diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index d12c9dc..5555393 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ var favicon = require('serve-favicon');
 var logger = require('morgan');
 var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
 var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
-
-var APIroutes = ;
-var users = ;
-
 var app = express();
 
 // view engine setup