diff --git a/nicegui/ui_run_with.py b/nicegui/ui_run_with.py
index 29d519a2a..a7a4e8640 100644
--- a/nicegui/ui_run_with.py
+++ b/nicegui/ui_run_with.py
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@
 from typing import Literal, Optional, Union
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI
-from fastapi.middleware.gzip import GZipMiddleware
 
 from . import core, storage
 from .air import Air
 from .language import Language
-from .middlewares import RedirectWithPrefixMiddleware
 from .nicegui import _shutdown, _startup
 
 
@@ -61,9 +59,8 @@ def run_with(
         prod_js=prod_js,
         show_welcome_message=show_welcome_message,
     )
+
     storage.set_storage_secret(storage_secret)
-    core.app.add_middleware(GZipMiddleware)
-    core.app.add_middleware(RedirectWithPrefixMiddleware)
 
     if on_air:
         core.air = Air('' if on_air is True else on_air)