diff --git a/file-service/src/middleware/authentication.rs b/file-service/src/middleware/authentication.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 658bee8..0000000
--- a/file-service/src/middleware/authentication.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-use iron::headers;
-use iron::middleware::BeforeMiddleware;
-use iron::prelude::*;
-use iron::typemap::Key;
-use orizentic::{filedb, OrizenticCtx, Secret};
-use params::{FromValue, Params};
-
-use crate::cookies::{Cookie, CookieJar};
-
-pub struct Authentication {
-    pub auth: OrizenticCtx,
-}
-
-impl Key for Authentication {
-    type Value = orizentic::VerifiedToken;
-}
-
-impl Authentication {
-    pub fn new(secret: Secret, auth_db_path: String) -> Authentication {
-        let claims = filedb::load_claims_from_file(&auth_db_path).expect("claims did not load");
-        let orizentic = OrizenticCtx::new(secret, claims);
-        Authentication { auth: orizentic }
-    }
-
-    fn authenticate_user(
-        &self,
-        token_str: String,
-    ) -> Result<orizentic::VerifiedToken, orizentic::Error> {
-        self.auth.decode_and_validate_text(token_str)
-    }
-}
-
-impl BeforeMiddleware for Authentication {
-    fn before(&self, req: &mut Request) -> IronResult<()> {
-        let params = req.get_ref::<Params>().unwrap();
-        let token = match params.get("auth").and_then(|v| String::from_value(v)) {
-            Some(token_str) => self.authenticate_user(token_str).ok(),
-            None => {
-                let m_jar = req
-                    .headers
-                    .get::<headers::Cookie>()
-                    .map(|cookies| CookieJar::from(cookies));
-                m_jar
-                    .and_then(|jar| jar.lookup("auth").cloned())
-                    .and_then(|Cookie { value, .. }| self.authenticate_user(value.clone()).ok())
-            }
-        };
-        token.map(|t| req.extensions.insert::<Authentication>(t));
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
diff --git a/file-service/src/middleware/logging.rs b/file-service/src/middleware/logging.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2aceb1d..0000000
--- a/file-service/src/middleware/logging.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-use iron::middleware::{AfterMiddleware, BeforeMiddleware};
-use iron::prelude::*;
-
-pub struct Logging {}
-
-impl BeforeMiddleware for Logging {
-    fn before(&self, _: &mut Request) -> IronResult<()> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-impl AfterMiddleware for Logging {
-    fn after(&self, _: &mut Request, res: Response) -> IronResult<Response> {
-        Ok(res)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/file-service/src/middleware/mod.rs b/file-service/src/middleware/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bab46b..0000000
--- a/file-service/src/middleware/mod.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-mod authentication;
-mod logging;
-mod restform;
-
-pub use authentication::Authentication;
-pub use restform::RestForm;
diff --git a/file-service/src/middleware/restform.rs b/file-service/src/middleware/restform.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5cfadd9..0000000
--- a/file-service/src/middleware/restform.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-use iron::method::Method;
-use iron::middleware::BeforeMiddleware;
-use iron::prelude::*;
-use params::{Params, Value};
-
-pub struct RestForm {}
-
-impl RestForm {
-    fn method(&self, v: &Value) -> Option<Method> {
-        match v {
-            Value::String(method_str) => match method_str.as_str() {
-                "delete" => Some(Method::Delete),
-                _ => None,
-            },
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl BeforeMiddleware for RestForm {
-    fn before(&self, req: &mut Request) -> IronResult<()> {
-        if req.method == Method::Post {
-            let method = {
-                let params = req.get_ref::<Params>().unwrap();
-                params
-                    .get("_method")
-                    .and_then(|m| self.method(m))
-                    .unwrap_or(Method::Post)
-            };
-            req.method = method;
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}