diff --git a/client/src/middleware/updateURLMiddleware.js b/client/src/middleware/updateURLMiddleware.js
index 0ab9da5a..3c1eabba 100644
--- a/client/src/middleware/updateURLMiddleware.js
+++ b/client/src/middleware/updateURLMiddleware.js
@@ -1,25 +1,31 @@
 // jshint esversion: 6
-import uri from "urijs";
+// 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
+  storeInstance
+    => functionToCallWithAnActionThatWillSendItToTheNextMiddleware
+    => actionThatDispatchWasCalledWith
+    => valueToUseAsTheReturnValueOfTheDispatchCall
 */
 
-const updateURLMiddleware = store => {
-  return next => {
-    return action => {
-      const oldState = store.getState();
-      const nextAction = next(action);
+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;
-      }
+  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();
+  // 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!
@@ -30,54 +36,52 @@ const updateURLMiddleware = store => {
       *************************************************************************
       ************************************************************************/
 
-      // const oldURI = URI(window.location.href)
-      // const newURI = URI(oldURI).setQuery({})
+  // 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)
+  // 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);
-      //   }
-      // }
+  //
+  // // 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;
-    };
-  };
+  return nextAction;
 };
 
 export default updateURLMiddleware;