diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/lib/Home.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/lib/Home.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b1378917..000000000
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/lib/Home.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/reducers/permission-update.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/reducers/permission-update.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d3dd438f..000000000
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/reducers/permission-update.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-import _ from 'lodash';
-import { StoreState } from '../../store/type';
-import { Cage } from '~/types/cage';
-import { PermissionUpdate } from '~/types/permission-update';
-
-type PermissionState = Pick<StoreState, "permissions">;
-
-export default class PermissionReducer<S extends PermissionState> {
-  reduce(json: Cage, state: S) {
-    const data = _.get(json, 'permission-update', false);
-    if (data) {
-      this.initial(data, state);
-      this.create(data, state);
-      this.delete(data, state);
-      this.add(data, state);
-      this.remove(data, state);
-    }
-  }
-
-  initial(json: PermissionUpdate, state: S) {
-    const data = _.get(json, 'initial', false);
-    if (data) {
-      for (const perm in data) {
-        state.permissions[perm] = {
-          who: new Set(data[perm].who),
-          kind: data[perm].kind
-        };
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  create(json: PermissionUpdate, state: S) {
-    const data = _.get(json, 'create', false);
-    if (data) {
-      state.permissions[data.path] = {
-        kind: data.kind,
-        who: new Set(data.who)
-      };
-    }
-  }
-
-  delete(json: PermissionUpdate, state: S) {
-    const data = _.get(json, 'delete', false);
-    if (data) {
-      delete state.permissions[data.path];
-    }
-  }
-
-  add(json: PermissionUpdate, state: S) {
-    const data = _.get(json, 'add', false);
-    if (data) {
-      for (const member of data.who) {
-        state.permissions[data.path].who.add(member);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  remove(json: PermissionUpdate, state: S) {
-    const data = _.get(json, 'remove', false);
-    if (data) {
-      for (const member of data.who) {
-        state.permissions[data.path].who.delete(member);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/store.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/store.ts
index 4175f442c..14f523e31 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/store.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/store.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import ContactReducer from '../reducers/contact-update';
 import S3Reducer from '../reducers/s3-update';
 import { GraphReducer } from '../reducers/graph-update';
 import GroupReducer from '../reducers/group-update';
-import PermissionReducer from '../reducers/permission-update';
 import PublishUpdateReducer from '../reducers/publish-update';
 import PublishResponseReducer from '../reducers/publish-response';
 import LaunchReducer from '../reducers/launch-update';
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ export default class GlobalStore extends BaseStore<StoreState> {
   contactReducer = new ContactReducer();
   s3Reducer = new S3Reducer();
   groupReducer = new GroupReducer();
-  permissionReducer = new PermissionReducer();
   publishUpdateReducer = new PublishUpdateReducer();
   publishResponseReducer = new PublishResponseReducer();
   launchReducer = new LaunchReducer();
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ export default class GlobalStore extends BaseStore<StoreState> {
       },
       weather: {},
       userLocation: null,
-      permissions: {},
       s3: {
         configuration: {
           buckets: new Set(),
@@ -112,7 +109,6 @@ export default class GlobalStore extends BaseStore<StoreState> {
     this.contactReducer.reduce(data, this.state);
     this.s3Reducer.reduce(data, this.state);
     this.groupReducer.reduce(data, this.state);
-    this.permissionReducer.reduce(data, this.state);
     this.publishUpdateReducer.reduce(data, this.state);
     this.publishResponseReducer.reduce(data, this.state);
     this.launchReducer.reduce(data, this.state);
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/type.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/type.ts
index 8e6269dd3..a7b666b62 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/type.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/type.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { Rolodex } from '~/types/contact-update';
 import { Notebooks } from '~/types/publish-update';
 import { Groups } from '~/types/group-update';
 import { S3State } from '~/types/s3-update';
-import { Permissions } from '~/types/permission-update';
 import { LaunchState, WeatherState } from '~/types/launch-update';
 import { ConnectionStatus } from '~/types/connection';
 import { BackgroundConfig, LocalUpdateRemoteContentPolicy } from '~/types/local-update';
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ export interface StoreState {
   remoteContentPolicy: LocalUpdateRemoteContentPolicy;
   hideAvatars: boolean;
   hideNicknames: boolean;
+
   // invite state
   invites: Invites;
   // metadata state
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ export interface StoreState {
   // groups state
   groups: Groups;
   groupKeys: Set<Path>;
-  permissions: Permissions;
   s3: S3State;
   graphs: Graphs;
   graphKeys: Set<string>;
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/types/link-listen-update.ts b/pkg/interface/src/types/link-listen-update.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ba9f76c7..000000000
--- a/pkg/interface/src/types/link-listen-update.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-import { Path } from './noun';
-
-interface LinkListenUpdateListening {
-  listening: Path[];
-}
-
-interface LinkListenUpdateWatch {
-  watch: Path;
-}
-
-interface LinkListenUpdateLeave {
-  leave: Path;
-}
-
-export type LinkListenUpdate =
-  LinkListenUpdateListening
-| LinkListenUpdateWatch
-| LinkListenUpdateLeave;
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/types/link-update.ts b/pkg/interface/src/types/link-update.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cbfeb1d5..000000000
--- a/pkg/interface/src/types/link-update.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-import { PatpNoSig, Path } from "./noun";
-
-export type LinkCollections = {
-  [p in Path]: Collection;
-};
-
-export type LinkSeen = {
-  [p in Path]: {
-    [url: string]: boolean;
-  };
-};
-
-export type Pagination<S> = {
-  local: LocalPages;
-  [p: number]: S[];
-  totalItems: number;
-  totalPages: number;
-}
-
-export type LinkComments = {
-  [p in  Path]: {
-    [url: string]: Pagination<LinkComment> & {
-      totalItems: number;
-      totalPages: number;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-interface LinkComment {
-  ship: PatpNoSig;
-  time: number;
-  udon: string;
-}
-
-interface CollectionStats {
-  unseenCount: number; 
-}
-
-type LocalPages = {
-  [p: number]: boolean;
-}
-
-type Collection = CollectionStats & Pagination<Link>;
-
-interface Link {
-  commentCount: number;
-  seen: boolean;
-  ship: PatpNoSig;
-  time: number;
-  title: string;
-  url: string;
-}
-
-interface LinkInitialSubmissions {
-  'initial-submissions': {
-     [p in Path]: CollectionStats & {
-       pageNumber?: number;
-       pages?: Link[];
-     }
-  };
-};
-
-interface LinkUpdateSubmission {
-  'submissions': {
-    path: Path;
-    pages: Link[];
-  }
-}
-
-interface LinkInitialDiscussion {
-  'intitial-discussion': {
-    path: Path;
-    url: string;
-    page: Comment[];
-    totalItems: number;
-    totalPages: number;
-    pageNumber: number;
-  }
-}
-
-export type LinkUpdate =
-  LinkInitialSubmissions
-| LinkUpdateSubmission
-| LinkInitialDiscussion;
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/types/permission-update.ts b/pkg/interface/src/types/permission-update.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d076f2c7..000000000
--- a/pkg/interface/src/types/permission-update.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-import { Path, PatpNoSig } from './noun';
-
-export type PermissionUpdate =
-  PermissionUpdateInitial
-| PermissionUpdateCreate
-| PermissionUpdateDelete
-| PermissionUpdateRemove
-| PermissionUpdateAdd;
-
-interface PermissionUpdateInitial {
-  initial: {
-    [p in Path]: {
-      who: PatpNoSig[];
-      kind: PermissionKind;
-    };
-  }
-}
-
-interface PermissionUpdateCreate {
-  create: {
-    path: Path;
-    kind: PermissionKind;
-    who: PatpNoSig[];
-  }
-}
-
-interface PermissionUpdateDelete {
-  delete: {
-    path: Path;
-  }
-}
-
-interface PermissionUpdateAdd {
-  add: {
-    path: Path;
-    who: PatpNoSig[];
-  }
-}
-
-interface PermissionUpdateRemove {
-  remove: {
-    path: Path;
-    who: PatpNoSig[];
-  }
-}
-
-export type Permissions = {
-  [p in Path]: Permission;
-};
-export interface Permission {
-  who: Set<PatpNoSig>;
-  kind: PermissionKind;
-}
-
-export type PermissionKind = 'white' | 'black';