diff --git a/xos/configurations/frontend/xos.sql b/xos/configurations/frontend/xos.sql
index 7b13f4d..bbfd15a 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/frontend/xos.sql
+++ b/xos/configurations/frontend/xos.sql
@@ -5163,12 +5163,6 @@
 265	Can add vbng tenant	12	add_vbngtenant
 266	Can change vbng tenant	12	change_vbngtenant
 267	Can delete vbng tenant	12	delete_vbngtenant
-268	Can add Hello World Service	7	add_helloworldservicecomplete
-269	Can change Hello World Service	7	change_helloworldservicecomplete
-270	Can delete Hello World Service	7	delete_helloworldservicecomplete
-271	Can add Hello World Tenant	12	add_helloworldtenantcomplete
-272	Can change Hello World Tenant	12	change_helloworldtenantcomplete
-273	Can delete Hello World Tenant	12	delete_helloworldtenantcomplete
 274	Can add ONOS Service	7	add_onosservice
 275	Can change ONOS Service	7	change_onosservice
 276	Can delete ONOS Service	7	delete_onosservice
@@ -6509,8 +6503,6 @@
 87	cord subscriber root	cord	cordsubscriberroot
 88	vOLT Service	cord	voltservice
 89	vSG Service	cord	vsgservice
-90	Hello World Tenant	helloworldservice_complete	helloworldtenantcomplete
-91	Hello World Service	helloworldservice_complete	helloworldservicecomplete
 92	ONOS Service	onos	onosservice
 93	onos app	onos	onosapp
 94	s flow tenant	ceilometer	sflowtenant
@@ -6548,7 +6540,6 @@
 4	auth	0001_initial	2016-04-05 17:41:46.384468+00
 5	ceilometer	0001_initial	2016-04-05 17:41:46.659809+00
 6	cord	0001_initial	2016-04-05 17:41:46.862406+00
-7	helloworldservice_complete	0001_initial	2016-04-05 17:41:47.056651+00
 8	hpc	0001_initial	2016-04-05 17:41:50.450946+00
 9	onos	0001_initial	2016-04-05 17:41:50.637887+00
 10	requestrouter	0001_initial	2016-04-05 17:41:51.319325+00
diff --git a/xos/core/xoslib/dashboards/helloworld.html b/xos/core/xoslib/dashboards/helloworld.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 91dde39..0000000
--- a/xos/core/xoslib/dashboards/helloworld.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<!-- /opt/xos/templates/admin/dashboard/helloworld.html -->
-<div>Hello, {{ user.firstname }} {{ user.lastname }}.</div>
-<div>This is the hello world view. The value of foobar is {{ foobar }}.</div>
-<div id="dynamicTableOfInterestingThings"></div>
-<p>Type a new description for the the first slice in the collection:</p>
-<input type="text" name="newDescription" id="newDescription">
-<input type="button" name="submitNewDescription" value="submit new description"  id="submitNewDescription">
-
-<script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}/js/vendor/underscore-min.js"></script>
-<script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}/js/vendor/backbone.js"></script>
-<script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}/js/xoslib/xos-defaults.js"></script>
-<script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}/js/xoslib/xos-backbone.js"></script>
-
-<script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}/js/helloworld.js"></script>
diff --git a/xos/core/xoslib/static/js/helloworld.js b/xos/core/xoslib/static/js/helloworld.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 166d183..0000000
--- a/xos/core/xoslib/static/js/helloworld.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-disable guard-for-in, space-before-blocks */
-
-// helloworld.js
-function updateHelloWorldData() {
-  var html = '<table class="table table-bordered table-striped">';
-
-  for (var slicekey in xos.slices.models) {
-    var slice = xos.slices.models[slicekey];
-
-    html = html + '<tr><td>' + slice.get('name') + '</td><td>' + slice.get('description') + '</td></tr>';
-  }
-  html = html + '</table>';
-  $('#dynamicTableOfInterestingThings').html(html);
-}
-
-$(document).ready(function() {
-  xos.slices.on('change', function() {
-    updateHelloWorldData();
-  });
-  xos.slices.on('remove', function() {
-    updateHelloWorldData();
-  });
-  xos.slices.on('sort', function() {
-    updateHelloWorldData();
-  });
-
-  xos.slices.startPolling();
-});
-
-// helloworld.js
-$(document).ready(function() {
-  $('#submitNewDescription').bind('click', function() {
-    var newDescription = $('#newDescription').val();
-
-    xos.slices.models[0].set('description', newDescription);
-    xos.slices.models[0].save();
-  });
-});
diff --git a/xos/services/helloworld/__init__.py b/xos/services/helloworld/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/xos/services/helloworld/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/xos/services/helloworld/models.py b/xos/services/helloworld/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9bb343e..0000000
--- a/xos/services/helloworld/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-from django.db import models
-from core.models import User, Service, SingletonModel, PlCoreBase, Instance
-from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
-import os
-from django.db import models
-from django.forms.models import model_to_dict
-from django.db.models import Q
-
-
-# Create your models here.
-
-class Hello(PlCoreBase):
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=254,help_text="Salutation e.g. Hello or Bonjour")
-    instance_backref = models.ForeignKey(Instance,related_name="hellos")
-    
-class World(PlCoreBase):
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=254,help_text="Name of planet")
-    hello = models.ForeignKey(Hello) 
diff --git a/xos/services/helloworld/view.py b/xos/services/helloworld/view.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ad9ae1..0000000
--- a/xos/services/helloworld/view.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-from django.http import HttpResponse
-from django.views.generic import TemplateView, View
-from django import template
-from core.models import *
-from services.helloworld.models import *
-import json
-import os
-import time
-import tempfile
-
-class HelloWorldView(TemplateView):
-    head_template = r"""{% extends "admin/dashboard/dashboard_base.html" %}
-       {% load admin_static %}
-       {% block content %}
-    """
-
-    tail_template = r"{% endblock %}"
-
-    def get(self, request, name="root", *args, **kwargs):
-        head_template = self.head_template
-        tail_template = self.tail_template
-
-        try:
-            hello_name = request.GET['hello_name']
-            world_name = request.GET['world_name']
-            instance_id_str = request.GET['instance_id']
-            instance_id = int(instance_id_str)
-
-            i = Instance.objects.get(pk=instance_id)
-            i.pk=None
-            i.userData=None
-            i.instance_id=None
-            i.instance_name=None
-            i.enacted=None
-            i.save()
-            h = Hello(name=hello_name,instance_backref=i)
-            h.save()
-            w = World(hello=h,name=world_name)
-            w.save()
-
-            t = template.Template(head_template + 'Done. New instance id: %r'%i.pk + self.tail_template)
-        except KeyError:
-            html = """<form>
-                Hello string: <input type="text" name="hello_name" placeholder="Planet"><br>
-                World string: <input type="text" name="world_name" placeholder="Earth"><br>
-                Id of instance to copy: <input type="text" name="instance_id" placeholder="3"><br>
-                <input type="submit" value="Submit">
-                  </form>"""
-
-            t = template.Template(head_template + html + self.tail_template)
-
-        response_kwargs = {}
-        response_kwargs.setdefault('content_type', self.content_type)
-        return self.response_class(
-            request = request,
-            template = t,
-            **response_kwargs)
diff --git a/xos/services/helloworldservice_complete/__init__.py b/xos/services/helloworldservice_complete/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/xos/services/helloworldservice_complete/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/xos/services/helloworldservice_complete/admin.py b/xos/services/helloworldservice_complete/admin.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c8e793..0000000
--- a/xos/services/helloworldservice_complete/admin.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,141 +0,0 @@
-
-from core.admin import ReadOnlyAwareAdmin, SliceInline
-from core.middleware import get_request
-from core.models import User
-from django import forms
-from django.contrib import admin
-from services.helloworldservice_complete.models import HelloWorldServiceComplete, HelloWorldTenantComplete, HELLO_WORLD_KIND
-
-# The class to provide an admin interface on the web for the service.
-# We do only configuration here and don't change any logic because the logic
-# is taken care of for us by ReadOnlyAwareAdmin
-class HelloWorldServiceCompleteAdmin(ReadOnlyAwareAdmin):
-    # We must set the model so that the admin knows what fields to use
-    model = HelloWorldServiceComplete
-    verbose_name = "Hello World Service"
-    verbose_name_plural = "Hello World Services"
-
-    # Setting list_display creates columns on the admin page, each value here
-    # is a column, the column is populated for every instance of the model.
-    list_display = ("backend_status_icon", "name", "enabled")
-
-    # Used to indicate which values in the columns of the admin form are links.
-    list_display_links = ('backend_status_icon', 'name', )
-
-    # Denotes the sections of the form, the fields in the section, and the
-    # CSS classes used to style them. We represent this as a set of tuples, each
-    # tuple as a name (or None) and a set of fields and classes.
-    # Here the first section does not have a name so we use none. That first
-    # section has several fields indicated in the 'fields' attribute, and styled
-    # by the classes indicated in the 'classes' attribute. The classes given
-    # here are important for rendering the tabs on the form. To give the tabs
-    # we must assign the classes suit-tab and suit-tab-<name> where
-    # where <name> will be used later.
-    fieldsets = [(None, {'fields': ['backend_status_text', 'name', 'enabled',
-                                    'versionNumber', 'description', "view_url"],
-                         'classes':['suit-tab suit-tab-general']})]
-
-    # Denotes the fields that are readonly and cannot be changed.
-    readonly_fields = ('backend_status_text', )
-
-    # Inlines are used to denote other models that can be edited on the same
-    # form as this one. In this case the service form also allows changes
-    # to slices.
-    inlines = [SliceInline]
-
-    extracontext_registered_admins = True
-
-    # Denotes the fields that can be changed by an admin but not be all users
-    user_readonly_fields = ["name", "enabled", "versionNumber", "description"]
-
-    # Associates fieldsets from this form and from the inlines.
-    # The format here are tuples, of (<name>, tab title). <name> comes from the
-    # <name> in the fieldsets.
-    suit_form_tabs = (('general', 'Hello World Service Details'),
-                      ('administration', 'Tenants'),
-                      ('slices', 'Slices'),)
-
-    # Used to include a template for a tab. Here we include the
-    # helloworldserviceadmin template in the top position for the administration
-    # tab.
-    suit_form_includes = (('helloworldserviceadmin.html',
-                           'top',
-                           'administration'),)
-
-    # Used to get the objects for this model that are associated with the
-    # requesting user.
-    def queryset(self, request):
-        return HelloWorldServiceComplete.get_service_objects_by_user(request.user)
-
-# Class to represent the form to add and edit tenants.
-# We need to define this instead of just using an admin like we did for the
-# service because tenants vary more than services and there isn't a common form.
-# This allows us to change the python behavior for the admin form to save extra
-# fields and control defaults.
-class HelloWorldTenantCompleteForm(forms.ModelForm):
-    # Defines a field for the creator of this service. It is a dropdown which
-    # is populated with all of the users.
-    creator = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=User.objects.all())
-    # Defines a text field for the display message, it is not required.
-    display_message = forms.CharField(required=False)
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(HelloWorldTenantCompleteForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        # Set the kind field to readonly
-        self.fields['kind'].widget.attrs['readonly'] = True
-        # Define the logic for obtaining the objects for the provider_service
-        # dropdown of the tenant form.
-        self.fields[
-            'provider_service'].queryset = HelloWorldServiceComplete.get_service_objects().all()
-        # Set the initial kind to HELLO_WORLD_KIND for this tenant.
-        self.fields['kind'].initial = HELLO_WORLD_KIND
-        # If there is an instance of this model then we can set the initial
-        # form values to the existing values.
-        if self.instance:
-            self.fields['creator'].initial = self.instance.creator
-            self.fields[
-                'display_message'].initial = self.instance.display_message
-
-        # If there is not an instance then we need to set initial values.
-        if (not self.instance) or (not self.instance.pk):
-            self.fields['creator'].initial = get_request().user
-            if HelloWorldServiceComplete.get_service_objects().exists():
-                self.fields["provider_service"].initial = HelloWorldServiceComplete.get_service_objects().all()[0]
-
-    # This function describes what happens when the save button is pressed on
-    # the tenant form. In this case we set the values for the instance that were
-    # entered.
-    def save(self, commit=True):
-        self.instance.creator = self.cleaned_data.get("creator")
-        self.instance.display_message = self.cleaned_data.get(
-            "display_message")
-        return super(HelloWorldTenantCompleteForm, self).save(commit=commit)
-
-    class Meta:
-        model = HelloWorldTenantComplete
-
-# Define the admin form for the tenant. This uses a similar structure as the
-# service but uses HelloWorldTenantCompleteForm to change the python behavior.
-
-
-class HelloWorldTenantCompleteAdmin(ReadOnlyAwareAdmin):
-    verbose_name = "Hello World Tenant"
-    verbose_name_plural = "Hello World Tenants"
-    list_display = ('id', 'backend_status_icon', 'instance', 'display_message')
-    list_display_links = ('backend_status_icon', 'instance', 'display_message',
-                          'id')
-    fieldsets = [(None, {'fields': ['backend_status_text', 'kind',
-                                    'provider_service', 'instance', 'creator',
-                                    'display_message'],
-                         'classes': ['suit-tab suit-tab-general']})]
-    readonly_fields = ('backend_status_text', 'instance',)
-    form = HelloWorldTenantCompleteForm
-
-    suit_form_tabs = (('general', 'Details'),)
-
-    def queryset(self, request):
-        return HelloWorldTenantComplete.get_tenant_objects_by_user(request.user)
-
-# Associate the admin forms with the models.
-admin.site.register(HelloWorldServiceComplete, HelloWorldServiceCompleteAdmin)
-admin.site.register(HelloWorldTenantComplete, HelloWorldTenantCompleteAdmin)
diff --git a/xos/services/helloworldservice_complete/models.py b/xos/services/helloworldservice_complete/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a4ce59..0000000
--- a/xos/services/helloworldservice_complete/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-from core.models import Service, TenantWithContainer
-from django.db import transaction
-
-HELLO_WORLD_KIND = "helloworldservice_complete"
-
-# The class to represent the service. Most of the service logic is given for us
-# in the Service class but, we have some configuration that is specific for
-# this example.
-class HelloWorldServiceComplete(Service):
-    KIND = HELLO_WORLD_KIND
-
-    class Meta:
-        # When the proxy field is set to True the model is represented as
-        # it's superclass in the database, but we can still change the python
-        # behavior. In this case HelloWorldServiceComplete is a Service in the
-        # database.
-        proxy = True
-        # The name used to find this service, all directories are named this
-        app_label = "helloworldservice_complete"
-        verbose_name = "Hello World Service"
-
-# This is the class to represent the tenant. Most of the logic is given to use
-# in TenantWithContainer, however there is some configuration and logic that
-# we need to define for this example.
-class HelloWorldTenantComplete(TenantWithContainer):
-
-    class Meta:
-        # Same as a above, HelloWorldTenantComplete is represented as a
-        # TenantWithContainer, but we change the python behavior.
-        proxy = True
-        verbose_name = "Hello World Tenant"
-
-    # The kind of the service is used on forms to differentiate this service
-    # from the other services.
-    KIND = HELLO_WORLD_KIND
-
-    # Ansible requires that the sync_attributes field contain nat_ip and nat_mac
-    # these will be used to determine where to SSH to for ansible.
-    # Getters must be defined for every attribute specified here.
-    sync_attributes = ("nat_ip", "nat_mac",)
-
-    # default_attributes is used cleanly indicate what the default values for
-    # the fields are.
-    default_attributes = {'display_message': 'Hello World!'}
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        helloworld_services = HelloWorldServiceComplete.get_service_objects().all()
-        # When the tenant is created the default service in the form is set
-        # to be the first created HelloWorldServiceComplete
-        if helloworld_services:
-            self._meta.get_field(
-                "provider_service").default = helloworld_services[0].id
-        super(HelloWorldTenantComplete, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(HelloWorldTenantComplete, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
-        # This call needs to happen so that an instance is created for this
-        # tenant is created in the slice. One instance is created per tenant.
-        model_policy_helloworld_tenant(self.pk)
-
-    def delete(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        # Delete the instance that was created for this tenant
-        self.cleanup_container()
-        super(HelloWorldTenantComplete, self).delete(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    # Getter for the message that will appear on the webpage
-    # By default it is "Hello World!"
-    @property
-    def display_message(self):
-        return self.get_attribute(
-            "display_message",
-            self.default_attributes['display_message'])
-
-    # Setter for the message that will appear on the webpage
-    @display_message.setter
-    def display_message(self, value):
-        self.set_attribute("display_message", value)
-
-    @property
-    def addresses(self):
-        if (not self.id) or (not self.instance):
-            return {}
-
-        addresses = {}
-        # The ports field refers to networks for the instance.
-        # This loop stores the details for the NAT network that will be
-        # necessary for ansible.
-        for ns in self.instance.ports.all():
-            if "nat" in ns.network.name.lower():
-                addresses["nat"] = (ns.ip, ns.mac)
-        return addresses
-
-    # This getter is necessary because nat_ip is a sync_attribute
-    @property
-    def nat_ip(self):
-        return self.addresses.get("nat", (None, None))[0]
-
-    # This getter is necessary because nat_mac is a sync_attribute
-    @property
-    def nat_mac(self):
-        return self.addresses.get("nat", (None, None))[1]
-
-
-def model_policy_helloworld_tenant(pk):
-    # This section of code is atomic to prevent race conditions
-    with transaction.atomic():
-        # We find all of the tenants that are waiting to update
-        tenant = HelloWorldTenantComplete.objects.select_for_update().filter(pk=pk)
-        if not tenant:
-            return
-        # Since this code is atomic it is safe to always use the first tenant
-        tenant = tenant[0]
-        tenant.manage_container()
diff --git a/xos/services/helloworldservice_complete/templates/helloworldserviceadmin.html b/xos/services/helloworldservice_complete/templates/helloworldserviceadmin.html
deleted file mode 100644
index ba418ee..0000000
--- a/xos/services/helloworldservice_complete/templates/helloworldserviceadmin.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<!-- Template used to for the button leading to the HelloWorldTenantComplete form. -->
-<div class = "left-nav">
-  <ul>
-    <li>
-      <a href="/admin/helloworldservice_complete/helloworldtenantcomplete/">
-        Hello World Tenants
-      </a>
-    </li>
-  </ul>
-</div>
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/helloworld-synchronizer.py b/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/helloworld-synchronizer.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 84bec4f..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/helloworld-synchronizer.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-# This imports and runs ../../xos-observer.py
-
-import importlib
-import os
-import sys
-observer_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),"../../synchronizers/base")
-sys.path.append(observer_path)
-mod = importlib.import_module("xos-synchronizer")
-mod.main()
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/helloworld_config b/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/helloworld_config
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f67242..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/helloworld_config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-[plc]
-name=plc
-deployment=plc
-
-[db]
-name=xos
-user=postgres
-password=password
-host=localhost
-port=5432
-
-[api]
-host=localhost
-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
-logfile=/var/log/xos.log
-
-[nova]
-admin_user=admin@domain.com
-admin_password=admin
-admin_tenant=admin
-url=http://localhost:5000/v2.0/
-default_image=None
-default_flavor=m1.small
-default_security_group=default
-ca_ssl_cert=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
-
-[observer]
-pretend=False
-backoff_disabled=False
-images_directory=/opt/xos/images
-dependency_graph=/opt/xos/model-deps
-logfile=/var/log/xos_backend.log
-steps_dir=/opt/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/steps
-applist=helloworld
-
-[gui]
-disable_minidashboard=True
-#branding_name=CORD
-#branding_css=/static/cord.css
-#branding_icon=/static/onos-logo.png
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/model-deps b/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/model-deps
deleted file mode 100644
index 63188f0..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/model-deps
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "OriginServer": [
-        "ContentProvider"
-    ], 
-    "ContentProvider": [
-        "ServiceProvider"
-    ], 
-    "CDNPrefix": [
-        "ContentProvider"
-    ], 
-    "AccessMap": [
-        "ContentProvider"
-    ], 
-    "SiteMap": [
-        "ContentProvider", 
-        "ServiceProvider", 
-        "CDNPrefix"
-    ]
-}
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/nohup.out b/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/nohup.out
deleted file mode 100644
index 74072c6..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/nohup.out
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-python: can't open file 'helloworld-observer.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/run.sh b/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/run.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 1b9d834..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/run.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#if [[ ! -e ./hpc-backend.py ]]; then
-#    ln -s ../xos-observer.py hpc-backend.py
-#fi
-
-export XOS_DIR=/opt/xos
-python helloworld-synchronizer.py  -C $XOS_DIR/synchronizers/helloworld/helloworld_config
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/start.sh b/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/start.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 7945db3..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-export XOS_DIR=/opt/xos
-
-echo $XOS_DIR/synchronizers/helloworld/helloworld_config
-python helloworld-synchronizer.py -C $XOS_DIR/synchronizers/helloworld/helloworld_config
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/steps/sync_hello.py b/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/steps/sync_hello.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 55d318a..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/steps/sync_hello.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import sys
-import base64
-from django.db.models import F, Q
-from xos.config import Config
-from synchronizers.base.syncstep import SyncStep
-from services.helloworld.models import Hello,World
-from xos.logger import Logger, logging
-
-parentdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),"..")
-sys.path.insert(0,parentdir)
-
-logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
-
-class SyncHello(SyncStep):
-    provides=[Hello]
-    observes=Hello
-    requested_interval=0
-    
-    def sync_record(self, record):
-        instance = record.instance_backref        
-        instance.userData="packages:\n  - apache2\nruncmd:\n  - update-rc.d apache2 enable\n  - service apache2 start\nwrite_files:\n-   content: Hello %s\n    path: /var/www/html/hello.txt"%record.name
-        instance.save()
-        
-    def delete_record(self, m):
-        return
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/steps/sync_world.py b/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/steps/sync_world.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a4e7e3c..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/steps/sync_world.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import sys
-import base64
-from django.db.models import F, Q
-from xos.config import Config
-from synchronizers.base.syncstep import SyncStep
-from services.helloworld.models import Hello,World
-from xos.logger import Logger, logging
-
-# hpclibrary will be in steps/..
-parentdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),"..")
-sys.path.insert(0,parentdir)
-
-logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
-
-class SyncWorld(SyncStep):
-    provides=[World]
-    observes=World
-    requested_interval=0
-    
-    def sync_record(self, record):
-        open('/tmp/hello-synchronizer','w').write(record.name)	
-        
-    def delete_record(self, m):
-        return
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/stop.sh b/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/stop.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a0b4a8e..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/helloworld/stop.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-pkill -9 -f hpc-observer.py
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/helloworldservice-synchronizer.py b/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/helloworldservice-synchronizer.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 95f4081..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/helloworldservice-synchronizer.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-# This imports and runs ../../xos-observer.py
-# Runs the standard XOS observer
-
-import importlib
-import os
-import sys
-observer_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(
-    os.path.realpath(__file__)), "../../synchronizers/base")
-sys.path.append(observer_path)
-mod = importlib.import_module("xos-synchronizer")
-mod.main()
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/helloworldservice_config b/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/helloworldservice_config
deleted file mode 100644
index 69894fc..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/helloworldservice_config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-# Required by XOS
-[db]
-name=xos
-user=postgres
-password=password
-host=localhost
-port=5432
-
-# Required by XOS
-[api]
-nova_enabled=True
-
-# Sets options for the observer
-[observer]
-# Optional name
-name=helloworldservice
-# This is the location to the dependency graph you generate
-dependency_graph=/opt/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/model-deps
-# The location of your SyncSteps
-steps_dir=/opt/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/steps
-# A temporary directory that will be used by ansible
-sys_dir=/opt/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/sys
-# Location of the file to save logging messages to the backend log is often used
-logfile=/var/log/xos_backend.log
-# If this option is true, then nothing will change, we simply pretend to run
-pretend=False
-# If this is False then XOS will use an exponential backoff when the observer
-# fails, since we will be waiting for an instance, we don't want this.
-backoff_disabled=True
-# We want the output from ansible to be logged
-save_ansible_output=True
-# This determines how we SSH to a client, if this is set to True then we try
-# to ssh using the instance name as a proxy, if this is disabled we ssh using
-# the NAT IP of the instance. On CloudLab the first option will fail so we must
-# set this to False
-proxy_ssh=False
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/model-deps b/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/model-deps
deleted file mode 100644
index 0967ef4..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/model-deps
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/run.sh b/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/run.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 331f8ae..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/run.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Runs the XOS observer using helloworldservice_config
-export XOS_DIR=/opt/xos
-python helloworldservice-synchronizer.py  -C $XOS_DIR/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/helloworldservice_config
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/steps/sync_helloworldtenant.py b/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/steps/sync_helloworldtenant.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 69a08f5..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/steps/sync_helloworldtenant.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import sys
-from django.db.models import Q, F
-from services.helloworldservice_complete.models import HelloWorldServiceComplete, HelloWorldTenantComplete
-from synchronizers.base.SyncInstanceUsingAnsible import SyncInstanceUsingAnsible
-
-parentdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..")
-sys.path.insert(0, parentdir)
-
-# Class to define how we sync a tenant. Using SyncInstanceUsingAnsible we
-# indicate where the find the YAML for ansible, where to find the SSH key,
-# and the logic for determining what tenant needs updating, what additional
-# attributes are needed, and how to delete an instance.
-class SyncHelloWorldTenantComplete(SyncInstanceUsingAnsible):
-    # Indicates the position in the data model, this will run when XOS needs to
-    # enact a HelloWorldTenantComplete
-    provides = [HelloWorldTenantComplete]
-    # The actual model being enacted, usually the same as provides.
-    observes = HelloWorldTenantComplete
-    # Number of milliseconds between interruptions of the observer
-    requested_interval = 0
-    # The ansible template to run
-    template_name = "sync_helloworldtenant.yaml"
-    # The location of the SSH private key to use when ansible connects to
-    # instances.
-    service_key_name = "/opt/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/helloworldservice_private_key"
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(SyncHelloWorldTenantComplete, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    # Defines the logic for determining what HelloWorldTenantCompletes need to be
-    # enacted.
-    def fetch_pending(self, deleted):
-        # If the update is not a deletion, then we get all of the instnaces that
-        # have been updated or have not been enacted.
-        if (not deleted):
-            objs = HelloWorldTenantComplete.get_tenant_objects().filter(
-                Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None), Q(lazy_blocked=False))
-        else:
-            # If this is a deletion we get all of the deleted tenants..
-            objs = HelloWorldTenantComplete.get_deleted_tenant_objects()
-
-        return objs
-
-    # Gets the attributes that are used by the Ansible template but are not
-    # part of the set of default attributes.
-    def get_extra_attributes(self, o):
-        return {"display_message": o.display_message}
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/steps/sync_helloworldtenant.yaml b/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/steps/sync_helloworldtenant.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 719c75f..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/steps/sync_helloworldtenant.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
----
-- hosts: {{ instance_name }}
-  gather_facts: False
-  connection: ssh
-  user: ubuntu
-  sudo: yes
-  tasks:
-  - name: install apache
-    apt: name=apache2 state=present update_cache=yes
-
-  - name: write message
-    shell: echo "{{ display_message }}" > /var/www/html/index.html
-
-  - name: stop apache
-    service: name=apache2 state=stopped
-
-  - name: start apache
-    service: name=apache2 state=started
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/stop.sh b/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/stop.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 76e68d9..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizers/helloworldservice_complete/stop.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# Kill the observer
-pkill -9 -f helloworldservice-observer.py
diff --git a/xos/tools/xos-manage b/xos/tools/xos-manage
index 23cda72..0df23a0 100755
--- a/xos/tools/xos-manage
+++ b/xos/tools/xos-manage
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@
     python ./manage.py makemigrations syndicate_storage
     python ./manage.py makemigrations cord
     python ./manage.py makemigrations ceilometer
-    python ./manage.py makemigrations helloworldservice_complete
     python ./manage.py makemigrations onos
     python ./manage.py makemigrations vtr
     python ./manage.py makemigrations vrouter
diff --git a/xos/tosca/samples/helloworld-chain.yaml b/xos/tosca/samples/helloworld-chain.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b49106..0000000
--- a/xos/tosca/samples/helloworld-chain.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
-
-description: Two services "service_one" and "service_two" with a tenancy relationship.
-
-imports:
-   - custom_types/xos.yaml
-
-topology_template:
-  node_templates:
-
-    Private-Indirect:
-      type: tosca.nodes.NetworkTemplate
-      properties:
-          access: indirect
-
-    mysite:
-      type: tosca.nodes.Site
-
-    trusty-server-multi-nic:
-      type: tosca.nodes.Image
-
-    service_vsg:
-      type: tosca.nodes.VSGService
-      requirements:
-          - helloworld_tenant:
-              node: service_helloworld
-              relationship: tosca.relationships.TenantOfService
-
-    service_helloworld:
-      type: tosca.nodes.Service
-      properties:
-          kind: helloworldservice_complete
-          view_url: /admin/helloworldservice_complete/helloworldservicecomplete/$id$/
-
-    tenant_helloworld:
-       type: tosca.nodes.Tenant
-       properties:
-           kind: helloworldservice_complete
-           service_specific_attribute: "{\"display_message\": \"Hello World from Tosca\"}"
-           model: services.helloworldservice_complete.models.HelloWorldTenantComplete
-       requirements:
-           - provider_service:
-               node: service_helloworld
-               relationship: tosca.relationships.MemberOfService
-
-
-    mysite_helloworld:
-      type: tosca.nodes.Slice
-      requirements:
-          - service:
-              node: service_helloworld
-              relationship: tosca.relationships.MemberOfService
-          - site:
-              node: mysite
-              relationship: tosca.relationships.MemberOfSite
-          - default_image:
-                node: trusty-server-multi-nic
-                relationship: tosca.relationships.DefaultImage
-      properties:
-          default_flavor: m1.small
-
-    helloworld_access:
-      type: tosca.nodes.network.Network
-      properties:
-          ip_version: 4
-      requirements:
-          - network_template:
-              node: Private-Indirect
-              relationship: tosca.relationships.UsesNetworkTemplate
-          - owner:
-              node: mysite_helloworld
-              relationship: tosca.relationships.MemberOfSlice
-          - connection:
-              node: mysite_helloworld
-              relationship: tosca.relationships.ConnectsToSlice
-
diff --git a/xos/xos/settings.py b/xos/xos/settings.py
index f457476..d48f531 100644
--- a/xos/xos/settings.py
+++ b/xos/xos/settings.py
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@
     'core',
     'services.hpc',
     'services.cord',
-    'services.helloworldservice_complete',
     'services.onos',
     'services.ceilometer',
     'services.requestrouter',
diff --git a/xos/xos/urls.py b/xos/xos/urls.py
index 1bc3885..570b768 100644
--- a/xos/xos/urls.py
+++ b/xos/xos/urls.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 from core.views.legacyapi import LegacyXMLRPC
 from core.views.serviceGraph import ServiceGridView, ServiceGraphView
-from services.helloworld.view import *
 from core.models import *
 from rest_framework import generics
 from core.dashboard.sites import SitePlus
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
     # Examples:
     url(r'^observer', 'core.views.observer.Observer', name='observer'),
-    url(r'^helloworld', HelloWorldView.as_view(), name='helloWorld'),
     url(r'^serviceGrid', ServiceGridView.as_view(), name='serviceGrid'),
     url(r'^serviceGraph.png', ServiceGraphView.as_view(), name='serviceGraph'),
     url(r'^hpcConfig', 'core.views.hpc_config.HpcConfig', name='hpcConfig'),
diff --git a/xos/xos/wsgi.py b/xos/xos/wsgi.py
index 9b70770..55c6c1a 100644
--- a/xos/xos/wsgi.py
+++ b/xos/xos/wsgi.py
@@ -28,5 +28,3 @@
 application = get_wsgi_application()
 
 # Apply WSGI middleware here.
-# from helloworld.wsgi import HelloWorldApplication
-# application = HelloWorldApplication(application)