diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse-object.html b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse-object.html
index e4bb9e3150..0291555b5e 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse-object.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse-object.html
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
     
     <div class="object-browse-bar bar abs">
         
-        <div class="ui-symbol left-pane-tabs"
-             ng-click="ngModel.leftPaneStatus = !ngModel.leftPaneStatus">
+        <div class="ui-symbol left-pane-tabs">
             <
         </div>
         
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse.html b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse.html
index 3db3e3a71f..ab3331565b 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse.html
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@
                         anchor='left'>
             
             <!--div class='split-pane-component treeview pane mobile-pane left-menu desktop-browse'-->
-            <div class='split-pane-component treeview pane left'
-                 ng-class='{show: treeModel.leftPaneStatus}'>
+            <div class='split-pane-component treeview pane left'>
                 
                 <div class='holder tree-holder abs mobile-tree-holder'>
                     <mct-representation key="'tree'"
@@ -55,8 +54,7 @@
                 <div class='holder abs'
                      id='content-area'>
                     <mct-representation mct-object="navigatedObject"
-                                        key="'browse-object'"
-                                        ng-model="treeModel">
+                                        key="'browse-object'">
                     </mct-representation>
                 </div>
                 <!--div class="left s-very-subtle key-properties ui-symbol mobile-menu-icon button-pos"
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseController.js b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseController.js
index a9d86e28d9..3ec38057fc 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseController.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseController.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ define(
                 // path to new, addressed, path based on
                 // domainObject
                 $location.path(urlService.urlForLocation("browse", domainObject));
+                
             }
 
             // Callback for updating the in-scope reference to the object
@@ -125,36 +126,6 @@ define(
                     navigateTo(domainObject);
                 }
             }
-            
-            // Uses the current navigation to get the 
-            // current ContextCapability, then the
-            // parent is gotten from that. If the parent
-            // is not the root, then user is navigated to
-            // parent
-            function navigateToParent() {
-                var parent = navigationService.getNavigation().getCapability('context').getParent(),
-                    grandparent;
-                if (parent.getId() !== ROOT_ID) {
-                    grandparent = parent.getCapability('context').getParent().getId();
-                    navigateTo(parent);
-                    if (grandparent && grandparent !== ROOT_ID) {
-                        $scope.atRoot = false;
-                    } else {
-                        $scope.atRoot = true;
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    $scope.atRoot = true;
-                }
-            }
-            
-            function checkRoot() {
-                var parent = navigationService.getNavigation().getCapability('context').getParent();
-                if (parent.getId() !== ROOT_ID) {
-                    $scope.atRoot = false;
-                } else {
-                    $scope.atRoot = true;
-                }
-            }
 
             // Load the root object, put it in the scope.
             // Also, load its immediate children, and (possibly)
@@ -169,13 +140,7 @@ define(
             $scope.treeModel = {
                 selectedObject: navigationService.getNavigation()
             };
-            
-            // SlideMenu boolean used to hide and show
-            // tree menu
-            $scope.treeSlide = function () {
-                $scope.treeClass = !$scope.treeClass;
-            };
-            
+
             // Listen for changes in navigation state.
             navigationService.addListener(setNavigation);
 
@@ -186,13 +151,7 @@ define(
             $scope.$on("$destroy", function () {
                 navigationService.removeListener(setNavigation);
             });
-            
-            $scope.backArrow = navigateToParent;
-            
-            $scope.checkRoot = checkRoot;
 
-            // TODO: shale sarah bleh
-            $scope.ngModel.leftPaneStatus = true;
         }
 
         return BrowseController;