diff --git a/publishconf.py b/publishconf.py
index dedbd47..0ffa8d0 100644
--- a/publishconf.py
+++ b/publishconf.py
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ FEED_DOMAIN = SITEURL
 #PIWIK_SITE_ID = 5
 
 # DISQUS
-DISQUS_SITENAME = "xsteadfastx"
+#DISQUS_SITENAME = "xsteadfastx"
 
 #ISSO_URL = 'http://comments.xsteadfastx.org'
diff --git a/themes/medusa/templates/article.html b/themes/medusa/templates/article.html
index a812a55..b3d6b70 100644
--- a/themes/medusa/templates/article.html
+++ b/themes/medusa/templates/article.html
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@
     <a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ tag.url }}">{{ tag }}</a>{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
     {% endif %}
-    {% if DISQUS_SITENAME %}
-    &#8226; <a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ article.url }}#disqus_thread">Leave a comment</a>
-    {% endif %}
   </p>
   {{ article.content }}
-
-  {% include 'disqus.html' %}
-
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/themes/medusa/templates/disqus.html b/themes/medusa/templates/disqus.html
deleted file mode 100644
index b4093e5..0000000
--- a/themes/medusa/templates/disqus.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{% if DISQUS_SITENAME %}
-<div id="disqus_thread"></div>
-<script type="text/javascript">
-    var disqus_shortname = '{{ DISQUS_SITENAME }}';
-    (function() {
-        var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true;
-        dsq.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js';
-        (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq);
-    })();
-</script>
-<noscript>Please enable JavaScript to view the <a href="https://disqus.com/?ref_noscript" rel="nofollow">comments powered by Disqus.</a></noscript>
-{% endif %}
diff --git a/themes/medusa/templates/disqus_count.html b/themes/medusa/templates/disqus_count.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ee419b..0000000
--- a/themes/medusa/templates/disqus_count.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{% if DISQUS_SITENAME %}
-<script type="text/javascript">
-    var disqus_shortname = '{{ DISQUS_SITENAME }}';
-    (function () {
-        var s = document.createElement('script'); s.async = true;
-        s.type = 'text/javascript';
-        s.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/count.js';
-        (document.getElementsByTagName('HEAD')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('BODY')[0]).appendChild(s);
-    }());
-</script>
-{% endif %}
diff --git a/themes/medusa/templates/index.html b/themes/medusa/templates/index.html
index c04477d..7b83975 100644
--- a/themes/medusa/templates/index.html
+++ b/themes/medusa/templates/index.html
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
     <a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ tag.url }}">{{ tag }}</a>{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
     {% endif %}
-    {% if DISQUS_SITENAME %}
-    &#8226; <a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ article.url }}#disqus_thread">Leave a comment</a>
-    {% endif %}
   </p>
   {{ article.content }}
   {% endfor %}
@@ -24,8 +21,3 @@
   {% endif %}
 
 {% endblock %}
-
-{% block scripts %}
-  {{ super() }}
-  {% include 'disqus_count.html' %}
-{% endblock %}