diff --git a/src/finish-order.php b/src/finish-order.php
index c189768..52f18a2 100644
--- a/src/finish-order.php
+++ b/src/finish-order.php
@@ -4,42 +4,8 @@
 require_once FileUtils::normalizeFilePath('includes/db-connector.php');
 include_once FileUtils::normalizeFilePath('includes/default-timezone.php');
 
-if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
-    $conn = new mysqli($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_name);
+header('Content-Type: application/json');
 
-    if ($conn->connect_error) {
-        die(json_encode(['success' => false, 'message' => 'Connection failed: ' . $conn->connect_error]));
-    }
-
-    $subtotal = (float) $_POST['subtotal'];
-    $discount = (float) $_POST['discount'];
-    $grand_total = (float) $_POST['grand_total'];
-    $change = (float) $_POST['change'];
-    $items = json_decode($_POST['items'], true);
-    $user_id = 54;
-
-    // Insert transaction into `transaction` table
-    $stmt = $conn->prepare("INSERT INTO `transaction` (user_id, timestamp, total_amount, receipt) VALUES (?, NOW(), ?, ?)");
-    $stmt->bind_param('idd', $user_id, $grand_total);
-
-    if ($stmt->execute()) {
-        $transaction_id = $stmt->insert_id;
-
-        // Insert items into `items_purchased` table
-        $stmt = $conn->prepare("INSERT INTO `items_purchased` (transaction_id, item_id, quantity, price_per_unit) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)");
-        foreach ($items as $item) {
-            $stmt->bind_param('iiid', $transaction_id, $item['id'], $item['quantity'], $item['price']);
-            $stmt->execute();
-        }
-
-        $stmt->close();
-        $conn->close();
-        echo json_encode(['success' => true]);
-    } else {
-        echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'message' => 'Failed to insert transaction']);
-    }
-} else {
-    echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'message' => 'Invalid request method']);
-}
-
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+if($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] === "POST") {
+    // SQL to insert to transaction and items purchased table
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/javascript/billing.js b/src/javascript/billing.js
index c5ae54d..3a49e5d 100644
--- a/src/javascript/billing.js
+++ b/src/javascript/billing.js
@@ -103,16 +103,6 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
     const tenderedAmount = parseFloat($("#tenderedAmount").val());
     const change = tenderedAmount - parseFloat($("#grandTotalValue").text());
 
-    const items = [];
-    $("#orderCart tr").each(function () {
-        const itemData = $(this).find("td");
-        items.push({
-            id: itemData.data("item-id"),
-            quantity: parseInt(itemData.eq(0).find("p").text().trim().slice(1)),
-            price: parseFloat(itemData.eq(2).find(".text-carbon-grey").text().trim().replace(/[^\d.]/g, ""))
-        });
-    });
-
     $("#orderConfirmationModal").modal("hide");
     $("#receiptModal").modal("show");
 
@@ -122,65 +112,39 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
     $("#tenderedAmount").val("");
     $("#changeDisplay").html("");
 
+    // $.ajax({
+    //   url: "finish-order.php",
+    //   type: "POST",
+    //   dataType: "json",
+    //   success: function (response) {
+    //     // code here
+    //   },
+    // });
     printOrderConfirmation(tenderedAmount);
-
     checkCart();
-
-    $.ajax({
-        type: "POST",
-        url: "clear_cart.php",
-        success: function (response) {
-            let data = JSON.parse(response);
-            if (data.status === "success") {
-                $("#subtotalValue").text("0.00");
-                $("#orderCart")
-                    .empty()
-                    .append(
-                        '<tr><td colspan="4" class="text-center text-muted table-striped">No items in cart</td></tr>'
-                    );
-                $("#cancelOrder").on("click", clearCart);
-                $("#proceedOrder").prop("disabled", true);
-            } else {
-                alert(data.message); 
-            }
-        },
-        error: function () {
-            alert("An error occurred. Please try again.");
-        },
-    });
-
-    const subtotal = items.reduce((acc, item) => acc + (item.quantity * item.price), 0);
-
-    console.log("Sending data to server:", {
-      subtotal: subtotal,
-      discount: parseFloat($("#discountInput").val()) || 0,
-      grand_total: parseFloat($("#grandTotalValue").text()),
-      tendered_amount: tenderedAmount,
-      change: change,
-      items: JSON.stringify(items)
-    });
-
     $.ajax({
-        url: "finish-order.php",
-        type: "POST",
-        dataType: "json",
-        data: {
-            subtotal: subtotal,
-            discount: parseFloat($("#discountInput").val()) || 0,
-            grand_total: parseFloat($("#grandTotalValue").text()),
-            tendered_amount: tenderedAmount,
-            change: change,
-            items: JSON.stringify(items)
-        },
-        success: function (response) {
-            if (response.success) {
-                console.log("Order processed successfully");
-            } else {
-                alert("Error: " + response.message);
-            }
-        },
-        error: function (xhr, status, error) {
+      type: "POST",
+      url: "clear_cart.php",
+      success: function (response) {
+        let data = JSON.parse(response);
+        if (data.status === "success") {
+          // Clear the subtotal
+          $("#subtotalValue").text("0.00");
+          // Clear the order cart display and maintain table striping
+          $("#orderCart")
+            .empty()
+            .append(
+              '<tr><td colspan="4" class="text-center text-muted table-striped">No items in cart</td></tr>'
+            );
+          $("#cancelOrder").on("click", clearCart);
+          $("#proceedOrder").prop("disabled", true);
+        } else {
+          alert(data.message); // Display error message
         }
+      },
+      error: function () {
+        alert("An error occurred. Please try again.");
+      },
     });
   });