diff --git a/quantum/process_keycode/process_steno.c b/quantum/process_keycode/process_steno.c
index 57e279f21..de610d02e 100644
--- a/quantum/process_keycode/process_steno.c
+++ b/quantum/process_keycode/process_steno.c
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@
 static uint8_t      state[MAX_STATE_SIZE] = {0};
 static uint8_t      chord[MAX_STATE_SIZE] = {0};
 static int8_t       pressed               = 0;
-static steno_mode_t mode;
-
-static const uint8_t boltmap[64] PROGMEM = {TXB_NUL, TXB_NUM, TXB_NUM, TXB_NUM, TXB_NUM, TXB_NUM, TXB_NUM, TXB_S_L, TXB_S_L, TXB_T_L, TXB_K_L, TXB_P_L, TXB_W_L, TXB_H_L, TXB_R_L, TXB_A_L, TXB_O_L, TXB_STR, TXB_STR, TXB_NUL, TXB_NUL, TXB_NUL, TXB_STR, TXB_STR, TXB_E_R, TXB_U_R, TXB_F_R, TXB_R_R, TXB_P_R, TXB_B_R, TXB_L_R, TXB_G_R, TXB_T_R, TXB_S_R, TXB_D_R, TXB_NUM, TXB_NUM, TXB_NUM, TXB_NUM, TXB_NUM, TXB_NUM, TXB_Z_R};
 
 static void steno_clear_state(void) {
     memset(state, 0, sizeof(state));
@@ -81,16 +78,9 @@ static void send_steno_state(uint8_t size, bool send_empty) {
 }
 
 void steno_init() {
-    if (!eeconfig_is_enabled()) {
-        eeconfig_init();
-    }
-    mode = eeprom_read_byte(EECONFIG_STENOMODE);
 }
 
 void steno_set_mode(steno_mode_t new_mode) {
-    steno_clear_state();
-    mode = new_mode;
-    eeprom_update_byte(EECONFIG_STENOMODE, mode);
 }
 
 /* override to intercept chords right before they get sent.
@@ -103,19 +93,9 @@ __attribute__((weak)) bool postprocess_steno_user(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t
 __attribute__((weak)) bool process_steno_user(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) { return true; }
 
 static void send_steno_chord(void) {
-    if (send_steno_chord_user(mode, chord)) {
-        switch (mode) {
-            case STENO_MODE_BOLT:
-                send_steno_state(BOLT_STATE_SIZE, false);
-#ifdef VIRTSER_ENABLE
-                virtser_send(0);  // terminating byte
-#endif
-                break;
-            case STENO_MODE_GEMINI:
-                chord[0] |= 0x80;  // Indicate start of packet
-                send_steno_state(GEMINI_STATE_SIZE, true);
-                break;
-        }
+    if (send_steno_chord_user(STENO_MODE_GEMINI, chord)) {
+        chord[0] |= 0x80;  // Indicate start of packet
+        send_steno_state(GEMINI_STATE_SIZE, true);
     }
     steno_clear_state();
 }
@@ -124,17 +104,6 @@ uint8_t *steno_get_state(void) { return &state[0]; }
 
 uint8_t *steno_get_chord(void) { return &chord[0]; }
 
-static bool update_state_bolt(uint8_t key, bool press) {
-    uint8_t boltcode = pgm_read_byte(boltmap + key);
-    if (press) {
-        state[TXB_GET_GROUP(boltcode)] |= boltcode;
-        chord[TXB_GET_GROUP(boltcode)] |= boltcode;
-    } else {
-        state[TXB_GET_GROUP(boltcode)] &= ~boltcode;
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
 static bool update_state_gemini(uint8_t key, bool press) {
     int     idx = key / 7;
     uint8_t bit = 1 << (6 - (key % 7));
@@ -171,16 +140,9 @@ bool process_steno(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
             if (!process_steno_user(keycode, record)) {
                 return false;
             }
-            switch (mode) {
-                case STENO_MODE_BOLT:
-                    update_state_bolt(keycode - QK_STENO, IS_PRESSED(record->event));
-                    break;
-                case STENO_MODE_GEMINI:
-                    update_state_gemini(keycode - QK_STENO, IS_PRESSED(record->event));
-                    break;
-            }
+            update_state_gemini(keycode - QK_STENO, IS_PRESSED(record->event));
             // allow postprocessing hooks
-            if (postprocess_steno_user(keycode, record, mode, chord, pressed)) {
+            if (postprocess_steno_user(keycode, record, STENO_MODE_GEMINI, chord, pressed)) {
                 if (IS_PRESSED(record->event)) {
                     ++pressed;
                 } else {