diff --git a/css/styles.css b/css/styles.css
index d9ee476..9d9c5ce 100644
--- a/css/styles.css
+++ b/css/styles.css
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* Layout */
 .container.main-content {
   display: flex;
-  margin-top: 70px;
+  margin-top: 80px;
   width: 100%;
   max-width: 100%;
 }
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 386caeb..52037cc 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     <script src="/js/controllers/email-controller.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     <!-- Divrectives -->
     <script src="/js/directives/achievement-directive.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
-    <script src="/js/directives/notification-directive.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     <script src="/js/directives/todo-directive.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     <script src="/js/directives/upload-directive.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
   </body>
diff --git a/js/controllers/home-controller.js b/js/controllers/home-controller.js
index 041669d..67f45e0 100644
--- a/js/controllers/home-controller.js
+++ b/js/controllers/home-controller.js
@@ -7,7 +7,5 @@ app.controller('homeCtrl', [
 
   vm.achievement = true;
 
-  vm.notificationMessage = "testing stuff...";
-
-  throw new Error('loaded home controller');
+  // throw new Error('loaded home controller');
 }]);
diff --git a/js/directives/notification-directive.js b/js/directives/notification-directive.js
deleted file mode 100644
index cd1ad3c..0000000
--- a/js/directives/notification-directive.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-app.directive('notificationDirective', function() {
-  return {
-    templateUrl: "templates/widgets/notification-widget.html",
-    controller: 'homeCtrl',
-    controllerAs: 'vm'
-  };
-});
diff --git a/templates/widgets/notification-widget.html b/templates/widgets/notification-widget.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 37fb0ab..0000000
--- a/templates/widgets/notification-widget.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<div class="alert alert-success" role="alert">{{ vm.notificationMessage }}</div>
-<div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">{{ vm.notificationMessage }}</div>
-<div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">{{ vm.notificationMessage }}</div>
-<div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">{{ vm.notificationMessage }}</div>