diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initScrolling.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initScrolling.js.erb
index 29ef4e51f..a018c760f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initScrolling.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initScrolling.js.erb
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ function fetchNextPodcastPage(el) {
   fetchNext(el, "/api/podcast_episodes", insertArticles)
 }
 
-function algoliaPaginate(tag, requiresApproval) {
+function paginate(tag, requiresApproval) {
   var tagFilters = [];
   if (tag && tag.length > 0) {
     tagFilters.push(tag);
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ function fetchNextPageIfNearBottom() {
   } else {
     scrollableElemId = "articles-list";
     fetchCallback = function fetch() {
-      algoliaPaginate(indexContainer.dataset.algoliaTag, indexContainer.dataset.requiresApproval);
+      paginate(indexContainer.dataset.tag, indexContainer.dataset.requiresApproval);
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initializeFetchFollowedArticles.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initializeFetchFollowedArticles.js.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index 03fba16b9..000000000
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initializeFetchFollowedArticles.js.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-function insertArticle(article,parent,insertPlace) {
-  if (article){
-    var newItem = document.createElement("DIV");
-    if (article.cached_user) {
-      article.user = article.cached_user.table
-    }
-    if (article.cached_organization) {
-      article.organization = article.cached_organization.table
-    }
-    newItem.innerHTML = buildArticleHTML(article)
-    parent.insertBefore(newItem, insertPlace);
-    initializeReadingListIcons();
-  }
-}
-
-function insertInitialArticles(user) {
-  var el = document.getElementById("home-articles-object");
- if (!el) {return}
-  el.innerHTML = "";
-  insertTopArticles(user);
-  el.outerHTML = "";
-}
-
-function insertTopArticles(user){
-  var el = document.getElementById("home-articles-object");
-  var articlesJSON = JSON.parse(el.dataset.articles)
-  var insertPlace = document.getElementById("article-index-hidden-div");
-  if (insertPlace) {
-    articlesJSON.forEach(function(article){
-      var articlePoints = 0
-      var containsUserID = findOne([article.user_id], user.followed_user_ids || [])
-      var containsOrganizationID = findOne([article.organization_id], user.followed_organization_ids || [])
-      var intersectedTags = intersect_arrays(user.followed_tag_names, article.cached_tag_list_array)
-      var followedPoints = 1
-      var experienceDifference = Math.abs(article['experience_level_rating'] - user.experience_level || 5)
-      var containsPreferredLanguage = findOne([article.language || 'en'], user.preferred_languages_array || ['en'])
-      JSON.parse(user.followed_tags).map(function(tag) {
-        if (intersectedTags.includes(tag.name)) {
-          followedPoints = followedPoints + tag.points
-        }
-      })
-      articlePoints = articlePoints + followedPoints
-      if (containsUserID) {
-        articlePoints = articlePoints + 1
-      }
-      if (containsOrganizationID) {
-        articlePoints = articlePoints + 1
-      }
-      var rand = Math.random();
-      if (rand < 0.3) {
-        articlePoints = articlePoints + 3
-      } else if (rand < 0.6) {
-        articlePoints = articlePoints + 6
-      }
-      if (containsPreferredLanguage) {
-        articlePoints = articlePoints + 1
-      } else {
-        articlePoints = articlePoints - 10
-      }
-      articlePoints = articlePoints - (experienceDifference/2);
-      article['points'] = articlePoints
-    });
-    var sortedArticles = articlesJSON.sort(function(a, b) {
-      return b.points - a.points;
-    });
-    sortedArticles.forEach(function(article){
-      var parent = insertPlace.parentNode;
-      if ( article.points > 0 && !document.getElementById("article-link-"+article.id) ) {
-        insertArticle(article,parent,insertPlace);
-      }
-    });
-  }
-}
-
-function findOne(haystack, arr) {
-    return arr.some(function (v) {
-        return haystack.indexOf(v) >= 0;
-    });
-};
-
-
-function intersect_arrays(a, b) {
-    var sorted_a = a.concat().sort();
-    var sorted_b = b.concat().sort();
-    var common = [];
-    var a_i = 0;
-    var b_i = 0;
-
-    while (a_i < a.length
-           && b_i < b.length)
-    {
-        if (sorted_a[a_i] === sorted_b[b_i]) {
-            common.push(sorted_a[a_i]);
-            a_i++;
-            b_i++;
-        }
-        else if(sorted_a[a_i] < sorted_b[b_i]) {
-            a_i++;
-        }
-        else {
-            b_i++;
-        }
-    }
-    return common;
-}
-
-function insertTimes() {
-  var elements = document.getElementsByClassName('time-ago-indicator-initial-placeholder');
-  for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
-
-    // getElementsByClassName will get updated everytime we change DOM
-    // so elements[0] will produce the next unchanged element every iteration
-    var element = elements[0];
-
-    element.outerHTML = timeAgo({ oldTimeInSeconds: element.dataset.seconds });
-  }
-};
diff --git a/app/views/articles/_algolia_search.html.erb b/app/views/articles/_search.html.erb
similarity index 96%
rename from app/views/articles/_algolia_search.html.erb
rename to app/views/articles/_search.html.erb
index 836167c3a..242bae4cd 100644
--- a/app/views/articles/_algolia_search.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/articles/_search.html.erb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   var params = getQueryParams(document.location.search);
 
   // var query = escape(params.q);
-  function algoliaMain() {
+  function searchMain() {
     var query = filterXSS(params.q);
     var filters = filterXSS(params.filters || "");
     document.getElementById("substories").innerHTML = '<div class="query-results-nothing"><div class="query-results-loader"></div><br/></div>'
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@
       });
   }
 
-  var waitingOnAlgolia = setInterval(function () {
+  var waitingOnSearch = setInterval(function () {
     if (typeof algoliasearch == 'function' && typeof filterXSS == 'function' && typeof buildArticleHTML == 'function') {
-      clearInterval(waitingOnAlgolia);
+      clearInterval(waitingOnSearch);
       if (document.querySelectorAll('.search-results-loaded').length == 0) {
-        algoliaMain();
+        searchMain();
       }
     }
   }, 1);
diff --git a/app/views/articles/index.html.erb b/app/views/articles/index.html.erb
index fb3ff0a53..5e6541ea0 100644
--- a/app/views/articles/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/articles/index.html.erb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 <% cache(cache_key_heroku_slug("main-stories-index-#{params}-#{user_signed_in?}"), expires_in: 90.seconds) do %>
   <div class="home" id="index-container"
       data-params="<%= params.to_json(only: %i[tag username q]) %>" data-which="<%= @list_of %>"
-      data-algolia-tag=""
+      data-tag=""
       data-feed="<%= params[:timeframe] || "base-feed" %>"
       data-articles-since="<%= Timeframer.new(params[:timeframe]).datetime.to_i %>">
 
diff --git a/app/views/articles/search.html.erb b/app/views/articles/search.html.erb
index aa1eb1c13..24fba2304 100644
--- a/app/views/articles/search.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/articles/search.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <div id="query-wrapper"></div>
 <div class="home sub-home" id="index-container"
      data-params="<%= params.to_json(only: %i[tag username q]) %>" data-which="<%= @list_of %>"
-     data-algolia-tag=""
+     data-tag=""
      data-feed="<%= params[:timeframe] || "base-feed" %>"
      data-articles-since="<%= Timeframer.new(params[:timeframe]).datetime.to_i %>">
   <%= render "articles/search/sidebar" %>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   </div>
   <%= render "articles/search/sidebar_additional" %>
 </div>
-<%= render "articles/algolia_search" %>
+<%= render "articles/search" %>
 
 <%= render "stories/narrow_nav_menu" %>
 <%= render "stories/stories_list_script" %>
diff --git a/app/views/articles/tag_index.html.erb b/app/views/articles/tag_index.html.erb
index dd79ae137..683e28863 100644
--- a/app/views/articles/tag_index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/articles/tag_index.html.erb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   </div>
   <div class="home sub-home" id="index-container"
       data-params="<%= params.to_json(only: %i[tag username q]) %>" data-which=""
-      data-algolia-tag="<%= @tag %>"
+      data-tag="<%= @tag %>"
       data-feed="<%= params[:timeframe] || "base-feed" %>"
       data-requires-approval="<%= @tag_model.requires_approval %>"
       data-articles-since="<%= Timeframer.new(params[:timeframe]).datetime.to_i %>">
diff --git a/app/views/organizations/show.html.erb b/app/views/organizations/show.html.erb
index e71cdbe4d..438573854 100644
--- a/app/views/organizations/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/organizations/show.html.erb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 <%= render "users/profile_header" %>
 <div class="home sub-home" id="index-container"
      data-params="<%= params.to_json(only: %i[tag username q]) %>" data-which="<%= @list_of %>"
-     data-algolia-tag="<%= "organization_#{@organization.id}" %>"
+     data-tag="<%= "organization_#{@organization.id}" %>"
      data-feed="<%= params[:timeframe] || "base-feed" %>"
      data-articles-since="<%= Timeframer.new(params[:timeframe]).datetime.to_i %>">
   <%= render "organizations/sidebar" %>
diff --git a/app/views/podcast_episodes/index.html.erb b/app/views/podcast_episodes/index.html.erb
index 12aae305f..7243f4585 100644
--- a/app/views/podcast_episodes/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/podcast_episodes/index.html.erb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 <div class="home" id="index-container"
      data-params="<%= params.to_json(only: %i[tag username q]) %>" data-which="<%= @list_of %>"
-     data-algolia-tag=""
+     data-tag=""
      data-feed="<%= params[:timeframe] || "base-feed" %>"
      data-articles-since="<%= Timeframer.new(params[:timeframe]).datetime.to_i %>">
   <%= render "podcast_episodes/sidebar" %>
diff --git a/app/views/users/show.html.erb b/app/views/users/show.html.erb
index e206e2a94..7420e1583 100644
--- a/app/views/users/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/show.html.erb
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 
 <div class="home sub-home" id="index-container"
      data-params="<%= params.to_json(only: %i[tag username q]) %>" data-which="<%= @list_of %>"
-     data-algolia-tag="<%= "user_#{@user.id}" %>"
+     data-tag="<%= "user_#{@user.id}" %>"
      data-feed="<%= params[:timeframe] || "base-feed" %>"
      data-articles-since="0">
   <%= render "users/sidebar" %>