diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 491b2a5..7b4a737 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ public/assets/*
 !public/assets/css/
 public/assets/css/*
 !public/assets/css/dash
+# ignore scripts/theme because contents will
+# change based on theme
 !public/assets/scripts/
-!public/assets/scripts/theme/
 public/assets/scripts/theme/*
 # images
 !public/assets/images/
diff --git a/public/assets/scripts/theme/Base.js b/public/assets/scripts/theme/Base.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1cbc0c2..0000000
--- a/public/assets/scripts/theme/Base.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-import Nav from './NavControl.js';
-import Audio from './AudioControl.js';
-
-export default class Base {
-	//--------------------------
-	// constructor
-	//--------------------------
-	constructor() {
-		this.currentSlide = 0;
-		this.slides = document.querySelectorAll('.slide');
-		this.nav = new Nav();
-		if (document.querySelector('[role="page-meta"]')) {
-			let audio = new Audio();
-		}
-		this.start();
-	}
-	start() {
-		if (this.slides.length > 1) {
-			this.slideInterval = setInterval(() => {
-				this.slides[this.currentSlide].className = 'hide';
-				this.currentSlide = (this.currentSlide + 1) % this.slides.length;
-				this.slides[this.currentSlide].className = 'show';
-			}, 3000);
-		}
-	}
-	//--------------------------
-	// methods
-	//--------------------------
-
-	//--------------------------
-	// event handlers
-	//--------------------------
-}
diff --git a/public/assets/scripts/theme/ThemeStart.js b/public/assets/scripts/theme/ThemeStart.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f275a3..0000000
--- a/public/assets/scripts/theme/ThemeStart.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import Base from "./Base.js";
-
-document.addEventListener(
-  "DOMContentLoaded",
-  function () {
-    var base = new Base();
-  },
-  false
-);