diff --git a/priv/repo/seeds/seeds_development.json b/priv/repo/seeds/seeds_development.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0967ef42..00000000
--- a/priv/repo/seeds/seeds_development.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
diff --git a/priv/repo/seeds_development.exs b/priv/repo/seeds_development.exs
index 5b09eb5b..1bcf6904 100644
--- a/priv/repo/seeds_development.exs
+++ b/priv/repo/seeds_development.exs
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@ defmodule Philomena.DevSeeds do
   def seed() do
     {:ok, _} = Application.ensure_all_started(:plug)
 
-    # resources =
-    #   "priv/repo/seeds/seeds_development.json"
-    #   |> File.read!()
-    #   |> Jason.decode!()
-
     communications =
       "priv/repo/seeds/dev/communications.json"
       |> File.read!()