diff --git a/pandora/user/views.py b/pandora/user/views.py
index 740d57dd5..d7a5a5862 100644
--- a/pandora/user/views.py
+++ b/pandora/user/views.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import random
 random.seed()
 import re
 
-from django import forms
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.contrib.auth import authenticate, login, logout
 from django.template import RequestContext, loader
@@ -27,11 +26,6 @@ import models
 import managers
 
 
-class SigninForm(forms.Form):
-    username = forms.TextInput()
-    password = forms.TextInput()
-
-
 def signin(request):
     '''
         param data {
@@ -53,9 +47,10 @@ def signin(request):
         }
     '''
     data = json.loads(request.POST['data'])
-    form = SigninForm(data, request.FILES)
-    if form.is_valid():
-        if models.User.objects.filter(username=form.data['username']).count() == 0:
+    if 'username' in data and 'password' in data:
+        data['username'] = data['username'].strip()
+        data['password'] = data['password'].strip()
+        if models.User.objects.filter(username=data['username']).count() == 0:
             response = json_response({
                 'errors': {
                     'username': 'Unknown Username'
@@ -113,12 +108,6 @@ def signout(request):
 actions.register(signout, cache=False)
 
 
-class SignupForm(forms.Form):
-    username = forms.TextInput()
-    password = forms.TextInput()
-    email = forms.TextInput()
-
-
 def signup(request):
     '''
         param data {
@@ -141,21 +130,22 @@ def signup(request):
         }
     '''
     data = json.loads(request.POST['data'])
-    form = SignupForm(data, request.FILES)
-    if form.is_valid():
-        if models.User.objects.filter(username=form.data['username']).count() > 0:
+    if 'username' in data and 'password' in data:
+        data['username'] = data['username'].strip()
+        data['password'] = data['password'].strip()
+        if models.User.objects.filter(username=data['username']).count() > 0:
             response = json_response({
                 'errors': {
                     'username': 'Username already exists'
                 }
             })
-        elif models.User.objects.filter(email=form.data['email']).count() > 0:
+        elif models.User.objects.filter(email=data['email']).count() > 0:
             response = json_response({
                 'errors': {
                     'email': 'Email address already exits'
                 }
             })
-        elif not form.data['password']:
+        elif not data['password']:
             response = json_response({
                 'errors': {
                     'password': 'Password can not be empty'
@@ -163,8 +153,8 @@ def signup(request):
             })
         else:
             first_user = models.User.objects.count() == 0
-            user = models.User(username=form.data['username'], email=form.data['email'])
-            user.set_password(form.data['password'])
+            user = models.User(username=data['username'], email=data['email'])
+            user.set_password(data['password'])
             #make first user admin
             user.is_superuser = first_user
             user.is_staff = first_user
@@ -177,8 +167,8 @@ def signup(request):
                         setattr(list, key, l[key])
                 list.save()
 
-            user = authenticate(username=form.data['username'],
-                                password=form.data['password'])
+            user = authenticate(username=data['username'],
+                                password=data['password'])
             login(request, user)
             user_json = models.init_user(user)
             response = json_response({
@@ -529,12 +519,6 @@ Positions
 actions.register(findUsers)
 
 
-class ContactForm(forms.Form):
-    email = forms.EmailField()
-    subject = forms.TextInput()
-    message = forms.TextInput()
-
-
 def contact(request):
     '''
         param data {
@@ -548,8 +532,7 @@ def contact(request):
         }
     '''
     data = json.loads(request.POST['data'])
-    form = ContactForm(data, request.FILES)
-    if form.is_valid():
+    if 'email' in data and 'message' in data:
         email = data['email']
         template = loader.get_template('contact_email.txt')
         context = RequestContext(request, {