diff --git a/public/README.md b/public/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index e36f855..0000000
--- a/public/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Public
-
-This directory is publicly accessible from the HTTP server and contains web assets such as images, css and javascript.
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diff --git a/webServer.go b/webServer.go
index 6ccfa9b..e73e14a 100644
--- a/webServer.go
+++ b/webServer.go
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ import (
 
 func webServer() {
 
-	//Public static files
-	http.Handle("/public/", http.StripPrefix("/public/", http.FileServer(http.Dir("public"))))
-
 	// Page Handlers
 	// Anything that is responsible for the base elements of a viewable web page
 	http.HandleFunc("/", homePageHandler)