diff --git a/r2/r2/config/middleware.py b/r2/r2/config/middleware.py
index 40f38937a..a6049e77e 100644
--- a/r2/r2/config/middleware.py
+++ b/r2/r2/config/middleware.py
@@ -83,25 +83,6 @@ def error_mapper(code, message, environ, global_conf=None, **kw):
             url = '/error/document/?%s' % (urllib.urlencode(d))
         return url
 
-class StaticURLHashMiddleware(URLParser):
-    """Middleware for handling uniquely hashed static files.
-    
-    Filenames are matched against the g.static_names mapping, which is loaded
-    from names.json in the static dir. If a valid unique static filename is
-    requested, the hash is stripped from the filename before the request is
-    passed through to the StaticURLParser ``app``."""
-    def __init__(self, app):
-        self.app = app
-
-    def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
-        g = config['pylons.g']
-        path_info = environ.get('PATH_INFO', '')
-        if path_info.startswith(g.static_path):
-            dirname, filename = os.path.split(path_info)
-            if filename in g.static_names_rev:
-                environ['PATH_INFO'] = os.path.join(dirname, g.static_names_rev[filename])
-        return self.app(environ, start_response)
-
 class DebugMiddleware(object):
     def __init__(self, app, keyword):
         self.app = app
@@ -617,7 +598,6 @@ def make_app(global_conf, full_stack=True, **app_conf):
     # Static files
     javascripts_app = StaticJavascripts()
     static_app = StaticURLParser(config['pylons.paths']['static_files'])
-    #static_app = StaticURLHashMiddleware(static_app)
     app = Cascade([static_app, javascripts_app, app])
 
     app = make_gzip_middleware(app, app_conf)
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py b/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py
index d111e12e9..ac3a710b7 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py
@@ -285,9 +285,6 @@ class Globals(object):
         if os.path.exists(names_file_path):
             with open(names_file_path) as handle:
                 self.static_names = json.load(handle)
-            # Generate a reverse mapping dictionary so that we can check
-            # unique filenames in StaticURLHashMiddleware
-            self.static_names_rev = dict((v, k) for k, v in self.static_names.iteritems())
         else:
             self.static_names = {}