diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fbc8da8..0000000
--- a/middleware.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-// Configuration for Vercel Edge Middleware (same as original)
-export const config = {
-  // Matcher: all paths except those starting with '/api', '/themes', and '/i18n'
-  matcher: ['/((?!api/|themes/|i18n/).*)'],
-};
-
-export default async function middleware(request: Request): Promise<Response | void> {
-  const url = new URL(request.url);
-  const { pathname, search } = url;
-
-  // Excludes paths that should be taken from the API project (not rewritten)
-  if (
-    pathname.startsWith('/api') ||
-    pathname.startsWith('/themes/') ||
-    pathname.startsWith('/i18n/')
-  ) {
-    return; // let the request proceed to the serverless function
-  }
-
-  // Build the target generator URL while preserving the path and query
-  const generatorUrl = new URL(pathname + search, 'https://gh-readme-profile-generator.vercel.app');
-
-  // Prepare headers to forward
-  const headers = new Headers();
-  headers.set('User-Agent', request.headers.get('User-Agent') || '');
-  headers.set('Accept', request.headers.get('Accept') || '*/*');
-  // Do not forward the 'host' header to avoid interference
-
-  try {
-    const response = await fetch(generatorUrl, {
-      method: request.method,
-      headers: headers,
-    });
-
-    // Copy headers from the generator response, except for some unnecessary ones
-    const responseHeaders = new Headers(response.headers);
-    // Remove headers related to connection or original server if needed
-    responseHeaders.delete('content-encoding');
-    responseHeaders.delete('transfer-encoding');
-
-    return new Response(response.body, {
-      status: response.status,
-      statusText: response.statusText,
-      headers: responseHeaders,
-    });
-  } catch (error) {
-    // Handle errors by returning a 500 response or fallback
-    const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error';
-    return new Response('Proxy error: ' + errorMessage, { status: 500 });
-  }
-}
diff --git a/vercel.json b/vercel.json
index 38d0ef8..322bc50 100644
--- a/vercel.json
+++ b/vercel.json
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
       "maxDuration": 10
     }
   },
+  "rewrites": [
+    {
+      "source": "/((?!api/|themes/|i18n/).*)",
+      "destination": "https://gh-readme-profile-generator.vercel.app/$1"
+    }
+  ],
   "headers": [
     {
       "source": "/api",