diff --git a/app/main/payments.py b/app/main/payments.py
index b2ea76f..946d2ea 100644
--- a/app/main/payments.py
+++ b/app/main/payments.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ def sanatizeRequest(payments_request):
     del payments_request['houseNumberOrName']
     del payments_request['postalCode']
     del payments_request['street']
+    del payments_request['stateOrProvince']
 
 
 
diff --git a/app/static/js/adyen-implementation.js b/app/static/js/adyen-implementation.js
index 1b34464..c0fa680 100644
--- a/app/static/js/adyen-implementation.js
+++ b/app/static/js/adyen-implementation.js
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 const clientKey = JSON.parse(document.getElementById("client-key").innerHTML)
 const storedCountry = document.getElementById("country-code")
-const currentPM = document.getElementById("pay-methods")
 
 
-// Used to retrieve country value from url
-const urlCountryParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search)
-const countryURL = urlCountryParams.get("country")
-console.log(countryURL)
-
 /**
  * Global configuration variables
  * @param {HTMLHtmlElement} r - Identifies root of document for css variables
@@ -299,10 +293,6 @@ if (storedCountry) {
   const selectedCountry = JSON.parse(storedCountry.innerHTML)
   countrySettings = getCountryData(selectedCountry)
 }
-if (countryURL) {
-  const selectedCountry = countryURL
-  countrySettings = getCountryData(selectedCountry)
-}
 
 function getCountryData(countrySettings) {
   return countryVariables.find(