diff --git a/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb b/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
index cec65cda..fb49ae15 100644
--- a/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
@@ -46,16 +46,6 @@ class TopicsController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
-  # GET showcard/:id
-  def showcard
-    @user = current_user
-    @topic = Topic.find(params[:id]).authorize_to_show(@user)
-	
-    respond_to do |format|
-      format.html { respond_with(@topic, @user) }
-    end
-  end
-  
   # POST topics
   def create
     
diff --git a/app/views/topics/showcard.html.erb b/app/views/topics/showcard.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index ccceea1d..00000000
--- a/app/views/topics/showcard.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-<div class="showcard topic_<%= @topic.id %>">
-  <div class="CardOnGraph" title="Click to Hide" id="topic_' + node.id + '">
-    <p class="type">
-      <%= @topic.metacode.name %>
-    </p>
-    <img alt="<%= @topic.metacode.name %>" 
-         src="/assets/<%= @topic.metacode.name %>.png" 
-         class="icon" height="50" width="50" />
-    <div class="scroll">
-      <a href="/topics/<%=@topic.id%>" class="title">
-        <%= @topic.name %>
-      </a>
-      <div class="contributor">
-        Added by: 
-        <a href="/users/<%= @user.id %>">
-          <%= @user.name %>
-        </a>
-      </div>
-      <div class="desc">
-        <p>
-          <%= @topic.desc %>
-        </p>
-      </div>
-    </div><!-- div.scroll -->
-    <a href="<%= @topic.link %>" class="link" target="_blank">
-      <%= @topic.link %>
-    </a>
-  </div>
-</div>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index fe7301d5..d5bd31ba 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ ISSAD::Application.routes.draw do
   
   match 'maps/:id/savelayout', to: 'maps#savelayout', via: :put, as: :savelayout
 
-  match 'showcard/:id', to: 'items#showcard', via: :get, as: :showcard
-
   resource :session
   
   resources :topics do