diff --git a/patches/01_stegasoo_init_decode.patch b/patches/01_stegasoo_init_decode.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9312554..0000000
--- a/patches/01_stegasoo_init_decode.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/stegasoo/__init__.py
-+++ b/src/stegasoo/__init__.py
-@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ def decode(
-     pin: str = "",
-     rsa_key_data: Optional[bytes] = None,
-     rsa_password: Optional[str] = None,
-+    date_str: Optional[str] = None,
- ) -> DecodeResult:
-     """
-     Decode a secret message or file from a stego image.
-@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ def decode(
-         day_phrase: Passphrase for the day message was encoded
-         pin: Static PIN (if used during encoding)
-         rsa_key_data: RSA private key PEM bytes (if used during encoding)
-         rsa_password: Password for RSA key if encrypted
-+        date_str: Date the message was encoded (YYYY-MM-DD). If not provided,
-+                  tries today's date. Get this from the stego filename.
-         
-     Returns:
-@@ -221,8 +223,12 @@ def decode(
-     if rsa_key_data:
-         require_valid_rsa_key(rsa_key_data, rsa_password)
-     
--    # Try to extract with today's date first
--    date_str = date.today().isoformat()
-+    # Use provided date or fall back to today
-+    if date_str is None:
-+        date_str = date.today().isoformat()
-+        debug.print(f"No date provided, using today: {date_str}")
-+    else:
-+        debug.print(f"Using provided date: {date_str}")
-+    
-     pixel_key = derive_pixel_key(
-         reference_photo, day_phrase, date_str, pin, rsa_key_data
-     )
-@@ -270,6 +276,7 @@ def decode_text(
-     pin: str = "",
-     rsa_key_data: Optional[bytes] = None,
-     rsa_password: Optional[str] = None,
-+    date_str: Optional[str] = None,
- ) -> str:
-     """
-     Decode a text message from a stego image.
-@@ -283,12 +290,13 @@ def decode_text(
-         day_phrase: Passphrase for the day message was encoded
-         pin: Static PIN (if used during encoding)
-         rsa_key_data: RSA private key PEM bytes (if used during encoding)
-         rsa_password: Password for RSA key if encrypted
-+        date_str: Date the message was encoded (YYYY-MM-DD)
-         
-     Returns:
-         Decrypted message string
-         
-     Raises:
-         DecryptionError: If content is a binary file, not text
-     """
-     debug.print("decode_text called")
--    result = decode(stego_image, reference_photo, day_phrase, pin, rsa_key_data, rsa_password)
-+    result = decode(stego_image, reference_photo, day_phrase, pin, rsa_key_data, rsa_password, date_str)
-     
-     if result.is_file:
diff --git a/patches/02_decode_html_date_field.patch b/patches/02_decode_html_date_field.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 50074e0..0000000
--- a/patches/02_decode_html_date_field.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
---- a/frontends/web/templates/decode.html
-+++ b/frontends/web/templates/decode.html
-@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
-                 {% else %}
-                 <!-- Decode Form -->
-                 <form method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" id="decodeForm">
-+                    <!-- Hidden field for encoding date (detected from filename) -->
-+                    <input type="hidden" name="stego_date" id="stegoDate" value="">
-+                    
-                     <div class="row">
-                         <div class="col-md-6 mb-3">
-                             <label class="form-label">
-@@ -171,10 +174,20 @@ document.getElementById('togglePin')?.addEventListener('click', function() {
- // Detect day from filename
- function detectDayFromFilename(filename) {
-     const dateMatch = filename.match(/_(\d{4})[-]?(\d{2})[-]?(\d{2})/);
--    
-     if (dateMatch) {
-         const [, year, month, day] = dateMatch;
-         const date = new Date(year, month - 1, day);
-+        return {
-+            dayName: dayNames[date.getDay()],
-+            dateStr: `${year}-${month}-${day}`
-+        };
-+    }
-+    return null;
-+}
-+
-+// Legacy function for day name only
-+function detectDayFromFilenameOld(filename) {
-+    const result = detectDayFromFilename(filename);
-+    if (result) {
--        return dayNames[date.getDay()];
-+        return result.dayName;
-     }
-     return null;
- }
-@@ -182,8 +195,14 @@ function detectDayFromFilename(filename) {
- // Update day phrase label
--function updateDayLabel(dayName) {
-+function updateDayLabel(dayName, dateStr) {
-     const label = document.getElementById('dayPhraseLabel');
-     if (label && dayName) {
-         label.innerHTML = `<i class="bi bi-chat-quote me-1"></i>Provide <span class="day-of-week-highlight">${dayName}</span>'s Phrase`;
-     }
-+    
-+    // Set the hidden date field
-+    const dateField = document.getElementById('stegoDate');
-+    if (dateField && dateStr) {
-+        dateField.value = dateStr;
-+        console.log('Set stego date to:', dateStr);
-+    }
- }
- 
-@@ -232,8 +251,10 @@ document.querySelectorAll('.drop-zone').forEach(zone => {
-             showPreview(file);
-             
-             if (isStegoZone) {
--                const dayName = detectDayFromFilename(file.name);
--                updateDayLabel(dayName);
-+                const detected = detectDayFromFilename(file.name);
-+                if (detected) {
-+                    updateDayLabel(detected.dayName, detected.dateStr);
-+                }
-             }
-         }
-     });
-@@ -244,8 +265,10 @@ document.querySelectorAll('.drop-zone').forEach(zone => {
-             showPreview(file);
-             
-             if (isStegoZone) {
--                const dayName = detectDayFromFilename(file.name);
--                updateDayLabel(dayName);
-+                const detected = detectDayFromFilename(file.name);
-+                if (detected) {
-+                    updateDayLabel(detected.dayName, detected.dateStr);
-+                }
-             }
-         }
-     });
diff --git a/patches/03_app_py_decode_date.patch b/patches/03_app_py_decode_date.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b4d52c8..0000000
--- a/patches/03_app_py_decode_date.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
---- a/frontends/web/app.py
-+++ b/frontends/web/app.py
-@@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ def decode_page():
-             day_phrase = request.form.get('day_phrase', '')
-             pin = request.form.get('pin', '').strip()
-             rsa_password = request.form.get('rsa_password', '')
-+            
-+            # Get encoding date from form (detected from filename in JS)
-+            stego_date = request.form.get('stego_date', '').strip()
-             
-             if not day_phrase:
-                 flash('Day phrase is required', 'error')
-@@ -373,7 +376,8 @@ def decode_page():
-                 day_phrase=day_phrase,
-                 pin=pin,
-                 rsa_key_data=rsa_key_data,
--                rsa_password=key_password
-+                rsa_password=key_password,
-+                date_str=stego_date if stego_date else None
-             )
-             
-             if decode_result.is_file: