diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 6ccc952..cabb261 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # ------------------------------------------------
 #    DATABASE/SERVER
 gem 'pg'
-gem 'mysql2', '~> 0.3.18'
+#gem 'mysql2', '~> 0.3.18'
 
 # ------------------------------------------------
 #    JS <-> RUBY BRIDGE
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index d2532a9..d3f1394 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@
       ruby-progressbar
     multi_json (1.12.1)
     multipart-post (2.0.0)
-    mysql2 (0.3.21)
     nokogiri (1.6.8)
       mini_portile2 (~> 2.1.0)
       pkg-config (~> 1.1.7)
@@ -351,7 +350,6 @@
   libv8
   minitest-rails-capybara
   minitest-reporters
-  mysql2 (~> 0.3.18)
   omniauth
   omniauth-shibboleth
   pg
@@ -382,4 +380,4 @@
    ruby 2.2.2p95
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   1.13.2
+   1.13.7
diff --git a/config/branding.yml b/config/branding.yml
deleted file mode 120000
index 86cd084..0000000
--- a/config/branding.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/opt/src/roadmap-branding/dmponline/config/locales/static_pages/branding.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/branding.yml b/config/branding.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/branding.yml