diff --git a/archivist/apps/api/urls.py b/archivist/apps/api/urls.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f3ab82..0000000
--- a/archivist/apps/api/urls.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-from django.urls import path
-
-app_name = 'api'
-
-urlpatterns = [
-    path('profile/seen_posts/<str:submission_hash>', UserProfileAPIView.seen_post, name='user_seen_post'),
-]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/archivist/apps/api/views.py b/archivist/apps/api/views.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c19fbe5..0000000
--- a/archivist/apps/api/views.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-from django.http import JsonResponse
-
-# Create your views here.
-
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Group
-
-from apps.user.models import UserProfile, SeenPost
-
-from apps.sites.models import Submissions
-
-class UserProfileAPIView(APIView):
-    
-    def seen_post(request, submission_hash):      
-        
-        user = UserProfile.objects.get(user=request.user)
-        
-        if request.method == 'GET':            
-            try:
-                submission = Submissions.objects.get(submission_hash=submission_hash)    
-            
-                try:
-                    SeenPost.objects.get(user=user, post_id=submission.pk)
-
-                    return JsonResponse({'seen': True}, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
-
-                except SeenPost.DoesNotExist:
-                    return JsonResponse({'seen': False}, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
-            
-            except Submissions.DoesNotExist:
-                return JsonResponse({'message': 'Submission not found.'}, status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
-
-                
-        if request.method == 'PUT':
-            submission = Submissions.objects.get(submission_hash=submission_hash)
-            
-            SeenPost.objects.get_or_create(user=user, post_id=submission.pk)
-
-            return JsonResponse({'seen': True}, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
-            
-        else:
-            return JsonResponse({'message': 'Only GET and PUT requests are allowed.'}, status=status.HTTP_405_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED)
-
diff --git a/archivist/static/css/main.css b/archivist/static/css/main.css
index 31f4bea..6977b6d 100644
--- a/archivist/static/css/main.css
+++ b/archivist/static/css/main.css
@@ -406,29 +406,6 @@ body{
     opacity: 1; /* Show the overlay on hover */
 }
 
-.seen-overlay {
-    position: absolute;
-    z-index: 2;
-    left: 0;
-    bottom: 0;
-    font-size: 13px;
-    font-weight: 700;
-    line-height: 14px;
-    letter-spacing: .5px;
-    color: #232326;
-    background-color: #414141;
-    border: 1.25px solid #232326;
-    border-radius: 0 1vmin 0 1vmin;
-    white-space: nowrap;
-    padding: 4px 6px 4px;
-    margin: 0 1px 0 0;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    opacity: .8;
-}
-
-.seen-overlay[data-seen="false"] {
-    display: none;
-}
 
 /*=================================================================
     Site icon overlay on gallery