diff --git a/templates/address_overview.html b/templates/address_overview.html
index 6dbb8b40..45e68c8f 100644
--- a/templates/address_overview.html
+++ b/templates/address_overview.html
@@ -317,72 +317,6 @@ <h2>Wallet Addresses</h2>
 
       $("time.timeago").timeago();
 
-      var total_ws_received = 0;
-      var MAX_WS_TO_RECEIVE = 1000;
-
-      {% if not is_wallet_page and not before_bh and num_unconfirmed_txns < 10 %}
-
-        function create_ws() {
-          console.log('Creating new websocket...');
-          ws = new WebSocket('{{ coin_symbol|coin_symbol_to_wss }}');
-        }
-
-        create_ws();
-
-        function send_ping() {
-          // Send pings at regular interval:
-          if (total_ws_received < MAX_WS_TO_RECEIVE) {
-            console.log('Sending websocket ping...');
-            ws.send(JSON.stringify({event: "ping"}));
-            // Trigger self recursively
-            setTimeout(send_ping, 20000);
-          } else {
-            console.log('Not sending ping because MAX_WS_TO_RECEIVE reached');
-          }
-        }
-
-        ws.onmessage = function(evt) {
-
-          var data = JSON.parse(evt.data);
-          console.log('Websocket Received: ' + evt.data);
-
-          // Weak protection against too much activity
-          total_ws_received += 1;
-          if (total_ws_received > MAX_WS_TO_RECEIVE) {
-            ws.close();
-          }
-
-          if ( data.hasOwnProperty('hash')  ) {
-            if (data['confirmations'] <= 6 ) {
-              // Update data in the view
-              location.reload();
-              }
-            }
-        }
-
-        ws.onopen = function() {
-          console.log('Connection established.');
-          ws.send(JSON.stringify(
-            {
-            'address': "{% if is_wallet_page %}{{ bc_wallet_name }}{% else %}{{address }}{% endif %}",
-              'event': 'tx-confirmation',
-              'token': '{{ BLOCKCYPHER_PUBLIC_KEY }}',
-            }
-          ));
-          send_ping();
-        };
-
-        ws.onclose = function() {
-          console.log('Connection closed');
-          if (total_ws_received < MAX_WS_TO_RECEIVE) {
-            console.log('Creating new websocket to replace old one...');
-            create_ws();
-          }
-
-        };
-
-      {% endif %}
-
       if (window.location.hash == '#advanced-details') {
         $('#advanced-details').collapse('show');
       }
diff --git a/templates/transaction_overview.html b/templates/transaction_overview.html
index 35c0bdfd..98f4daf5 100644
--- a/templates/transaction_overview.html
+++ b/templates/transaction_overview.html
@@ -365,72 +365,6 @@ <h3>Details</h3>
 
       $("time.timeago").timeago();
 
-      var total_ws_received = 0;
-      var MAX_WS_TO_RECEIVE = 1000;
-
-      function create_ws() {
-        console.log('Creating new websocket...');
-        ws = new WebSocket('{{ coin_symbol|coin_symbol_to_wss }}');
-      }
-
-      create_ws();
-
-      function send_ping() {
-        // Send pings at regular interval:
-        if (total_ws_received < MAX_WS_TO_RECEIVE) {
-          console.log('Sending websocket ping...');
-          ws.send(JSON.stringify({event: "ping"}));
-          // Trigger self recursively
-          setTimeout(send_ping, 20000);
-        } else {
-          console.log('Not sending ping because MAX_WS_TO_RECEIVE reached');
-        }
-      }
-
-      ws.onmessage = function(evt) {
-
-        var data = JSON.parse(evt.data);
-        console.log('Websocket Received: ' + evt.data);
-
-        // Weak protection against too much activity
-        total_ws_received += 1;
-        if (total_ws_received > MAX_WS_TO_RECEIVE) {
-          ws.close();
-        }
-
-        if ( data.hasOwnProperty('hash') ) {
-
-          {# TODO: duplicate all logic in JS #}
-          location.reload();
-
-
-        }
-
-      }
-
-      ws.onopen = function() {
-        console.log('Connection established.');
-        ws.send(JSON.stringify(
-          {
-            'hash': "{{ tx_hash }}",
-            'event': 'tx-confirmation',
-            {# UGLY HACK #}
-            'address': "{{ outputs.0.addresses.0 }}",
-            'token': '{{ BLOCKCYPHER_PUBLIC_KEY }}',
-          }
-        ));
-        send_ping();
-      };
-
-      ws.onclose = function() {
-        console.log('Connection closed');
-        if (total_ws_received < MAX_WS_TO_RECEIVE) {
-          console.log('Creating new websocket to replace old one...');
-          create_ws();
-        }
-
-      };
-
       {% if transaction.confirmations == 0 and transaction.double_spend == False %}
         poll_confidence()
       {% endif %}