diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/ReactComponents.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/ReactComponents.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a2495245..00000000
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/ReactComponents.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import Maps from '../components/Maps'
-
-const ReactComponents = {
-  Maps
-}
-
-export default ReactComponents
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ExploreMaps.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ExploreMaps.js
index 155e8453..c9f9b78b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ExploreMaps.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ExploreMaps.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import React from 'react'
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom' // TODO ensure this isn't a double import
 
 import Active from '../Active'
-import ReactComponents from '../ReactComponents'
+import Maps from '../../components/Maps'
 
 /*
  *  - Metamaps.Loading
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const ExploreMaps = {
       loadMore: self.loadMore
     }
     ReactDOM.render(
-      React.createElement(ReactComponents.Maps, exploreObj),
+      React.createElement(Maps, exploreObj),
       document.getElementById('explore')
     )
     
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/index.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/index.js
index 5d15559c..e1aa8b34 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/index.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import TopicCard from './TopicCard'
 import Util from './Util'
 import Views from './Views'
 import Visualize from './Visualize'
-import ReactComponents from './ReactComponents'
 
 Metamaps.Account = Account
 Metamaps.Active = Active
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ Metamaps.Mouse = Mouse
 Metamaps.Organize = Organize
 Metamaps.PasteInput = PasteInput
 Metamaps.Realtime = Realtime
-Metamaps.ReactComponents = ReactComponents
 Metamaps.Router = Router
 Metamaps.Selected = Selected
 Metamaps.Settings = Settings
diff --git a/frontend/src/index.js b/frontend/src/index.js
index 176ac329..67f69141 100644
--- a/frontend/src/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-// create global references to some utility libraries
-import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
+// create global references
 import _ from 'underscore'
-window.ReactDOM = ReactDOM
-window._ = _
-
 import Metamaps from './Metamaps'
+
+window._ = _
 window.Metamaps = Metamaps