diff --git a/app/Node/NodeController.php b/app/Node/NodeController.php
index 6104327..254807b 100644
--- a/app/Node/NodeController.php
+++ b/app/Node/NodeController.php
@@ -3,12 +3,8 @@
 namespace App\Node;
 
 use App\Node\NodeRepository;
-use App\Node\UseCases\CreateNode;
-use App\Node\UseCases\CreateNodeRequest;
 use App\Text\TextRepository;
-use DomainException;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface as Response;
-use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface as Request;
 
 class NodeController
 {
@@ -38,41 +34,4 @@ class NodeController
         $response->getBody()->write(json_encode(array_values($data)));
         return $response->withHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
     }
-
-    public function createNode(
-        Request $request,
-        Response $response,
-        CreateNode $createNodeUseCase,
-    ): Response {
-        $data = json_decode((string) $request->getBody(), true) ?? [];
-        $title = $data['title'] ?? '';
-
-        if (empty($title)) {
-            $response->getBody()->write(json_encode(['error' => 'Title is required']));
-            return $response->withStatus(400)->withHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
-        }
-
-        $textId = (int) ($data['textId'] ?? 0);
-        $parentNodeId = isset($data['parentNodeId']) && $data['parentNodeId'] !== null
-            ? (int) $data['parentNodeId']
-            : null;
-
-        try {
-            $node = $createNodeUseCase->execute(new CreateNodeRequest(
-                textId: $textId,
-                title: $title,
-                parentNodeId: $parentNodeId,
-            ));
-        } catch (DomainException $e) {
-            $response->getBody()->write(json_encode(['error' => $e->getMessage()]));
-            return $response->withStatus(404)->withHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
-        }
-
-        $response->getBody()->write(json_encode([
-            'id' => $node->getId(),
-            'title' => $node->getTitle(),
-            'parentNodeId' => $node->getParentNode()?->getId(),
-        ]));
-        return $response->withStatus(201)->withHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
-    }
 }
diff --git a/bootstrap/app.php b/bootstrap/app.php
index cd895b3..37d86df 100644
--- a/bootstrap/app.php
+++ b/bootstrap/app.php
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@ $app->get('/api/texts/{textId}', [TextController::class, 'getText']);
 $app->post('/api/texts', [TextController::class, 'createText']);
 
 $app->get('/api/nodes/{textId}', [NodeController::class, 'getNodesOfText']);
-$app->post('/api/nodes', [NodeController::class, 'createNode']);
 
 return $app;
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/admin.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/admin.cy.js
index 2c8054c..ba8c069 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/admin.cy.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/admin.cy.js
@@ -26,6 +26,23 @@ describe('The admin page', () => {
     cy.contains('Test Text')
   })
 
+  it('shows one root node and child node on the seeded text page', () => {
+    cy.visit('/admin/texts/0')
+    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodes')
+    cy.wait('@getNodes')
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li').should('have.length', 1)
+  })
+
+  it('shows one root node on the text page', () => {
+    cy.visit('/admin/texts')
+    cy.get('#newTextName').type('My Node Text')
+    cy.get('#submit').click()
+    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/1').as('getNodes')
+    cy.get('a').contains('My Node Text').click()
+    cy.wait('@getNodes')
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul').should('have.length', 1)
+  })
+
   it('navigates to a specific texts page', () => {
     cy.visit('/admin/texts')
     cy.get('#newTextName').type('My New Text')
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/adminText.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/adminText.cy.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 18daef3..0000000
--- a/cypress/e2e/adminText.cy.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-describe('The admin text detail page', () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    cy.exec('npm run db:seed')
-    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/texts/0').as('getText')
-    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodes')
-    cy.visit('/admin/texts/0')
-    cy.wait('@getText')
-    cy.wait('@getNodes')
-  })
-
-  afterEach(() => {
-    cy.exec('npm run db:wipe')
-  })
-
-  it('shows the text name as a heading', () => {
-    cy.get('h1').should('contain', 'test text')
-  })
-
-  it('shows the root node', () => {
-    cy.get('#text-detail li').first().should('contain', 'Chapter 1')
-  })
-
-  it('shows a child node under the root node', () => {
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li').should('contain', 'Section 1.1')
-  })
-
-  it('shows an "Add child" button on each node', () => {
-    cy.get('#text-detail li').each(($li) => {
-      cy.wrap($li).find('button.add-child').should('exist')
-    })
-  })
-
-  it('clicking "Add child" reveals an inline form', () => {
-    cy.get('#text-detail li').first().children('button.add-child').click()
-    cy.get('#text-detail li').first().children('input.child-title').should('be.visible')
-    cy.get('#text-detail li').first().children('button.save-child').should('be.visible')
-  })
-
-  it('can add a child to the root node', () => {
-    cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes').as('createNode')
-    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesRefresh')
-
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.add-child').click()
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.child-title').type('New Child Node')
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.save-child').click()
-
-    cy.wait('@createNode').its('response.statusCode').should('eq', 201)
-    cy.wait('@getNodesRefresh')
-
-    cy.get('#text-detail li').should('contain', 'New Child Node')
-  })
-
-  it('can add a child to a child node', () => {
-    cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes').as('createNode')
-    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesRefresh')
-
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li').first().children('button.add-child').click()
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li').first().children('input.child-title').type('Nested Child Node')
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li').first().children('button.save-child').click()
-
-    cy.wait('@createNode').its('response.statusCode').should('eq', 201)
-    cy.wait('@getNodesRefresh')
-
-    cy.get('#text-detail li').should('contain', 'Nested Child Node')
-  })
-
-  it('newly added child persists after page reload', () => {
-    cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes').as('createNode')
-    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesRefresh')
-
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.add-child').click()
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.child-title').type('Persistent Child')
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.save-child').click()
-
-    cy.wait('@createNode')
-    cy.wait('@getNodesRefresh')
-
-    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/texts/0').as('getTextReload')
-    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesReload')
-    cy.reload()
-    cy.wait('@getTextReload')
-    cy.wait('@getNodesReload')
-
-    cy.get('#text-detail li').should('contain', 'Persistent Child')
-  })
-})
diff --git a/public/js/text.js b/public/js/text.js
index fc62744..eafc1c6 100644
--- a/public/js/text.js
+++ b/public/js/text.js
@@ -8,22 +8,15 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
             h1.textContent = text.name;
             document.getElementById('text-detail').appendChild(h1);
 
-            return fetchAndRenderNodes(textId);
-        });
-});
-
-function fetchAndRenderNodes(textId) {
-    return fetch('/api/nodes/' + textId)
+            return fetch('/api/nodes/' + textId );
+        })
         .then(res => res.json())
         .then(nodes => {
-            const existing = document.querySelector('#text-detail > ul');
-            if (existing) existing.remove();
-
             const tree = buildTree(nodes);
-            const ul = renderTree(tree, textId);
+            const ul = renderTree(tree);
             document.getElementById('text-detail').appendChild(ul);
         });
-}
+});
 
 function buildTree(nodes) {
     const map = {};
@@ -43,62 +36,15 @@ function buildTree(nodes) {
     return roots;
 }
 
-function renderTree(nodes, textId) {
+function renderTree(nodes) {
     const ul = document.createElement('ul');
     nodes.forEach(node => {
         const li = document.createElement('li');
-
-        const titleSpan = document.createElement('span');
-        titleSpan.textContent = node.title;
-        li.appendChild(titleSpan);
-
-        const addBtn = document.createElement('button');
-        addBtn.textContent = 'Add child';
-        addBtn.className = 'add-child';
-        addBtn.addEventListener('click', () => toggleAddForm(li, node.id, textId));
-        li.appendChild(addBtn);
-
+        li.textContent = node.title;
         if (node.children.length > 0) {
-            li.appendChild(renderTree(node.children, textId));
+            li.appendChild(renderTree(node.children));
         }
-
         ul.appendChild(li);
     });
     return ul;
 }
-
-function toggleAddForm(li, parentNodeId, textId) {
-    const existing = li.querySelector('input.child-title');
-    if (existing) {
-        existing.remove();
-        li.querySelector('button.save-child').remove();
-        return;
-    }
-
-    const input = document.createElement('input');
-    input.type = 'text';
-    input.className = 'child-title';
-    input.placeholder = 'Node title';
-
-    const saveBtn = document.createElement('button');
-    saveBtn.textContent = 'Save';
-    saveBtn.className = 'save-child';
-    saveBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
-        const title = input.value.trim();
-        if (!title) return;
-
-        fetch('/api/nodes', {
-            method: 'POST',
-            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-            body: JSON.stringify({ textId: parseInt(textId), title, parentNodeId }),
-        })
-            .then(res => {
-                if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed to create node');
-                return res.json();
-            })
-            .then(() => fetchAndRenderNodes(textId));
-    });
-
-    li.appendChild(input);
-    li.appendChild(saveBtn);
-}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Controllers/NodeControllerTest.php b/tests/e2e/Controllers/NodeControllerTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index ab01495..0000000
--- a/tests/e2e/Controllers/NodeControllerTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,159 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Tests\e2e\Controllers;
-
-use App\Node\CreateNodeDto;
-use App\Node\NodeController;
-use App\Node\UseCases\CreateNode;
-use App\Text\CreateTextDto;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
-use Slim\Psr7\Factory\ServerRequestFactory;
-use Slim\Psr7\Factory\StreamFactory;
-use Slim\Psr7\Response;
-use Tests\Fakes\FakeNodeRepository;
-use Tests\Fakes\FakeTextRepository;
-
-class NodeControllerTest extends TestCase
-{
-    private FakeTextRepository $textRepo;
-    private FakeNodeRepository $nodeRepo;
-    private NodeController $controller;
-
-    public function setUp(): void
-    {
-        $this->textRepo = new FakeTextRepository;
-        $this->textRepo->create(new CreateTextDto(name: 'test text'));
-
-        $this->nodeRepo = new FakeNodeRepository;
-
-        $this->controller = new NodeController($this->nodeRepo, $this->textRepo);
-    }
-
-    public function test_get_nodes_of_text_returns_flat_array(): void
-    {
-        $text = $this->textRepo->find(0);
-        $this->nodeRepo->create(new CreateNodeDto(
-            text: $text,
-            title: 'Root Node',
-            parentNode: null,
-        ));
-
-        $response = $this->controller->getNodesOfText(new Response(), 0);
-
-        $this->assertEquals(200, $response->getStatusCode());
-        $this->assertEquals(
-            json_encode([
-                ['id' => 0, 'title' => 'Root Node', 'parentNodeId' => null],
-            ]),
-            $response->getBody(),
-        );
-    }
-
-    public function test_get_nodes_of_text_returns_empty_array_when_no_nodes(): void
-    {
-        $response = $this->controller->getNodesOfText(new Response(), 0);
-
-        $this->assertEquals(200, $response->getStatusCode());
-        $this->assertEquals(json_encode([]), $response->getBody());
-    }
-
-    public function test_get_nodes_of_text_returns_404_for_unknown_text(): void
-    {
-        $response = $this->controller->getNodesOfText(new Response(), 99);
-
-        $this->assertEquals(404, $response->getStatusCode());
-    }
-
-    public function test_get_nodes_includes_parent_node_id(): void
-    {
-        $text = $this->textRepo->find(0);
-        $rootNode = $this->nodeRepo->create(new CreateNodeDto(
-            text: $text,
-            title: 'Root Node',
-            parentNode: null,
-        ));
-        $this->nodeRepo->create(new CreateNodeDto(
-            text: $text,
-            title: 'Child Node',
-            parentNode: $rootNode,
-        ));
-
-        $response = $this->controller->getNodesOfText(new Response(), 0);
-        $body = json_decode($response->getBody(), true);
-
-        $this->assertEquals(0, $body[1]['parentNodeId']);
-    }
-
-    public function test_create_node_returns_created_node(): void
-    {
-        $text = $this->textRepo->find(0);
-        $rootNode = $this->nodeRepo->create(new CreateNodeDto(
-            text: $text,
-            title: 'Root Node',
-            parentNode: null,
-        ));
-
-        $body = (new StreamFactory())->createStream(json_encode([
-            'textId' => 0,
-            'title' => 'Child Node',
-            'parentNodeId' => $rootNode->getId(),
-        ]));
-        $request = (new ServerRequestFactory())
-            ->createServerRequest('POST', 'http://localhost/api/nodes')
-            ->withHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')
-            ->withBody($body);
-
-        $response = $this->controller->createNode(
-            $request,
-            new Response(),
-            new CreateNode($this->nodeRepo, $this->textRepo),
-        );
-
-        $this->assertEquals(201, $response->getStatusCode());
-        $body = json_decode($response->getBody(), true);
-        $this->assertEquals('Child Node', $body['title']);
-        $this->assertEquals($rootNode->getId(), $body['parentNodeId']);
-        $this->assertArrayHasKey('id', $body);
-    }
-
-    public function test_create_node_returns_400_when_title_missing(): void
-    {
-        $body = (new StreamFactory())->createStream(json_encode([
-            'textId' => 0,
-            'parentNodeId' => null,
-        ]));
-        $request = (new ServerRequestFactory())
-            ->createServerRequest('POST', 'http://localhost/api/nodes')
-            ->withHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')
-            ->withBody($body);
-
-        $response = $this->controller->createNode(
-            $request,
-            new Response(),
-            new CreateNode($this->nodeRepo, $this->textRepo),
-        );
-
-        $this->assertEquals(400, $response->getStatusCode());
-    }
-
-    public function test_create_node_returns_404_when_text_not_found(): void
-    {
-        $body = (new StreamFactory())->createStream(json_encode([
-            'textId' => 99,
-            'title' => 'Some Node',
-            'parentNodeId' => null,
-        ]));
-        $request = (new ServerRequestFactory())
-            ->createServerRequest('POST', 'http://localhost/api/nodes')
-            ->withHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')
-            ->withBody($body);
-
-        $response = $this->controller->createNode(
-            $request,
-            new Response(),
-            new CreateNode($this->nodeRepo, $this->textRepo),
-        );
-
-        $this->assertEquals(404, $response->getStatusCode());
-    }
-}