diff --git a/app/lib/Bus.coffee b/app/lib/Bus.coffee
index ffe508754..2180dae4b 100644
--- a/app/lib/Bus.coffee
+++ b/app/lib/Bus.coffee
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ module.exports = Bus = class Bus extends CocoClass
     'auth:me-synced': 'onMeSynced'
 
   connect: ->
+    # Put Firebase back in bower if you want to use this
     Backbone.Mediator.publish 'bus:connecting', {bus: @}
     Firebase.goOnline()
     @fireRef = new Firebase(Bus.fireHost + '/' + @docName)
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 333ffe8ec..4e27947f6 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     "moment": "~2.5.0",
     "aether": "~0.5.6",
     "underscore.string": "~2.3.3",
-    "firebase": "~1.0.2",
     "d3": "~3.4.4",
     "jsondiffpatch": "0.1.8",
     "nanoscroller": "~0.8.0",
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@
     "validated-backbone-mediator": "~0.1.3",
     "jquery.browser": "~0.0.6",
     "modernizr": "~2.8.3",
-    "backfire": "~0.3.0",
     "fastclick": "~1.0.3",
     "three.js": "~0.71.0",
     "lscache": "~1.0.5",
@@ -64,9 +62,6 @@
     "backbone": {
       "main": "backbone.js"
     },
-    "backfire": {
-      "main": "backbone-firebase.min.js"
-    },
     "lodash": {
       "main": "dist/lodash.js"
     },