diff --git a/core/forms.py b/core/forms.py
index 417ed10..7f33e05 100644
--- a/core/forms.py
+++ b/core/forms.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django.forms import ModelForm
 from django.forms.models import modelformset_factory
 from django.contrib.admin.widgets import AdminDateWidget
 
-from tinymce.widgets import TinyMCE
+#from tinymce.widgets import TinyMCE
 
 from troggle.core.models import Person, PersonExpedition, Expedition
 from troggle.core.models_caves import Cave, LogbookEntry, QM, Entrance, CaveAndEntrance
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ def getTripForm(expedition):
         cave = forms.ChoiceField([(c, c) for c in caves], required=False)
         location = forms.CharField(max_length=200, required=False) 
         caveOrLocation = forms.ChoiceField([("cave", "Cave"), ("location", "Location")], widget = forms.widgets.RadioSelect())
-        html = forms.CharField(widget=TinyMCE(attrs={'cols': 80, 'rows': 30})) 
+#        html = forms.CharField(widget=TinyMCE(attrs={'cols': 80, 'rows': 30})) 
+        html = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea(attrs={"cols":80, "rows":20}))
 
         def clean(self):
             print((dir(self)))
diff --git a/flatpages/views.py b/flatpages/views.py
index eb8720c..8222421 100644
--- a/flatpages/views.py
+++ b/flatpages/views.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.template import Context, loader
 import django.forms as forms
 
-from tinymce.widgets import TinyMCE
+#from tinymce.widgets import TinyMCE
 
 from troggle.helper import login_required_if_public
 from troggle.flatpages.models import Redirect, EntranceRedirect
@@ -183,4 +183,5 @@ def editflatpage(request, path):
 class FlatPageForm(forms.Form):
     title = forms.CharField(widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size':'60'}))
 
-    html = forms.CharField(widget=TinyMCE(attrs={'cols': 80, 'rows': 20}))
+    #html = forms.CharField(widget=TinyMCE(attrs={'cols': 80, 'rows': 20}))
+    html = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea(attrs={"cols":80, "rows":20}))
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 391e635..5cc77ea 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'django.contrib.redirects',
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
-    'tinymce',
+#    'tinymce',
     'registration',
     'troggle.profiles',
     'troggle.core',
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ AUTH_PROFILE_MODULE = 'core.person'
 QM_PATTERN="\[\[\s*[Qq][Mm]:([ABC]?)(\d{4})-(\d*)-(\d*)\]\]"
 
 
-TINYMCE_DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
-    'plugins': "table,spellchecker,paste,searchreplace",
-    'theme': "advanced",
-}
-TINYMCE_SPELLCHECKER = False
-TINYMCE_COMPRESSOR = True
+# TINYMCE_DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
+    # 'plugins': "table,spellchecker,paste,searchreplace",
+    # 'theme': "advanced",
+# }
+# TINYMCE_SPELLCHECKER = False
+# TINYMCE_COMPRESSOR = True
 
 MAX_LOGBOOK_ENTRY_TITLE_LENGTH = 200
 
diff --git a/urls.py b/urls.py
index b6c087b..be4e0aa 100644
--- a/urls.py
+++ b/urls.py
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ actualurlpatterns = patterns('',
         {'document_root': settings.STATIC_ROOT, 'show_indexes': True}),
     (r'^site_media/(?P<path>.*)$', 'django.views.static.serve',
         {'document_root': settings.MEDIA_ROOT, 'show_indexes': True}),
-    (r'^tinymce_media/(?P<path>.*)$', 'django.views.static.serve',
-        {'document_root': settings.TINY_MCE_MEDIA_ROOT, 'show_indexes': True}),
+    #(r'^tinymce_media/(?P<path>.*)$', 'django.views.static.serve',
+    #    {'document_root': settings.TINY_MCE_MEDIA_ROOT, 'show_indexes': True}),
                 
         
     url(r'^survexblock/(.+)$',                     views_caves.survexblock, name="survexblock"),