diff --git a/public/javascripts/backend.js b/public/javascripts/backend.js
index 7970b82..47fa09e 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/backend.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/backend.js
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@ function import_zip(user, filename, on_success, on_error) {
   load_resource("get", "/users/"+user._id+"/import?zip="+filename, null, on_success, on_error);
 }
 
-function load_writable_folders(on_success, on_error) {
-  load_resource("get", "/spaces?writablefolders=true", null, on_success, on_error);
-}
-
 function load_history(s, on_success, on_error) {
   load_resource("get", "/spaces/"+ s._id +"/digest", null, on_success, on_error);
 }
@@ -190,12 +186,10 @@ function delete_space(s, on_success, on_error) {
   load_resource("delete", "/spaces/"+s._id, null, on_success, on_error);
 }
 
-
 function delete_artifact(a, on_success, on_error) {
   load_resource("delete", "/spaces/"+a.space_id+"/artifacts/"+a._id);
 }
 
-
 function duplicate_space(s, to_space_id, on_success, on_error) {
   var path = "/spaces/"+s._id+"/duplicate";
   if(to_space_id) {
diff --git a/public/javascripts/spacedeck_spaces.js b/public/javascripts/spacedeck_spaces.js
index 71778d7..631206d 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/spacedeck_spaces.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/spacedeck_spaces.js
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ var SpacedeckSpaces = {
     active_space_path: [],
     access_settings_space: null,
     access_settings_memberships: [],
-    duplicate_folders: [],
-    duplicate_folder_id: "",
     pending_pdf_files: [],
 
     meta_visible: false,
@@ -673,47 +671,6 @@ var SpacedeckSpaces = {
       location.href = "/api/spaces/" + space._id + "/list";
     },
     
-    duplicate_space_into_folder: function() {
-      load_writable_folders( function(folders){
-        this.duplicate_folders = _.sortBy(folders, function (folder) { return folder.name; });
-      }.bind(this), function(xhr) { 
-        console.error(xhr); 
-      });
-    },
-
-    duplicate_folder_confirm: function() {
-      var folderId = this.duplicate_folder_id;
-      var idx = _.findIndex(this.duplicate_folders, function(s) { return s._id == folderId;});
-      if (idx<0) idx = 0;
-      var folder = this.duplicate_folders[idx];
-      console.log("df f",folder);
-      if (!folder) return;
-
-      duplicate_space(this.active_space, folder._id, function(new_space) {
-        
-        this.duplicate_folders = [];
-        this.duplicate_folder = null;
-
-        smoke.quiz(__("duplicate_success", this.active_space.name, folder.name), function(e, test){
-          if (e == __("goto_space", new_space.name)){
-            this.redirect_to("/spaces/" +  new_space._id);
-          }else if (e == __("goto_folder", folder.name)){
-            this.redirect_to("/folders/" +  folder._id);
-          }
-        }.bind(this), {
-          button_1: __("goto_space", new_space.name),
-          button_2: __("goto_folder", folder.name),
-          button_cancel:__("stay_here")
-        });
-
-      }.bind(this), function(xhr){
-        
-        console.error(xhr);
-        smoke.prompt("error: " + xhr.statusText);
-
-      }.bind(this));
-    },
-    
     toggle_follow_mode: function() {
       this.deselect();
       this.follow_mode = !this.follow_mode;
diff --git a/routes/api/space_digest.js b/routes/api/space_digest.js
index cbdf490..c4cb0d4 100644
--- a/routes/api/space_digest.js
+++ b/routes/api/space_digest.js
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
               "$exists": 1
             }
           }).populate("space").exec(function(err, memberships) {
-
             async.map(memberships, function(membership, memcb) {
               Space.getRecursiveSubspacesForSpace(membership.space, function(err, spaces) {
                 cb(null, spaces.map(function(s) {
diff --git a/routes/api/spaces.js b/routes/api/spaces.js
index 9eac2c4..b087537 100644
--- a/routes/api/spaces.js
+++ b/routes/api/spaces.js
@@ -48,70 +48,8 @@ router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
       error: "auth required"
     });
   } else {
-    if (req.query.writablefolders) {
-      db.Membership.find({where: {
-        user_id: req.user._id
-      }}, (memberships) => {
-        
-        var validMemberships = memberships.filter((m) => {
-          if (!m.space_id || (m.space_id == "undefined"))
-            return false;
-          return true;
-        });
-
-        var editorMemberships = validMemberships.filter((m) => {
-          return (m.role == "editor") || (m.role == "admin")
-        });
-
-        var spaceIds = editorMemberships.map(function(m) {
-          return m.space_id;
-        });
-
-        // TODO port
-        var q = {
-          "space_type": "folder",
-          "$or": [{
-            "creator": req.user._id
-          }, {
-            "_id": {
-              "$in": spaceIds
-            },
-            "creator": {
-              "$ne": req.user._id
-            }
-          }]
-        };
-
-        db.Space
-          .findAll({where: q})
-          .then(function(spaces) {
-            var updatedSpaces = spaces.map(function(s) {
-              var spaceObj = s; //.toObject();
-              return spaceObj;
-            });
-
-            async.map(spaces, (space, cb) => {
-              Space.getRecursiveSubspacesForSpace(space, (err, spaces) => {
-                var allSpaces = spaces;
-                cb(err, allSpaces);
-              })
-            }, (err, spaces) => {
-
-              var allSpaces = _.flatten(spaces);
-
-              var onlyFolders = _.filter(allSpaces, (s) => {
-                return s.space_type == "folder";
-              })
-              var uniqueFolders = _.unique(onlyFolders, (s) => {
-                return s._id;
-              })
-
-              res.status(200).json(uniqueFolders);
-            });
-          });
-      });
-    } else if (req.query.search) {
-
+    if (req.query.search) {
+      
       db.Membership.findAll({where:{
         user_id: req.user._id
       }}).then(memberships => {