diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/common/FxmlFile.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/common/FxmlFile.java
index ea0c1ed38..b8d5bbff0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/common/FxmlFile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/common/FxmlFile.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ public enum FxmlFile {
 	ERROR("/fxml/error.fxml"), //
 	FORGET_PASSWORD("/fxml/forget_password.fxml"), //
 	HEALTH_START("/fxml/health_start.fxml"), //
-	HEALTH_START_FAIL("/fxml/health_start_fail.fxml"), //
 	HEALTH_CHECK_LIST("/fxml/health_check_list.fxml"), //
 	LOCK_FORCED("/fxml/lock_forced.fxml"), //
 	LOCK_FAILED("/fxml/lock_failed.fxml"), //
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/health/HealthCheckModule.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/health/HealthCheckModule.java
index a98807d82..c36f486e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/health/HealthCheckModule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/health/HealthCheckModule.java
@@ -116,13 +116,6 @@ abstract class HealthCheckModule {
 		return fxmlLoaders.createScene(FxmlFile.HEALTH_START);
 	}
 
-	@Provides
-	@FxmlScene(FxmlFile.HEALTH_START_FAIL)
-	@HealthCheckScoped
-	static Scene provideHealthStartFailScene(@HealthCheckWindow FxmlLoaderFactory fxmlLoaders) {
-		return fxmlLoaders.createScene(FxmlFile.HEALTH_START_FAIL);
-	}
-
 	@Provides
 	@FxmlScene(FxmlFile.HEALTH_CHECK_LIST)
 	@HealthCheckScoped
@@ -135,11 +128,6 @@ abstract class HealthCheckModule {
 	@FxControllerKey(StartController.class)
 	abstract FxController bindStartController(StartController controller);
 
-	@Binds
-	@IntoMap
-	@FxControllerKey(StartFailController.class)
-	abstract FxController bindStartFailController(StartFailController controller);
-
 	@Binds
 	@IntoMap
 	@FxControllerKey(CheckListController.class)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/health/StartFailController.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/health/StartFailController.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 80b97bb44..000000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/health/StartFailController.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-package org.cryptomator.ui.health;
-
-import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
-import org.cryptomator.cryptofs.VaultConfigLoadException;
-import org.cryptomator.ui.common.FxController;
-import org.cryptomator.ui.controls.FontAwesome5Icon;
-
-import javax.inject.Inject;
-import javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty;
-import javafx.beans.property.SimpleObjectProperty;
-import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
-import javafx.fxml.FXML;
-import javafx.scene.control.TitledPane;
-import javafx.stage.Stage;
-import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
-import java.io.PrintStream;
-import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
-
-// TODO reevaluate config loading, as soon as we have the new generic error screen
-@HealthCheckScoped
-@Deprecated
-public class StartFailController implements FxController {
-
-	private final Stage window;
-	private final ObjectProperty<Throwable> loadError;
-	private final ObjectProperty<FontAwesome5Icon> moreInfoIcon;
-
-	/* FXML */
-	public TitledPane moreInfoPane;
-
-	@Inject
-	public StartFailController(@HealthCheckWindow Stage window) {
-		this.window = window;
-		this.loadError = new SimpleObjectProperty<>(new IllegalStateException("This class is not reachable anymore"));
-		this.moreInfoIcon = new SimpleObjectProperty<>(FontAwesome5Icon.CARET_RIGHT);
-	}
-
-	public void initialize() {
-		moreInfoPane.expandedProperty().addListener(this::setMoreInfoIcon);
-	}
-
-	private void setMoreInfoIcon(ObservableValue<? extends Boolean> observable, boolean wasExpanded, boolean willExpand) {
-		moreInfoIcon.set(willExpand ? FontAwesome5Icon.CARET_DOWN : FontAwesome5Icon.CARET_RIGHT);
-	}
-
-	@FXML
-	public void close() {
-		window.close();
-	}
-
-	/* Getter & Setter */
-
-	public ObjectProperty<FontAwesome5Icon> moreInfoIconProperty() {
-		return moreInfoIcon;
-	}
-
-	public FontAwesome5Icon getMoreInfoIcon() {
-		return moreInfoIcon.getValue();
-	}
-
-	public String getStackTrace() {
-		ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-		loadError.get().printStackTrace(new PrintStream(baos));
-		return baos.toString(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-	}
-
-	public String getLocalizedErrorMessage() {
-		return loadError.get().getLocalizedMessage();
-	}
-
-	public boolean isParseException() {
-		return loadError.get() instanceof VaultConfigLoadException;
-	}
-
-	public boolean isIoException() {
-		return !isParseException();
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/fxml/health_start_fail.fxml b/src/main/resources/fxml/health_start_fail.fxml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a35e4788..000000000
--- a/src/main/resources/fxml/health_start_fail.fxml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-<?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
-<?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
-<?import javafx.scene.control.ButtonBar?>
-<?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
-<?import javafx.scene.control.TextArea?>
-<?import javafx.geometry.Insets?>
-<?import javafx.scene.control.TitledPane?>
-<?import org.cryptomator.ui.controls.FontAwesome5IconView?>
-<?import javafx.scene.layout.Region?>
-<?import javafx.scene.layout.HBox?>
-<?import javafx.scene.text.TextFlow?>
-<?import javafx.scene.text.Text?>
-<VBox xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx"
-	  xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml"
-	  fx:controller="org.cryptomator.ui.health.StartFailController"
-	  prefWidth="600"
-	  prefHeight="400"
-	  spacing="12">
-	<padding>
-		<Insets topRightBottomLeft="12"/>
-	</padding>
-	<Label text="%health.fail.header" styleClass="label-large" />
-	<TextFlow fx:id="ioErrorLabel" visible="${controller.ioException}" managed="${controller.ioException}">
-		<Text text="%health.fail.ioError" />
-		<Text text="${controller.localizedErrorMessage}"/>
-	</TextFlow>
-	<Label fx:id="parseErrorLabel" text="%health.fail.parseError" visible="${controller.parseException}" managed="${controller.parseException}"/>
-	<TitledPane fx:id="moreInfoPane" text="%health.fail.moreInfo" expanded="false">
-		<graphic>
-			<HBox alignment="CENTER" minWidth="8">
-				<FontAwesome5IconView glyph="${controller.moreInfoIcon}"/>
-			</HBox>
-		</graphic>
-		<content>
-			<TextArea VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" text="${controller.stackTrace}" prefRowCount="20" editable="false" />
-		</content>
-	</TitledPane>
-	<Region VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS"/>
-	<ButtonBar buttonMinWidth="120" buttonOrder="+CX">
-		<buttons>
-			<Button text="%generic.button.close" ButtonBar.buttonData="CANCEL_CLOSE" cancelButton="true" onAction="#close"/>
-		</buttons>
-	</ButtonBar>
-</VBox>
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