diff --git a/client/src/components/canvas.tsx b/client/src/components/canvas.tsx
index 32b5fad..f906353 100644
--- a/client/src/components/canvas.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/canvas.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ interface CanvasProps {
   selectedColor: string;
   canvasWidth: number;
   canvasHeight: number;
-  showGrid: boolean;
+
   onPixelClick: (x: number, y: number) => void;
   cooldownActive: boolean;
 }
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function Canvas({
   selectedColor, 
   canvasWidth, 
   canvasHeight, 
-  showGrid, 
+
   onPixelClick,
   cooldownActive 
 }: CanvasProps) {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function Canvas({
         data-testid="canvas-container"
       >
         <div 
-          className={cn("grid mx-auto border border-gray-400 relative", showGrid && "grid-lines")}
+          className="grid mx-auto border border-gray-400 relative"
           style={canvasStyle}
           data-testid="pixel-canvas"
         >
diff --git a/client/src/index.css b/client/src/index.css
index 5ae255f..9c43758 100644
--- a/client/src/index.css
+++ b/client/src/index.css
@@ -123,11 +123,7 @@
   position: relative;
 }
 
-.grid-lines {
-  background-image: 
-    linear-gradient(to right, rgba(255,255,255,0.2) 1px, transparent 1px),
-    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255,255,255,0.2) 1px, transparent 1px);
-}
+
 
 .cooldown-overlay {
   background: linear-gradient(45deg, 
diff --git a/client/src/pages/canvas.tsx b/client/src/pages/canvas.tsx
index a6dd319..664e663 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/canvas.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/canvas.tsx
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ import { ColorPalette } from "@/components/color-palette";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { useWebSocket } from "@/hooks/use-websocket";
 import { useToast } from "@/hooks/use-toast";
-import { Grid } from "lucide-react";
+
 import { DEFAULT_SELECTED_COLOR, generateUserId, getUsername } from "@/lib/config";
 import { Pixel, CanvasConfig, InsertPixel, WSMessage } from "@shared/schema";
 import { apiRequest } from "@/lib/queryClient";
 
 export default function CanvasPage() {
   const [selectedColor, setSelectedColor] = useState(DEFAULT_SELECTED_COLOR);
-  const [showGrid, setShowGrid] = useState(true);
+  const [showGrid, setShowGrid] = useState(false);
   const [cooldownSeconds, setCooldownSeconds] = useState(0);
   const [userId] = useState(() => generateUserId());
   const [username] = useState(() => getUsername());
@@ -93,12 +93,7 @@ export default function CanvasPage() {
 
 
 
-  // Set initial grid state from config
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (config) {
-      setShowGrid(config.showGridByDefault);
-    }
-  }, [config]);
+
 
   // Cooldown countdown
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -163,16 +158,7 @@ export default function CanvasPage() {
         </div>
         
         <div className="flex items-center space-x-3">
-          {/* Grid Toggle */}
-          <Button 
-            onClick={() => setShowGrid(!showGrid)}
-            className="flex items-center space-x-2 bg-panel-hover hover:bg-gray-600"
-            variant="secondary"
-            data-testid="button-grid-toggle"
-          >
-            <Grid className="w-4 h-4" />
-            <span>Grid</span>
-          </Button>
+
 
 
 
@@ -191,7 +177,7 @@ export default function CanvasPage() {
           selectedColor={selectedColor}
           canvasWidth={config.canvasWidth}
           canvasHeight={config.canvasHeight}
-          showGrid={showGrid}
+
           onPixelClick={handlePixelClick}
           cooldownActive={cooldownSeconds > 0}
         />
diff --git a/config.cfg b/config.cfg
index 37fb8af..17c8641 100644
--- a/config.cfg
+++ b/config.cfg
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ ENABLE_AUTOMATIC_EVENTS=false
 EVENT_DURATION_MINUTES=30
 EVENT_INTERVAL_HOURS=6
 
-# Grid Einstellungen
-SHOW_GRID_BY_DEFAULT=true
+# Grid-Funktionalität wurde entfernt
 
 # Export Einstellungen
 AUTO_EXPORT_INTERVAL_SECONDS=60
diff --git a/exports/canvas-2025-08-18T12-21-02-236Z.svg b/exports/canvas-2025-08-18T12-21-02-236Z.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45273ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exports/canvas-2025-08-18T12-21-02-236Z.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg width="100" height="100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="#FFFFFF"/><rect x="10" y="1" width="1" height="1" fill="#000000"/></svg>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/config.ts b/server/config.ts
index 07fc17e..e61ee15 100644
--- a/server/config.ts
+++ b/server/config.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ interface Config {
   enableAutomaticEvents: boolean;
   eventDurationMinutes: number;
   eventIntervalHours: number;
-  showGridByDefault: boolean;
+
   autoExportIntervalSeconds: number;
   exportPath: string;
 }
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ function parseConfigFile(): Config {
         case "EVENT_INTERVAL_HOURS":
           config.eventIntervalHours = parseInt(trimmedValue);
           break;
-        case "SHOW_GRID_BY_DEFAULT":
-          config.showGridByDefault = trimmedValue.toLowerCase() === "true";
-          break;
+
         case "AUTO_EXPORT_INTERVAL_SECONDS":
           config.autoExportIntervalSeconds = parseInt(trimmedValue);
           break;
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ function parseConfigFile(): Config {
       enableAutomaticEvents: config.enableAutomaticEvents || false,
       eventDurationMinutes: config.eventDurationMinutes || 30,
       eventIntervalHours: config.eventIntervalHours || 6,
-      showGridByDefault: config.showGridByDefault !== undefined ? config.showGridByDefault : true,
+
       autoExportIntervalSeconds: config.autoExportIntervalSeconds || 60,
       exportPath: config.exportPath || "./exports/",
     };
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ function parseConfigFile(): Config {
       enableAutomaticEvents: false,
       eventDurationMinutes: 30,
       eventIntervalHours: 6,
-      showGridByDefault: true,
+
       autoExportIntervalSeconds: 60,
       exportPath: "./exports/",
     };
diff --git a/server/storage.ts b/server/storage.ts
index dd86f82..4884f1a 100644
--- a/server/storage.ts
+++ b/server/storage.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class MemStorage implements IStorage {
       enableAutomaticEvents: config.enableAutomaticEvents,
       eventDuration: config.eventDurationMinutes,
       eventInterval: config.eventIntervalHours,
-      showGridByDefault: config.showGridByDefault,
+
       updatedAt: new Date(),
     };
   }
diff --git a/shared/schema.ts b/shared/schema.ts
index 9a2b38e..d24f2f0 100644
--- a/shared/schema.ts
+++ b/shared/schema.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const canvasConfig = pgTable("canvas_config", {
   enableAutomaticEvents: boolean("enable_automatic_events").notNull().default(false),
   eventDuration: integer("event_duration").notNull().default(30), // minutes
   eventInterval: integer("event_interval").notNull().default(6), // hours
-  showGridByDefault: boolean("show_grid_by_default").notNull().default(true),
+
   updatedAt: timestamp("updated_at").defaultNow().notNull(),
 });