diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Control.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Control.js
index 6be7c951..aa4790ff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Control.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Control.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import Settings from './Settings'
 import Visualize from './Visualize'
 
 const Control = {
-  init: function() {},
   selectNode: function(node, e) {
     var filtered = node.getData('alpha') === 0
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/DataModel/index.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/DataModel/index.js
index ce6c975d..272f1717 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/DataModel/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/DataModel/index.js
@@ -101,19 +101,16 @@ const DataModel = {
   },
   attachCollectionEvents: function() {
     DataModel.Topics.on('add remove', function(topic) {
-      console.log('updating infobox and filters due to topic add or remove')
       InfoBox.updateNumbers()
       Filter.checkMetacodes()
       Filter.checkMappers()
     })
     DataModel.Synapses.on('add remove', function(synapse) {
-      console.log('updating infobox and filters due to synapse add or remove')
       InfoBox.updateNumbers()
       Filter.checkSynapses()
       Filter.checkMappers()
     })
     DataModel.Mappings.on('add remove', function(mapping) {
-      console.log('updating infobox and filters due to mapping add or remove')
       InfoBox.updateNumbers()
       Filter.checkSynapses()
       Filter.checkMetacodes()
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Filter.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Filter.js
index 360867b2..7744a759 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Filter.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Filter.js
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ const Filter = {
     mappers: [],
     synapses: []
   },
-  isOpen: false,
-  changing: false,
   reset: function() {
     var self = Filter
     self.filters.metacodes = []
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/ReactApp.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/ReactApp.js
index 7f560169..b2c5b7eb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/ReactApp.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/ReactApp.js
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ const ReactApp = {
     const self = ReactApp
     const createElement = (Component, props) => <Component {...props} {...self.getProps()}/>
     const app = <Router createElement={createElement} routes={routes} history={browserHistory} onUpdate={self.handleUpdate} />
-    console.log('rendering')
     ReactDOM.render(app, document.getElementById('react-app'))
   },
   getProps: function() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ChatView.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ChatView.js
index b2220ab0..f058d35a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ChatView.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ChatView.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ const ChatView = {
   messages: new Backbone.Collection(),
   conversationLive: false,
   isParticipating: false,
-  domId: 'chat-box-wrapper',
   init: function(urls) {
     const self = ChatView
     self.sound = new Howl({