diff --git a/oml/item/handlers.py b/oml/item/handlers.py
index 19d6460..2dd4dcf 100644
--- a/oml/item/handlers.py
+++ b/oml/item/handlers.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import mimetypes
 import os
 from urllib.request import quote
 import zipfile
-import base64
 
 import ox
 
@@ -27,42 +26,7 @@ import state
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-
-class OptionalBasicAuthMixin(object):
-    class SendChallenge(Exception):
-        pass
-
-    def prepare(self):
-        if settings.preferences.get('authentication'):
-            try:
-                self.authenticate_user()
-            except self.SendChallenge:
-                self.send_auth_challenge()
-
-    def send_auth_challenge(self):
-        realm = "Open Media Library"
-        hdr = 'Basic realm="%s"' % realm
-        self.set_status(401)
-        self.set_header('www-authenticate', hdr)
-        self.finish()
-        return False
-
-    def authenticate_user(self):
-        auth_header = self.request.headers.get('Authorization')
-        if not auth_header or not auth_header.startswith('Basic '):
-            raise self.SendChallenge()
-
-        auth_data = auth_header.split(None, 1)[-1]
-        auth_data = base64.b64decode(auth_data).decode('ascii')
-        username, password = auth_data.split(':', 1)
-
-        auth = settings.preferences.get('authentication')
-        if auth.get('username') == username and auth.get('password') == password:
-            self._current_user = username
-        else:
-            raise self.SendChallenge()
-
-class OMLHandler(OptionalBasicAuthMixin, tornado.web.RequestHandler):
+class OMLHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):
 
     def initialize(self):
         pass
@@ -176,7 +140,7 @@ class ReaderHandler(OMLHandler):
             path = os.path.join(settings.static_path, html)
         return serve_static(self, path, 'text/html')
 
-class UploadHandler(OMLHandler):
+class UploadHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):
 
     def initialize(self, context=None):
         self._context = context
diff --git a/static/js/folders.js b/static/js/folders.js
index b34545d..d943e62 100644
--- a/static/js/folders.js
+++ b/static/js/folders.js
@@ -362,9 +362,8 @@ oml.ui.folders = function() {
                 oml.$ui.libraryList[index].options({
                     items: library
                 });
-                // library + public + lists
                 oml.$ui.folder[index].$content
-                    .css({height: 16 + 16 + items.length * 16 + 'px'});
+                    .css({height: 16 + items.length * 16 + 'px'});
                 oml.$ui.folderList[index].options({
                         items: items
                     })
diff --git a/static/js/mainMenu.js b/static/js/mainMenu.js
index 45280e2..e8c4c35 100644
--- a/static/js/mainMenu.js
+++ b/static/js/mainMenu.js
@@ -601,7 +601,6 @@ oml.ui.mainMenu = function() {
                     that[data.value ? 'enableItem' : 'disableItem']('book');
                     that[data.value ? 'disableItem' : 'enableItem']('showfilters');
                     that[data.value ? 'enableItem' : 'disableItem']('showbrowser');
-                    that[data.value ? 'enableItem' : 'disableItem']('showannotations');
                 }
             },
             oml_itemview: function(data) {