diff --git a/app/views/home/_keep_in_touch.html.haml b/app/views/home/_keep_in_touch.html.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index 66360e2df..000000000
--- a/app/views/home/_keep_in_touch.html.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-%h2= t('.keep_in_touch')
-
-%p
-  = link_to(image_tag("twitter_32.png", :alt => ''), 'http://twitter.com/growstufforg', :target => "_blank")
-  = t('.twitter_html', link: link_to(t('.twitter_linktext'), 'http://twitter.com/growstufforg', :target => "_blank"))
-
-%p
-  = link_to(image_tag("facebook_32.png", :alt => ''), 'https://www.facebook.com/Growstufforg', :target => "_blank")
-  = t('.facebook_html', link: link_to(t('.facebook_linktext'), 'https://www.facebook.com/Growstufforg', :target => "_blank"))
-
-%p
-  = link_to(image_tag("blog_32.png", :alt => ''), 'http://blog.growstuff.org/', :target => "_blank")
-  = t('.blog_html', link: link_to(t('.blog_linktext'), 'http://blog.growstuff.org/', :target => "_blank"))
-
-%p
-  = link_to(image_tag("email_32.png", :alt => ''), 'http://blog.growstuff.org/newsletter', :target => "_blank")
-  = t('.newsletter_html', link: link_to(t('.newsletter_linktext'), 'http://blog.growstuff.org/newsletter', :target => "_blank"))
diff --git a/app/views/home/_open.html.haml b/app/views/home/_open.html.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index fa7c00f57..000000000
--- a/app/views/home/_open.html.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-%h2= t('.open_source_title')
-
-%p
-  = t('.open_source_body_html', why: link_to(t('.why_linktext'), 'http://blog.growstuff.org/2013/02/20/why-growstuff-is-open-source/'), 
-                                github: link_to(t('.github_linktext'), 'http://github.com/Growstuff/growstuff'),
-                                site_name: ENV['GROWSTUFF_SITE_NAME'] )
-
-
-%h2= t('.open_data_title')
-
-%p
-  = t('.open_data_body_html', creative_commons_link: link_to(t('.creative_commons_linktext'), 'http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/'), 
-                              wiki_link: link_to(t('.wiki_linktext'), 'http://wiki.growstuff.org/index.php/Open_data'), 
-                              api_docs_link: link_to(t('.api_docs_linktext'), 'http://wiki.growstuff.org/index.php/API'))
-
-
-
-%h2= t('.get_involved_title')
-
-%p
-  = t('.get_involved_body_html', talk_link: link_to(t('.talk_linktext'), 'http://talk.growstuff.org/'), 
-                                 wiki_link: link_to(t('.wiki_linktext'), 'http://wiki.growstuff.org/'))
-
-
-%h2= t('.support_title')
-
-%p
-  = t('.support_body_html', ad_free: link_to(t('.ad_free_linktext'), 'http://wiki.growstuff.org/index.php/Why_no_ads%3F'),
-                            buy_account: link_to(t('.buy_account_linktext'), shop_path))
diff --git a/app/views/home/index.html.haml b/app/views/home/index.html.haml
index 2c7bac88a..931dcec5c 100644
--- a/app/views/home/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/home/index.html.haml
@@ -17,13 +17,9 @@
           = render :partial => 'blurb'
       .visible-xs
         = render :partial => 'blurb'
-.row
-  .col-md-8.main
+
     = render :partial => 'crops'
     = render :partial => 'seeds'
     = render :partial => 'members'
     = render :partial => 'discuss'
 
-  .col-md-4.sidebar
-    = render :partial => 'keep_in_touch'
-    = render :partial => 'open'
diff --git a/spec/views/home/_keep_in_touch.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/home/_keep_in_touch.html.haml_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 3438cab80..000000000
--- a/spec/views/home/_keep_in_touch.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-require 'rails_helper'
-
-describe 'home/_keep_in_touch.html.haml', :type => "view" do
-  before :each do
-    render
-  end
-
-  it 'has a heading' do
-    assert_select 'h2', 'Keep in touch'
-  end
-
-  it 'links to twitter' do
-    assert_select 'a', :href => 'http://twitter.com/growstufforg'
-  end
-
-  it 'links to facebook' do
-    assert_select 'a', :href =>'https://www.facebook.com/Growstufforg'
-  end  
-
-  it 'links to the blog' do
-    assert_select 'a', :href => 'http://blog.growstuff.org'
-  end
-
-  it 'links to the newsletter' do
-    assert_select 'a', :href => 'http://blog.growstuff.org/newsletter'
-  end
-
-end
diff --git a/spec/views/home/_open.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/home/_open.html.haml_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 49e541c3b..000000000
--- a/spec/views/home/_open.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-require 'rails_helper'
-
-describe 'home/_open.html.haml', :type => "view" do
-  before(:each) do
-    render
-  end
-
-  it 'has an open source section' do
-    assert_select 'h2', 'Open Source'
-  end
-
-  it 'links to github' do
-    assert_select 'a', :href => 'http://github.com/Growstuff/growstuff'
-  end
-
-  it 'has an open data section' do
-    assert_select 'h2', 'Open Data and APIs'
-  end
-
-  it 'links to API docs' do
-    assert_select 'a', :href => 'http://wiki.growstuff.org/index.php/API'
-  end
-
-  it 'has a get involved section' do
-    assert_select 'h2', 'Get Involved'
-  end
-
-  it 'links to the mailing list' do
-    assert_select 'a', :href => 'http://lists.growstuff.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss'
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/views/layouts/_footer_spec.rb b/spec/views/layouts/_footer_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 00b1f1b07..000000000
--- a/spec/views/layouts/_footer_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-require 'rails_helper'
-
-describe 'layouts/_footer.html.haml', :type => "view" do
-
-    before(:each) do
-      render
-    end
-
-    it 'should have links in footer' do
-        rendered.should have_content 'About'
-        rendered.should have_content 'Contact'
-        assert_select("a[href=/policy/tos]", 'Terms of Service')
-        assert_select("a[href=/policy/privacy]", 'Privacy Policy')
-        assert_select("a[href=/policy/community]", 'Community Guidelines')
-        rendered.should have_content 'Open Source'
-        assert_select("a[href=/support]", 'Support/FAQ')
-    end
-
-    it 'should not have an explicit wiki link' do
-        rendered.should_not have_content 'Wiki'
-    end
-end