diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/COL_TABLE b/advanced/Scripts/COL_TABLE
index bc757e9d..57aab4dd 100644
--- a/advanced/Scripts/COL_TABLE
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/COL_TABLE
@@ -40,11 +40,9 @@ COL_LIGHT_PURPLE="${COL_PURPLE}"
 COL_BROWN="${COL_YELLOW}"
 COL_LIGHT_GRAY="${COL_GRAY}"
 COL_DARK_GRAY="${COL_GRAY}"
-COL_LIGHT_YELLOW="${COL_YELLOW}"
 
 TICK="[${COL_GREEN}✓${COL_NC}]"
 CROSS="[${COL_RED}✗${COL_NC}]"
-EXCL="[${COL_YELLOW}!${COL_NC}]"
 INFO="[i]"
 QST="[?]"
 DONE="${COL_GREEN} done!${COL_NC}"
diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 3d1a779d..b950785e 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ setupVars=/etc/pihole/setupVars.conf
 lighttpdConfig=/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
 # This is a file used for the colorized output
 coltable=/opt/pihole/COL_TABLE
-# Defining a boolean variable for tracking presence of dnsmasq
-dnsmasq_flag=false
-# Defining a boolean variable for tracking presence of systemd-resolved
-systemd_resolved_flag=false
 
 # We store several other folders and
 webInterfaceGitUrl="https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE.git"
@@ -86,16 +82,13 @@ skipSpaceCheck=false
 reconfigure=false
 runUnattended=false
 INSTALL_WEB_SERVER=true
-skipDNSPortCheck=false
-
 # Check arguments for the undocumented flags
 for var in "$@"; do
     case "$var" in
-        "--reconfigure" ) reconfigure=true skipDNSPortCheck=true;;
+        "--reconfigure" ) reconfigure=true;;
         "--i_do_not_follow_recommendations" ) skipSpaceCheck=true;;
         "--unattended" ) runUnattended=true;;
         "--disable-install-webserver" ) INSTALL_WEB_SERVER=false;;
-        "--skip-DNS-port-check" ) skipDNSPortCheck=true;;
     esac
 done
 
@@ -109,11 +102,8 @@ else
     COL_NC='\e[0m' # No Color
     COL_LIGHT_GREEN='\e[1;32m'
     COL_LIGHT_RED='\e[1;31m'
-    COL_LIGHT_YELLOW='\e[1;33m'
-    COL_LIGHT_CYAN='\e[1;96m'
     TICK="[${COL_LIGHT_GREEN}✓${COL_NC}]"
     CROSS="[${COL_LIGHT_RED}✗${COL_NC}]"
-    EXCL="[${COL_LIGHT_YELLOW}!${COL_NC}]"
     INFO="[i]"
     # shellcheck disable=SC2034
     DONE="${COL_LIGHT_GREEN} done!${COL_NC}"
@@ -148,84 +138,6 @@ show_ascii_berry() {
 }
 
 # Compatibility
-
-port_53_probe(){
-    # Probe localhost via 127.0.0.1 for open port 53 and store process name if port 53 is occupied
-    if (echo > /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/53) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        # What process is using 53?
-        who53="$(${SUDO} lsof -i :53 +c 0 | awk 'FNR==2{ print $1 }')"
-    fi
-}
-
-port_53_check(){
-    # Print info regarding probing for open port 53
-    echo -e "  ${INFO} Testing for port 53 availability...${COL_NC}"
-    port_53_probe
-    # Check running process and see if it's blank
-    if [ -z "$who53" ]; then
-        echo -e "  ${TICK} ${COL_LIGHT_GREEN}Port 53 is available.${COL_NC}"
-        # Check running process and see if it's pihole-FTL
-    elif [ "$who53" = "pihole-FTL" ]; then
-        # Proceed with install
-        echo -e "  ${TICK} Port 53 is in use by our resolver ${COL_LIGHT_GREEN}($who53)${COL_NC}, proceeding with setup"
-    elif [ "$who53" = "dnsmasq" ] && [[ $skipDNSPortCheck = "true" ]]; then
-        # If dnsmasq is present, set the dnsmasq-flag to true for future reference
-        # (after packages and dependencies are installed).
-        # dnsmasq will be disabled at end of install, prior to FTLDNS start.
-        echo -e "  ${EXCL} Port 53 is in use by ${COL_LIGHT_RED}$who53${COL_NC}."
-        echo -e "  --skip-DNS-port-check flag was used. The installer ${COL_LIGHT_RED}will disable $who53${COL_NC} after dependencies and packages"
-        echo -e "  have been downloaded, and replace dnsmasq with FTLDNS."
-        dnsmasq_flag=true
-    elif [ "$who53" = "dnsmasq" ] && [[ $skipDNSPortCheck = "false" ]]; then
-        # If dnsmasq is present, set the dnsmasq-flag to true for future reference
-        # (after packages and dependencies are installed).
-        # dnsmasq will be disabled at end of install, prior to FTLDNS start.
-        echo -e "  ${EXCL} Port 53 is in use by ${COL_LIGHT_RED}$who53${COL_NC}."
-        echo -e "    In order for the installer to proceed, ${COL_LIGHT_RED}$who53${COL_NC} needs to be disabled."
-        echo -e "    Please re-run the installer with the following command:"
-        echo -e "    ${COL_LIGHT_CYAN}curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash -s -- --skip-DNS-port-check${COL_NC}"
-        exit 0
-    elif [ "$who53" = "systemd-resolve" ] && [[ $skipDNSPortCheck = "true" ]]; then
-        # If systemd-resolved is present, set the systemd-resolved-flag to true for future reference
-        # (after packages and dependencies are installed).
-        # systemd-resolved will be disabled at end of install, prior to FTLDNS start.
-        echo -e "  ${EXCL} Port 53 is in use by ${COL_LIGHT_RED}$who53${COL_NC}."
-        echo -e "    --skip-DNS-port-check flag was used. The installer ${COL_LIGHT_RED}will disable $who53${COL_NC} after dependencies and packages"
-        echo -e "    have been downloaded, and replace the system DNS resolver with FTLDNS."
-        systemd_resolved_flag=true
-    elif [ "$who53" = "systemd-resolve" ] && [[ $skipDNSPortCheck = "false" ]]; then
-        # If systemd-resolved is present, set the systemd-resolved-flag to true for future reference
-        # (after packages and dependencies are installed).
-        # systemd-resolved will be disabled at end of install, prior to FTLDNS start.
-        echo -e "  ${EXCL} Port 53 is in use by ${COL_LIGHT_RED}$who53${COL_NC}."
-        echo -e "    In order for the installer to proceed, ${COL_LIGHT_RED}$who53${COL_NC} needs to be disabled."
-        echo -e "    Please re-run the installer with the following command:"
-        echo -e "    ${COL_LIGHT_CYAN}curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash -s -- --skip-DNS-port-check${COL_NC}"
-        exit 0
-    else
-        # Port 53 is used by something else, stop install
-        echo -e "  ${EXCL} ${COL_LIGHT_YELLOW}WARNING: Port 53 (mandatory for FTLDNS) is already in use by ${COL_LIGHT_RED}$who53${COL_NC}."
-        echo -e "    Since this will interfere with the functionality of FTLDNS, the installer cannot continue."
-        echo -e "    Please visit our discourse forum at ${COL_LIGHT_CYAN}https://discourse.pi-hole.net${COL_NC}"
-        echo -e "    in order to get help related to this issue."
-        echo -e "    ${COL_LIGHT_RED}Installer will now exit.${COL_NC}"
-        exit 0
-    fi
-}
-
-# Creating silent port 53 check
-silent_port_53_check(){
-    # Probe localhost via 127.0.0.1 for open port 53 availability
-    port_53_probe
-    # Check running process and see if it's dnsmasq
-    if [ "$who53" = "dnsmasq" ]; then
-        # If dnsmasq is present, set the dnsmasq-flag to true for future reference
-        # (after packages and dependencies are installed).
-        # dnsmasq will be disabled at end of install, prior to FTLDNS start.
-        dnsmasq_flag=true
-    fi
-}
-
 distro_check() {
 # If apt-get is installed, then we know it's part of the Debian family
 if command -v apt-get &> /dev/null; then
@@ -1468,59 +1380,25 @@ check_service_active() {
 
 # Systemd-resolved's DNSStubListener and dnsmasq can't share port 53.
 disable_resolved_stublistener() {
-    echo -e "  ${INFO} Testing if systemd-resolved is enabled"
-    # Check if Systemd-resolved's DNSStubListener flag is present
-    if [[ $systemd_resolved_flag = "true" ]]; then
+    echo -en "  ${INFO} Testing if systemd-resolved is enabled"
+    # Check if Systemd-resolved's DNSStubListener is enabled and active on port 53
+    if check_service_active "systemd-resolved"; then
         # Check if DNSStubListener is enabled
-        echo -e "  ${INFO} Testing if systemd-resolved DNSStub-Listener is active"
+        echo -en "  ${OVER}  ${INFO} Testing if systemd-resolved DNSStub-Listener is active"
         if ( grep -E '#?DNSStubListener=yes' /etc/systemd/resolved.conf &> /dev/null ); then
             # Disable the DNSStubListener to unbind it from port 53
             # Note that this breaks dns functionality on host until dnsmasq/ftl are up and running
-            echo -e "  ${TICK} Disabling systemd-resolved DNSStubListener"
+            echo -en "${OVER}  ${TICK} Disabling systemd-resolved DNSStubListener"
             # Make a backup of the original /etc/systemd/resolved.conf
             # (This will need to be restored on uninstallation)
-            ${SUDO} sed -r -i.orig 's/#?DNSStubListener=yes/DNSStubListener=no/g' /etc/systemd/resolved.conf
-            echo -e "  ${TICK} Restarting systemd-resolved DNSStubListener"
-            ${SUDO} systemctl reload-or-restart systemd-resolved
+            sed -r -i.orig 's/#?DNSStubListener=yes/DNSStubListener=no/g' /etc/systemd/resolved.conf
+            echo -e " and restarting systemd-resolved"
+            systemctl reload-or-restart systemd-resolved
         else
-            echo -e "  ${INFO} Systemd-resolved does not need to be restarted"
-            echo -e "  ${INFO} DNSStubListener is not enabled"
+            echo -e "${OVER}  ${INFO} Systemd-resolved does not need to be restarted"
         fi
     else
-        echo -e "  ${INFO} Systemd-resolved is not enabled"
-    fi
-}
-
-disable_dnsmasq() {
-    # Check if dnsmasq flag is present.
-    echo -e "  ${INFO} Checking if dnsmasq is enabled"
-    if [[ $dnsmasq_flag = "true" ]]; then
-        if ( grep -E '#?dns=dnsmasq' /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf &> /dev/null ); then
-            # Disable dnsmasq from restarting when Network Manager restarts
-            # Note that this breaks dns functionality on host until FTLDNS is up and running
-            echo -e "  ${TICK} Disabling dnsmasq from restarting when Network manager starts/restarts"
-            # Make a backup of the original /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
-            # (This will need to be restored on uninstallation)
-            ${SUDO} sed -r -i.orig '/#?dns=dnsmasq/d' /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
-            echo -e "  ${TICK} Restarting Network manager"
-            ${SUDO} systemctl reload-or-restart NetworkManager
-        else
-            # Disabling dnsmasq via systemctl
-            echo -e "  ${INFO} Disabling dnsmasq via systemctl"
-            ${SUDO} systemctl disable dnsmasq &> /dev/null
-        fi
-        #setting dnsmasq_flag to false in order for the next check to validate or not
-        dnsmasq_flag=false
-        echo -e "  ${INFO} Checking if dnsmasq is still running"
-        silent_port_53_check
-        if [[ $dnsmasq_flag = "true" ]]; then
-            echo -e "  ${EXCL} dnsmasq still active, this is most likely due to the fact that ${COL_LIGHT_RED}dnsmasq"
-            echo -e "    was loaded via a non convetional method. This might cause future conflicts with FTLDNS${COL_NC}"
-            ${SUDO} pkill dnsmasq
-            echo -e "  ${TICK} dnsmasq process killed"
-        fi
-    else
-        echo -e "  ${INFO} dnsmasq is not enabled"
+        echo -e "${OVER}  ${INFO} Systemd-resolved is not enabled"
     fi
 }
 
@@ -2000,7 +1878,6 @@ update_dialogs() {
         ${opt1a})
             echo -e "  ${INFO} ${opt1a} option selected"
             useUpdateVars=true
-            skipDNSPortCheck=true
             ;;
         # reconfigure,
         ${opt2a})
@@ -2413,8 +2290,6 @@ main() {
         echo -e "  ${TICK} ${str}"
         # Show the Pi-hole logo so people know it's genuine since the logo and name are trademarked
         show_ascii_berry
-        # Check for port 53 availability
-        port_53_check
         make_temporary_log
     # Otherwise,
     else
@@ -2546,20 +2421,11 @@ main() {
         fi
     fi
 
-    # Check for systemd-resolved flag and disable systemd-resolved-DNSStubListener before reloading resolved
+    # Check for and disable systemd-resolved-DNSStubListener before reloading resolved
     # DNSStubListener needs to remain in place for installer to download needed files,
     # so this change needs to be made after installation is complete,
-    # but before starting or restarting the FTLDNS service
-    if [[ $systemd_resolved_flag = "true" ]]; then
-        disable_resolved_stublistener
-    fi
-    # Check for dnsmasq flag and disable dnsmasq before starting FTLDNS
-    # dnsmasq needs to remain in place for installer to download needed files,
-    # so this change needs to be made after installation is complete,
-    # but before starting or restarting the FTLDNS service
-    if [[ $dnsmasq_flag = "true" ]]; then
-        disable_dnsmasq
-    fi
+    # but before starting or resarting the dnsmasq or ftl services
+    disable_resolved_stublistener
 
     # If the Web server was installed,
     if [[ "${INSTALL_WEB_SERVER}" == true ]]; then
@@ -2574,6 +2440,7 @@ main() {
 
     echo -e "  ${INFO} Restarting services..."
     # Start services
+
     # Enable FTL
     start_service pihole-FTL
     enable_service pihole-FTL
diff --git a/automated install/uninstall.sh b/automated install/uninstall.sh
index 1162df37..9322de92 100755
--- a/automated install/uninstall.sh	
+++ b/automated install/uninstall.sh	
@@ -158,12 +158,6 @@ removeNoPurge() {
         systemctl reload-or-restart systemd-resolved
     fi
 
-    # Restore dnsmasq via Network Manager
-    if [[ -e /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf.orig ]]; then
-        ${SUDO} cp /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf.orig /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
-        systemctl reload-or-restart NetworkManager
-    fi
-
     # Remove FTL
     if command -v pihole-FTL &> /dev/null; then
         echo -ne "  ${INFO} Removing pihole-FTL..."