diff --git a/power-pay-frontend/src/hooks/useStorage.ts b/power-pay-frontend/src/hooks/useStorage.ts
index 3f39c21e..98a02dd2 100644
--- a/power-pay-frontend/src/hooks/useStorage.ts
+++ b/power-pay-frontend/src/hooks/useStorage.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,25 @@
 //useState and useEffect hooks from React
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useState } from 'react';
 
 //UseStorageProps<T>: An interface defining the props for the useStorage hook
 interface UseStorageProps<T> {
-  key: string;
-  initialValue?: T | undefined ;
+  initialValue?: T ;
 }
 
 //useStorage<T = string>: A generic function that accepts a UseStorageProps<T> object.
 
 export function useStorage<T = string>(props: UseStorageProps<T>): [T, React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<T>> , () => void] {
 
-  const { key, initialValue } = props;
+  const { initialValue } = props;
 
   //storedValue: A state variable that stores the value retrieved from the localStorage using the provided key
 
-  const [storedValue, setStoredValue] = useState<T>(() => {
-     const item = localStorage.getItem(key);
-    return item ? JSON.parse(item) : initialValue
-  });
-
-  //runs when the storedValue changes. It updates the localStorage
-  useEffect(() => {
-    localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(storedValue));
-  }, [key, storedValue]);
+  const [storedValue, setStoredValue] = useState<T>(initialValue!);
+;
 
   //adding a newfunction removeValue to remove the stored value from the localstorage and set it to its initial state
 
   const removeValue = () => {
-    localStorage.removeItem(key);
     setStoredValue(initialValue!);
   };