diff --git a/client/src/middleware/updateURLMiddleware.js b/client/src/middleware/updateURLMiddleware.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c1eabba..00000000
--- a/client/src/middleware/updateURLMiddleware.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-// jshint esversion: 6
-// import uri from "urijs";
-
-/*
-NOTE: file currently not used, but retained as we expect to reinstate features in this
-area shortly.
-*/
-
-/*
-  https://medium.com/@jacobp100/you-arent-using-redux-middleware-enough-94ffe991e6
-  storeInstance
-    => functionToCallWithAnActionThatWillSendItToTheNextMiddleware
-    => actionThatDispatchWasCalledWith
-    => valueToUseAsTheReturnValueOfTheDispatchCall
-*/
-
-const updateURLMiddleware = (/* store */) => next => action => {
-  // const oldState = store.getState();
-  const nextAction = next(action);
-
-  if (action.type === "url changed") {
-    /* we don't handle pop state here - we handle it in the url reducer */
-    return nextAction;
-  }
-
-  // const state = store.getState();
-
-  /************************************************************************
-      *************************************************************************
-      1. Redux app state just changed. Clear URL, and then update it.
-      1a. We get the whole state tree to construct the url!
-      1b. But (see reducers/url.js) we try to centralize it because...
-      1c. ...the back button / initial load case ('url changed' return above)
-      means that we have to listen for 'url changed' and construct state
-      from the browser
-      *************************************************************************
-      ************************************************************************/
-
-  // const oldURI = URI(window.location.href)
-  // const newURI = URI(oldURI).setQuery({})
-
-  // if (window.location.search === "") {
-  //   newURL = uri.addQuery(category, value).toString(); /* #1 */
-  // } else if (uri.hasQuery(category, value) || uri.hasQuery(category, value, true)) { /* true param here means check arrays as well http://medialize.github.io/URI.js/docs.html#search-has */
-  //   newURL = uri.removeQuery(category, value).toString(); /* #4 */
-  // } else {
-  //   newURL = uri.addQuery(category, value).toString(); /* #2 & #3 are handled by URI */
-  // }
-  //
-  // window.history.pushState("", "", newURL)
-
-  //
-  // // Internal helper for working with URIs
-  // const oldURI = new URI(window.location.href);
-  // const newURI = new URI(oldURI).setQueryData({});
-  //
-  // newURI.setPath('/foo/bar');
-  //
-  // // Set the path based on state
-  // if (!state.isOnLandingPage && state.project.id) {
-  //   newURI.setPath(newURI.getPath() + state.project.id + '/');
-  //   newURI.addQueryData('baz', state.mode);
-  //   newURI.addQueryData('bat', state.selection.activePageID);
-  // } else {
-  //   newURI.setPath(newURI.getPath() + state.landingSection + '/');
-  // }
-  //
-  // // Avoid URL thrashing by replacing state while loading instead of pushing
-  // const newPath = newURI.toString();
-  // const oldPath = oldURI.toString();
-  // if (newPath !== oldPath) {
-  //   if (
-  //     (oldState.mode === 'asdf' &&
-  //       state.mode === 'asdf' &&
-  //       !oldState.isOnLandingPage) ||
-  //     oldState.isLoadingProject !== state.isLoadingProject
-  //   ) {
-  //     window.history.replaceState(null, null, newPath);
-  //   } else {
-  //     window.history.pushState(null, null, newPath);
-  //   }
-  // }
-
-  return nextAction;
-};
-
-export default updateURLMiddleware;
diff --git a/client/src/reducers/index.js b/client/src/reducers/index.js
index 5765967b..b13b9784 100644
--- a/client/src/reducers/index.js
+++ b/client/src/reducers/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import { combineReducers, createStore, applyMiddleware } from "redux";
 import thunk from "redux-thunk";
 import { composeWithDevTools } from "redux-devtools-extension";
-import updateURLMiddleware from "../middleware/updateURLMiddleware";
 import updateCellColors from "../middleware/updateCellColors";
 
 import config from "./config";
@@ -19,9 +18,7 @@ const Reducer = combineReducers({
 
 const store = createStore(
   Reducer,
-  composeWithDevTools(
-    applyMiddleware(thunk, updateURLMiddleware, updateCellColors)
-  )
+  composeWithDevTools(applyMiddleware(thunk, updateCellColors))
 );
 
 export default store;