diff --git a/src/util.js b/src/util.js
index ca5cee76..5023c03a 100644
--- a/src/util.js
+++ b/src/util.js
@@ -70,14 +70,6 @@ var util = function() {
     return o;
   };
 
-  function inURL(url, str) {
-    var exists = false;
-    if ( url.indexOf( str ) > -1 ) {
-      exists = true;
-    }
-    return exists;
-  }
-  
   function registerEmitter() {
     var Emitter = function(obj) {
       this.emit = function(obj, channel) { 
@@ -182,256 +174,7 @@ var util = function() {
     }
   }
   
-  function formatMetadata(data) {
-    out = '<dl>';
-    $.each(data, function(key, val) {
-      if (typeof(val) == 'string' && key[0] != '_') {
-        out = out + '<dt>' + key + '<dd>' + val;
-      } else if (typeof(val) == 'object' && key != "geometry" && val != null) {
-        if (key == 'properties') {
-          $.each(val, function(attr, value){
-            out = out + '<dt>' + attr + '<dd>' + value;
-          })
-        } else {
-          out = out + '<dt>' + key + '<dd>' + val.join(', ');
-        }
-      }
-    });
-    out = out + '</dl>';
-    return out;
-  }
-
-  function getBaseURL(url) {
-    var baseURL = "";
-    if ( inURL(url, '_design') ) {
-      if (inURL(url, '_rewrite')) {
-        var path = url.split("#")[0];
-        if (path[path.length - 1] === "/") {
-          baseURL = "";
-        } else {
-          baseURL = '_rewrite/';
-        }
-      } else {
-        baseURL = '_rewrite/';
-      }
-    }
-    return baseURL;
-  }
-  
-  var persist = {
-    restore: function() {
-      $('.persist').each(function(i, el) {
-        var inputId = $(el).attr('id');
-        if(localStorage.getItem(inputId)) $('#' + inputId).val(localStorage.getItem(inputId));
-      })
-    },
-    save: function(id) {
-      localStorage.setItem(id, $('#' + id).val());
-    },
-    clear: function() {
-      $('.persist').each(function(i, el) {
-        localStorage.removeItem($(el).attr('id'));
-      })
-    }
-  }
-  
-  // simple debounce adapted from underscore.js
-  function delay(func, wait) {
-    return function() {
-      var context = this, args = arguments;
-      var throttler = function() {
-        delete app.timeout;
-        func.apply(context, args);
-      };
-      if (!app.timeout) app.timeout = setTimeout(throttler, wait);      
-    };
-  };
-  
-  function resetForm(form) {
-    $(':input', form)
-     .not(':button, :submit, :reset, :hidden')
-     .val('')
-     .removeAttr('checked')
-     .removeAttr('selected');
-  }
-  
-  function largestWidth(selector, min) {
-    var min_width = min || 0;
-    $(selector).each(function(i, n){
-        var this_width = $(n).width();
-        if (this_width > min_width) {
-            min_width = this_width;
-        }
-    });
-    return min_width;
-  }
-  
-  function getType(obj) {
-    if (obj === null) {
-      return 'null';
-    }
-    if (typeof obj === 'object') {
-      if (obj.constructor.toString().indexOf("Array") !== -1) {
-        return 'array';
-      } else {
-        return 'object';
-      }
-    } else {
-      return typeof obj;
-    }
-  }
-  
-  function lookupPath(path) {
-    var docs = app.apiDocs;
-    try {
-      _.each(path, function(node) {
-        docs = docs[node];
-      })
-    } catch(e) {
-      util.notify("Error selecting documents" + e);
-      docs = [];
-    }
-    return docs;
-  }
-  
-  function nodePath(docField) {
-    if (docField.children('.object-key').length > 0) return docField.children('.object-key').text();
-    if (docField.children('.array-key').length > 0) return docField.children('.array-key').text();
-    if (docField.children('.doc-key').length > 0) return docField.children('.doc-key').text();
-    return "";
-  }
-  
-  function selectedTreePath() {
-    var nodes = []
-      , parent = $('.chosen');
-    while (parent.length > 0) {
-      nodes.push(nodePath(parent));
-      parent = parent.parents('.doc-field:first');
-    }
-    return _.compact(nodes).reverse();
-  }
-  
-  // TODO refactor handlers so that they dont stack up as the tree gets bigger
-  function handleTreeClick(e) {
-    var clicked = $(e.target);
-    if(clicked.hasClass('expand')) return;
-    if (clicked.children('.array').length > 0) {
-      var field = clicked;
-    } else if (clicked.siblings('.array').length > 0) {
-      var field = clicked.parents('.doc-field:first');
-    } else {
-      var field = clicked.parents('.array').parents('.doc-field:first');
-    }
-    $('.chosen').removeClass('chosen');
-    field.addClass('chosen');
-    return false;
-  }
-  
-  var createTreeNode = {
-    "string": function (obj, key) {
-      var val = $('<div class="doc-value string-type"></div>');
-      if (obj[key].length > 45) {
-        val.append($('<span class="string-type"></span>')
-        .text(obj[key].slice(0, 45)))
-        .append(
-          $('<span class="expand">...</span>')
-          .click(function () {
-            val.html('')
-            .append($('<span class="string-type"></span>')
-              .text(obj[key].length ? obj[key] : "   ")
-            )
-          })
-        )
-      }
-      else {
-        var val = $('<div class="doc-value string-type"></div>');
-        val.append(
-          $('<span class="string-type"></span>')
-          .text(obj[key].length ? obj[key] : "   ")
-        )
-      }
-      return val;
-    }
-    , "number": function (obj, key) {
-      var val = $('<div class="doc-value number"></div>')
-      val.append($('<span class="number-type">' + obj[key] + '</span>'))
-      return val;
-    }
-    , "null": function (obj, key) {
-      var val = $('<div class="doc-value null"></div>')
-      val.append($('<span class="null-type">' + obj[key] + '</span>'))
-      return val;
-    }
-    , "boolean": function (obj, key) {
-      var val = $('<div class="fue null"></div>')
-      val.append($('<span class="null-type">' + obj[key] + '</span>'))
-      return val;
-    }
-    , "array": function (obj, key, indent) {
-       if (!indent) indent = 1;
-        var val = $('<div class="doc-value array"></div>')
-        $('<span class="array-type">[</span><span class="expand" style="float:left">...</span><span class="array-type">]</span>')
-          .click(function (e) {
-            var n = $(this).parent();
-            var cls = 'sub-'+key+'-'+indent
-            n.html('')
-            n.append('<span style="padding-left:'+((indent - 1) * 10)+'px" class="array-type">[</span>')
-            for (i in obj[key]) {
-              var field = $('<div class="doc-field"></div>').click(handleTreeClick);
-              n.append(
-                field
-                  .append('<div class="array-key '+cls+'" >'+i+'</div>')
-                  .append(createTreeNode[getType(obj[key][i])](obj[key], i, indent + 1))
-                )
-            }
-            n.append('<span style="padding-left:'+((indent - 1) * 10)+'px" class="array-type">]</span>')
-            $('div.'+cls).width(largestWidth('div.'+cls))
-          })
-          .appendTo($('<div class="array-type"></div>').appendTo(val))
-        return val;
-    }
-    , "object": function (obj, key, indent) {
-      if (!indent) indent = 1;
-      var val = $('<div class="doc-value object"></div>')
-      $('<span class="object-type">{</span><span class="expand" style="float:left">...</span><span class="object-type">}</span>')
-        .click(function (e) {
-          var n = $(this).parent();
-          n.html('')
-          n.append('<span style="padding-left:'+((indent - 1) * 10)+'px" class="object-type">{</span>')
-          for (i in obj[key]) {
-            var field = $('<div class="doc-field"></div>').click(handleTreeClick);
-            var p = $('<div class="id-space" style="margin-left:'+(indent * 10)+'px"/>');
-            var di = $('<div class="object-key">'+i+'</div>')
-            field.append(p)
-              .append(di)
-              .append(createTreeNode[getType(obj[key][i])](obj[key], i, indent + 1))
-            n.append(field)
-          }
-
-          n.append('<span style="padding-left:'+((indent - 1) * 10)+'px" class="object-type">}</span>')
-          di.width(largestWidth('div.object-key'))
-        })
-        .appendTo($('<div class="object-type"></div>').appendTo(val))
-      return val;
-    }
-  }
-
-  function renderTree(doc) {
-    var d = $('div#document-editor');
-    for (i in doc) {
-      var field = $('<div class="doc-field"></div>').click(handleTreeClick);
-      $('<div class="id-space" />').appendTo(field);    
-      field.append('<div class="doc-key doc-key-base">'+i+'</div>')
-      field.append(createTreeNode[getType(doc[i])](doc, i));
-      d.append(field);
-    }
-
-    $('div.doc-key-base').width(largestWidth('div.doc-key-base'))
-  }
-  
-  
   return {
-    inURL: inURL,
     registerEmitter: registerEmitter,
     listenFor: listenFor,
     show: show,
@@ -439,14 +182,6 @@ var util = function() {
     position: position,
     render: render,
     notify: notify,
-    observeExit: observeExit,
-    formatMetadata:formatMetadata,
-    getBaseURL:getBaseURL,
-    resetForm: resetForm,
-    delay: delay,
-    persist: persist,
-    lookupPath: lookupPath,
-    selectedTreePath: selectedTreePath,
-    renderTree: renderTree
+    observeExit: observeExit
   };
 }();