diff --git a/src/app/controllers/dashLoader.js b/src/app/controllers/dashLoader.js
index 303e889b2c1..87f9aa4454e 100644
--- a/src/app/controllers/dashLoader.js
+++ b/src/app/controllers/dashLoader.js
@@ -97,28 +97,6 @@ function (angular, _, moment) {
       window.saveAs(blob, $scope.dashboard.title + '-' + new Date().getTime());
     };
 
-    $scope.save_gist = function() {
-      $scope.dashboard.save_gist($scope.gist.title).then(function(link) {
-        if (!_.isUndefined(link)) {
-          $scope.gist.last = link;
-          alertSrv.set('Gist saved','You will be able to access your exported dashboard file at '+
-          '<a href="'+link+'">'+link+'</a> in a moment','success');
-        } else {
-          alertSrv.set('Save failed','Gist could not be saved','error',5000);
-        }
-      });
-    };
-
-    $scope.gist_dblist = function(id) {
-      $scope.dashboard.gist_list(id).then(function(files) {
-        if (files && files.length > 0) {
-          $scope.gist.files = files;
-        } else {
-          alertSrv.set('Gist Failed','Could not retrieve dashboard list from gist','error',5000);
-        }
-      });
-    };
-
     // function $scope.zoom
     // factor :: Zoom factor, so 0.5 = cuts timespan in half, 2 doubles timespan
     $scope.zoom = function(factor) {
diff --git a/src/app/partials/search.html b/src/app/partials/search.html
index 0acd7fdd7ef..55eeb8e211a 100644
--- a/src/app/partials/search.html
+++ b/src/app/partials/search.html
@@ -104,20 +104,5 @@
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
-
-      <div class="editor-row" ng-show='dashboard.loader.load_gist'>
-        <h5>Gist <tip>Enter a gist number or url</tip></h5>
-        <form>
-          <input type="text" ng-model="gist.url" placeholder="Gist number or URL"><br>
-          <button class="btn" ng-click="gist_dblist(dashboard.gist_id(gist.url))" ng-show="dashboard.is_gist(gist.url)"><i class="icon-github-alt"></i> Get gist:{{gist.url | gistid}}</button>
-          <h6 ng-show="gist.files.length">Dashboards in gist:{{gist.url | gistid}} <small>click to load</small></h6>
-          <h6 ng-hide="gist.files.length || !gist.url.length">No gist dashboards found</h6>
-          <table class="table table-condensed table-striped">
-            <tr ng-repeat="file in gist.files">
-              <td><a ng-click="dashboard.dash_load(file)">{{file.title}}</a></td>
-            </tr>
-          </table>
-        </form>
-      </div>
     </li>
   </ul>
diff --git a/src/app/services/dashboard/dashboardModel.js b/src/app/services/dashboard/dashboardModel.js
index b4cedb779c4..767ba61a7d1 100644
--- a/src/app/services/dashboard/dashboardModel.js
+++ b/src/app/services/dashboard/dashboardModel.js
@@ -95,63 +95,5 @@ function (angular, $, kbn, _) {
       }
     };
 
-    /*
-    var gist_pattern = /(^\d{5,}$)|(^[a-z0-9]{10,}$)|(gist.github.com(\/*.*)\/[a-z0-9]{5,}\/*$)/;
-
-    this.gist_id = function(string) {
-      if(self.is_gist(string)) {
-        return string.match(gist_pattern)[0].replace(/.*\//, '');
-      }
-    };
-
-    this.is_gist = function(string) {
-      if(!_.isUndefined(string) && string !== '' && !_.isNull(string.match(gist_pattern))) {
-        return string.match(gist_pattern).length > 0 ? true : false;
-      } else {
-        return false;
-      }
-    };
-
-    this.save_gist = function(title,dashboard) {
-      var save = _.clone(dashboard || self.current);
-      save.title = title || self.current.title;
-      return $http({
-        url: "https://api.github.com/gists",
-        method: "POST",
-        data: {
-          "description": save.title,
-          "public": false,
-          "files": {
-            "kibana-dashboard.json": {
-              "content": angular.toJson(save,true)
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }).then(function(data) {
-        return data.data.html_url;
-      }, function() {
-        return false;
-      });
-    };
-
-    this.gist_list = function(id) {
-      return $http.jsonp("https://api.github.com/gists/"+id+"?callback=JSON_CALLBACK"
-      ).then(function(response) {
-        var files = [];
-        _.each(response.data.data.files,function(v) {
-          try {
-            var file = JSON.parse(v.content);
-            files.push(file);
-          } catch(e) {
-            return false;
-          }
-        });
-        return files;
-      }, function() {
-        return false;
-      });
-    };
-    */
-
   });
 });