diff --git a/docs/content.rst b/docs/content.rst
index 59c0b3ef..e7de2376 100644
--- a/docs/content.rst
+++ b/docs/content.rst
@@ -23,18 +23,3 @@ specifying:
Page content and title can also be edited directly at the url. The ``cms`` app
uses the `django-reversion <http://django-reversion.readthedocs.org>`_ package,
thus content is version controlled.
-
-Boxes App
----------
-
-The ``boxes`` app allows for sections of a page to be edited like a wiki. To use this in a template
-use the ``boxes_tags`` and specify a box section of a page using the ``boxes`` tag:
-
-.. code-block:: django
-
- {% load boxes_tags %}
- {% boxes "intro_section" %}
-
-This template will render an editable content box. When a staff user visits the
-page, they will see an ``Edit this content`` button. The ``boxes`` app also uses the
-``django-reversion`` package.
diff --git a/symposion/boxes/__init__.py b/symposion/boxes/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a6e37e9..00000000
--- a/symposion/boxes/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# @@@ Reconcile differences with django-boxes [1] and remove from Symposion
-
-# [1] http://github.com/eldarion/django-boxes/
diff --git a/symposion/boxes/admin.py b/symposion/boxes/admin.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 189db64b..00000000
--- a/symposion/boxes/admin.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-from django.contrib import admin
-
-import reversion
-
-from symposion.boxes.models import Box
-
-
-class BoxAdmin(reversion.VersionAdmin):
-
- pass
-
-admin.site.register(Box, BoxAdmin)
diff --git a/symposion/boxes/authorization.py b/symposion/boxes/authorization.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e898b0cf..00000000
--- a/symposion/boxes/authorization.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-from django.conf import settings
-
-from symposion.boxes.utils import load_path_attr
-
-
-def default_can_edit(request, *args, **kwargs):
- """
- This is meant to be overridden in your project per domain specific
- requirements.
- """
- return request.user.is_staff or request.user.is_superuser
-
-
-def load_can_edit():
- import_path = getattr(settings, "BOXES_CAN_EDIT_CALLABLE", None)
-
- if import_path is None:
- return default_can_edit
-
- return load_path_attr(import_path)
diff --git a/symposion/boxes/forms.py b/symposion/boxes/forms.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f881acc..00000000
--- a/symposion/boxes/forms.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-from django import forms
-
-from symposion.boxes.models import Box
-
-
-class BoxForm(forms.ModelForm):
-
- class Meta:
- model = Box
- fields = ["content"]
diff --git a/symposion/boxes/models.py b/symposion/boxes/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 65e38d7b..00000000
--- a/symposion/boxes/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-from django.db import models
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-from django.utils.encoding import python_2_unicode_compatible
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
-
-import reversion
-
-from markitup.fields import MarkupField
-
-
-@python_2_unicode_compatible
-class Box(models.Model):
-
- label = models.CharField(max_length=100, db_index=True, verbose_name=_("Label"))
- content = MarkupField(blank=True)
-
- created_by = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name="boxes", verbose_name=_("Created by"))
- last_updated_by = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name="updated_boxes", verbose_name=_("Last updated by"))
-
- def __str__(self):
- return self.label
-
- class Meta:
- verbose_name = _("Box")
- verbose_name_plural = _("Boxes")
-
-reversion.register(Box)
diff --git a/symposion/boxes/templatetags/__init__.py b/symposion/boxes/templatetags/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/symposion/boxes/templatetags/boxes_tags.py b/symposion/boxes/templatetags/boxes_tags.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 53765e56..00000000
--- a/symposion/boxes/templatetags/boxes_tags.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-from django import template
-from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-
-from symposion.boxes.models import Box
-from symposion.boxes.forms import BoxForm
-from symposion.boxes.authorization import load_can_edit
-
-
-register = template.Library()
-
-
-@register.inclusion_tag("boxes/box.html", takes_context=True)
-def box(context, label, show_edit=True, *args, **kwargs):
-
- request = context["request"]
- can_edit = load_can_edit()(request, *args, **kwargs)
-
- try:
- box = Box.objects.get(label=label)
- except Box.DoesNotExist:
- box = None
-
- if can_edit and show_edit:
- form = BoxForm(instance=box, prefix=label)
- form_action = reverse("box_edit", args=[label])
- else:
- form = None
- form_action = None
-
- return {
- "request": request,
- "label": label,
- "box": box,
- "form": form,
- "form_action": form_action,
- }
diff --git a/symposion/boxes/urls.py b/symposion/boxes/urls.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 96464b66..00000000
--- a/symposion/boxes/urls.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
-
-
-urlpatterns = patterns(
- "symposion.boxes.views",
- url(r"^([-\w]+)/edit/$", "box_edit", name="box_edit"),
-)
diff --git a/symposion/boxes/utils.py b/symposion/boxes/utils.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d2b4c76..00000000
--- a/symposion/boxes/utils.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
-try:
- from django.utils.importlib import import_module
-except ImportError:
- from importlib import import_module
-
-
-def load_path_attr(path):
- i = path.rfind(".")
- module, attr = path[:i], path[i + 1:]
- try:
- mod = import_module(module)
- except ImportError, e:
- raise ImproperlyConfigured("Error importing %s: '%s'" % (module, e))
- try:
- attr = getattr(mod, attr)
- except AttributeError:
- raise ImproperlyConfigured("Module '%s' does not define a '%s'" % (module, attr))
- return attr
diff --git a/symposion/boxes/views.py b/symposion/boxes/views.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e93675d..00000000
--- a/symposion/boxes/views.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-from django.http import HttpResponseForbidden
-from django.shortcuts import redirect
-from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
-
-from symposion.boxes.authorization import load_can_edit
-from symposion.boxes.forms import BoxForm
-from symposion.boxes.models import Box
-
-
-# @@@ problem with this is that the box_edit.html and box_create.html won't have domain objects in
-# context
-def get_auth_vars(request):
- auth_vars = {}
- if request.method == "POST":
- keys = [k for k in request.POST.keys() if k.startswith("boxes_auth_")]
- for key in keys:
- auth_vars[key.replace("boxes_auth_", "")] = request.POST.get(key)
- auth_vars["user"] = request.user
- return auth_vars
-
-
-@require_POST
-def box_edit(request, label):
-
- if not load_can_edit()(request, **get_auth_vars(request)):
- return HttpResponseForbidden()
-
- next = request.GET.get("next")
-
- try:
- box = Box.objects.get(label=label)
- except Box.DoesNotExist:
- box = None
-
- form = BoxForm(request.POST, instance=box, prefix=label)
-
- if form.is_valid():
- if box is None:
- box = form.save(commit=False)
- box.label = label
- box.created_by = request.user
- box.last_updated_by = request.user
- box.save()
- else:
- form.save()
- return redirect(next)