diff --git a/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/settingsComponents/stageSettings.vue b/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/settingsComponents/stageSettings.vue
index 16cd8fda..cda328a4 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/settingsComponents/stageSettings.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/settingsComponents/stageSettings.vue
@@ -1,103 +1,13 @@
 <template>
   <div id="stageSettings" class="uk-width-large">
-    <div v-if="stageType === 'MissingStage'" class="uk-text-danger">
-      <b>No stage connected</b>
-    </div>
-    <div v-else>
-      <h3>Stage settings</h3>
-      <form @submit.prevent="setStageType">
-        <div class="uk-margin-small-bottom">
-          <h4>Stage geometry</h4>
-          <select v-model="stageType" class="uk-select uk-margin-small-top">
-            <option value="SangaStage">SangaStage (Standard)</option>
-            <option value="SangaDeltaStage"> SangaStage (Delta)</option>
-          </select>
-
-          <button
-            type="submit"
-            class="uk-button uk-button-primary uk-margin-small uk-width-1-1"
-          >
-            Change stage geometry
-          </button>
-        </div>
-      </form>
-
-      <form @submit.prevent="applySettingsRequest">
-        <div class="uk-margin-small-bottom">
-          <h4>Backlash compensation</h4>
-          <p class="uk-margin-remove">
-            Backlash compentation causes movements to overshoot by that number
-            of motor steps, reducing the effect of mechanical backlash.
-          </p>
-          <div
-            class="uk-grid-small uk-child-width-1-3 uk-margin-small-bottom"
-            uk-grid
-          >
-            <div>
-              <label class="uk-form-label" for="form-stacked-text">x</label>
-              <div class="uk-form-controls">
-                <input
-                  v-model="backlash.x"
-                  class="uk-input uk-form-small"
-                  type="number"
-                />
-              </div>
-            </div>
-
-            <div>
-              <label class="uk-form-label" for="form-stacked-text">y</label>
-              <div class="uk-form-controls">
-                <input
-                  v-model="backlash.y"
-                  class="uk-input uk-form-small"
-                  type="number"
-                />
-              </div>
-            </div>
-
-            <div>
-              <label class="uk-form-label" for="form-stacked-text">z</label>
-              <div class="uk-form-controls">
-                <input
-                  v-model="backlash.z"
-                  class="uk-input uk-form-small"
-                  type="number"
-                />
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-
-          <h4>Settle time</h4>
-          <div v-if="settle_time !== undefined">
-            <p class="uk-margin-small-bottom">
-              When moving or scanning, captures will be delayed by the settle
-              time (in seconds) to reduce motion blur.
-            </p>
-            <div class="uk-form-controls">
-              <input
-                v-model="settle_time"
-                class="uk-input uk-form-small"
-                type="number"
-                step="0.1"
-              />
-            </div>
-          </div>
-
-          <button
-            type="submit"
-            class="uk-button uk-button-primary uk-margin-small uk-width-1-1"
-          >
-            Apply Settings
-          </button>
-        </div>
-      </form>
-    </div>
+    The microscope stage is a <b>{{ stageType }}</b
+    >. There are no settings to adjust here: to set the geometry of your stage
+    (i.e. switch between delta and cartesian), you will need to adjust the
+    configuration of your microscope, which cannot be done while it is running.
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import axios from "axios";
-
 export default {
   name: "StageSettings",
 
@@ -105,89 +15,18 @@ export default {
 
   data: function() {
     return {
-      stageType: "MissingStage",
-      backlash: {
-        x: undefined,
-        y: undefined,
-        z: undefined
-      },
-      settle_time: undefined
+      thingDescription: {}
     };
   },
 
   computed: {
-    settingsUri: function() {
-      return `${this.$store.getters.baseUri}/api/v2/instrument/settings`;
-    },
-    stageTypeUri: function() {
-      return `${this.$store.getters.baseUri}/api/v2/instrument/stage/type`;
+    stageType: function() {
+      return this.thingDescription.title;
     }
   },
 
-  mounted() {
-    this.getStageType();
-    this.updateSettings();
-  },
-
-  methods: {
-    updateSettings: function() {
-      axios
-        .get(this.settingsUri)
-        .then(response => {
-          const stageSettings = response.data.stage;
-          this.backlash.x = stageSettings.backlash.x;
-          this.backlash.y = stageSettings.backlash.y;
-          this.backlash.z = stageSettings.backlash.z;
-          this.settle_time = stageSettings.settle_time;
-        })
-        .catch(error => {
-          this.modalError(error); // Let mixin handle error
-        });
-    },
-    applySettingsRequest: function() {
-      var payload = {
-        stage: {
-          backlash: this.backlash
-        }
-      };
-      // Send request to update settings
-      axios
-        .put(this.settingsUri, payload)
-        .then(() => {
-          // Update local settings
-          this.updateSettings();
-          this.modalNotify("Stage settings applied.");
-        })
-        .catch(error => {
-          this.modalError(error); // Let mixin handle error
-        });
-    },
-    getStageType: function() {
-      axios
-        .get(this.stageTypeUri)
-        .then(response => {
-          this.stageType = response.data;
-        })
-        .catch(error => {
-          this.modalError(error);
-        });
-    },
-    setStageType: function() {
-      axios
-        .put(this.stageTypeUri, this.stageType, {
-          headers: {
-            "Content-Type": "application/json"
-          }
-        })
-        .then(response => {
-          this.stageType = response.data;
-
-          this.modalNotify("Stage geometry changed.");
-        })
-        .catch(error => {
-          this.modalError(error);
-        });
-    }
+  mounted: async function() {
+    this.thingDescription = await this.getThingDescription("stage");
   }
 };
 </script>