diff --git a/apps/main/__init__.py b/apps/main/__init__.py
index 64ba9ea61a..30a005e767 100644
--- a/apps/main/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/main/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from navigation.api import Link, register_top_menu
 
-from .conf.settings import SIDE_BAR_SEARCH, DISABLE_HOME_VIEW
+#from .conf.settings import SIDE_BAR_SEARCH, DISABLE_HOME_VIEW
 
 __author__ = 'Roberto Rosario'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2011 Roberto Rosario'
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ __status__ = 'Production'
 
 __version_info__ = {
     'major': 0,
-    'minor': 13,
+    'minor': 1,
     'micro': 0,
     'releaselevel': 'alpha',
     'serial': 0
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ def get_version():
 
 
 __version__ = get_version()
-if not DISABLE_HOME_VIEW:
-    register_top_menu('home', link=Link(text=_(u'home'), view='home', sprite='house'), position=0)
-if not SIDE_BAR_SEARCH:
-    register_top_menu('search', link=Link(text=_(u'search'), view='search', sprite='zoom', children_url_regex=[r'^search/']))
+
+# TODO: fix these settings
+#if not DISABLE_HOME_VIEW:
+register_top_menu('home', link=Link(text=_(u'home'), view='home', sprite='house'), position=0)
+#if not SIDE_BAR_SEARCH:
+#    register_top_menu('search', link=Link(text=_(u'search'), view='search', sprite='zoom', children_url_regex=[r'^search/']))
diff --git a/apps/main/settings.py b/apps/main/settings.py
index 0fb71dbc58..bce6a18351 100644
--- a/apps/main/settings.py
+++ b/apps/main/settings.py
@@ -1,28 +1,25 @@
 """Configuration options for the main app"""
 
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
-from smart_settings.api import Setting, SettingNamespace
 
-namespace = SettingNamespace('main', _(u'Main'), module='main.conf.settings')
-
-Setting(
-    namespace=namespace,
-    name=u'SIDE_BAR_SEARCH',
-    global_name=u'MAIN_SIDE_BAR_SEARCH',
-    default=False,
-    description=_(u'Controls whether the search functionality is provided by a sidebar widget or by a menu entry.')
-)
-
-Setting(
-    namespace=namespace,
-    name=u'DISABLE_HOME_VIEW',
-    global_name=u'MAIN_DISABLE_HOME_VIEW',
-    default=False,
-)
-
-Setting(
-    namespace=namespace,
-    name=u'DISABLE_ICONS',
-    global_name=u'MAIN_DISABLE_ICONS',
-    default=False,
-)
+#Setting(
+#    namespace=namespace,
+#    name=u'SIDE_BAR_SEARCH',
+#    global_name=u'MAIN_SIDE_BAR_SEARCH',
+#    default=False,
+#    description=_(u'Controls whether the search functionality is provided by a sidebar widget or by a menu entry.')
+#)
+#
+#Setting(
+#    namespace=namespace,
+#    name=u'DISABLE_HOME_VIEW',
+#    global_name=u'MAIN_DISABLE_HOME_VIEW',
+#    default=False,
+#)
+#
+#Setting(
+#    namespace=namespace,
+#    name=u'DISABLE_ICONS',
+#    global_name=u'MAIN_DISABLE_ICONS',
+#    default=False,
+#)
diff --git a/apps/main/templates/base.html b/apps/main/templates/base.html
index 0ea57c55af..9115124dcf 100644
--- a/apps/main/templates/base.html
+++ b/apps/main/templates/base.html
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 {% load project_tags %}
 {% load navigation_tags %}
 {% load settings %}
-{% load search_tags %}
 {% load main_settings_tags %}
 {% load variable_tags %}
 
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@
 
 {% block html_title %}{% project_name %}{{ request.new_window_url }}{% block title %}{% endblock %}{% endblock %}
 
-{% get_main_setting "SIDE_BAR_SEARCH" as debug %}
+{#{% get_main_setting "SIDE_BAR_SEARCH" as debug %}#}
 {% block web_theme_project_name %}{% project_name %}{% if debug %} {% trans "(DEBUG)" %} {% endif %}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block web_theme_stylesheets %}
@@ -264,6 +263,7 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block web_theme_sidebar %}
+{% comment %}
     {% get_main_setting "SIDE_BAR_SEARCH" as side_bar_search %}
     {% if side_bar_search and not web_theme_hide_menus %}
         {% with "true" as side_bar %}
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
         {% endwith %}
         {% endwith %}
     {% endif %}
-    
+{% endcomment %}
     {% get_object_navigation_links "secondary_menu" as secondary_menu_navigation_links %}
     {% if secondary_menu_navigation_links %}
         <div class="block">
diff --git a/apps/main/templatetags/main_settings_tags.py b/apps/main/templatetags/main_settings_tags.py
index 54c6b290c3..586e48280b 100644
--- a/apps/main/templatetags/main_settings_tags.py
+++ b/apps/main/templatetags/main_settings_tags.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import re
 
 from django.template import Node
 from django.template import TemplateSyntaxError, Library
-from main.conf import settings
+#from main.conf import settings
 
 register = Library()
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class SettingsNode(Node):
         self.var_name = var_name
 
     def render(self, context):
-        context[self.var_name] = getattr(settings, self.format_string, '')
+        context[self.var_name] = ''#getattr(settings, self.format_string, '')
         return ''
 
 
diff --git a/apps/main/views.py b/apps/main/views.py
index ffdb348087..13fe4a45f3 100644
--- a/apps/main/views.py
+++ b/apps/main/views.py
@@ -5,12 +5,7 @@ from django.template import RequestContext
 from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 
-from .conf.settings import DISABLE_HOME_VIEW
-
 
 def home(request):
-    if DISABLE_HOME_VIEW:
-        return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('document_list_recent'))
-    else:
-        return render_to_response('home.html', {},
+    return render_to_response('home.html', {},
         context_instance=RequestContext(request))