diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 670895a..f77ddec 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ location /INSTANCE {
   alias HTMLPATH/;
   try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
   absolute_redirect off;
-  gzip off;
-  gzip_static off;
 
   # location block priority:
   # = / exact location matches > regex matches > prefix matchs
@@ -116,20 +114,14 @@ location /INSTANCE {
   # exact matches
   location = /INSTANCE/config.js {
     add_header Cache-Control "no-cache";
-    gzip on;
-    gzip_static on;
   }
   location = /INSTANCE/index.html {
     add_header Cache-Control "no-cache";
-    gzip on;
-    gzip_static on;
   }
 
   # regex matches
   location ~ ^/INSTANCE/style.*\.css$ {
     add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=7776000";
-    gzip on;
-    gzip_static on;
   }
 
   location ~ ^/INSTANCE/db-.*\.js$ {
@@ -141,13 +133,9 @@ location /INSTANCE {
 
   location ~ ^/INSTANCE/libs/.*$ {
     add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=7776000";
-    gzip on;
-    gzip_static on;
   }
   location ~ ^/INSTANCE/[^/]*\.js$ {
     add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=7776000";
-    gzip on;
-    gzip_static on;
   }
 
   # prefix matches