diff --git a/xos/core/models/container.py b/xos/core/models/container.py
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index ae1d198..0000000
--- a/xos/core/models/container.py
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@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-import os
-from django.db import models
-from django.db.models import Q
-from django.core import exceptions
-from core.models import PlCoreBase,PlCoreBaseManager,PlCoreBaseDeletionManager
-from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
-from core.models import Image
-from core.models import Slice, SlicePrivilege
-from core.models import Node
-from core.models import Site
-from core.models import Deployment
-from core.models import Controller
-from core.models import User
-from core.models import Tag
-from core.models import Flavor
-from django.contrib.contenttypes import generic
-from xos.config import Config
-from monitor import driver as monitor
-from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied, ValidationError
-
-config = Config()
-
-
-# Create your models here.
-class Container(PlCoreBase):
-    name = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, help_text="Container name")
-    slice = models.ForeignKey(Slice, related_name='containers')
-    node = models.ForeignKey(Node, related_name='containers')
-    creator = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name='containers', blank=True, null=True)
-    docker_image = StrippedCharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, help_text="name of docker container to instantiate")
-    volumes = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True, help_text="Comma-separated list of volumes")
-
-    def __unicode__(self):
-        return u'container-%s' % str(self.id)
-
-    def save(self, *args, **kwds):
-        if not self.name:
-            self.name = self.slice.name
-        if not self.creator and hasattr(self, 'caller'):
-            self.creator = self.caller
-        if not self.creator:
-            raise ValidationError('container has no creator')
-
-        if (self.slice.creator != self.creator):
-            # Check to make sure there's a slice_privilege for the user. If there
-            # isn't, then keystone will throw an exception inside the observer.
-            slice_privs = SlicePrivilege.objects.filter(slice=self.slice, user=self.creator)
-            if not slice_privs:
-                raise ValidationError('container creator has no privileges on slice')
-
-# XXX smbaker - disabled for now, was causing fault in tenant view create slice
-#        if not self.controllerNetwork.test_acl(slice=self.slice):
-#            raise exceptions.ValidationError("Deployment %s's ACL does not allow any of this slice %s's users" % (self.controllerNetwork.name, self.slice.name))
-
-        super(Container, self).save(*args, **kwds)
-
-    def can_update(self, user):
-        return True
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def select_by_user(user):
-        if user.is_admin:
-            qs = Container.objects.all()
-        else:
-            slices = Slice.select_by_user(user)
-            qs = Container.objects.filter(slice__in=slices)
-        return qs
-
-    def get_public_keys(self):
-        slice_memberships = SlicePrivilege.objects.filter(slice=self.slice)
-        pubkeys = set([sm.user.public_key for sm in slice_memberships if sm.user.public_key])
-
-        if self.creator.public_key:
-            pubkeys.add(self.creator.public_key)
-
-        if self.slice.creator.public_key:
-            pubkeys.add(self.slice.creator.public_key)
-
-        if self.slice.service and self.slice.service.public_key:
-            pubkeys.add(self.slice.service.public_key)
-
-        return pubkeys
-
-