diff --git a/skyquake/framework/core/api_utils/utils.js b/skyquake/framework/core/api_utils/utils.js
index bd99fe1..163769a 100644
--- a/skyquake/framework/core/api_utils/utils.js
+++ b/skyquake/framework/core/api_utils/utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *
+ * 
  *   Copyright 2016 RIFT.IO Inc
  *
  *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -217,34 +217,6 @@
 	});
 }
 
-
-var testAuthentication = function(app) {
-    app.get('/check-auth', function(req, res) {
-        console.log('testing auth')
-        var api_server = req.query["api_server"];
-        var uri = confdPort(api_server) + '/api/config/';
-                new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
-            request({
-                uri: uri,
-                method: 'GET',
-                headers: _.extend({}, CONSTANTS.HTTP_HEADERS.accept[type], {
-                    'Authorization': req.get('Authorization'),
-                    forever: CONSTANTS.FOREVER_ON,
-                    rejectUnauthorized: false,
-                })
-            }, function(error, response, body) {
-                if (validateResponse('Passthrough: ' + url, error, response, body, resolve, reject)) {
-                    resolve(JSON.parse(response.body))
-                };
-            });
-        }).then(function(data) {
-            res.send(data);
-        }, function(error) {
-			res.send({'error': error, uri: uri})
-        });;
-    })
-}
-
 module.exports = {
 	/**
 	 * Ensure confd port is on api_server variable.
@@ -261,7 +233,5 @@
 
 	sendSuccessResponse: sendSuccessResponse,
 
-    passThroughConstructor: passThroughConstructor,
-
-    testAuthentication: testAuthentication
+	passThroughConstructor: passThroughConstructor
 };
diff --git a/skyquake/framework/core/modules/routes/configuration.js b/skyquake/framework/core/modules/routes/configuration.js
index b789ff0..3a686f0 100644
--- a/skyquake/framework/core/modules/routes/configuration.js
+++ b/skyquake/framework/core/modules/routes/configuration.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 /*
- *
+ * 
  *   Copyright 2016 RIFT.IO Inc
  *
  *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * Node configuration routes module.
+ * Node configuration routes module. 
  * Provides a RESTful API to provide configuration
  * details such as api_server.
  * @module framework/core/modules/routes/configuration
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
 var configurationAPI = require('../api/configuration');
 var Router = require('express').Router();
 var utils = require('../../api_utils/utils');
-var CONSTANTS = require('../../api_utils/constants.js');
-var request = require('request');
-var _ = require('lodash');
 
 Router.use(bodyParser.json());
 Router.use(cors());
@@ -51,43 +48,9 @@
 Router.get('/server-configuration', cors(), function(req, res) {
     configurationAPI.get(req).then(function(data) {
         utils.sendSuccessResponse(data, res);
-    }, function(error) {
-        utils.sendErrorResponse(error, res);
-    });
+	}, function(error) {
+		utils.sendErrorResponse(error, res);
+	});
 });
 
-Router.get('/check-auth', function(req, res) {
-    console.log('testing auth')
-    var api_server = req.query["api_server"];
-    var uri = utils.confdPort(api_server) + '/api/config/';
-
-    checkAuth(uri, req).then(function(data) {
-        utils.sendSuccessResponse(data, res);
-    }, function(error) {
-        utils.sendErrorResponse(error, res);
-    });
-});
-
-function checkAuth(uri, req){
-    return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
-        request({
-            uri: uri,
-            method: 'GET',
-            headers: _.extend({}, {
-                'Authorization': req.get('Authorization'),
-                forever: CONSTANTS.FOREVER_ON,
-                rejectUnauthorized: false,
-            })
-        }, function(error, response, body) {
-            console.log(arguments)
-            if( response.statusCode == 401) {
-                reject({statusCode: 401, error: response.body});
-            } else {
-                resolve({statusCode:200, data:response.body})
-            }
-        });
-    });
-}
-
-
 module.exports = Router;
diff --git a/skyquake/framework/utils/utils.js b/skyquake/framework/utils/utils.js
index 3d84f4b..d08fe5f 100644
--- a/skyquake/framework/utils/utils.js
+++ b/skyquake/framework/utils/utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *
+ * 
  *   Copyright 2016 RIFT.IO Inc
  *
  *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 var $ = require('jquery');
 var rw = require('utils/rw.js');
 var API_SERVER = rw.getSearchParams(window.location).api_server;
-var NODE_PORT = 8000;
+var NODE_PORT = 3000;
 var SockJS = require('sockjs-client');
 
 var Utils = {};
@@ -188,20 +188,9 @@
     var AuthBase64 = btoa(username + ":" + password);
     window.sessionStorage.setItem("auth", AuthBase64);
     self.detectInactivity();
-    $.ajax({
-            url: '//' + window.location.hostname + ':' + NODE_PORT + '/check-auth?api_server=' + API_SERVER,
-            type: 'GET',
-            beforeSend: Utils.addAuthorizationStub,
-            success: function(data) {
-              //console.log("LoggingSource.getLoggingConfig success call. data=", data);
-                if (cb) {
-                    cb();
-                };
-            },
-            error: function(data) {
-                Utils.clearAuthentication();
-            }
-          });
+    if (cb) {
+        cb();
+    }
 }
 Utils.clearAuthentication = function(callback) {
     var self = this;