diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index d28f129..2cd11fe 100755
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ opt_param_env_vars:
   - { env_var: "ONLY_SUBDOMAINS", env_value: "false", desc: "If you wish to get certs only for certain subdomains, but not the main domain (main domain may be hosted on another machine and cannot be validated), set this to `true`" }
   - { env_var: "EXTRA_DOMAINS", env_value: "", desc: "Additional fully qualified domain names (comma separated, no spaces) ie. `extradomain.com,subdomain.anotherdomain.org,*.anotherdomain.org`" }
   - { env_var: "STAGING", env_value: "false", desc: "Set to `true` to retrieve certs in staging mode. Rate limits will be much higher, but the resulting cert will not pass the browser's security test. Only to be used for testing purposes." }
-  - { env_var: "MAXMINDDB_LICENSE_KEY", env_value: "", desc: "Add your MaxmindDB license key to automatically download the GeoLite2-City.mmdb database. Download location is /config/geoip2db. The database is updated weekly."}
 opt_param_usage_include_vols: false
 opt_param_volumes:
   - { vol_path: "/config", vol_host_path: "/path/to/appdata/config", desc: "Configuration files." }
@@ -155,6 +154,7 @@ app_setup_nginx_reverse_proxy_block: ""
 
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - { date: "30.11.21:", desc: "Move maxmind to a [new mod](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-mods/tree/swag-maxmind)" }
   - { date: "27.11.21:", desc: "[Existing users should update:](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/blob/master/README.md#updating-configs) nginx.conf - Rebasing to alpine 3.15 with php8. Restructure nginx configs ([see changes in base](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-baseimage-alpine-nginx/pull/84))." }
   - { date: "22.11.21:", desc: "Added support for Infomaniak DNS for certificate generation." }
   - { date: "20.11.21:", desc: "Added support for dnspod validation." }
diff --git a/root/defaults/nginx/server-confs/geoip2.conf.sample b/root/defaults/nginx/server-confs/geoip2.conf.sample
deleted file mode 100644
index a830fbb..0000000
--- a/root/defaults/nginx/server-confs/geoip2.conf.sample
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-## Version 2021/11/25 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/server-confs/geoip2.conf.sample
-# To enable, uncommment the Geoip2 config line in nginx.conf
-# Add the -e MAXMINDDB_LICENSE_KEY=<licensekey> to automatically download the Geolite2 database.
-# A Maxmind license key can be acquired here: https://www.maxmind.com/en/geolite2/signup
-
-geoip2 /config/geoip2db/GeoLite2-City.mmdb {
-    auto_reload 1w;
-    $geoip2_data_city_name city names en;
-    $geoip2_data_postal_code postal code;
-    $geoip2_data_latitude location latitude;
-    $geoip2_data_longitude location longitude;
-    $geoip2_data_state_name subdivisions 0 names en;
-    $geoip2_data_state_code subdivisions 0 iso_code;
-    $geoip2_data_continent_code continent code;
-    $geoip2_data_country_iso_code country iso_code;
-}
-
-# GEOIP2 COUNTRY CONFIG
-map $geoip2_data_country_iso_code $allowed_country {
-    # default must be yes or no
-    # If default is set to "no" you will need to add the local ip ranges that you want to allow access in the $allow_list variable below.
-    default yes;
-
-    # Below you will setup conditions with yes or no
-    # ex: <condition> <yes/no>;
-
-    # allow United Kingdom.
-    #GB yes;
-}
-
-# GEOIP2 CITY CONFIG
-map $geoip2_data_city_name $allowed_city {
-    # default must be yes or no
-    # If default is set to "no" you will need to add the local ip ranges that you want to allow access in the $allow_list variable below.
-    default yes;
-
-    # Below you will setup conditions with yes or no
-    # ex: <condition> <yes/no>;
-
-    # allow Inverness.
-    #Inverness yes;
-}
-
-# ALLOW LOCAL ACCESS
-geo $allow_list {
-    default yes; # Set this to no if $allowed_country or $allowed_city default is no.
-    # IP/CIDR yes; # e.g. 192.168.1.0/24 yes;
-}
-
-# Server config example:
-# Add the following if statements inside any server context where you want to geo block countries.
-
-########################################
-#    if ($allow_list = yes) {
-#       set $allowed_country yes;
-#    }
-#    if ($allowed_country = no) {
-#       return 444;
-#    }
-#########################################
-# Add the following if statements inside any server context where you want to geo block cities.
-########################################
-#    if ($allow_list = yes) {
-#       set $allowed_country yes;
-#    }
-#    if ($allowed_city = no) {
-#       return 444;
-#    }
-#########################################
-
-# Example using a config from proxy-confs
-
-# server {
-#     include /config/nginx/server-confs/*.conf;
-
-#     server_name unifi.*;
-
-#     client_max_body_size 0;
-
-#     # Allow lan access if default is set to no
-#     if ($allow_list = yes) {
-#         set $allowed_country yes;
-#     }
-#     # Country geo block
-#     if ($allowed_country = no) {
-#         return 444;
-#     }
-
-#     set $htpasswd_file /config/nginx/.htpasswd;
-#     set $auth_basic "Restricted";
-#     if (!-f $htpasswd_file) {
-#         set $auth_basic off;
-#     }
-#     location / {
-#         include /config/nginx/location-confs/*.conf;
-
-#         set $upstream_app unifi-controller;
-#         set $upstream_port 8443;
-#         set $upstream_proto https;
-#         proxy_pass $upstream_proto://$upstream_app:$upstream_port;
-
-#         proxy_buffering off;
-#     }
-# }
diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config b/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
index 1c902dd..f0fa196 100644
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
@@ -322,18 +322,6 @@ fi
     rm -rf /var/lib/libmaxminddb
 [[ ! -d /var/lib/libmaxminddb ]] && \
     ln -s /config/geoip2db /var/lib/libmaxminddb
-# check GeoIP2 database
-if [ -n "$MAXMINDDB_LICENSE_KEY" ]; then
-    sed -i "s|.*MAXMINDDB_LICENSE_KEY.*|MAXMINDDB_LICENSE_KEY=\"${MAXMINDDB_LICENSE_KEY}\"|g" /etc/libmaxminddb.cron.conf
-    if [ ! -f /var/lib/libmaxminddb/GeoLite2-City.mmdb ]; then
-        echo "Downloading GeoIP2 City database."
-        /etc/periodic/weekly/libmaxminddb
-    fi
-elif [ -f /var/lib/libmaxminddb/GeoLite2-City.mmdb ]; then
-    echo -e "Currently using the user provided GeoLite2-City.mmdb.\nIf you want to enable weekly auto-updates of the database, retrieve a free license key from MaxMind,\nand add a new env variable \"MAXMINDDB_LICENSE_KEY\", set to your license key."
-else
-    echo -e "Starting 2019/12/30, GeoIP2 databases require personal license key to download. Please retrieve a free license key from MaxMind,\nand add a new env variable \"MAXMINDDB_LICENSE_KEY\", set to your license key."
-fi
 
 # logfiles needed by fail2ban
 [[ ! -f /config/log/nginx/error.log ]] && \