diff --git a/src/app/utils/libchat.ts b/src/app/utils/libchat.ts
index 28694970..0178385b 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/libchat.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/libchat.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export function injectLibchat() {
         var libchatHash = "1e8f3119e6cff530e0d23e2cb1f2b2a7";
         var div = document.createElement("div");
         div.id = "libchat_" + libchatHash;
-        document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0].appendChild(div);
+        document.body.appendChild(div);
         var scr = document.createElement("script");
         scr.src = "https://libanswers.mit.edu/load_chat.php?hash=" + libchatHash;
         // we added this error handling to the libanswers-provided script for libchat
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function injectLibchat() {
             console.error('Libchat script failed to load', scr.src, ev);
         };
         setTimeout(function () {
-            document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0].appendChild(scr);
+            document.body.appendChild(scr);
         }, 2000);
     } catch (e) {
         console.error('error injecting libchat', e)
diff --git a/src/app/utils/matomo.ts b/src/app/utils/matomo.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 648d22f6..00000000
--- a/src/app/utils/matomo.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/* 
-* This function injects the Matomo Tag Manager <script> into the current document. 
-* This function is called by src/bootstrap.ts.  
-*/
-
-export function injectMatomo() {
-    try {
-        const w = window as any;
-        if (w._mtm && w._mtm.__matomo_injected) return;
-        w._mtm = w._mtm || [];
-        w._mtm.push({ 'mtm.startTime': (new Date().getTime()), 'event': 'mtm.Start' });
-        (function () {
-            const d = document;
-            const g = d.createElement('script');
-            const s = d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
-            g.async = true;
-            g.src = 'https://matomo.libraries.mit.edu/js/container_SF5ZTPZP.js';
-            // we added this error handling to the matomo-provided script
-            g.onerror = (ev) => {
-                console.error('Matomo script failed to load', g.src, ev);
-            };
-            if (s && s.parentNode) {
-                s.parentNode.insertBefore(g, s);
-            } else {
-                d.head.appendChild(g);
-            }
-        })();
-        w._mtm.__matomo_injected = true;
-    } catch (e) {
-        console.error('error injecting matomo', e)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/bootstrap.ts b/src/bootstrap.ts
index c5333ae5..163cb9b4 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/src/bootstrap.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 import "@angular/compiler";
 import { AppModule } from './app/app.module';
 import { bootstrap } from "@angular-architects/module-federation-tools";
-import { injectMatomo } from './app/utils/matomo';
 import { injectLibchat } from "./app/utils/libchat";
 
 export const bootstrapRemoteApp = (bootstrapOptions: any) => {
-  // Keep bootstrap minimal: always inject Matomo from helper.
-  injectMatomo();
-  injectLibchat();
+
 
   return bootstrap(AppModule(bootstrapOptions), {
     production: true,
     appType: 'microfrontend'
   }).then(r => {
     console.log('custom remote app bootstrap success!', r);
+    injectLibchat();
     return r
   });
 }