diff --git a/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/CyanStripe.cpp b/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/CyanStripe.cpp
index 05077d0fc7ca3a5b997ce53f03536cac5a8a8296..c499c0e74caea201482df7d3b8bb93c93cbaea6a 100644
--- a/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/CyanStripe.cpp
+++ b/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/CyanStripe.cpp
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ namespace SiliconTorch {
       ESP_LOGW(getName().c_str(), "Starting service[ %s ] with order[ %d ]  *WHOOP* *WHOOP*", getName().c_str(), getStartOrder());
     }
 
-    void CyanStripe::stop() {
-      ESP_LOGW(getName().c_str(), "Stopping service[ %s ]  *sad service noises*", getName().c_str());
-    }
-
 
 
   }
diff --git a/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/CyanStripe.hpp b/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/CyanStripe.hpp
index b2969acbc3bfc1729a7aa8bb697afba42165f020..9dc3065a62f17a02ec14d4c079896cec5f6b2371 100644
--- a/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/CyanStripe.hpp
+++ b/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/CyanStripe.hpp
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ namespace SiliconTorch {
         void init();
 
         void start();
-        void stop();
-
 
 
 
diff --git a/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/FxCyanF.hpp b/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/FxCyanF.hpp
index 7e08eda3d5b5e88646d1a12fb19e274e73bb0ff5..7e6ede720f6af33a39b5b06e4e8e570fa447fbc9 100644
--- a/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/FxCyanF.hpp
+++ b/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/FxCyanF.hpp
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ namespace SiliconTorch {
         void init();
 
         void start();
-        void stop();
-
 
 
 
diff --git a/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/FxPublish.cpp b/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/FxPublish.cpp
index 1cb11070e18e93ece05df228839e1d72501b7400..69abef7ee5437465f24642894967b7eaa8fc1aa2 100644
--- a/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/FxPublish.cpp
+++ b/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/FxPublish.cpp
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ namespace SiliconTorch {
       ESP_LOGW(getName().c_str(), "Starting service[ %s ] with order[ %d ]  *WHOOP* *WHOOP*", getName().c_str(), getStartOrder());
     }
 
-    void FxPublish::stop() {
-      ESP_LOGW(getName().c_str(), "Stopping service[ %s ]  *sad service noises*", getName().c_str());
-    }
-
 
 
   }
diff --git a/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/FxPublish.hpp b/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/FxPublish.hpp
index d89286ca2d53ed41d928f1f28096474c34d92468..4493665a242591f539338a1131a208641cfaa1d3 100644
--- a/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/FxPublish.hpp
+++ b/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/FxPublish.hpp
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ namespace SiliconTorch {
         void init();
 
         void start();
-        void stop();
-
 
 
 
diff --git a/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/Service.hpp b/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/Service.hpp
index c134212f4b8f821a3fa294bdd954db6f8b5f41d8..0f7de7ddd07e1b9cd0447a34e63632d325f5151d 100644
--- a/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/Service.hpp
+++ b/CLC-qthing/SiliconTorch/Service/Service.hpp
@@ -33,30 +33,26 @@ namespace SiliconTorch {
 
         Service();
 
-        virtual void init()      = 0;
 
-        // internal stuff, only to be called by ServiceManager!
-        void postInit();
+        // â•” To be implemented by user! â•—
+
+        virtual void init()  = 0;
+        virtual void start() = 0;
 
+        // ╚════════════════════════════╝
 
-        // To be implemented by user!
-        virtual void start()     = 0;
-        virtual void stop()      = 0;
 
         const str& getName() const;
         const str& getNameSpace() const;
 
-        // virtual str name()       = 0;
-        // virtual str nameSpace()  = 0;
-
         u16 getStartOrder() const;
 
-        // enabled services will be started in this order. higher = later
-        // virtual u16 startOrder();  // defaults to 1337
-
         bool isEnabled() const;
         void setEnabled(bool enabled);
 
+        // internal stuff, only to be called by ServiceManager!
+        void postInit();
+
       protected:
 
         void setName(const str& name);
@@ -73,7 +69,6 @@ namespace SiliconTorch {
 
         u16 startOrder = 1337;
 
-
     };