diff --git a/app/serializers/new_map_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/new_map_serializer.rb
index 1e27420b..9b2ff400 100644
--- a/app/serializers/new_map_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/new_map_serializer.rb
@@ -13,8 +13,4 @@ class NewMapSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   has_many :mappings, serializer: NewMappingSerializer
   has_many :contributors, root: :users, serializer: NewUserSerializer
 
-  #def filter(keys)
-  #  keys.delete(:outcome_author) unless object.outcome_author.present?
-  #  keys
-  #end
 end
diff --git a/app/serializers/new_synapse_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/new_synapse_serializer.rb
index e7cd9fd7..b145d605 100644
--- a/app/serializers/new_synapse_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/new_synapse_serializer.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,4 @@ class NewSynapseSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   has_one :topic2, root: :topics, serializer: NewTopicSerializer
   has_one :user, serializer: NewUserSerializer
 
-  #def filter(keys)
-  #  keys.delete(:outcome_author) unless object.outcome_author.present?
-  #  keys
-  #end
 end
diff --git a/app/serializers/new_topic_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/new_topic_serializer.rb
index d36f1db0..cdbbedf9 100644
--- a/app/serializers/new_topic_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/new_topic_serializer.rb
@@ -11,8 +11,4 @@ class NewTopicSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   has_one :user, serializer: NewUserSerializer
   has_one :metacode, serializer: NewMetacodeSerializer
 
-  #def filter(keys)
-  #  keys.delete(:outcome_author) unless object.outcome_author.present?
-  #  keys
-  #end
 end
diff --git a/app/serializers/token_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/token_serializer.rb
index 777a14c1..8eed535a 100644
--- a/app/serializers/token_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/token_serializer.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,4 @@ class TokenSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
              :created_at,
              :updated_at
 
-  #def filter(keys)
-  #  keys.delete(:outcome_author) unless object.outcome_author.present?
-  #  keys
-  #end
 end
diff --git a/postatoken.txt b/postatoken.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index c9d98ff3..00000000
--- a/postatoken.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-$.post('http://localhost:3000/api/v1/tokens', {token: {
-  description: 'for stuff',
-  token: '1234',
-  user_id: 2
-}})
-
-curl -X POST -d @postdata.txt http://localhost:3000/api/v1/maps --header "Authorization: Token token=fb5b3db125c94e9fb50f1e42054be856" --header "Content-Type:application/json"
diff --git a/postdata.txt b/postdata.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 9daaf598..00000000
--- a/postdata.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{ "map": { "name":"tree", "desc": "green", "permission": "commons", "arranged": true }}
diff --git a/postmapping.txt b/postmapping.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index c9463f92..00000000
--- a/postmapping.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{ "mapping": { "xloc": 123, "yloc": 123,  "map_id": 1, "mappable_type": "Topic", "mappable_id": 2 }}
diff --git a/postsynapse.txt b/postsynapse.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index da2617d8..00000000
--- a/postsynapse.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{ "synapse": { "desc": "link between", "permission": "commons", "node1_id": 1,  "node2_id": 2, "category": "from-to" }}
diff --git a/posttopic.txt b/posttopic.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e00d797f..00000000
--- a/posttopic.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{ "topic": { "name":"tree topic", "desc": "so green", "permission": "commons", "metacode_id": 1 }}