diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_lightboxes.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_lightboxes.html.erb
index 8bef0921..55ca9eb6 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_lightboxes.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_lightboxes.html.erb
@@ -100,11 +100,6 @@
 
         </div>
 
-        <% # this is the create new map form %>
-        <div class="lightboxContent" id="newmap">
-          <%= render :partial => 'layouts/newmap' %>
-        </div>
-
         <div class="lightboxContent" id="forkmap">
           <%= render :partial => 'shared/forkmap' %>
         </div>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_newmap.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_newmap.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ebce204..00000000
--- a/app/views/layouts/_newmap.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-<%#
-  # @file
-  # Partial view, renders a form that creates a new map.
-  #%>
-<div class="onConsole">
-<%= form_for Map.new, url: maps_url, remote: true, html: { class: "new_map", id: "new_map" } do |form|%>
-  <h3 class="forCreateMap">Create New Map</h3>
-  
-  <div class="inputGroup">
-    <label for="map_name">Name: </label>
-    <%= form.text_field :name, :maxlength => 140 %>
-    <div class="clearfloat"></div>
-  </div>
-  
-  <div class="inputGroup">
-    <label for="map_desc">Description: </label>
-    <%= form.text_area :desc, class: "description", :rows => 5, :cols => 43 %>
-    <div class="clearfloat"></div>
-  </div>
-  
-  <div class="inputGroup">
-    <label for="map_permission">Permission*: </label>    
-    <p class="permHelper">*new topics and synapses take on the same permission as the map they are created on</p>    
-    <div class="permIconWrapper">
-        <div class="permIcon" data-permission="commons">
-          <div id="newmap_co" class="mapCommonsIcon mapPermIcon selected">
-            <div class="tip">
-              Anyone with an account can edit this map. Anyone without an account can only view it.
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          <h4>COMMONS</h4>
-        </div>
-        <div class="permIcon" data-permission="public">
-          <div id="newmap_pu" class="mapPublicIcon mapPermIcon">
-            <div class="tip">
-              Only people you allow can edit this map. Anyone can view it.
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          <h4>PUBLIC</h4>
-        </div>
-        <div class="permIcon" data-permission="private">
-          <div id="newmap_pr" class="mapPrivateIcon mapPermIcon">
-            <div class="tip">
-              Only people you allow can edit this map. No one else can view it.
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          <h4>PRIVATE</h4>
-        </div>
-        <div class="clearfloat"></div>
-    </div>
-    <p class="permText">Anyone with an account can edit this map. Anyone without an account can only view it.</p>
-    <div class="clearfloat"></div>
-  </div> 
-  
-  <div class="buttonWrapper">
-    <button class="button cancel">Cancel</button>
-    <button class="button submitMap">Create!</button>
-  </div>
-  <div class="clearfloat"></div>
-<% end %>
-</div>