diff --git a/spec/lucky/asset_builder/base_spec.cr b/spec/lucky/asset_builder/base_spec.cr
deleted file mode 100644
index d79a4e6a0..000000000
--- a/spec/lucky/asset_builder/base_spec.cr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-require "../../spec_helper"
-require "../../../src/lucky/asset_builder/base"
-
-class TestAssetBuilder < Lucky::AssetBuilder::Base
-  @manifest_path : String
-  @manifest_content : Hash(String, String)
-
-  def initialize(@manifest_path : String, @manifest_content : Hash(String, String))
-  end
-
-  def manifest_path : String
-    @manifest_path
-  end
-
-  def parse_manifest(manifest_content : String) : Hash(String, String)
-    @manifest_content
-  end
-end
-
-describe Lucky::AssetBuilder::Base do
-  describe "#normalize_key" do
-    it "removes leading slash" do
-      builder = TestAssetBuilder.new("test.json", {} of String => String)
-      builder.normalize_key("/images/logo.png").should eq("images/logo.png")
-    end
-
-    it "removes assets/ prefix" do
-      builder = TestAssetBuilder.new("test.json", {} of String => String)
-      builder.normalize_key("assets/images/logo.png").should eq("images/logo.png")
-    end
-
-    it "removes both leading slash and assets/ prefix" do
-      builder = TestAssetBuilder.new("test.json", {} of String => String)
-      builder.normalize_key("/assets/images/logo.png").should eq("images/logo.png")
-    end
-
-    it "leaves other paths unchanged" do
-      builder = TestAssetBuilder.new("test.json", {} of String => String)
-      builder.normalize_key("images/logo.png").should eq("images/logo.png")
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "#load_manifest" do
-    it "raises error when manifest doesn't exist" do
-      builder = TestAssetBuilder.new("/non/existent/path.json", {} of String => String)
-
-      expect_raises(Lucky::AssetBuilder::MissingManifestError) do
-        builder.load_manifest
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/lucky/asset_builder/mix_spec.cr b/spec/lucky/asset_builder/mix_spec.cr
deleted file mode 100644
index a74536ce4..000000000
--- a/spec/lucky/asset_builder/mix_spec.cr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-require "../../spec_helper"
-require "../../../src/lucky/asset_builder/mix"
-
-describe Lucky::AssetBuilder::Mix do
-  describe "#manifest_path" do
-    it "defaults to ./public/mix-manifest.json" do
-      builder = Lucky::AssetBuilder::Mix.new
-      builder.manifest_path.should eq("./public/mix-manifest.json")
-    end
-
-    it "accepts custom path" do
-      builder = Lucky::AssetBuilder::Mix.new("/custom/path.json")
-      builder.manifest_path.should eq("/custom/path.json")
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "#parse_manifest" do
-    it "parses Mix manifest format correctly" do
-      manifest_json = <<-JSON
-      {
-        "/js/app.js": "/js/app.12345.js",
-        "/css/app.css": "/css/app.67890.css",
-        "/images/logo.png": "/images/logo.abcde.png"
-      }
-      JSON
-
-      builder = Lucky::AssetBuilder::Mix.new
-      result = builder.parse_manifest(manifest_json)
-
-      result["js/app.js"].should eq("/js/app.12345.js")
-      result["css/app.css"].should eq("/css/app.67890.css")
-      result["images/logo.png"].should eq("/images/logo.abcde.png")
-    end
-
-    it "normalizes keys by removing leading slashes" do
-      manifest_json = <<-JSON
-      {
-        "/assets/js/app.js": "/assets/js/app.12345.js"
-      }
-      JSON
-
-      builder = Lucky::AssetBuilder::Mix.new
-      result = builder.parse_manifest(manifest_json)
-
-      result["js/app.js"].should eq("/assets/js/app.12345.js")
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/lucky/asset_builder/server_integration_spec.cr b/spec/lucky/asset_builder/server_integration_spec.cr
deleted file mode 100644
index 616e8740e..000000000
--- a/spec/lucky/asset_builder/server_integration_spec.cr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-require "../../spec_helper"
-require "../../../src/lucky/server"
-require "../../../src/lucky/asset_builder/mix"
-require "../../../src/lucky/asset_builder/vite"
-
-describe "Lucky::Server asset build system integration" do
-  it "defaults to Mix builder" do
-    Lucky::Server.settings.asset_build_system.should be_a(Lucky::AssetBuilder::Mix)
-  end
-
-  it "can be configured to use Vite" do
-    Lucky::Server.temp_config(asset_build_system: Lucky::AssetBuilder::Vite.new) do
-      Lucky::Server.settings.asset_build_system.should be_a(Lucky::AssetBuilder::Vite)
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "can use custom manifest paths" do
-    custom_builder = Lucky::AssetBuilder::Mix.new("/custom/manifest.json")
-    Lucky::Server.temp_config(asset_build_system: custom_builder) do
-      Lucky::Server.settings.asset_build_system.manifest_path.should eq("/custom/manifest.json")
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/lucky/asset_builder/vite_spec.cr b/spec/lucky/asset_builder/vite_spec.cr
deleted file mode 100644
index 501212d2f..000000000
--- a/spec/lucky/asset_builder/vite_spec.cr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-require "../../spec_helper"
-require "../../../src/lucky/asset_builder/vite"
-
-describe Lucky::AssetBuilder::Vite do
-  describe "#manifest_path" do
-    it "defaults to ./public/.vite/manifest.json" do
-      builder = Lucky::AssetBuilder::Vite.new
-      builder.manifest_path.should eq("./public/.vite/manifest.json")
-    end
-
-    it "accepts custom path" do
-      builder = Lucky::AssetBuilder::Vite.new("/custom/vite.json")
-      builder.manifest_path.should eq("/custom/vite.json")
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "#parse_manifest" do
-    it "parses Vite manifest format correctly" do
-      manifest_json = <<-JSON
-      {
-        "src/js/app.js": {
-          "file": "assets/app.12345.js",
-          "src": "src/js/app.js",
-          "isEntry": true
-        },
-        "src/css/app.scss": {
-          "file": "assets/app.67890.css",
-          "src": "src/css/app.scss",
-          "isEntry": true
-        },
-        "_shared-B7PI925R.js": {
-          "file": "assets/shared-B7PI925R.js",
-          "name": "shared"
-        },
-        "src/images/logo.png": {
-          "file": "assets/logo.abcde.png",
-          "src": "src/images/logo.png"
-        }
-      }
-      JSON
-
-      builder = Lucky::AssetBuilder::Vite.new
-      result = builder.parse_manifest(manifest_json)
-
-      result["js/app.js"].should eq("/assets/app.12345.js")
-      result["css/app.scss"].should eq("/assets/app.67890.css")
-      result["images/logo.png"].should eq("/assets/logo.abcde.png")
-      # Shared chunks (starting with _) should be ignored
-      result.has_key?("_shared-B7PI925R.js").should be_false
-    end
-
-    it "ignores entries without src property" do
-      manifest_json = <<-JSON
-      {
-        "_chunk-ABC123.js": {
-          "file": "assets/chunk-ABC123.js"
-        },
-        "style.css": {
-          "file": "assets/style.12345.css"
-        }
-      }
-      JSON
-
-      builder = Lucky::AssetBuilder::Vite.new
-      result = builder.parse_manifest(manifest_json)
-
-      result.empty?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "strips src/ prefix from keys" do
-      manifest_json = <<-JSON
-      {
-        "src/assets/images/logo.png": {
-          "file": "images/logo.12345.png",
-          "src": "src/assets/images/logo.png"
-        }
-      }
-      JSON
-
-      builder = Lucky::AssetBuilder::Vite.new
-      result = builder.parse_manifest(manifest_json)
-
-      result["images/logo.png"].should eq("/images/logo.12345.png")
-    end
-
-    it "handles keys without src/ prefix" do
-      manifest_json = <<-JSON
-      {
-        "images/direct.png": {
-          "file": "images/direct.12345.png",
-          "src": "images/direct.png"
-        }
-      }
-      JSON
-
-      builder = Lucky::AssetBuilder::Vite.new
-      result = builder.parse_manifest(manifest_json)
-
-      result["images/direct.png"].should eq("/images/direct.12345.png")
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/src/lucky/asset_builder/base.cr b/src/lucky/asset_builder/base.cr
deleted file mode 100644
index b0266bba3..000000000
--- a/src/lucky/asset_builder/base.cr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-module Lucky::AssetBuilder
-  abstract class Base
-    abstract def manifest_path : String
-    abstract def parse_manifest(manifest_content : String) : Hash(String, String)
-
-    def load_manifest : Hash(String, String)
-      unless File.exists?(manifest_path)
-        raise MissingManifestError.new(manifest_path)
-      end
-
-      manifest_content = File.read(manifest_path)
-      parse_manifest(manifest_content)
-    end
-
-    def normalize_key(key : String) : String
-      key.gsub(/^\//, "").gsub(/^assets\//, "")
-    end
-  end
-
-  class MissingManifestError < Exception
-    def initialize(path : String)
-      super("Manifest at #{path} does not exist. Make sure you have compiled your assets.")
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/src/lucky/asset_builder/mix.cr b/src/lucky/asset_builder/mix.cr
deleted file mode 100644
index 246cdb09f..000000000
--- a/src/lucky/asset_builder/mix.cr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-require "json"
-require "./base"
-
-module Lucky::AssetBuilder
-  class Mix < Base
-    @manifest_path : String
-
-    def initialize(@manifest_path : String = "./public/mix-manifest.json")
-    end
-
-    def manifest_path : String
-      @manifest_path
-    end
-
-    def parse_manifest(manifest_content : String) : Hash(String, String)
-      manifest = JSON.parse(manifest_content)
-      result = {} of String => String
-
-      manifest.as_h.each do |key, value|
-        normalized_key = normalize_key(key)
-        result[normalized_key] = value.as_s
-      end
-
-      result
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/src/lucky/asset_builder/vite.cr b/src/lucky/asset_builder/vite.cr
deleted file mode 100644
index 9eb0726d5..000000000
--- a/src/lucky/asset_builder/vite.cr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-require "json"
-require "./base"
-
-module Lucky::AssetBuilder
-  class Vite < Base
-    @manifest_path : String
-
-    def initialize(@manifest_path : String = "./public/.vite/manifest.json")
-    end
-
-    def manifest_path : String
-      @manifest_path
-    end
-
-    def parse_manifest(manifest_content : String) : Hash(String, String)
-      manifest = JSON.parse(manifest_content)
-      result = {} of String => String
-
-      # Check if this is a dev manifest (has "url" and "inputs" properties)
-      if manifest["url"]? && manifest["inputs"]?
-        # This is a dev manifest from vite-plugin-dev-manifest
-        base_url = manifest["url"].as_s
-        inputs = manifest["inputs"].as_h
-
-        inputs.each do |_, value|
-          # In dev mode, we store the full URL to the source file
-          path = value.as_s
-          # Remove src/ prefix to match Lucky's convention
-          normalized_key = path.starts_with?("src/") ? path[4..] : path
-          normalized_key = normalize_key(normalized_key)
-          result[normalized_key] = base_url + path
-        end
-      else
-        # This is a production manifest
-        manifest.as_h.each do |key, value|
-          # Skip chunks that start with underscore (these are shared chunks)
-          next if key.starts_with?("_")
-
-          # Only process entries that have a src property (actual source files)
-          if value["src"]?
-            # Use the src path as the key, stripping "src/" prefix
-            src_path = value["src"].as_s
-            normalized_key = src_path.starts_with?("src/") ? src_path[4..] : src_path
-            normalized_key = normalize_key(normalized_key)
-
-            # Get the output file path
-            file_path = value["file"].as_s
-            result[normalized_key] = "/#{file_path}"
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
-      result
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/src/lucky/server.cr b/src/lucky/server.cr
index f097e2f5b..34c380337 100644
--- a/src/lucky/server.cr
+++ b/src/lucky/server.cr
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-require "./asset_builder/base"
-require "./asset_builder/mix"
-require "./asset_builder/vite"
-
 # Class for configuring server settings
 #
 # The settings created here can be customized in each Lucky app by modifying them in your config/server.cr
@@ -11,7 +7,6 @@ class Lucky::Server
     setting host : String
     setting port : Int32
     setting asset_host : String = ""
-    setting asset_build_system : Lucky::AssetBuilder::Base = Lucky::AssetBuilder::Mix.new
     setting gzip_enabled : Bool = false
     setting gzip_content_types : Array(String) = %w(
       application/json