diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 273f3dbb96..1d627f6cb4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -916,31 +916,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hmac 0.12.1",
  "http-types",
  "hyper 0.14.28",
- "hyper-tls 0.5.0",
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
- "serde_path_to_error",
- "serde_qs 0.10.1",
- "sha2 0.10.8",
- "smart-default 0.6.0",
- "smol_str 0.1.24",
- "thiserror 1.0.63",
- "tokio",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "async-stripe"
-version = "0.41.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cecbddf002ad7a13d2041eadf1b234cb3f57653ffdd901a01bc3f1c65aa77440"
-dependencies = [
- "chrono",
- "futures-util",
- "hex",
- "hmac 0.12.1",
- "http-types",
- "hyper 0.14.28",
- "hyper-tls 0.5.0",
+ "hyper-rustls 0.24.2",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_path_to_error",
@@ -963,7 +939,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytes 1.10.1",
  "http-body-util",
  "hyper 1.6.0",
- "hyper-tls 0.6.0",
+ "hyper-rustls 0.27.3",
  "hyper-util",
  "miniserde",
  "thiserror 2.0.12",
@@ -5273,7 +5249,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-util",
  "http 0.2.11",
  "hyper 0.14.28",
+ "log",
  "rustls 0.21.12",
+ "rustls-native-certs 0.6.3",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-rustls 0.24.1",
 ]
@@ -5288,8 +5266,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "http 1.3.1",
  "hyper 1.6.0",
  "hyper-util",
+ "log",
  "rustls 0.23.13",
- "rustls-native-certs",
+ "rustls-native-certs 0.8.0",
  "rustls-pki-types",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-rustls 0.26.0",
@@ -5309,19 +5288,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio-io-timeout",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "hyper-tls"
-version = "0.5.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d6183ddfa99b85da61a140bea0efc93fdf56ceaa041b37d553518030827f9905"
-dependencies = [
- "bytes 1.10.1",
- "hyper 0.14.28",
- "native-tls",
- "tokio",
- "tokio-native-tls",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hyper-tls"
 version = "0.6.0"
@@ -9169,7 +9135,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "http-body-util",
  "hyper 1.6.0",
  "hyper-rustls 0.27.3",
- "hyper-tls 0.6.0",
+ "hyper-tls",
  "hyper-util",
  "js-sys",
  "log",
@@ -9180,7 +9146,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pin-project-lite",
  "quinn",
  "rustls 0.23.13",
- "rustls-native-certs",
+ "rustls-native-certs 0.8.0",
  "rustls-pki-types",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -9543,6 +9509,7 @@ version = "0.23.13"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f2dabaac7466917e566adb06783a81ca48944c6898a1b08b9374106dd671f4c8"
 dependencies = [
+ "log",
  "once_cell",
  "ring",
  "rustls-pki-types",
@@ -9551,6 +9518,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustls-native-certs"
+version = "0.6.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a9aace74cb666635c918e9c12bc0d348266037aa8eb599b5cba565709a8dff00"
+dependencies = [
+ "openssl-probe",
+ "rustls-pemfile 1.0.4",
+ "schannel",
+ "security-framework",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustls-native-certs"
 version = "0.8.0"
@@ -10860,7 +10839,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "artcraft_api_defs",
  "async-stripe 0.26.0",
- "async-stripe 0.41.0",
  "async-trait",
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "billing_artcraft_component",
@@ -14122,7 +14100,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hyper 0.14.28",
  "hyper 1.6.0",
  "hyper-rustls 0.27.3",
- "hyper-tls 0.6.0",
+ "hyper-tls",
  "hyper-util",
  "idna 1.0.3",
  "indexmap 1.9.3",
diff --git a/crates/service/plugins/billing/Cargo.toml b/crates/service/plugins/billing/Cargo.toml
index 709f946e28..ceae58cd08 100644
--- a/crates/service/plugins/billing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/service/plugins/billing/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ serde_derive = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 
 # Money
-async-stripe = { version = "0.26.0", default-features = false, features = ["runtime-tokio-hyper", "connect", "billing", "checkout", "webhook-events"] }
+async-stripe = { version = "0.26.0", default-features = false, features = ["runtime-tokio-hyper-rustls", "connect", "billing", "checkout", "webhook-events"] }
 
 # Async traits
 # NB: note: `async` trait functions are not currently supported
diff --git a/crates/service/plugins/billing_artcraft/Cargo.toml b/crates/service/plugins/billing_artcraft/Cargo.toml
index b1e56ad52a..abcd05b5f6 100644
--- a/crates/service/plugins/billing_artcraft/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/service/plugins/billing_artcraft/Cargo.toml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ serde_json.workspace = true
 sqlx = { version = "0.7.4", features = [ "mysql", "runtime-tokio", "tls-rustls", "chrono" ] }
 
 # Money
-async-stripe = { version = "1.0.0-alpha.2", features = [] }
+async-stripe = { version = "1.0.0-alpha.2", default-features = false, features = ["rustls-tls-native"] }
 async-stripe-checkout = { version = "1.0.0-alpha.2", features = ["checkout_session"] }
 async-stripe-core = { version = "1.0.0-alpha.2", features = ["customer"] }
 async-stripe-shared= { version = "1.0.0-alpha.2", features = [] }
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/Cargo.toml b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/Cargo.toml
index b3c136b153..eb74d1e665 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/Cargo.toml
@@ -101,13 +101,8 @@ strum_macros = "0.26.4"
 time = "0.3.30"
 url.workspace = true
 
-# Stripe for ArtCraft
-async_stripe_artcraft = { package = "async-stripe", version = "0.41.0", default-features = false, features = ["runtime-tokio-hyper", "connect", "billing", "checkout", "webhook-events"] }
-#async_stripe_artcraft = { git = "https://github.com/arlyon/async-stripe", branch = "openapi-1720743905", default-features = false, features = ["runtime-tokio-hyper", "connect", "billing", "checkout", "webhook-events"] }
-#async_stripe_artcraft = { git = "https://github.com/arlyon/async-stripe", branch = "next", default-features = false, features = ["runtime-tokio-hyper", "connect", "billing", "checkout", "webhook-events"] }
-
 # Money
-async-stripe = { version = "0.26.0", default-features = false, features = ["runtime-tokio-hyper", "connect", "billing", "checkout", "webhook-events"] }
+async-stripe = { version = "0.26.0", default-features = false, features = ["runtime-tokio-hyper-rustls", "connect", "billing", "checkout", "webhook-events"] }
 
 # Language tag parsing
 # TODO: Move to language support crate
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/main.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
index dea71b8c90..29cf3859a0 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ use crate::http_server::web_utils::handle_multipart_error::handle_multipart_erro
 use crate::http_server::web_utils::scoped_temp_dir_creator::ScopedTempDirCreator;
 use crate::state::certs::google_sign_in_cert::GoogleSignInCert;
 use crate::state::memory_cache::model_token_to_info_cache::ModelTokenToInfoCache;
-use crate::state::server_state::{DurableInMemoryCaches, EnvConfig, EphemeralInMemoryCaches, FalData, InMemoryCaches, OpenAiData, ServerInfo, ServerState, StaticFeatureFlags, StripeArtcraftSettings, StripeSettings, TrollBans};
+use crate::state::server_state::{DurableInMemoryCaches, EnvConfig, EphemeralInMemoryCaches, FalData, InMemoryCaches, OpenAiData, ServerInfo, ServerState, StaticFeatureFlags, StripeSettings, TrollBans};
 use crate::threads::db_health_checker_thread::db_health_check_status::HealthCheckStatus;
 use crate::threads::db_health_checker_thread::db_health_checker_thread::db_health_checker_thread;
 use crate::threads::poll_ip_banlist_thread::poll_ip_bans;
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/state/server_state.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/state/server_state.rs
index a1cf4c2028..07412551bd 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/state/server_state.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/state/server_state.rs
@@ -227,15 +227,6 @@ pub struct StripeSettings {
   pub client: stripe::Client,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct StripeArtcraftSettings {
-  pub secret_key: String,
-  pub secret_webhook_signing_key: String,
-  pub checkout_success_url: String,
-  pub checkout_cancel_url: String,
-  pub client: async_stripe_artcraft::Client,
-}
-
 /// Flags set at service startup
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct StaticFeatureFlags {