diff --git a/aw-datastore/src/datastore.rs b/aw-datastore/src/datastore.rs
index ae1d196b..2caa1c37 100644
--- a/aw-datastore/src/datastore.rs
+++ b/aw-datastore/src/datastore.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use serde_json::value::Value;
 use aw_models::Bucket;
 use aw_models::BucketMetadata;
 use aw_models::Event;
-use aw_models::KeyValue;
 
 use rusqlite::params;
 use rusqlite::types::ToSql;
@@ -897,7 +896,7 @@ impl DatastoreInstance {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn get_key_value(&self, conn: &Connection, key: &str) -> Result<KeyValue, DatastoreError> {
+    pub fn get_key_value(&self, conn: &Connection, key: &str) -> Result<String, DatastoreError> {
         let mut stmt = match conn.prepare(
             "
                 SELECT * FROM key_value WHERE KEY = ?1",
@@ -911,10 +910,7 @@ impl DatastoreInstance {
         };
 
         match stmt.query_row([key], |row| {
-            Ok(KeyValue {
-                key: row.get(0)?,
-                value: row.get(1)?,
-            })
+            Ok(row.get(1)?)
         }) {
             Ok(result) => Ok(result),
             Err(err) => match err {
diff --git a/aw-datastore/src/worker.rs b/aw-datastore/src/worker.rs
index 11fa5c0a..82541537 100644
--- a/aw-datastore/src/worker.rs
+++ b/aw-datastore/src/worker.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use rusqlite::TransactionBehavior;
 
 use aw_models::Bucket;
 use aw_models::Event;
-use aw_models::KeyValue;
 
 use crate::DatastoreError;
 use crate::DatastoreInstance;
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ pub enum Response {
     Event(Event),
     EventList(Vec<Event>),
     Count(i64),
-    KeyValue(KeyValue),
+    KeyValue(String),
     KeyValues(HashMap<String, String>)
 }
 
@@ -488,7 +487,7 @@ impl Datastore {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn get_key_value(&self, key: &str) -> Result<KeyValue, DatastoreError> {
+    pub fn get_key_value(&self, key: &str) -> Result<String, DatastoreError> {
         let cmd = Command::GetKeyValue(key.to_string());
         let receiver = self.requester.request(cmd).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/aw-models/src/key_value.rs b/aw-models/src/key_value.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 60d13a88..00000000
--- a/aw-models/src/key_value.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
-use schemars::JsonSchema;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use serde_json::Value;
-
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
-pub struct Key {
-    pub key: String,
-}
-
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
-pub struct KeyValue {
-    pub key: String,
-    pub value: Value,
-}
-
-impl KeyValue {
-    pub fn new<K: Into<String>, V: Into<Value>>(
-        key: K,
-        value: V,
-        timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
-    ) -> KeyValue {
-        KeyValue {
-            key: key.into(),
-            value: value.into(),
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/aw-models/src/lib.rs b/aw-models/src/lib.rs
index 6f227443..157f7cfc 100644
--- a/aw-models/src/lib.rs
+++ b/aw-models/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ mod bucket;
 mod duration;
 mod event;
 mod info;
-mod key_value;
 mod query;
 mod timeinterval;
 mod tryvec;
@@ -30,8 +29,6 @@ pub use self::bucket::BucketMetadata;
 pub use self::bucket::BucketsExport;
 pub use self::event::Event;
 pub use self::info::Info;
-pub use self::key_value::Key;
-pub use self::key_value::KeyValue;
 pub use self::query::Query;
 pub use self::timeinterval::TimeInterval;
 pub use self::tryvec::TryVec;
diff --git a/aw-server/src/endpoints/settings.rs b/aw-server/src/endpoints/settings.rs
index a40367b9..5babe9e8 100644
--- a/aw-server/src/endpoints/settings.rs
+++ b/aw-server/src/endpoints/settings.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use crate::endpoints::ServerState;
-use aw_query::query;
 use rocket::http::Status;
 use rocket::serde::json::Json;
 use rocket::State;
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ pub fn setting_get(
     let datastore = endpoints_get_lock!(state.datastore);
 
     match datastore.get_key_value(&setting_key) {
-        Ok(kv) => Ok(Json(kv.value)),
+        Ok(value) => Ok(Json(serde_json::from_str(&value).unwrap())),
         Err(err) => Err(err.into()),
     }
 }
diff --git a/aw-server/tests/api.rs b/aw-server/tests/api.rs
index 19e32d0f..bfdfda0b 100644
--- a/aw-server/tests/api.rs
+++ b/aw-server/tests/api.rs
@@ -11,14 +11,12 @@ mod api_tests {
     use std::path::PathBuf;
     use std::sync::Mutex;
 
-    use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
     use rocket::http::{ContentType, Header, Status};
     use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
     use aw_server::config;
     use aw_server::endpoints;
 
-    use aw_models::KeyValue;
     use aw_models::{Bucket, BucketsExport};
     use rocket::local::blocking::Client;