diff --git a/src/app/router.js b/src/app/router.js
index b142af2b..f2eeae0a 100644
--- a/src/app/router.js
+++ b/src/app/router.js
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ define([
     //  w/o = ~2.5s
     initialize: function(){
       var activityIndicator = new ActivityIndicator({state: this.state});
-      var headerView = new HeaderView({state: this.state});
+      // var headerView = new HeaderView({state: this.state});
       var yearControlView = new YearControlView({state: this.state});
       var mapView = new MapView({state: this.state});
       var addressSearchView = new AddressSearchView({mapView: mapView, state: this.state});
       // var comparisonView = new BuildingComparisonView({state: this.state});
-      var footerView = new FooterView({state: this.state});
+      // var footerView = new FooterView({state: this.state});
 
       this.state.on('change', this.onChange, this);
     },
diff --git a/src/styles/base/_variables.scss b/src/styles/base/_variables.scss
index c3f3c05c..102b8661 100644
--- a/src/styles/base/_variables.scss
+++ b/src/styles/base/_variables.scss
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ $base-border: $base-border-size solid $base-border-color;
 $form-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(#000, 0.06);
 $form-box-shadow-focus: $form-box-shadow, 0 0 5px adjust-color($action-color, $lightness: -5%, $alpha: -0.3);
 
-$header-height: 6em;
+//$header-height: 6em;
 
 // zIndexes
 $zIndex1: 1;