diff --git a/controllers/resources.js b/controllers/resources.js
index 9076fd06bd..49e87a0d31 100644
--- a/controllers/resources.js
+++ b/controllers/resources.js
@@ -165,20 +165,14 @@ module.exports = {
 
     about: function(req, res) {
         if (req.user) {
-            if (!req.user.picture) {
-                User.find({'_id': req.user._id}, function (err, user) {
-                    if (err) {
-                        debug('Err:', err);
-                    }
-                    user = user.pop();
-                    user.picture = "https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png";
-                    user.markModifed('user.picture');
-                    user.save();
-                    updateUserStoryPictures(user._id.toString(), "https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png");
-                });
+        if (!req.user.picture) {
+
+                req.user.picture = "https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png";
+                req.user.save();
             }
         }
 
+
         var date1 = new Date("10/15/2014");
         var date2 = new Date();
         var timeDiff = Math.abs(date2.getTime() - date1.getTime());
diff --git a/seed_data/seed.js b/seed_data/seed.js
index 662ce46063..9387b55337 100644
--- a/seed_data/seed.js
+++ b/seed_data/seed.js
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ var Challenge = require('../models/Challenge.js'),
     secrets = require('../config/secrets'),
     challenges = require('./challenges.json'),
     coursewares = require('./coursewares.json'),
-    stories = require('./stories.json'),
-    bonfires = require('./bonfires.json'),
-    comments = require('./comments.json');
+    bonfires = require('./bonfires.json');
 
 mongoose.connect(secrets.db);