diff --git a/productMods/WEB-INF/resources/startup_listeners.txt b/productMods/WEB-INF/resources/startup_listeners.txt
index 8c0fcd9a..d3caab7d 100644
--- a/productMods/WEB-INF/resources/startup_listeners.txt
+++ b/productMods/WEB-INF/resources/startup_listeners.txt
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.permissions.PermissionSetsLoader
 
 edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.policy.bean.PropertyRestrictionPolicyHelper$Setup
 
-# vivo specific, must appear before other policies
-edu.cornell.mannlib.vivo.auth.policy.VivoPolicy$Setup
-  
 edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.policy.setup.CommonPolicyFamilySetup
 
 edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.policy.RootUserPolicy$Setup
diff --git a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vivo/auth/policy/VivoPolicy.java b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vivo/auth/policy/VivoPolicy.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 8779ff8c..00000000
--- a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vivo/auth/policy/VivoPolicy.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,141 +0,0 @@
-/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */
-
-package edu.cornell.mannlib.vivo.auth.policy;
-
-import javax.servlet.ServletContextEvent;
-import javax.servlet.ServletContextListener;
-
-import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
-import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.identifier.IdentifierBundle;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.policy.BasicPolicyDecision;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.policy.ServletPolicyList;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.policy.ifaces.Authorization;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.policy.ifaces.DefaultInconclusivePolicy;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.policy.ifaces.PolicyDecision;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.ifaces.RequestedAction;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.propstmt.AddObjectPropStmt;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.propstmt.DropObjectPropStmt;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.propstmt.EditObjPropStmt;
-
-public class VivoPolicy extends DefaultInconclusivePolicy{
-	private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(VivoPolicy.class);
-
-	private static final String CORE = "http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#";
-	private static final String PUB_TO_AUTHORSHIP =  CORE + "informationResourceInAuthorship"; 
-	private static final String PERSON_TO_AUTHORSHIP =  CORE + "authorInAuthorship";
-	private static final String AUTHORSHIP_TO_PERSON = CORE + "linkedAuthor";
-	private static final String AUTHORSHIP_TO_PUB = CORE + "linkedInformationResource";
-	private static final String INDIVIDUAL_TO_WEBPAGE = CORE + "webpage";
-	private static final String WEBPAGE_TO_INDIVIDUAL = CORE + "webpageOf";
-	private static final String HAS_RESEARCH_AREA = CORE + "hasResearchArea";
-	private static final String HAS_SUBJECT_AREA = CORE + "hasSubjectArea";
-	private static final String RESEARCH_AREA_OF = CORE + "researchAreaOf";
-	private static final String SUBJECT_AREA_OF = CORE + "subjectAreaOf";
-
-	
-	@Override
-	public PolicyDecision isAuthorized(IdentifierBundle whoToAuth,
-			RequestedAction whatToAuth) {
-
-		if( whatToAuth instanceof DropObjectPropStmt ){
-			DropObjectPropStmt dops = (DropObjectPropStmt)whatToAuth;
-			
-			String predicateUri = dops.getUriOfPredicate();
-			
-			/* Do not offer the user the option to delete so they will use the custom form instead */ 
-			/* see issue NIHVIVO-739 */
-			if( PUB_TO_AUTHORSHIP.equals( predicateUri )) {
-				return new BasicPolicyDecision(Authorization.UNAUTHORIZED, 
-						"Use the custom edit form for core:informationResourceInAuthorship");
-			}
-			
-			else if( PERSON_TO_AUTHORSHIP.equals( predicateUri )) {
-				return new BasicPolicyDecision(Authorization.UNAUTHORIZED, 
-						"Use the custom edit form for core:authorInAuthorship");
-			}
-			 
-			else if( AUTHORSHIP_TO_PERSON.equals( predicateUri )){
-				return new BasicPolicyDecision(Authorization.UNAUTHORIZED, 
-					"Use the custom edit form on information resource to edit authors.");
-			}
-			
-			else if( AUTHORSHIP_TO_PUB.equals( predicateUri )){
-				return new BasicPolicyDecision(Authorization.UNAUTHORIZED, 
-					"Use the custom edit form on information resource to edit authors.");
-			}	
-			
-			else if ( INDIVIDUAL_TO_WEBPAGE.equals( predicateUri ) || WEBPAGE_TO_INDIVIDUAL.equals( predicateUri )) {
-                return new BasicPolicyDecision(Authorization.UNAUTHORIZED, 
-                    "Use the custom edit form for core:webpage");			    
-			} 
-			else if ( HAS_RESEARCH_AREA.equals( predicateUri ) || RESEARCH_AREA_OF.equals( predicateUri )) {
-                return new BasicPolicyDecision(Authorization.UNAUTHORIZED, 
-                "Use the custom edit form for core:hasResearchArea");			    
-			}
-			else if ( HAS_SUBJECT_AREA.equals( predicateUri ) || SUBJECT_AREA_OF.equals( predicateUri )) {
-                return new BasicPolicyDecision(Authorization.UNAUTHORIZED, 
-                    "Use the custom edit form for core:hasSubjectArea");			    
-			}
-		}
-		else if( whatToAuth instanceof AddObjectPropStmt ){
- 
-			AddObjectPropStmt aops = (AddObjectPropStmt)whatToAuth;
-	        
-			String predicateUri = aops.getUriOfPredicate();
-			
-			if( AUTHORSHIP_TO_PERSON.equals( predicateUri )){
-				return new BasicPolicyDecision(Authorization.UNAUTHORIZED, 
-					"Use the custom edit form on information resource to edit authors.");
-			}
-			
-			else if( AUTHORSHIP_TO_PUB.equals( predicateUri )){
-				return new BasicPolicyDecision(Authorization.UNAUTHORIZED, 
-					"Use the custom edit form on information resource to edit authors.");
-			}	
-			
-            else if( WEBPAGE_TO_INDIVIDUAL.equals( predicateUri )){
-                return new BasicPolicyDecision(Authorization.UNAUTHORIZED, 
-                    "Use the custom edit form on an individual to edit webpages.");
-            }   
-		}
-		
-		else if (whatToAuth instanceof EditObjPropStmt ) {
-		    
-		    EditObjPropStmt aops = (EditObjPropStmt)whatToAuth;
-	            
-	        String predicateUri = aops.getUriOfPredicate();
-	        
-	        if( WEBPAGE_TO_INDIVIDUAL.equals( predicateUri )){	        
-	            return new BasicPolicyDecision(Authorization.UNAUTHORIZED, 
-                    "Use the custom edit form on an individual to edit webpages.");	
-	        }
-		}
-		
-		return super.isAuthorized(whoToAuth, whatToAuth);						
-	}
-
-	// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-	// setup
-	// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-	
-	public static class Setup implements ServletContextListener{
-		/**
-		 * Make a policy and add it to the ServletContext. The policy doesn't
-		 * use any Identifiers, so no need to add an IdentifierBundleFactory.
-		 */
-		@Override
-		public void contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent sce) {		
-		   log.debug("Setting up VivoPolicy");
-	       ServletPolicyList.addPolicy(sce.getServletContext(), new VivoPolicy());
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public void contextDestroyed(ServletContextEvent arg0) {
-			//do nothing		
-		}
-
-	}
-
-}