diff --git a/js/headfoot.js b/js/headfoot.js
index fb20409db4bd1a065ec7f4d3f2894269fd749209..04e28a63a397d072c9d47938d98e0f269e472c80 100755
--- a/js/headfoot.js
+++ b/js/headfoot.js
@@ -23,27 +23,6 @@ function userAuthenticated(){
     }
 }
 
-var user = false;
-
-function profileExistsSetLogin(){
-    
-    $.get( "/api/v1/profile", function(data) {
-        let email = data.email
-        if(email != ''){
-            user = true;
-            document.getElementById("navbarDropdown4").innerHTML="Logout";
-            document.getElementById("navbarDropdown4").href="/account/logout";
-        }
-    })
-    .done(function() {
-        console.log("done fetching profile info");
-    })
-    .fail(function() {
-        console.log( "error fetching profile info" );
-    })
-    return user;
-}
-
 
 function readCookie(cname) {
   var name = cname + "=";
@@ -157,7 +136,6 @@ function head(){
         headitem.appendChild(headlink);
         navelements.appendChild(headitem);
     }
-    profileExistsSetLogin() //user has priority
     let searchitem = document.createElement('li');
     searchitem.classList.add("nav-item");
     let searchinput = document.createElement('input');