diff --git a/server/config/seed.js b/server/config/seed.js
index 02a5b7f..89de543 100644
--- a/server/config/seed.js
+++ b/server/config/seed.js
@@ -4,47 +4,11 @@
  */
 
 'use strict';
-import Thing from '../api/thing/thing.model';
 import User from '../api/user/user.model';
 import config from './environment/';
 
 export default function seedDatabaseIfNeeded() {
   if(config.seedDB) {
-    Thing.find({}).remove()
-      .then(() => {
-        let thing = Thing.create({
-          name: 'Development Tools',
-          info: 'Integration with popular tools such as Webpack, Gulp, Babel, TypeScript, Karma, '
-                + 'Mocha, ESLint, Node Inspector, Livereload, Protractor, Pug, '
-                + 'Stylus, Sass, and Less.'
-        }, {
-          name: 'Server and Client integration',
-          info: 'Built with a powerful and fun stack: MongoDB, Express, '
-                + 'AngularJS, and Node.'
-        }, {
-          name: 'Smart Build System',
-          info: 'Build system ignores `spec` files, allowing you to keep '
-                + 'tests alongside code. Automatic injection of scripts and '
-                + 'styles into your index.html'
-        }, {
-          name: 'Modular Structure',
-          info: 'Best practice client and server structures allow for more '
-                + 'code reusability and maximum scalability'
-        }, {
-          name: 'Optimized Build',
-          info: 'Build process packs up your templates as a single JavaScript '
-                + 'payload, minifies your scripts/css/images, and rewrites asset '
-                + 'names for caching.'
-        }, {
-          name: 'Deployment Ready',
-          info: 'Easily deploy your app to Heroku or Openshift with the heroku '
-                + 'and openshift subgenerators'
-        });
-        return thing;
-      })
-      .then(() => console.log('finished populating things'))
-      .catch(err => console.log('error populating things', err));
-
     User.find({}).remove()
       .then(() => {
         User.create({