diff --git a/xos/services/requestrouter/__init__.py b/xos/services/requestrouter/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/xos/services/requestrouter/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/xos/services/requestrouter/admin.py b/xos/services/requestrouter/admin.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a17bc44..0000000
--- a/xos/services/requestrouter/admin.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-from django.contrib import admin
-
-from services.requestrouter.models import *
-from django import forms
-from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
-from django.contrib.auth.admin import UserAdmin
-from django.contrib.admin.widgets import FilteredSelectMultiple
-from django.contrib.auth.forms import ReadOnlyPasswordHashField
-from django.contrib.auth.signals import user_logged_in
-from django.utils import timezone
-from suit.widgets import LinkedSelect
-from core.admin import ServiceAppAdmin,SliceInline,ServiceAttrAsTabInline, ReadOnlyAwareAdmin, ServicePrivilegeInline
-
-class RequestRouterAdmin(ReadOnlyAwareAdmin):
-   # Change the application breadcrumb to point to an RR Service if one is
-   # defined
-
-   change_form_template = "admin/change_form_bc.html"
-   change_list_template = "admin/change_list_bc.html"
-   custom_app_breadcrumb_name = "Request Router"
-   @property
-   def custom_app_breadcrumb_url(self):
-       services = RequestRouterService.objects.all()
-       if len(services)==1:
-           return "/admin/requestrouter/requestrouterservice/%s/" % services[0].id
-       else:
-           return "/admin/requestrouter/requestrouterservice/"
-
-class RequestRouterServiceAdmin(ServiceAppAdmin):
-    model = RequestRouterService
-    verbose_name = "Request Router Service"
-    verbose_name_plural = "Request Router Service"
-    list_display = ("name","enabled")
-    fieldsets = [(None, {'fields': ['name','enabled','versionNumber', 'description','behindNat','defaultTTL','defaultAction','lastResortAction','maxAnswers'], 'classes':['suit-tab suit-tab-general']})]
-    inlines = [SliceInline,ServiceAttrAsTabInline,ServicePrivilegeInline]
-
-    user_readonly_fields = ["name", "enabled", "versionNumber", "description", "behindNat", "defaultTTL", "defaultAction", "lastResortAction", "maxAnswers"]
-
-    suit_form_tabs =(('general', 'Request Router Service Details'),
-        ('administration', 'Administration'),
-        ('slices','Slices'),
-        ('serviceattrs','Additional Attributes'),
-        ('serviceprivileges','Privileges'),
-    )
-
-    suit_form_includes = (('rradmin.html', 'top', 'administration'),)
-
-class ServiceMapAdmin(RequestRouterAdmin):
-    model = ServiceMap
-    verbose_name = "Service Map"
-    verbose_name_plural = "Service Map"
-    list_display = ("name", "owner", "slice", "prefix")
-    fieldsets = [(None, {'fields': ['name','owner','slice', 'prefix','siteMap','accessMap'], 'classes':['suit-tab suit-tab-general']})]
-
-    user_readonly_fields = ["name", "owner", "slice", "prefix", "siteMap", "accessMap"]
-
-    suit_form_tabs =(('general', 'Service Map Details'),
-    )
-
-admin.site.register(RequestRouterService, RequestRouterServiceAdmin)
-admin.site.register(ServiceMap, ServiceMapAdmin)
-
diff --git a/xos/services/requestrouter/migrations/__init__.py b/xos/services/requestrouter/migrations/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/xos/services/requestrouter/migrations/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/xos/services/requestrouter/models.py b/xos/services/requestrouter/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e4cc43..0000000
--- a/xos/services/requestrouter/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-from core.models import User,Site,Service,SingletonModel,PlCoreBase, Slice
-import os
-from django.db import models
-from django.forms.models import model_to_dict
-
-# Create your models here.
-
-class RequestRouterService(SingletonModel,Service):
-    class Meta:
-        app_label = "requestrouter"
-        verbose_name = "Request Router Service"
-
-    behindNat = models.BooleanField(default=False, help_text="Enables 'Behind NAT' mode.")
-    defaultTTL = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=30, help_text="DNS response time-to-live(TTL)")
-    defaultAction = models.CharField(max_length=30, default = "best", help_text="Review if this should be enum")
-    lastResortAction = models.CharField(max_length=30, default = "random", help_text="Review if this should be enum")
-    maxAnswers = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=3, help_text="Maximum number of answers in DNS response.")
-
-    def __unicode__(self):  return u'Request Router Service'
-
-class ServiceMap(PlCoreBase):
-
-    class Meta:
-        app_label = "requestrouter"
-
-    name = models.SlugField(max_length=50, unique=True, blank=False, null=False, help_text="name of this service map")
-    owner = models.ForeignKey(Service, help_text="service which owns this map")
-    slice = models.ForeignKey(Slice, help_text="slice that implements this service")
-    prefix = models.CharField(max_length=256, help_text="FQDN of the region of URI space managed by RR on behalf of this service")
-	# need to fix the upload location appropriately, for now we are not using access/site map
-    siteMap = models.FileField(upload_to="maps/", help_text="maps client requests to service instances", blank=True)
-    accessMap = models.FileField(upload_to="maps/", help_text="specifies which client requests are allowed", blank=True)
-
-    def siteMapName(self):
-        return self.name + ".site"
-
-    def accessMapName(self):
-        return self.name + ".access"
-
-    def __unicode__(self): return u'%s' % self.name
-
diff --git a/xos/services/requestrouter/templates/rradmin.html b/xos/services/requestrouter/templates/rradmin.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 142d87a..0000000
--- a/xos/services/requestrouter/templates/rradmin.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<div class = "left-nav">
-<ul>
-{% for admin in registered_admins %}
-    <li><a href="{{ admin.url }}">{{ admin.name }}</a></li>
-{% endfor %}
-</ul>
-</div>
-
-<!--
-<ul>
-<li><a href="/admin/requestrouter/servicemap/">Service Maps</a></li>
-</ul>
--->
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/configurationPush.py b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/configurationPush.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 857de8b..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/configurationPush.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-import ansible.playbook
-import ansible.constants as C
-import ansible.utils.template
-from ansible import errors
-from ansible import callbacks
-from ansible import utils
-from subprocess import call
-
-class ConfigurationPush:
-	def __init__(self):
-		pass
-
-	def config_push(self, service_name, user, playbook_name,hostfile):
-		'''stats = callbacks.AggregateStats()
-		playbook_cb = callbacks.PlaybookCallbacks(verbose=utils.VERBOSITY)
-		runner_cb = callbacks.PlaybookRunnerCallbacks(stats, verbose=utils.VERBOSITY)
-		pb = ansible.playbook.PlayBook(playbook="playbook/site.yml",
-					callbacks=playbook_cb,
-            				runner_callbacks=runner_cb,
-            				stats=stats
-					)
-		result = pb.run()
-		print result
-		'''
-
-		call("ansible-playbook --private-key=planetw "+playbook_name+" -i "+hostfile+" -u "+user+"  --extra-vars \"name="+service_name+"\"", shell=True)
-	
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-        main()
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/deleters/servicemap_deleter.py b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/deleters/servicemap_deleter.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d2efd64..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/deleters/servicemap_deleter.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import sys
-import traceback
-from services.requestrouter.models import ServiceMap
-from synchronizers.base.deleter import Deleter
-from xos.logger import Logger, logging
-from xos.config import Config, XOS_DIR
-
-parentdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),"..")
-sys.path.insert(0,parentdir)
-
-from rrlib import RequestRouterLibrary
-from configurationPush import ConfigurationPush
-import rrlib_config
-
-logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
-
-class ServiceMapDeleter(Deleter, RequestRouterLibrary, ConfigurationPush):
-        model='ServiceMap'
-
-        def __init__(self, **args):
-            Deleter.__init__(self, **args)
-            RequestRouterLibrary.__init__(self)
-            ConfigurationPush.__init__(self)
-
-
-        def call(self, pk, model_dict):
-          try:
-              servicemap = ServiceMap.objects.get(pk=pk)
-              service_uid = self.get_servicemap_uid(servicemap)
-              self.config_push(service_uid, rrlib_config.REDIR_USER, XOS_DIR + "/observers/requestrouter/playbook/site_redir_delete.yml", "/etc/ansible/requestrouter/dnsredir/hosts")
-              self.config_push(service_uid, rrlib_config.DEMUX_USER, XOS_DIR + "/observers/requestrouter/playbook/site_demux_delete.yml", "/etc/ansible/requestrouter/dnsdemux/hosts")
-              print "XXX delete ServiceMap %s", servicemap.name
-              return True
-          except Exception, e:
-              traceback.print_exc()
-              logger.exception("Failed to erase map '%s'" % map_name)
-              return False
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-  smap = ServiceMapDeleter()
-  smap.call( 6, {'name': 'Service23'} )
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/model-deps b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/model-deps
deleted file mode 100644
index 36ef620..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/model-deps
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "ServiceMap": [
-        "Slice"
-    ], 
-    "Slice": [
-        "Site", 
-        "Service"
-    ], 
-    "User": [
-        "Site"
-    ]
-}
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_demux/handlers/main.yml b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_demux/handlers/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a888468..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_demux/handlers/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: restart dnsdemux
-  service: name=dnsdemux state=restarted
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_demux/tasks/main.yml b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_demux/tasks/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 417401a..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_demux/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-# This playbook contains plays to delete configuration files from dnsdemux slice
-- name: delete dnsdemux config files
-  file: path={{dst_dnsdemux_conf}}/{{name}}.conf state=absent
-  notify: restart dnsdemux
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_demux/vars/main.yml b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_demux/vars/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b457050..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_demux/vars/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-# Variables listed here are applicable to all host groups
-
-src_dnsdemux: ../../../../temp_config/dnsdemux
-dst_dnsdemux_conf: /etc/dnsdemux/default/
-
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_redir/handlers/main.yml b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_redir/handlers/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8aa497e..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_redir/handlers/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: restart dnsredir
-  service: name=dnsredir state=restarted
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_redir/tasks/main.yml b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_redir/tasks/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 58833bb..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_redir/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
----
-# This playbook contains plays to delete configuration files from dnsredir slice
-- name: delete  maps.d directory ( and deletes all intermeadiate directories )
-  #copy: src={{src_dnsredir}}/{{name}}.d dest={{dst_dnsredir_confdir}}
-  file: path={{dst_dnsredir_confdir}}/{{name}}.d/maps.d state=absent
- 
-- name: delete config directory
-  file: path={{dst_dnsredir_confdir}}/{{name}}.d/ state=absent
- 
-- name: copy dnsredir config file
-  file: path={{dst_dnsredir_conf}}/{{name}}.conf state=absent
-  notify: restart dnsredir
-
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_redir/vars/main.yml b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_redir/vars/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index dc79d35..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/delete_redir/vars/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-# Variables listed here are applicable to all host groups
-
-src_dnsredir: ../../../../temp_config/dnsredir
-dst_dnsredir_conf: /etc/dnsredir/conf.d/
-dst_dnsredir_confdir: /etc/dnsredir
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/demux/handlers/main.yml b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/demux/handlers/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a888468..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/demux/handlers/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: restart dnsdemux
-  service: name=dnsdemux state=restarted
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/demux/tasks/main.yml b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/demux/tasks/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0339aed..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/demux/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-# This playbook contains plays to copy configurations to destination
-- name: copy dnsdemux config files
-  copy: src={{src_dnsdemux}}/{{name}}.conf dest={{dst_dnsdemux_conf}}/{{name}}.conf
-  notify: restart dnsdemux
-
-#- name: Start the dnsdemux service
-  #service: name=dnsdemux state=started enabled=true
-
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/demux/vars/main.yml b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/demux/vars/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b457050..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/demux/vars/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-# Variables listed here are applicable to all host groups
-
-src_dnsdemux: ../../../../temp_config/dnsdemux
-dst_dnsdemux_conf: /etc/dnsdemux/default/
-
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/redir/handlers/main.yml b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/redir/handlers/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8aa497e..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/redir/handlers/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: restart dnsredir
-  service: name=dnsredir state=restarted
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/redir/tasks/main.yml b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/redir/tasks/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e390ed9..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/redir/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
----
-# This playbook contains plays to copy configurations to destination
-- name: create  maps.d directory ( and creates all intermeadiate directories )
-  #copy: src={{src_dnsredir}}/{{name}}.d dest={{dst_dnsredir_confdir}}
-  file: src={{src_dnsredir}}/{{name}}.d/maps.d dest={{dst_dnsredir_confdir}}/{{name}}.d/maps.d state=directory
- 
-- name: copy map.conf
-  copy: src={{src_dnsredir}}/{{name}}.d/maps.d/map.conf dest={{dst_dnsredir_confdir}}/{{name}}.d/maps.d/map.conf
- 
-- name: copy codeen_nodes.conf
-  copy: src={{src_dnsredir}}/{{name}}.d/codeen_nodes.conf dest={{dst_dnsredir_confdir}}/{{name}}.d/codeen_nodes.conf
-  
-- name: copy node-to-ip.txt
-  copy: src={{src_dnsredir}}/{{name}}.d/node-to-ip.txt dest={{dst_dnsredir_confdir}}/{{name}}.d/node-to-ip.txt
-
-- name: copy dnsredir config file
-  copy: src={{src_dnsredir}}/{{name}}.conf dest={{dst_dnsredir_conf}}/{{name}}.conf
-  notify: restart dnsredir
-
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/redir/vars/main.yml b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/redir/vars/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index dc79d35..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/roles/redir/vars/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-# Variables listed here are applicable to all host groups
-
-src_dnsredir: ../../../../temp_config/dnsredir
-dst_dnsredir_conf: /etc/dnsredir/conf.d/
-dst_dnsredir_confdir: /etc/dnsredir
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/site_demux.yml b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/site_demux.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b5261dc..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/site_demux.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-# This playbook copies the dnsdemux configuration files from temp directory.
-
-- name: copies the configuration files from temp directory
-  hosts: all
-  #remote_user: {{r_user}}
-
-  roles:
-    - demux
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/site_demux_delete.yml b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/site_demux_delete.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 49a7c87..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/site_demux_delete.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-# This playbook deletes the dnsdemux configuration files from request router instances
-
-- name: deletes the configuration files from request router instances
-  hosts: all
-  #remote_user: {{r_user}}
-
-  roles:
-    - delete_demux
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/site_redir.yml b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/site_redir.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 50a7284..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/site_redir.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-# This playbook copies the dnsredir configuration files from temp directory.
-
-- name: copies the configuration files from temp directory
-  hosts: all
-  #remote_user: {{r_user}}
-
-  roles:
-    - redir
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/site_redir_delete.yml b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/site_redir_delete.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a8611d..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/playbook/site_redir_delete.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-# This playbook deletes the dnsredir configuration files from request router instances
-
-- name: deletes the configuration files from request router instances
-  hosts: all
-  #remote_user: {{r_user}}
-
-  roles:
-    - delete_redir
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/rr_synchronizer_config b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/rr_synchronizer_config
deleted file mode 100644
index 179540e..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/rr_synchronizer_config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-
-[plc]
-name=plc
-#deployment=VICCI
-deployment=VINI
-
-[db]
-name=xos
-user=plstackuser
-#password=2uMDYtJK
-password=1HL07C0E
-host=localhost
-port=5432
-
-[api]
-host=128.112.171.237
-port=8000
-ssl_key=None
-ssl_cert=None
-ca_ssl_cert=None
-ratelimit_enabled=0
-omf_enabled=0
-mail_support_address=support@localhost
-nova_enabled=True
-
-[observer]
-dependency_graph=/opt/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/model-deps
-steps_dir=/opt/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/steps
-deleters_dir=/opt/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/deleters
-log_file=console
-#/var/log/hpc.log
-driver=None
-
-#[feefie]
-#client_id='vicci_dev_central'
-#user_id='pl'
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/rrlib.py b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/rrlib.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e2100b0..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/rrlib.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,203 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import base64
-import string
-import sys
-import socket
-from sets import Set
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    sys.path.append("/opt/xos")
-    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "xos.settings")
-
-from xos.config import Config
-from core.models import Service
-from services.requestrouter.models import RequestRouterService, ServiceMap
-from xos.logger import Logger, logging
-import rrlib_config
-
-logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
-
-'''
-Conventions:
-1) All dnsredir backend will listen at port 9000+ servicemap.pk ( where pk is the primary key generated in django model)
-'''
-
-class RequestRouterLibrary:
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        pass
-    
-    def gen_slice_info(self, service=None):   
-        """generates instance information from slice of request router
-        """
-
-        if (service is None ):
-            service = RequestRouterService.objects.get()
-
-        mapping = {}
-        #static mapping for demo purpose 
-        #mapping["node47.princeton.vicci.org"] = "128.112.171.112"
-        mapping["node48.princeton.vicci.org"] = "128.112.171.114"
-    
-        '''for slice in service.service.all():
-            name = slice.name
-            for instance in slice.instances.all():
-                mapping[instance.name] = str(instance.ip)
-        '''
-        return mapping
-
-    def gen_servicemap_slice_info(self, servicemap):
-        """generates instance information from slice of servicemap
-        """
-
-        wzone = Set(['arizona', 'stanford', 'on.lab', 'housten']) # zone=1 in cooden.conf
-        ezone = Set(['princeton', 'atlanta', 'new york', 'georgia tech']) # zone=2 in coodeen.conf
-
-        mapping_zone = {}
-        mapping_ip = {}
-        slice = servicemap.slice
-        name = slice.name
-        for instance in slice.instances.all():
-            mapping_ip[instance.node.name] = socket.gethostbyname(instance.node.name)
-            #print "instance name "+instance.name+str(instance.ip)+"\n"
-            site = instance.node.site.name
-            if(site.lower() in wzone):
-                mapping_zone[instance.node.name] = str(1)
-            else:
-                mapping_zone[instance.node.name] = str(2)
-
-        return mapping_ip, mapping_zone
-
-
-
-    def gen_slice_file(self, service):
-        """ generates host file for the slice information
-            to be used by ansible to push configuration files
-        """
-
-        mapping = self.gen_slice_info(service)
-
-        fn = "/etc/ansible/requestrouter/dnsredir/hosts"
-        f = open(fn, "w")
-        for (k,v) in mapping.items():
-            f.write("%s\n" % k)
-
-        fn = "/etc/ansible/requestrouter/dnsdemux/hosts"
-        f = open(fn, "w")
-        for (k,v) in mapping.items():
-            f.write("%s\n" % k)
-
-
-    def get_servicemap_uid(self, servicemap):
-        seq = ("service_", str(servicemap.pk));
-        return "".join(seq)
-
-    def get_service_port(self, servicemap):
-                return str(9000+servicemap.pk)
-
-    def gen_dnsredir_serviceconf(self, servicemap):
-        objname = self.get_servicemap_uid(servicemap)
-    
-        rr_mapping = self.gen_slice_info(None)
-    
-        #generate dnsredir.conf file parameters to be used in static file.
-        mapping = {}
-        mapping["port_listen"] = self.get_service_port(servicemap)
-        mapping["configdir"] = rrlib_config.DNSREDIR_CONFIGDIR_PREFIX+objname+".d/"
-        mapping["logdir"] = rrlib_config.DNSREDIR_LOGDIR_PREFIX+objname+".d"
-        mapping["pidfile"] = rrlib_config.DNSREDIR_PIDFILE_PREFIX+objname+".pid"
-        mapping["domain_name"] = servicemap.prefix      
-        mapping["heartbeat_port"] = rrlib_config.HEARTBEAT_PORT
-
-        #generate dnsredir.conf file 
-
-        fn = "./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".conf"
-        f = open(fn, "w")
-        for (k,v) in rr_mapping.items():
-                        f.write(mapping["domain_name"]+". NS "+k+". "+v+" 3600 \n" % mapping)
-
-
-        f.write("""
-Default_TTL 30
-
-Port %(port_listen)s
-
-ConfigDir %(configdir)s
-
-MapsDir maps.d
-
-HTTPPort %(heartbeat_port)d
-
-PidFile %(pidfile)s
-
-HttpRequestPort 8081
-
-""" % mapping)
-
-        #generate configdirectory
-        
-        os.mkdir("./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".d")
-        
-        #geenrate codeen_nodes.conf
-        mapping_ip, mapping_zone = self.gen_servicemap_slice_info(servicemap)
-
-        codeen_name = "./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".d/codeen_nodes.conf"
-        f = open(codeen_name, "w")
-        for (k,v) in mapping_zone.items():
-            f.write(k+" zone="+v+" \n")
-
-        iptxt = "./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".d/node-to-ip.txt"
-        f = open(iptxt, "w")
-        for (k,v) in mapping_ip.items():
-            f.write(k+" "+v+" \n")
-
-        #generate maps directory
-        os.mkdir("./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".d/maps.d")
-
-        # redirection map
-        map = "./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".d/maps.d/map.conf"
-        f = open(map, "w")
-		#hardcoded probable public IP masks from arizona and princeton region respectively
-        f.write("prefix "+servicemap.prefix+" \n")
-        f.write("map 150.135.211.252/32 zone 1 || zone 2 \n")
-        f.write("map 128.112.171.112/24 zone 2 || zone 1 \n")
-        f.write("map 0.0.0.0/0 zone 1 || zone 2 \n")
-
-
-    def gen_dnsdemux_serviceconf(self, servicemap):
-        '''
-        generates frontend service*.conf file for each of the service
-        It assumes that there is a dnsdemux frontend running on the RR istallation and will
-        just add a conf file for each service in /etc/dnsdemux/default
-        '''
-        objname = self.get_servicemap_uid(servicemap)
-        #generate dnsdemux.conf file parameters to be used in static file.
-       
-        port_listen = self.get_service_port(servicemap)
-        domain_name = servicemap.prefix  
-        #generate service specific .conf file
-
-        rr_mapping = self.gen_slice_info(None)
-
-        fn = "./temp_config/dnsdemux/"+objname+".conf"
-        f = open(fn, "w")
-
-        for (k,v) in rr_mapping.items():
-            f.write("Forward "+v+" "+port_listen+" 8081 "+domain_name+".\n")
-
-    
-    def teardown_temp_configfiles(self, objname):
-        if os.path.exists("./temp_config/dnsdemux/"+objname+".conf"):
-            os.remove("./temp_config/dnsdemux/"+objname+".conf")
-        if os.path.exists("./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".d/maps.d/map.conf"):
-            os.remove("./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".d/maps.d/map.conf")
-        if os.path.exists("./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".d/maps.d"):
-            os.rmdir("./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".d/maps.d")
-        if os.path.exists("./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".d/node-to-ip.txt"):
-            os.remove("./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".d/node-to-ip.txt")
-        if os.path.exists("./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".d/codeen_nodes.conf"):
-            os.remove("./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".d/codeen_nodes.conf")
-        if os.path.exists("./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".d"):
-            os.rmdir("./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".d")
-        if os.path.exists("./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".conf"):
-            os.remove("./temp_config/dnsredir/"+objname+".conf")
-
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/rrlib_config.py b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/rrlib_config.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d0c00c2..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/rrlib_config.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-DNSREDIR_CONFIGDIR_PREFIX = "/etc/dnsredir/"
-DNSREDIR_LOGDIR_PREFIX = "/var/log/dnsredir/"
-DNSREDIR_PIDFILE_PREFIX = "/var/run/dnsredir."
-REDIR_USER = "princeton_coredirect"
-#REDIR_USER = "arizona_tools1"
-#DEMUX_USER = "arizona_tools1"
-DEMUX_USER = "princeton_codnsdemux"
-HEARTBEAT_PORT = 9000
-#not required as of now, as there will be only one frontend dnsdemux for all the services
-#DNSDEMUX_CONFIGDIR_PREFIX = "/etc/dnsdemux/"
-#DNSDEMUX_LOGDIR_PREFIX = "/var/log/dnsdemux/"
-#DNSDEMUX_PIDFILE_PREFIX = "/var/run/dnsdemux."
-
-TBD = "TBD"
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/steps/sync_requestrouterservices.py b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/steps/sync_requestrouterservices.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 15a9b91..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/steps/sync_requestrouterservices.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import sys
-import base64
-import traceback
-from django.db.models import F, Q
-from xos.config import Config
-from synchronizers.base.syncstep import SyncStep
-from core.models import Service
-from services.requestrouter.models import RequestRouterService
-from xos.logger import Logger, logging
-
-parentdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),"..")
-sys.path.insert(0,parentdir)
-
-from rrlib import RequestRouterLibrary
-
-logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
-
-class SyncRequestRouterService(SyncStep, RequestRouterLibrary):
-    provides=[RequestRouterService]
-    requested_interval=0
-
-    def __init__(self, **args):
-        SyncStep.__init__(self, **args)
-        RequestRouterLibrary.__init__(self)
-
-    def fetch_pending(self):
-	try:
-        	ret = RequestRouterService.objects.filter(Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None))
-        	return ret
-	except Exception, e:
-        	traceback.print_exc()
-            	return None	
-
-    def sync_record(self, rr_service):
-	try:
-        	print "syncing service!"
-        	logger.info("sync'ing rr_service %s" % str(rr_service),extra=rr_service.tologdict())
-        	self.gen_slice_file(rr_service)
-        	rr_service.save()
-		return True
-	except Exception, e:
-                traceback.print_exc()
-                return False
-
-
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/steps/sync_servicemap.py b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/steps/sync_servicemap.py
deleted file mode 100644
index bef7e42..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/steps/sync_servicemap.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-import os
-import sys
-import base64
-import traceback
-from django.db.models import F, Q
-from xos.config import Config, XOS_DIR
-from synchronizers.base.syncstep import SyncStep
-from core.models import Service
-from services.requestrouter.models import ServiceMap
-from xos.logger import Logger, logging
-
-parentdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),"..")
-sys.path.insert(0,parentdir)
-
-from rrlib import RequestRouterLibrary
-from configurationPush import ConfigurationPush
-import rrlib_config
-
-logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
-
-class SyncServiceMap(SyncStep, RequestRouterLibrary, ConfigurationPush):
-    provides=[ServiceMap]
-    requested_interval=0
-
-    def __init__(self, **args):
-        SyncStep.__init__(self, **args)
-	RequestRouterLibrary.__init__(self)
-	ConfigurationPush.__init__(self)
-
-    def fetch_pending(self):
-	try:
-        	ret = ServiceMap.objects.filter(Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None))
-        	return ret
-	except Exception, e:
-        	traceback.print_exc()
-            	return None
-
-    def sync_record(self, servicemap):
-	try:
-		print "sync! %s " % self.get_servicemap_uid(servicemap)
-		self.gen_dnsredir_serviceconf(servicemap)
-		self.gen_dnsdemux_serviceconf(servicemap)
-        	# push generated files from temp_config
-		service_uid = self.get_servicemap_uid(servicemap)
-		self.config_push(service_uid, rrlib_config.REDIR_USER, XOS_DIR + "/observers/requestrouter/playbook/site_redir.yml", "/etc/ansible/requestrouter/dnsredir/hosts")
-		self.config_push(service_uid, rrlib_config.DEMUX_USER, XOS_DIR + "/observers/requestrouter/playbook/site_demux.yml", "/etc/ansible/requestrouter/dnsdemux/hosts")
-		self.teardown_temp_configfiles(service_uid)
-	except Exception, e:
-                traceback.print_exc()
-                return False
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    sv = SyncServiceMap()
-
-    recs = sv.fetch_pending()
-
-    for rec in recs:
-        sv.sync_record( rec )
diff --git a/xos/tools/xos-manage b/xos/tools/xos-manage
index e10a47e..c06a12b 100755
--- a/xos/tools/xos-manage
+++ b/xos/tools/xos-manage
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     mkdir -p $BACKUP_DIR
     FN="$BACKUP_DIR/dumpdata-`date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S`.json"
     echo "Saving data to $FN"
-    python manage.py dumpdata core hpc syndicate_storage requestrouter -a --indent 4 > $FN
+    python manage.py dumpdata core syndicate_storage -a --indent 4 > $FN
     if [[ ! -f $FN ]]; then
         echo "FAILED to create $FN"
         exit
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@
 function makemigrations {
     rm -rf /opt/xos/*/migrations /opt/xos/services/*/migrations
     python ./manage.py makemigrations core
-    python ./manage.py makemigrations hpc
-    python ./manage.py makemigrations requestrouter
     python ./manage.py makemigrations syndicate_storage
     python ./manage.py makemigrations mcord
 
diff --git a/xos/xos/settings.py b/xos/xos/settings.py
index 6f82f71..f0dfe46 100644
--- a/xos/xos/settings.py
+++ b/xos/xos/settings.py
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@
     'django_extensions',
     'core',
     'services.mcord',
-    'services.requestrouter',
     'services.syndicate_storage',
     'geoposition',
     # 'rest_framework_swagger',