diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 6c5d0f6..1d5e3a2 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 ## GENERAL
     * ignore face should ignore ALL matching faces (re: Cams mate)
 
+    * should be using jsonify to return real json to my API calls, e.g:   
+            response = make_response(
+                jsonify(
+                    {"message": str(FLAMSG_ERR_SEC_ACCESS_DENIED), "severity": "danger"}
+                ),
+                401,
+            )
+            response.headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
+            return response
+
     * change the rotation code to use that jpeg util to reduce/remove compression loss?
 
     * About page -> find a way to push git commit/date through to f/e, so we can see what release we are running 
diff --git a/ai.py b/ai.py
index 7df1378..91fe92f 100644
--- a/ai.py
+++ b/ai.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from flask_login import login_required, current_user
 from PIL import Image
 import io
 import base64
-import json
 
 from job import Job, JobExtra, Joblog, NewJob
 from face import Face, FaceFileLink, FaceRefimgLink
diff --git a/face.py b/face.py
index ff4547c..3caec79 100644
--- a/face.py
+++ b/face.py
@@ -3,13 +3,6 @@ from sqlalchemy import Sequence
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 from shared import PA
 
-
-# DEL ME SOON
-from flask_login import login_required
-from flask import render_template
-import json
-
-
 # pylint: disable=no-member
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/files.py b/files.py
index 880abc6..93ae516 100644
--- a/files.py
+++ b/files.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from wtforms import SubmitField, StringField, HiddenField, validators, Form
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
-from flask import request, render_template, redirect, send_from_directory, url_for, jsonify
+from flask import request, render_template, redirect, send_from_directory, url_for
 from path import MovePathDetails
 from main import db, app, ma 
 from sqlalchemy import Sequence
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import numpy
 import cv2
 import time
 import re
-import json
 from datetime import datetime
 import pytz
 from flask_login import login_required, current_user
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 616f736..e767ec4 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from flask import Flask, render_template, request, redirect, jsonify, url_for, render_template_string
+from flask import Flask, render_template, request, redirect, url_for, render_template_string
 from flask_compress import Compress
 from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
diff --git a/pa_job_manager.py b/pa_job_manager.py
index 91d1e56..4a503c0 100644
--- a/pa_job_manager.py
+++ b/pa_job_manager.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ import face_recognition
 import re
 import re
 import sys
-import json
 import ffmpeg
 import uuid
 
diff --git a/person.py b/person.py
index d59960f..07ccedb 100644
--- a/person.py
+++ b/person.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from path import Path, PathType
 from job import JobExtra, NewJob
 
 import os
-import json
 import time
 from PIL import Image
 import base64
@@ -68,14 +67,6 @@ class Person(PA,db.Model):
     firstname = db.Column(db.String(48), unique=False, nullable=False)
     refimg = db.relationship('Refimg', secondary=PersonRefimgLink.__table__, order_by=Refimg.id)
 
-################################################################################
-# Helper class that inherits a .dump() method to turn class Person into json / useful in jinja2
-################################################################################
-class PersonSchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema):
-    class Meta:
-        model = Person
-        ordered = True
-
 ################################################################################
 # Helper class that defines a form for person, used to make html <form>, with field validation (via wtforms)
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 1aaf7af..fc71c0f 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -45,16 +45,6 @@ class Settings(db.Model):
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"<id: {self.id}, import_path: {self.import_path}, storage_path: {self.storage_path}, recycle_bin_path: {self.recycle_bin_path}, auto_rotate: {self.auto_rotate}, default_refimg_model: {self.default_refimg_model}, default_scan_model: {self.default_scan_model}, default_threshold: {self.default_threshold}, face_size_limit: {self.face_size_limit}, scheduled_import_scan:{self.scheduled_import_scan}, scheduled_storage_scan: {self.scheduled_storage_scan}, scheduled_bin_cleanup: {self.scheduled_bin_cleanup}, bin_cleanup_file_age: {self.bin_cleanup_file_age}, job_archive_age: {self.job_archive_age}>"
 
-################################################################################
-# Helper class that inherits a .dump() method to turn class Settings into json / useful in jinja2
-################################################################################
-class SettingsSchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema):
-    class Meta:
-        model = Settings
-        ordered = True
-
-settings_schema = SettingsSchema(many=True)
-
 ################################################################################
 # Helper class that defines a form for Settings, used to make html <form>
 # with field validation (via wtforms)