diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39b1ad5514..f3fc294c29 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
     "store": "https://github.com/berkeleytrue/store.js.git#feature/noop-server",
     "thundercats": "^3.1.0",
     "thundercats-react": "~0.5.1",
-    "twit": "^2.1.1",
     "uglify-js": "^2.5.0",
     "url-regex": "^3.0.0",
     "validator": "^4.2.1",
diff --git a/server/boot/randomAPIs.js b/server/boot/randomAPIs.js
index f19686eacc..73042bae33 100644
--- a/server/boot/randomAPIs.js
+++ b/server/boot/randomAPIs.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 var Rx = require('rx'),
-    Twit = require('twit'),
     async = require('async'),
     moment = require('moment'),
     request = require('request'),
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
   router.get('/api/github', githubCalls);
   router.get('/api/blogger', bloggerCalls);
   router.get('/api/trello', trelloCalls);
-  router.get('/api/codepen/twitter/:screenName', twitter);
   router.get('/sitemap.xml', sitemap);
   router.get('/chat', chat);
   router.get('/coding-bootcamp-cost-calculator', bootcampCalculator);
@@ -45,35 +43,6 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
 
   app.use(router);
 
-  function twitter(req, res, next) {
-    // sends out random tweets about javascript
-    var T = new Twit({
-      'consumer_key': secrets.twitter.consumerKey,
-      'consumer_secret': secrets.twitter.consumerSecret,
-      'access_token': secrets.twitter.token,
-      'access_token_secret': secrets.twitter.tokenSecret
-    });
-
-    var screenName;
-    if (req.params.screenName) {
-      screenName = req.params.screenName;
-    } else {
-      screenName = 'freecodecamp';
-    }
-
-    T.get(
-      'statuses/user_timeline',
-      {
-        'screen_name': screenName,
-        count: 10
-      },
-      function(err, data) {
-        if (err) { return next(err); }
-        return res.json(data);
-      }
-    );
-  }
-
   function sitemap(req, res, next) {
     var appUrl = 'http://www.freecodecamp.com';
     var now = moment(new Date()).format('YYYY-MM-DD');