256)
 def make_datamatrix_scaled(grocycode: str) -> Image.Image:
     dm = encode(grocycode.encode("utf-8"))
@@ -148,7 +120,7 @@ def _ellipsize(
 
 
 def make_text_panel(
-    product: str, due_date: Optional[str], max_width: int = 360, padding: int = 4
+    product: str, due_date: Optional[str], max_width: int = 480, padding: int = 4
 ) -> Image.Image:
     """Render product (wrapped to 2 lines) + due_date in a fixed-height strip.
 
@@ -294,19 +266,15 @@ def make_text_panel(
     return out
 
 
-@app.post("/print", summary="Print Code128 + DataMatrix side-by-side")
+@app.post("/print", summary="Print DataMatrix + text side-by-side")
 async def print_from_grocy(req: PrintRequest):
     try:
         loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
-        code_img, dm_img = await asyncio.gather(
-            # use default x-dimension and DPI; only pass the payload
-            loop.run_in_executor(None, make_code128_exact, req.grocycode),
-            loop.run_in_executor(None, make_datamatrix_scaled, req.grocycode),
-        )
+        dm_img = await loop.run_in_executor(None, make_datamatrix_scaled, req.grocycode)
         # Render a compact text panel; width-capped to keep label length reasonable
         text_panel = make_text_panel(req.product, req.due_date, max_width=360)
         # compose expects a list of images
-        label_img = compose_row([code_img, dm_img, text_panel], spacing=12)
+        label_img = compose_row([dm_img, text_panel], spacing=12)
         send_to_printer(label_img, req.printer_ip, req.model, req.label)
     except Exception:
         # optionally: log e with traceback and return a generic message
@@ -315,5 +283,5 @@ async def print_from_grocy(req: PrintRequest):
         "status": "printed",
         "model": req.model,
         "label": req.label,
-        "layout": "code128 | datamatrix | text",
+        "layout": "datamatrix | text",
     }