diff --git a/client/gatsby-config.js b/client/gatsby-config.js
index f1bcd6b55d..81684315cd 100644
--- a/client/gatsby-config.js
+++ b/client/gatsby-config.js
@@ -6,16 +6,8 @@ const {
   localeChallengesRootDir
 } = require('./utils/buildChallenges');
 
-const {
-  NODE_ENV: env,
-  LOCALE: locale = 'english',
-  API_PROXY: proxyUrl = 'http://localhost:3000'
-} = process.env;
+const { API_PROXY: proxyUrl = 'http://localhost:3000' } = process.env;
 
-const selectedGuideDir = `../${
-  env === 'production' ? 'guide' : 'mock-guide'
-}/${locale}`;
-const guideRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, selectedGuideDir);
 const curriculumIntroRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, './src/pages');
 
 module.exports = {
@@ -50,13 +42,6 @@ module.exports = {
         curriculumPath: localeChallengesRootDir
       }
     },
-    {
-      resolve: 'gatsby-source-filesystem',
-      options: {
-        name: 'guides',
-        path: guideRoot
-      }
-    },
     {
       resolve: 'gatsby-source-filesystem',
       options: {
@@ -97,19 +82,6 @@ module.exports = {
         ]
       }
     },
-    {
-      resolve: 'gatsby-remark-node-identity',
-      options: {
-        identity: 'guideMarkdown',
-        predicate: ({ frontmatter }) => {
-          if (!frontmatter) {
-            return false;
-          }
-          const { title, block, superBlock } = frontmatter;
-          return title && !block && !superBlock;
-        }
-      }
-    },
     {
       resolve: 'gatsby-remark-node-identity',
       options: {
@@ -136,7 +108,6 @@ module.exports = {
         }
       }
     },
-    { resolve: 'fcc-create-nav-data' },
     {
       resolve: 'gatsby-plugin-manifest',
       options: {
diff --git a/client/gatsby-node.js b/client/gatsby-node.js
index 6bde3fe2ad..647c7abbd2 100644
--- a/client/gatsby-node.js
+++ b/client/gatsby-node.js
@@ -4,16 +4,13 @@ const { createFilePath } = require('gatsby-source-filesystem');
 
 const { dasherize } = require('./utils');
 const { blockNameify } = require('./utils/blockNameify');
-const { getGithubPath } = require('./utils/getGithubPath');
 const {
   createChallengePages,
   createBlockIntroPages,
-  createSuperBlockIntroPages,
-  createGuideArticlePages
+  createSuperBlockIntroPages
 } = require('./utils/gatsby');
 
 const createByIdentityMap = {
-  guideMarkdown: createGuideArticlePages,
   blockIntroMarkdown: createBlockIntroPages,
   superBlockIntroMarkdown: createSuperBlockIntroPages
 };
@@ -34,16 +31,10 @@ exports.onCreateNode = function onCreateNode({ node, actions, getNode }) {
     const slug = createFilePath({ node, getNode });
     if (!slug.includes('LICENSE')) {
       const {
-        fileAbsolutePath,
         frontmatter: { component = '' }
       } = node;
       createNodeField({ node, name: 'slug', value: slug });
       createNodeField({ node, name: 'component', value: component });
-      createNodeField({
-        node,
-        name: 'githubPath',
-        value: getGithubPath(fileAbsolutePath)
-      });
     }
   }
 };
@@ -86,7 +77,6 @@ exports.createPages = function createPages({ graphql, actions }) {
                   slug
                   nodeIdentity
                   component
-                  githubPath
                 }
                 frontmatter {
                   block
diff --git a/client/plugins/fcc-create-nav-data/create-navigation-node.js b/client/plugins/fcc-create-nav-data/create-navigation-node.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 824a746a90..0000000000
--- a/client/plugins/fcc-create-nav-data/create-navigation-node.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-const crypto = require('crypto');
-const path = require('path');
-
-const commonREs = require('../../utils/regEx');
-const readDir = require('../../utils/readDir');
-
-const { isAStubRE } = commonREs;
-// default locale to english for testing
-const { NODE_ENV: env, LOCALE: locale = 'english' } = process.env;
-
-const guideDir = `../../../${
-  env === 'production' ? 'guide' : 'mock-guide'
-}/${locale}`;
-
-const pagesDir = path.resolve(__dirname, guideDir);
-const indexMdRe = new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}index.md$`);
-
-function withGuidePrefix(str) {
-  return `/guide${str}`;
-}
-
-exports.createNavigationNode = function createNavigationNode(node) {
-  const {
-    fileAbsolutePath,
-    frontmatter: { title },
-    internal: { content },
-    parent
-  } = node;
-
-  const nodeDir = path.resolve(fileAbsolutePath).replace(indexMdRe, '');
-  const dashedName = nodeDir.split(path.sep).slice(-1)[0];
-  const nodePath = nodeDir
-    .split(pagesDir)[1]
-    .split(path.sep)
-    .join('/');
-  const parentPath = nodePath
-    .split('/')
-    .slice(0, -1)
-    .join('/');
-
-  const categoryChildren = readDir(nodeDir);
-  const navNode = {
-    categoryChildren,
-    hasChildren: !!categoryChildren.length,
-    dashedName,
-    isStubbed: isAStubRE.test(content),
-    path: withGuidePrefix(nodePath),
-    parentPath: withGuidePrefix(parentPath),
-    title
-  };
-
-  const gatsbyRequired = {
-    id: fileAbsolutePath + ' >>> NavigationNode',
-    parent,
-    children: [],
-    internal: {
-      type: 'NavigationNode',
-      contentDigest: crypto
-        .createHash('md5')
-        .update(JSON.stringify(navNode))
-        .digest('hex')
-    }
-  };
-
-  return { ...navNode, ...gatsbyRequired };
-};
diff --git a/client/plugins/fcc-create-nav-data/create-navigation-node.test.js b/client/plugins/fcc-create-nav-data/create-navigation-node.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a8e3032796..0000000000
--- a/client/plugins/fcc-create-nav-data/create-navigation-node.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-const path = require('path');
-const { expect } = require('chai');
-
-const { createNavigationNode } = require('./create-navigation-node');
-
-describe('fcc-create-nav-data', () => {
-  describe('create-vanigation-node', () => {
-    const mockNode = {
-      internal: {
-        content:
-          '---\ntitle: File Writing\n---\n## File Writing\n\nThis is a stub.' +
-          " <a href='https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/guides/tree/master/src/" +
-          "pages/php/functions/files/writing/index.md' target='_blank' " +
-          "rel='nofollow'>Help our community expand it</a>.\n\n<a href=" +
-          "'https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/blob/master/docs/style-guide-for-guide-articles.md' " +
-          "target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>This quick style guide will help " +
-          'ensure your pull request gets accepted</a>.\n\n<!-- The article ' +
-          'goes here, in GitHub-flavored Markdown. Feel free to add YouTube ' +
-          'videos, images, and CodePen/JSBin embeds  -->\n\n#### More ' +
-          'Information:\n<!-- Please add any articles you think might be ' +
-          'helpful to read before writing the article -->\n'
-      },
-      frontmatter: {
-        title: 'File Writing'
-      },
-      fileAbsolutePath: path.resolve(
-        __dirname,
-        '../../../mock-guide/english/php/functions/files/file-writing/index.md'
-      )
-    };
-
-    const result = createNavigationNode(mockNode);
-
-    it('should return an object', () => {
-      expect(result).to.be.an('object');
-    });
-
-    it('node.children should be an array', () => {
-      expect(result.categoryChildren).to.be.an('array');
-    });
-
-    it('node.dashedName should equal the containing folder name', () => {
-      expect(result.dashedName).equal('file-writing');
-    });
-
-    it(
-      'node.path should equal the file path from pagesDir, ' +
-        'prefixed with `/guide`',
-      () => {
-        expect(result.path).to.equal('/guide/php/functions/files/file-writing');
-      }
-    );
-
-    it(
-      'node.parentPath should equal the path of the parent page, ' +
-        'prefixed with `/guide`',
-      () => {
-        expect(result.parentPath).to.equal('/guide/php/functions/files');
-      }
-    );
-
-    it('node.title should equal srcNode.frontmatter.title', () => {
-      expect(result.title).to.equal(mockNode.frontmatter.title);
-    });
-
-    it('node.isStubbed should be a boolean', () => {
-      expect(result.isStubbed).to.be.a('boolean');
-    });
-
-    it('node.isStubbed should be true for a stubbed article', () => {
-      expect(result.isStubbed).to.equal(true);
-    });
-
-    it('node.isStubbed should be false for a non-stubbed article', () => {
-      const notAStub = {
-        ...mockNode,
-        internal: {
-          content: 'this is not a stub article. Infact, it is very informative'
-        }
-      };
-      const result = createNavigationNode(notAStub);
-      expect(result.isStubbed).to.equal(false);
-    });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/client/plugins/fcc-create-nav-data/gatsby-node.js b/client/plugins/fcc-create-nav-data/gatsby-node.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e244eb8261..0000000000
--- a/client/plugins/fcc-create-nav-data/gatsby-node.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-const { createNavigationNode } = require('./create-navigation-node');
-
-exports.onCreateNode = function createNavDataOnCreateNode({ actions, node }) {
-  const {
-    internal: { type },
-    fields
-  } = node;
-  if (
-    type === 'MarkdownRemark' &&
-    fields &&
-    fields.nodeIdentity === 'guideMarkdown'
-  ) {
-    if (node.fileAbsolutePath.includes('LICENSE.md')) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    const { createNode } = actions;
-    const navNode = createNavigationNode(node);
-    return createNode(navNode);
-  }
-  return null;
-};
diff --git a/client/plugins/fcc-create-nav-data/package-lock.json b/client/plugins/fcc-create-nav-data/package-lock.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b5f44d5dd..0000000000
--- a/client/plugins/fcc-create-nav-data/package-lock.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,218 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "fcc-create-nav-data",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
-  "lockfileVersion": 1,
-  "requires": true,
-  "dependencies": {
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-    },
-    "balanced-match": {
-      "version": "1.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-ibTRmasr7kneFk6gK4nORi1xt2c="
-    },
-    "brace-expansion": {
-      "version": "1.1.11",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
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-      "requires": {
-        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
-        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
-      }
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-    "browser-stdout": {
-      "version": "1.3.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/browser-stdout/-/browser-stdout-1.3.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-qhAVI1+Av2X7qelOfAIYwXONood6XlZE/fXaBSmW/T5SzLAmCgzi+eiWE7fUvbHaeNBQH13UftjpXxsfLkMpgw=="
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chai/-/chai-4.2.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/client/plugins/fcc-create-nav-data/package.json b/client/plugins/fcc-create-nav-data/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c230a1c22..0000000000
--- a/client/plugins/fcc-create-nav-data/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "fcc-create-nav-data",
-  "private": true,
-  "version": "0.0.1",
-  "scripts": {
-    "test": "mocha  -R spec \"./{,!(node_modules)/**/}*.test.js\"",
-    "test:watch": "mocha  -R spec \"./{,!(node_modules)/**/}*.test.js\" --watch"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "chai": "^4.1.2",
-    "mocha": "^5.0.5"
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diff --git a/client/src/components/layouts/Guide.js b/client/src/components/layouts/Guide.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f46fad37a..0000000000
--- a/client/src/components/layouts/Guide.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-import React, { Fragment } from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { StaticQuery, graphql } from 'gatsby';
-import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
-import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
-import { Grid, Col, Row } from '@freecodecamp/react-bootstrap';
-
-import SideNav from './components/guide/SideNav';
-import Spacer from '../helpers/Spacer';
-
-import 'prismjs/themes/prism.css';
-import './guide.css';
-
-import {
-  toggleExpandedState,
-  toggleDisplayMenu,
-  displayMenuSelector,
-  expandedStateSelector
-} from './components/guide/redux';
-
-const propTypes = {
-  children: PropTypes.any,
-  data: PropTypes.shape({
-    allNavigationNode: PropTypes.shape({
-      edges: PropTypes.arrayOf(
-        PropTypes.shape({
-          node: PropTypes.shape({
-            dashedName: PropTypes.string,
-            isStubbed: PropTypes.bool,
-            path: PropTypes.string,
-            title: PropTypes.string
-          })
-        })
-      )
-    })
-  }),
-  displayMenu: PropTypes.bool,
-  expandedState: PropTypes.object,
-  location: PropTypes.object,
-  toggleDisplayMenu: PropTypes.func,
-  toggleExpandedState: PropTypes.func
-};
-
-const mapStateToProps = createSelector(
-  displayMenuSelector,
-  expandedStateSelector,
-  (displayMenu, expandedState) => ({
-    displayMenu,
-    expandedState
-  })
-);
-
-const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch =>
-  bindActionCreators({ toggleExpandedState, toggleDisplayMenu }, dispatch);
-
-class GuideLayout extends React.Component {
-  getContentRef = ref => (this.contentRef = ref);
-
-  handleNavigation = () => {};
-
-  hideSideNav = () => {
-    if (this.props.displayMenu) {
-      this.props.toggleDisplayMenu();
-    }
-  };
-
-  render() {
-    const { expandedState, toggleExpandedState, displayMenu } = this.props;
-    return (
-      <StaticQuery
-        query={graphql`
-          query GuideLayoutQuery {
-            allNavigationNode {
-              edges {
-                node {
-                  dashedName
-                  hasChildren
-                  isStubbed
-                  parentPath
-                  path
-                  title
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        `}
-        render={data => {
-          const { edges } = data.allNavigationNode;
-          const pages = edges.map(edge => edge.node);
-          return (
-            <Fragment>
-              <Spacer size={1} />
-              <Grid className='guide-container'>
-                <Row>
-                  <Col md={4} smHidden={!displayMenu} xsHidden={!displayMenu}>
-                    <SideNav
-                      expandedState={expandedState}
-                      onNavigate={this.handleNavigation}
-                      pages={pages}
-                      toggleDisplaySideNav={this.hideSideNav}
-                      toggleExpandedState={toggleExpandedState}
-                    />
-                  </Col>
-                  <Col md={8} smHidden={displayMenu} xsHidden={displayMenu}>
-                    <main
-                      className='content'
-                      id='main'
-                      ref={this.getContentRef}
-                      tabIndex='-1'
-                    >
-                      {this.props.children}
-                    </main>
-                  </Col>
-                </Row>
-              </Grid>
-            </Fragment>
-          );
-        }}
-      />
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-GuideLayout.displayName = 'GuideLayout';
-GuideLayout.propTypes = propTypes;
-
-export default connect(
-  mapStateToProps,
-  mapDispatchToProps
-)(GuideLayout);
diff --git a/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/NavItem.js b/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/NavItem.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fd0b57508..0000000000
--- a/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/NavItem.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import Link from 'gatsby-link';
-
-const propTypes = {
-  isStubbed: PropTypes.bool,
-  onNavigate: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  path: PropTypes.string,
-  router: PropTypes.object,
-  title: PropTypes.string,
-  toggleDisplaySideNav: PropTypes.func.isRequired
-};
-
-class NavItem extends React.Component {
-  handleClick = () => {
-    this.props.toggleDisplaySideNav();
-    this.props.onNavigate();
-  };
-  render() {
-    const { isStubbed, path, title } = this.props;
-    return (
-      <li>
-        <Link onClick={this.handleClick} to={path}>
-          <span className={'navItemTitle' + (isStubbed ? ' stubbed' : '')}>
-            {title}
-          </span>
-        </Link>
-      </li>
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-NavItem.displayName = 'NavItem';
-NavItem.propTypes = propTypes;
-
-export default NavItem;
diff --git a/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/NavMenu.js b/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/NavMenu.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b8d4c6a9c2..0000000000
--- a/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/NavMenu.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
-import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
-
-import MenuButton from '../../../../components/Header/components/MenuButton';
-import MenuLinks from '../../../../components/Header/components/MenuLinks';
-
-import { toggleDisplayMenu, displayMenuSelector } from './redux';
-
-const mapStateToProps = createSelector(
-  displayMenuSelector,
-  displayMenu => ({
-    displayMenu
-  })
-);
-
-const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch =>
-  bindActionCreators({ toggleDisplayMenu }, dispatch);
-
-function GuideNavigationMenu(props) {
-  const { displayMenu, toggleDisplayMenu } = props;
-  return (
-    <>
-      <MenuButton
-        className={'guide-menu-button'}
-        displayMenu={displayMenu}
-        onClick={toggleDisplayMenu}
-      />
-      <MenuLinks className={'guide-top-nav'} />
-    </>
-  );
-}
-
-GuideNavigationMenu.displayName = 'GuideNavigationMenu';
-GuideNavigationMenu.propTypes = {
-  displayMenu: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
-  toggleDisplayMenu: PropTypes.func.isRequired
-};
-
-export default connect(
-  mapStateToProps,
-  mapDispatchToProps
-)(GuideNavigationMenu);
diff --git a/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/NavPanel.js b/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/NavPanel.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 369da32baf..0000000000
--- a/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/NavPanel.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-import React, { Component } from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { Panel } from '@freecodecamp/react-bootstrap';
-import { Link } from 'gatsby';
-
-const propTypes = {
-  children: PropTypes.any,
-  dashedName: PropTypes.string,
-  handleClick: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  hasChildren: PropTypes.bool,
-  isExpanded: PropTypes.bool,
-  onNavigate: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  path: PropTypes.string,
-  title: PropTypes.string,
-  toggleDisplaySideNav: PropTypes.func.isRequired
-};
-
-function NoArticles() {
-  return (
-    <li>
-      <span>
-        No articles yet.
-        <br />
-        Could you&nbsp;
-        <a
-          href={
-            'https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/blob/master/docs/' +
-            'how-to-work-on-guide-articles.md#how-to-work-on-guide-articles'
-          }
-          rel='noopener noreferrer'
-          target='_blank'
-        >
-          write one?
-        </a>
-      </span>
-    </li>
-  );
-}
-
-class NavPanel extends Component {
-  constructor() {
-    super();
-
-    this.renderHeader = this.renderHeader.bind(this);
-    this.handleHeaderClick = this.handleHeaderClick.bind(this);
-    this.handleTitleClick = this.handleTitleClick.bind(this);
-    this.renderBody = this.renderBody.bind(this);
-  }
-
-  handleHeaderClick() {
-    const { path, handleClick } = this.props;
-    handleClick(path);
-  }
-
-  handleTitleClick() {
-    const { toggleDisplaySideNav, onNavigate } = this.props;
-    toggleDisplaySideNav();
-    onNavigate();
-  }
-
-  renderHeader() {
-    const { isExpanded, path, title } = this.props;
-    return (
-      <div className='title' onClick={this.handleHeaderClick}>
-        <span
-          className={
-            'caret ' + (isExpanded ? 'caretStyle expanded' : 'caretStyle')
-          }
-        />
-        <Link onClick={this.handleTitleClick} to={path}>
-          {title}
-        </Link>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-
-  renderBody() {
-    const { hasChildren, children, isExpanded } = this.props;
-    return (
-      <div className={isExpanded ? 'body' : ''}>
-        <ul className='navPanelUl'>
-          {hasChildren ? children : <NoArticles />}
-        </ul>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-
-  render() {
-    const { isExpanded, dashedName } = this.props;
-    return (
-      <Panel
-        bsClass='panelStyle panel'
-        id={`${dashedName}-panel`}
-        role='listitem'
-      >
-        <Panel.Heading>{this.renderHeader()}</Panel.Heading>
-        {isExpanded ? <Panel.Body>{this.renderBody()}</Panel.Body> : null}
-      </Panel>
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-NavPanel.displayName = 'NavPanel';
-NavPanel.propTypes = propTypes;
-
-export default NavPanel;
diff --git a/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/SideNav.js b/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/SideNav.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e194a7d667..0000000000
--- a/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/SideNav.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-import React, { Component } from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import PanelGroup from '@freecodecamp/react-bootstrap/lib/PanelGroup';
-
-import NavPanel from './NavPanel';
-import NavItem from './NavItem';
-
-const propTypes = {
-  expandedState: PropTypes.object,
-  onNavigate: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  pages: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object),
-  parents: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object),
-  toggleDisplaySideNav: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  toggleExpandedState: PropTypes.func.isRequired
-};
-
-function parentFilter(node) {
-  return node.path.split('/').filter(Boolean).length === 2;
-}
-
-class SideNav extends Component {
-  constructor(...props) {
-    super(...props);
-
-    this.renderChildren = this.renderChildren.bind(this);
-    this.renderPanels = this.renderPanels.bind(this);
-    this.renderParent = this.renderParent.bind(this);
-  }
-
-  renderPanels(parents, pages) {
-    if (!parents) {
-      return 'No Parents Here';
-    }
-    return parents.map(parent => this.renderParent(parent, pages));
-  }
-
-  renderParent(parent, pages) {
-    const childrenForParent = pages.filter(
-      page => page.parentPath === parent.path
-    );
-    const { path } = parent;
-    const isExpanded = !!this.props.expandedState[path];
-    const [category] = pages.filter(page => page.path === path);
-    const { title, hasChildren, dashedName } = category;
-
-    const children = isExpanded
-      ? this.renderChildren(childrenForParent, pages)
-      : null;
-    return (
-      <NavPanel
-        dashedName={dashedName}
-        handleClick={this.props.toggleExpandedState}
-        hasChildren={hasChildren}
-        isExpanded={isExpanded}
-        key={parent.path}
-        onNavigate={this.props.onNavigate}
-        path={parent.path}
-        title={title}
-        toggleDisplaySideNav={this.props.toggleDisplaySideNav}
-      >
-        {children}
-      </NavPanel>
-    );
-  }
-
-  renderChildren(children, pages) {
-    return children.map(child => {
-      if (child.hasChildren) {
-        return this.renderParent(child, pages);
-      }
-      return (
-        <NavItem
-          isStubbed={child.isStubbed}
-          key={child.path}
-          onNavigate={this.props.onNavigate}
-          path={child.path}
-          title={child.title}
-          toggleDisplaySideNav={this.props.toggleDisplaySideNav}
-        />
-      );
-    });
-  }
-
-  render() {
-    const { pages, expandedState } = this.props;
-    const parents = pages.filter(parentFilter);
-    const panels = this.renderPanels(parents, pages);
-    return (
-      <nav className='sideNav' id='side-nav'>
-        <PanelGroup id='guide-navigation-side-panel' role='list'>
-          {!parents || !expandedState ? (
-            <NavPanel
-              title='No Parents Here'
-              toggleDisplaySideNav={this.props.toggleDisplaySideNav}
-            />
-          ) : (
-            panels
-          )}
-        </PanelGroup>
-      </nav>
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-SideNav.displayName = 'SideNav';
-SideNav.propTypes = propTypes;
-
-export default SideNav;
diff --git a/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/redux/index.js b/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/redux/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b980b92673..0000000000
--- a/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/redux/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-import { createAction, handleActions } from 'redux-actions';
-
-import { createTypes } from '../../../../../utils/createTypes';
-import { createSideNavigationSaga } from './side-navigation-saga';
-
-export const ns = 'guideNav';
-
-const initialState = {
-  displayMenu: false,
-  expandedState: {}
-};
-
-const types = createTypes(['toggleExpandedState', 'toggleDisplayMenu'], ns);
-
-export const sagas = [...createSideNavigationSaga(types)];
-
-export const toggleExpandedState = createAction(types.toggleExpandedState);
-export const toggleDisplayMenu = createAction(types.toggleDisplayMenu);
-
-export const displayMenuSelector = state => state[ns].displayMenu;
-export const expandedStateSelector = state => state[ns].expandedState;
-
-export const reducer = handleActions(
-  {
-    [types.toggleExpandedState]: (state, { payload }) => ({
-      ...state,
-      expandedState: {
-        ...state.expandedState,
-        [payload]: !state.expandedState[payload]
-      }
-    }),
-    [types.toggleDisplayMenu]: state => ({
-      ...state,
-      displayMenu: !state.displayMenu
-    })
-  },
-  initialState
-);
diff --git a/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/redux/side-navigation-saga.js b/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/redux/side-navigation-saga.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6326a74fee..0000000000
--- a/client/src/components/layouts/components/guide/redux/side-navigation-saga.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-import { takeEvery, put, all } from 'redux-saga/effects';
-
-import { toggleExpandedState } from './';
-import { types as appTypes } from '../../../../../redux';
-
-function* expandSideNavOnMountSaga() {
-  let guideRegex = /^\/guide\//;
-  let onGuide = guideRegex.test(window.location.pathname);
-  if (onGuide && typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-    const pathMap = window.location.pathname
-      .slice(1)
-      .split('/')
-      .slice(0, -1)
-      .reduce((map, current, i, pathArray) => {
-        const path =
-          i !== 0 ? map[pathArray[i - 1]] + `/${current}` : `/${current}`;
-        return {
-          ...map,
-          [current]: path
-        };
-      }, {});
-
-    let routes = Object.keys(pathMap).map(key => pathMap[key]);
-
-    yield all(routes.map(route => put(toggleExpandedState(route))));
-  }
-}
-
-export function createSideNavigationSaga() {
-  return [takeEvery(appTypes.appMount, expandSideNavOnMountSaga)];
-}
diff --git a/client/src/components/layouts/guide.css b/client/src/components/layouts/guide.css
deleted file mode 100644
index cbe292c5af..0000000000
--- a/client/src/components/layouts/guide.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,141 +0,0 @@
-.guide-container {
-  font-size: 16px;
-}
-
-/* Breadcrumbs */
-
-.breadcrumb {
-  display: inline-block;
-  padding: 5px 10px;
-  margin: 0;
-  margin-bottom: 5px;
-  opacity: 0.8;
-  transition: opacity 0.1s ease-out;
-}
-
-.breadcrumb:hover {
-  opacity: 1;
-}
-
-.breadcrumb > li a {
-  color: #006400;
-}
-
-.breadcrumb > li {
-  margin: 0;
-}
-
-.breadcrumb > li + li:before {
-  content: '\203A';
-  color: #555;
-}
-
-.breadcrumb > .active {
-  color: #555;
-}
-
-/* Layout */
-
-.content,
-.sideNav {
-  /* 100vh - (navbar height) - (spacer height) */
-  height: 100%;
-  overflow-y: auto;
-}
-
-.content img {
-  max-width: 100%;
-  display: block;
-}
-
-.content img.forum-image {
-  display: inline-block;
-  width: 20px;
-  height: 20px;
-}
-
-/* SideNav */
-
-.caretStyle {
-  border-top: 8px dashed;
-  border-right: 6px solid transparent;
-  border-left: 6px solid transparent;
-  color: darkgray;
-  margin-right: 5px;
-  transform: rotate(-90deg);
-  transition: transform 150ms ease;
-}
-
-.caretStyle.expanded {
-  transform: rotate(0deg);
-}
-
-.navPanelUl {
-  list-style: none;
-  margin-bottom: 0;
-}
-
-.navPanelUl > li {
-  margin-bottom: 0;
-}
-
-.navItemTitle {
-  margin-left: 19px;
-}
-
-.panelStyle {
-  border: none !important;
-  border-radius: 0;
-  box-shadow: none;
-  padding: 0;
-}
-
-.sideNav {
-  position: relative;
-}
-
-.stubbed {
-  color: #777;
-}
-
-.stubbed::after {
-  content: 'stub';
-  background-color: #aaa;
-  color: #fff;
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  padding: 0 4px;
-  margin-left: 5px;
-  line-height: 1;
-}
-
-.title {
-  background-color: white;
-  border: none;
-  border-radius: 0;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.night .panelStyle,
-.night .title {
-  background-color: #333;
-}
-
-@media (max-width: 992px) {
-  .content {
-    height: auto;
-  }
-  #top-right-nav.guide-top-nav {
-    display: none;
-  }
-}
-
-@media (min-width: 993px) {
-  #top-nav .guide-menu-button {
-    display: none;
-  }
-}
-
-.content,
-.article {
-  outline: 0;
-}
diff --git a/client/src/components/layouts/index.js b/client/src/components/layouts/index.js
index 0b6fefdef1..915de3b04f 100644
--- a/client/src/components/layouts/index.js
+++ b/client/src/components/layouts/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 export { default as CertificationLayout } from './Certification';
 export { default as DefaultLayout } from './Default';
-export { default as GuideLayout } from './Guide';
 export { default as LearnLayout } from './Learn';
diff --git a/client/src/pages/guide.js b/client/src/pages/guide.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f1150d012..0000000000
--- a/client/src/pages/guide.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-import React, { Fragment } from 'react';
-import Helmet from 'react-helmet';
-import { Link } from '../components/helpers';
-
-function Index() {
-  return (
-    <Fragment>
-      <Helmet>
-        <title>Guide | freeCodeCamp.org</title>
-        <meta
-          content='Short, concise guides and how-tos for the busy developer.'
-          name='description'
-        />
-      </Helmet>
-      <h2>freeCodeCamp Guide</h2>
-      <p>
-        This website is full of articles about all things related to
-        programming. You can use the search bar above to find something would
-        like to learn about, or use the navigation to explore the content.
-      </p>
-      <p>There are articles on:</p>
-      <ul>
-        <li>SQL</li>
-        <li>Mathematics</li>
-        <li>JavaScript</li>
-        <li>Bootstrap</li>
-        <li>Git</li>
-        <li>and a whole lot more</li>
-      </ul>
-      <h3>Not sure where to start?</h3>
-      <p>
-        If you want to learn programming but you're not sure where to start,
-        check out <Link to='https://freecodecamp.org'>freeCodeCamp.org</Link>.
-        It has a curriculum that starts from zero and helps you learn to code.
-      </p>
-      <h3>Contribute to the Guide</h3>
-      <p>
-        This site and the articles on it are{' '}
-        <Link to='https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp'>
-          {' '}
-          open source{' '}
-        </Link>{' '}
-        . Your help in making it better is greatly appreciated!
-      </p>
-      <hr />
-      <p>Happy coding!</p>
-    </Fragment>
-  );
-}
-
-Index.displayName = 'IndexPage';
-
-export default Index;
diff --git a/client/src/redux/rootReducer.js b/client/src/redux/rootReducer.js
index cdfb0346fb..a584e7db27 100644
--- a/client/src/redux/rootReducer.js
+++ b/client/src/redux/rootReducer.js
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ import {
   reducer as flash,
   ns as flashNameSpace
 } from '../components/Flash/redux';
-import {
-  reducer as guideNav,
-  ns as guideNavNameSpace
-} from '../components/layouts/components/guide/redux';
 import { reducer as settings, ns as settingsNameSpace } from './settings';
 import {
   reducer as curriculumMap,
@@ -38,7 +34,6 @@ export default combineReducers({
   [challengeNameSpace]: challenge,
   [curriculumMapNameSpace]: curriculumMap,
   [flashNameSpace]: flash,
-  [guideNavNameSpace]: guideNav,
   form: formReducer,
   [searchNameSpace]: search,
   [settingsNameSpace]: settings
diff --git a/client/src/redux/rootSaga.js b/client/src/redux/rootSaga.js
index 2ef2cc9475..ccc836cf66 100644
--- a/client/src/redux/rootSaga.js
+++ b/client/src/redux/rootSaga.js
@@ -5,15 +5,6 @@ import { sagas as appSagas } from './';
 import { sagas as challengeSagas } from '../templates/Challenges/redux';
 import { sagas as settingsSagas } from './settings';
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-import { sagas as sideNavigationSaga } from '../components/layouts/components/guide/redux';
-
 export default function* rootSaga() {
-  yield all([
-    ...errorSagas,
-    ...appSagas,
-    ...challengeSagas,
-    ...settingsSagas,
-    ...sideNavigationSaga
-  ]);
+  yield all([...errorSagas, ...appSagas, ...challengeSagas, ...settingsSagas]);
 }
diff --git a/client/src/templates/Guide/GuideArticle.js b/client/src/templates/Guide/GuideArticle.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 54c234155a..0000000000
--- a/client/src/templates/Guide/GuideArticle.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { graphql } from 'gatsby';
-
-import ArticleLayout from './components/ArticleLayout';
-
-const propTypes = {
-  data: PropTypes.object
-};
-
-const GuideArticle = props => {
-  const {
-    data: {
-      markdownRemark: { html }
-    }
-  } = props;
-  return (
-    <ArticleLayout {...props}>
-      <article
-        className='article'
-        dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: html }}
-        id='article'
-        tabIndex='-1'
-      />
-    </ArticleLayout>
-  );
-};
-
-GuideArticle.displayName = 'GuideArticle';
-GuideArticle.propTypes = propTypes;
-
-export default GuideArticle;
-
-export const pageQuery = graphql`
-  query ArticleById($id: String!) {
-    markdownRemark(id: { eq: $id }) {
-      html
-      ...ArticleLayout
-    }
-  }
-`;
diff --git a/client/src/templates/Guide/components/ArticleLayout.js b/client/src/templates/Guide/components/ArticleLayout.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d6a1cdf59..0000000000
--- a/client/src/templates/Guide/components/ArticleLayout.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-import React, { Fragment } from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { graphql } from 'gatsby';
-import Helmet from 'react-helmet';
-
-import Breadcrumbs from './Breadcrumbs';
-import GuideFooter from './GuideFooter';
-
-const propTypes = {
-  children: PropTypes.any,
-  data: PropTypes.object,
-  location: PropTypes.object,
-  pageContext: PropTypes.shape({
-    meta: PropTypes.objectOf(PropTypes.string)
-  })
-};
-
-const ArticleLayout = props => {
-  const {
-    children,
-    location: { pathname },
-    data: {
-      markdownRemark: {
-        fields: { slug, githubPath },
-        frontmatter: { title }
-      }
-    },
-    pageContext: { meta }
-  } = props;
-  return (
-    <Fragment>
-      <Helmet>
-        <title>{`${title} | freeCodeCamp.org`}</title>
-        <link href={`https://www.freecodecamp.org${slug}`} rel='canonical' />
-        <meta
-          content={`https://www.freecodecamp.org${slug}`}
-          property='og:url'
-        />
-        <meta content={title} property='og:title' />
-        <meta
-          content={meta.description ? meta.description : ''}
-          property='og:description'
-        />
-        <meta
-          content={meta.description ? meta.description : ''}
-          name='description'
-        />
-        <meta content={meta.featureImage} property='og:image' />
-      </Helmet>
-      <Breadcrumbs path={pathname} />
-      {children}
-      <GuideFooter githubPath={githubPath} />
-    </Fragment>
-  );
-};
-
-ArticleLayout.displayName = 'ArticleLayout';
-ArticleLayout.propTypes = propTypes;
-
-export default ArticleLayout;
-
-export const fragmentQuery = graphql`
-  fragment ArticleLayout on MarkdownRemark {
-    fields {
-      slug
-      githubPath
-    }
-    frontmatter {
-      title
-    }
-  }
-`;
diff --git a/client/src/templates/Guide/components/Breadcrumbs.js b/client/src/templates/Guide/components/Breadcrumbs.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 14674f7574..0000000000
--- a/client/src/templates/Guide/components/Breadcrumbs.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import Link from 'gatsby-link';
-import titleify from '../../../../utils/titleify';
-
-const propTypes = {
-  path: PropTypes.string.isRequired
-};
-
-function Breadcrumbs(props) {
-  const { path } = props;
-  if (path === '/') {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  const pathMap = path
-    // remove leading and trailing slash
-    .replace(/^\/([a-z0-9/-]+[^/])\/?$/i, '$1')
-    .split('/')
-    .reduce((accu, current, i, pathArray) => {
-      const path =
-        i !== 0 ? accu[pathArray[i - 1]].path + `/${current}` : `/${current}`;
-      return {
-        ...accu,
-        [current]: {
-          path,
-          title: titleify(current)
-        }
-      };
-    }, {});
-
-  const crumbs = Object.keys(pathMap)
-    .map(key => pathMap[key])
-    .map((page, i, thisArray) => {
-      if (i === thisArray.length - 1) {
-        return (
-          <li className='active' key={i}>
-            {page.title}
-          </li>
-        );
-      }
-      return (
-        <li key={i}>
-          <Link to={page.path}>{page.title}</Link>
-        </li>
-      );
-    });
-
-  return <ol className='breadcrumb'>{crumbs}</ol>;
-}
-
-Breadcrumbs.displayName = 'Breadcrumbs';
-Breadcrumbs.propTypes = propTypes;
-
-export default Breadcrumbs;
diff --git a/client/src/templates/Guide/components/GuideFooter.js b/client/src/templates/Guide/components/GuideFooter.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 507339046a..0000000000
--- a/client/src/templates/Guide/components/GuideFooter.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { Link, Spacer } from '../../../components/helpers';
-
-const propTypes = {
-  githubPath: PropTypes.string
-};
-
-const GuideFooter = ({ githubPath }) => (
-  <>
-    <Spacer />
-    <hr />
-    <h4>Contributing to the Guide</h4>
-    <p>
-      This open source guide is curated by thousands of contributors. You can
-      help by researching, writing and updating these articles. It is an easy
-      and fun way to get started with contributing to open source.
-    </p>
-    <ul>
-      <li>
-        <Link to='https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#research-write-and-update-our-guide-articles'>
-          Follow our contributing guidelines for working on guide articles
-        </Link>
-        .
-      </li>
-      <li>
-        <Link to={githubPath}>Edit this article on GitHub</Link>.
-      </li>
-    </ul>
-    <Spacer />
-  </>
-);
-
-GuideFooter.displayName = 'GuideFooter';
-GuideFooter.propTypes = propTypes;
-
-export default GuideFooter;
diff --git a/client/src/templates/Guide/components/example/Component/index.js b/client/src/templates/Guide/components/example/Component/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8509750c93..0000000000
--- a/client/src/templates/Guide/components/example/Component/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { graphql } from 'gatsby';
-
-import ArticleLayout from '../../ArticleLayout';
-
-const propTypes = {
-  data: PropTypes.object
-};
-
-class CustomClickCounter extends React.Component {
-  state = {
-    init: false,
-    span: null,
-    div: null,
-    counter: 0
-  };
-
-  initComponent() {
-    const span = document.getElementById('example-component_span');
-    const div = document.getElementById('example-component_div');
-    this.setState({ init: true, span, div });
-  }
-
-  handleClick = () => {
-    this.setState(state => ({ counter: state.counter + 1 }));
-  };
-
-  componentDidMount() {
-    this.initComponent();
-  }
-
-  render() {
-    if (!this.state.init) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    return (
-      <div>
-        {ReactDOM.createPortal(this.state.counter, this.state.span)}
-        {ReactDOM.createPortal(
-          <button onClick={this.handleClick}>Click me!</button>,
-          this.state.div
-        )}
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-const ExampleComponent = props => {
-  const {
-    data: {
-      markdownRemark: { html }
-    }
-  } = props;
-  return (
-    <ArticleLayout {...props}>
-      <article
-        className='article'
-        dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: html }}
-        id='article'
-        tabIndex='-1'
-      />
-      <CustomClickCounter />
-    </ArticleLayout>
-  );
-};
-
-ExampleComponent.displayName = 'ExampleComponent';
-ExampleComponent.propTypes = propTypes;
-export default ExampleComponent;
-
-export const pageQuery = graphql`
-  query ExampleComponent($id: String!) {
-    markdownRemark(id: { eq: $id }) {
-      html
-      ...ArticleLayout
-    }
-  }
-`;
diff --git a/client/utils/gatsby/guidePageCreator.js b/client/utils/gatsby/guidePageCreator.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 038d1a67ae..0000000000
--- a/client/utils/gatsby/guidePageCreator.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-const path = require('path');
-const select = require('unist-util-select');
-const { head } = require('lodash');
-
-const { isAStubRE } = require('../regEx');
-
-const guideArticle = path.resolve(
-  __dirname,
-  '../../src/templates/Guide/GuideArticle.js'
-);
-
-exports.createGuideArticlePages = createPage => ({
-  node: {
-    htmlAst,
-    excerpt,
-    fields: { slug, component },
-    id
-  }
-}) => {
-  let meta = {};
-
-  if (!isAStubRE.test(excerpt)) {
-    const featureImage = head(select(htmlAst, 'element[tagName=img]'));
-    meta.featureImage = featureImage
-      ? featureImage.properties.src
-      : 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp' +
-        '/freecodecamp-square-logo-large.jpg';
-
-    const description = head(select(htmlAst, 'element[tagName=p]'));
-    meta.description = description ? description.children[0].value : '';
-  }
-
-  return createPage({
-    path: `/guide${slug}`,
-    component: !component
-      ? guideArticle
-      : path.resolve(
-          __dirname,
-          '../../src/templates/Guide/components/',
-          component
-        ),
-    context: {
-      id,
-      meta
-    }
-  });
-};
diff --git a/client/utils/gatsby/index.js b/client/utils/gatsby/index.js
index 410a359403..c8dce644f3 100644
--- a/client/utils/gatsby/index.js
+++ b/client/utils/gatsby/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 const challengePageCreators = require('./challengePageCreator');
-const guidePageCreators = require('./guidePageCreator');
 
 module.exports = {
-  ...challengePageCreators,
-  ...guidePageCreators
+  ...challengePageCreators
 };
diff --git a/client/utils/gatsby/layoutSelector.js b/client/utils/gatsby/layoutSelector.js
index 967b838583..29e81c932f 100644
--- a/client/utils/gatsby/layoutSelector.js
+++ b/client/utils/gatsby/layoutSelector.js
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 import {
   CertificationLayout,
-  DefaultLayout,
-  GuideLayout
+  DefaultLayout
 } from '../../src/components/layouts';
-// eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-import GuideNavMenu from '../../src/components/layouts/components/guide/NavMenu';
 import FourOhFourPage from '../../src/pages/404';
 
 export default function layoutSelector({ element, props }) {
@@ -28,11 +25,7 @@ export default function layoutSelector({ element, props }) {
     return <CertificationLayout>{element}</CertificationLayout>;
   }
   if (/^\/guide(\/.*)*/.test(pathname)) {
-    return (
-      <DefaultLayout navigationMenu={<GuideNavMenu />} pathname={pathname}>
-        <GuideLayout>{element}</GuideLayout>
-      </DefaultLayout>
-    );
+    console.log('Hitting guide for some reason. Need a redirect.');
   }
   if (/^\/learn(\/.*)*/.test(pathname)) {
     return (