diff --git a/productMods/WEB-INF/init-data/initialSiteConfig.rdf b/productMods/WEB-INF/init-data/initialSiteConfig.rdf
index 1c82c6fa..83d5cba2 100644
--- a/productMods/WEB-INF/init-data/initialSiteConfig.rdf
+++ b/productMods/WEB-INF/init-data/initialSiteConfig.rdf
@@ -4,18 +4,7 @@
     xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#"
     xmlns:j.0="http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#"
     xmlns:rdfs="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#" > 
-  <rdf:Description rdf:nodeID="tab1">
-    <rdf:type rdf:resource="http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#PrimaryTab"/>
-    <rdf:type rdf:resource="http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#AutoLinkableTab"/>
-    <rdf:type rdf:resource="http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#Tab"/>
-    <j.0:dayLimit rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int">-1</j.0:dayLimit>
-    <j.0:tabBody rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">&lt;h3&gt;Welcome! You have successfully installed VIVO!&lt;/h3&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;Your next step is to &lt;a href="siteAdmin?home=1&amp;login=block"&gt;log in&lt;/a&gt; and change your password. You can find the login link in the header on the right above.&lt;/p&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;Please see the &lt;a href="http://vivoweb.org/support/" target="_blank"&gt;support section&lt;/a&gt; of the VIVO project web site for help with site administration, manual data input, and data ingest. There is information about the VIVO Ontology, as well as an FAQ and glossary. &lt;/p&gt;</j.0:tabBody>
-    <rdfs:label xml:lang="en-US">Home</rdfs:label>
-    <j.0:inPortal rdf:parseType="Resource">
+    <rdf:Description>
         <rdf:type rdf:resource="http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#Portal"/>
         <rdfs:label xml:lang="en-US">VIVO</rdfs:label>
         <j.0:shortHand rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">enabling national networking of scientists</j.0:shortHand>
@@ -38,6 +27,5 @@
 
 &lt;p&gt;See more information on the &lt;a href="http://vivoweb.org"&gt;VIVO Project&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</j.0:aboutText>
          <j.0:themeDir rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">themes/wilma/</j.0:themeDir>
-    </j.0:inPortal>
-  </rdf:Description>
-</rdf:RDF>
\ No newline at end of file
+      </rdf:Description>
+</rdf:RDF>
diff --git a/productMods/WEB-INF/web.xml b/productMods/WEB-INF/web.xml
index d8d7f257..8d2fee9e 100644
--- a/productMods/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/productMods/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -1083,14 +1083,6 @@
   <!--  NOTICE: index.jsp is mapped to TabController so that we 
       		can have the urls that use to be in the system still work even 
               though we no longer use index.jsp           -->
-    <servlet>
-      <servlet-name>TabController</servlet-name>
-      <servlet-class>edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.TabController</servlet-class>
-    </servlet>
-    <servlet-mapping>
-      <servlet-name>TabController</servlet-name>
-      <url-pattern>/index.jsp</url-pattern>
-    </servlet-mapping>
 
     <servlet>
       <servlet-name>HomePageController</servlet-name>
diff --git a/productMods/templates/freemarker/body/siteAdmin/siteAdmin-siteConfiguration.ftl b/productMods/templates/freemarker/body/siteAdmin/siteAdmin-siteConfiguration.ftl
index b8f58a36..a514fd3b 100644
--- a/productMods/templates/freemarker/body/siteAdmin/siteAdmin-siteConfiguration.ftl
+++ b/productMods/templates/freemarker/body/siteAdmin/siteAdmin-siteConfiguration.ftl
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@
                 </#if>
             </#if>
             
-            <#if currentTheme != "wilma"> <#-- wilma doesn't support tabs -->
-                <li><a href="${siteConfig.urls.tabs}">Tab management</a></li>
-            </#if>
-   
             <#-- TODO This goes away when the UserAccounts are fully implemented - jblake -->
             <#if siteConfig.urls.users??>
                 <li><a href="${siteConfig.urls.users}">User accounts</a></li>  
diff --git a/themes/vivo-basic/templates/menu.ftl b/themes/vivo-basic/templates/menu.ftl
index b665f0e2..9db161e2 100644
--- a/themes/vivo-basic/templates/menu.ftl
+++ b/themes/vivo-basic/templates/menu.ftl
@@ -3,17 +3,8 @@
     <#-- Note to UI team: do not change this div without also making the corresponding change in menu.jsp -->
     <div id="navAndSearch" class="block">
         <div id="primaryAndOther">
-            <ul id="primary">
-                <#list tabMenu.items as item>
-                    <li>
-                        <a href="${item.url}" <#if item.active> class="activeTab" </#if>>
-                            ${item.linkText}
-                        </a>
-                    </li>
-                </#list>
-            </ul>
+            <ul id="primary"><li> &nbsp; <!-- tabs have been removed --> </li></ul>
         </div>
-
         <div id="searchBlock">
             <form id="searchForm" action="${urls.search}" >
                 <label for="search">Search </label>
@@ -33,4 +24,4 @@
         </section>
     </#if> 
 
-    <div id="content">
\ No newline at end of file
+    <div id="content">