diff --git a/client/imports/ui/components/explore/search.ts b/client/imports/ui/components/explore/search.ts
index d93998bd..53a70f2c 100644
--- a/client/imports/ui/components/explore/search.ts
+++ b/client/imports/ui/components/explore/search.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 		viewProviders: [ MdIconRegistry ],
 		encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
 	})
-
+	
 // Export Explore Class 
 export class SearchView extends MeteorComponent {
 
@@ -47,29 +47,30 @@ export class SearchView extends MeteorComponent {
 		totalItems: this.courses.length
 	};
 	pagedCourses: Array<any> = [];
-
+	
 	constructor(mdIconRegistry: MdIconRegistry) {
 		super();
-
+		
 		// Create Icon Font
 		mdIconRegistry.registerFontClassAlias('tux', 'tuxicon');
 		mdIconRegistry.setDefaultFontSetClass('tuxicon');
-
-    		// Subscribe Courses Database
+    
+    // Subscribe Courses Database
+    //this.getCourses();
 		this.subscribe('all-courses', () => {
 			this.courses = courses.find().fetch();
 			this.pagination.totalItems = this.courses.length;
 			this.refreshCourses();
 		}, true);
 	}
-
+	
 	// Refresh Courses List
 	refreshCourses() {
 		let start = (this.pagination.currentPage - 1) * this.pagination.itemsPerPage;
 		let end = start + this.pagination.itemsPerPage;
 		this.pagedCourses = this.courses.slice(start, end);
 	}
-
+	
 	// Display the infomation of current state of pagination
 	getCurrentInfo() {
 		// This is the number of the first item on the current page
@@ -87,29 +88,29 @@ export class SearchView extends MeteorComponent {
 		
 		return start.toString() + "-" + end.toString() + " of " + this.pagination.totalItems.toString();
 	}
-
+	
 	// Go to next page function
 	nextPage() {
-
+		
 		// Get the current page
 		let currentPage = this.pagination.currentPage;
-
+		
 		// Get the last possible page
 		let lastPage = Math.ceil(this.pagination.totalItems / this.pagination.itemsPerPage);
-
+		
 		// Check if the current page is the last page
 		if (currentPage !== lastPage) {
 			this.pagination.currentPage ++;
 			this.refreshCourses();
 		}
 	}
-
+	
 	// Go to previous page function
 	prevPage() {	
-
+		
 		// Get the current page
 		let currentPage = this.pagination.currentPage;
-
+		
 		// Check if the current page is the first page
 		if (currentPage !== 1) {
 			this.pagination.currentPage --;
@@ -117,3 +118,4 @@ export class SearchView extends MeteorComponent {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
diff --git a/collections/README.md b/collections/README.md
index ae9cc73b..e99abd57 100644
--- a/collections/README.md
+++ b/collections/README.md
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ The following document describes the MongoDB Schema used by the TuxLab app:
   course_number: "15-131",
   course_name: "Great Practical Ideas for Computer Scientists",
   instructor_name: "Tom Cortina",
-  hidden: true, // Course is invisible to students.  Default is true.
-  disabled: false, // Enrollment in course is still open. Default is true.
 	course_description: {
 		content: "This is the course description.",
 		syllabus: "This is the course syllabus"
diff --git a/server/imports/lab/methods.ts b/server/imports/lab/methods.ts
index 7de5eec5..9cf5af26 100644
--- a/server/imports/lab/methods.ts
+++ b/server/imports/lab/methods.ts
@@ -1,28 +1,10 @@
-import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
-import { Mongo } from 'meteor/mongo';
-import { check } from 'meteor/check';
-
 declare var Collections : any;
-
 Meteor.methods({
   'prepareLab': function(courseId : String,labId : Number){
      console.log("here");
 	  //  var course = Collections.courses.findOne({_id: courseId}).fetch();
     //var t = require('../api/labExec.js');
    // return course.labs.find((l) => { return l._id == labId; });
-  },
-  'search_courses': function(text : String){
-     var courses = Collections.courses;
-
-     var search_pattern = new RegExp(text,"i");
-
-     var number_search = {"course_number" : search_pattern};
-     var alternate_number_search = {$where: "this.course_number.replace(/[ .-]/g,'') == '"+text+"'"};
-     var name_results = {"course_name" : search_pattern};
-
-     var results = courses.find({$and : [{"visible" : true}, {$or : [number_search, alternate_number_search, name_results]}}).limit(15);
-
-     return results;
-   }
+  }
 });