diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index a481a5f..af6f658 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def handle_submission():
     db.session.add(new_user)
     db.session.commit()
     
-    return redirect(url_for('success'))
+    return render_template('signup.html', success_message="Account successfully created")
 
 
 @app.route('/users')
@@ -115,9 +115,5 @@ def signup():
 def all_users():
     return render_template('all_users.html')
 
-@app.route('/success')
-def success():
-    return render_template('success.html')
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     app.run(debug=True)
diff --git a/instance/accounts.db b/instance/accounts.db
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e044ec..0000000
Binary files a/instance/accounts.db and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/templates/signup.html b/templates/signup.html
index 8a235d3..556f1ae 100644
--- a/templates/signup.html
+++ b/templates/signup.html
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
     <input type="password" id="password" name="password" required><br><br>
 
     <button type="submit" class="submitbutton" style="font-family: 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', Calibri, 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; border-color: gray; border-radius: 4px; border-width: 4px;">Create account</button>
+        {% if success_message %}
+        <p style="color: green; margin-top: 15px; font-weight: bold;">
+            {{ success_message }}
+        </p>
+    {% endif %}
+
+
     </form>
 
 {% endblock %}
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diff --git a/templates/success.html b/templates/success.html
deleted file mode 100644
index b476fa4..0000000
--- a/templates/success.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<body>
-    <h1>SUCCESSFULLY MADE ACCOUNT
-    <button><a href="{{ url_for('signin') }}">click to go to sign in page</a></button>
-</body>
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