diff --git a/themes/vocabulary_theme/templates/blocks/featured-projects.html b/themes/vocabulary_theme/templates/blocks/featured-projects.html
index 25ea91a1..65157ded 100644
--- a/themes/vocabulary_theme/templates/blocks/featured-projects.html
+++ b/themes/vocabulary_theme/templates/blocks/featured-projects.html
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <article class="projects">
     <h2> {{ this.title }}</h2>
-  <!--- <p>placeholder content here...</p> -->
     <ul>
       {% for repo in bag('repos.repos') %}
       {% if repo.featured %}
diff --git a/themes/vocabulary_theme/templates/layout.html b/themes/vocabulary_theme/templates/layout.html
index 1a931248..50f7efcb 100644
--- a/themes/vocabulary_theme/templates/layout.html
+++ b/themes/vocabulary_theme/templates/layout.html
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@
 <html lang="en">
 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
-<!--<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="{{ '/static/favicon.ico'|url }}"> -->
 <link rel="icon"  href="{{ '/static/vocabulary/favicon/favicon.ico'|url }}" sizes="any">
 <link rel="icon" href="{{ '/static/vocabulary/favicon/favicon.svg' |url }}" type="image/svg+xml">
 <link rel="manifest" href="{{ '/static/vocabulary/favicon/manifest.webmanifest' |url }}">
 <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="{{ '/static/vocabulary/favicon/apple-touch-icon.png' |url}}" />
-<!--<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ '/static/gen/style.css'|url }}"> -->
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ '/static/vocabulary/css/vocabulary.css'|url }}">
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ '/static/css/style.css'|url }}">
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ get_pygments_stylesheet()|url }}">
@@ -61,27 +59,14 @@ <h1><a class="identity-logo product" href="{{ '/'|url }}">Open source</a></h1>
 
         <nav class="ancillary-menu">
             <ul>
-                <!-- uncomment below line, if translation functionality is present on site -->
-                <!-- <li><button class="locale icon-attach fa-globe">English</button></li> -->
-                <!-- uncomment below line, if search functionality is present on site -->
-               <!--- <li><a class="search icon-attach fa-search" href="#">Search</a></li> -->
                 <li><a class="donate icon-attach fa-heart" href="https://www.classy.org/give/313412/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=website&c_src2=top-of-page-banner" target="_blank">Donate</a></li>
                 <li><button class="explore">Explore CC</button></li>
             </ul>
         </nav>
     </div>
 
-
-
     <div class="explore-panel">
 
-    <!-- (optional main CC logo, p, link on non-home site back to main site) -->
-    <!-- <aside>
-        <a class="identity-logo" href="#">Creative Commons</a>
-        <h2>Our Work Relies On You!</h2>
-        <p>Help us keep the internet free and open.</p>
-    </aside> -->
-
     <nav class="explore-menu">
         <ul>
             <li>
@@ -176,7 +161,6 @@ <h2>Our Work Relies On You!</h2>
     </nav>
 
     <div class="contact">
-    <!-- this area lacks a heading? -->
     <h2>Contact Us</h2>
     <p>Creative Commons <br /> PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042</p>
     <p><a href="mailto:info@creativecommons.org">info@creativecommons.org</a></p>
@@ -195,7 +179,6 @@ <h2>Contact Us</h2>
     <h2>Subscribe to our Newsletter</h2>
     <form action="https://creativecommons.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=fd30364b6577b471373d6076c&amp;id=4603fe102a" method="post" id="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" name="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" class="validate newsletter" target="_blank">
         <input type="email" value="" name="EMAIL" class="email input" id="mce-EMAIL" placeholder="Your email" required>
-        <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups-->
         <div style="position: absolute; left: -5000px" aria-hidden="true">
           <input type="text" name="b_fd30364b6577b471373d6076c_4603fe102a" tabindex="-1" value="">
         </div>
