<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false">By deleting unused features, the author saved $50,000 in annual expenses and redirected the team's focus.The author assessed the analytics dashboard and found many features with minimal to no user engagement, yet requiring maintenance.Working with the DevOps lead, the author calculated the real cost of each feature based on CPU, storage, and maintenance time.The author communicated with the team and key customers before safe removal of features using a 'feature-toggle' branch to monitor potential issues.