diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a89a15eaed..8bbe1c831b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ testing
 .coverage_data
 cover_html
 test.js
+.idea
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index b5eb45e57e..6bb8b95e2e 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ app.listen(3000);
 
     $ npm install -g express
 
- To install the 3.0 alpha:
- 
-    $ npm install -g express@3.0
-
 ## Quick Start
 
  The quickest way to get started with express is to utilize the executable `express(1)` to generate an application as shown below:
diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index 69bfb5fcbf..3555c6ffbb 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ app.init = function(){
  */
 
 app.defaultConfiguration = function(){
-  var self = this;
-
   // default settings
   this.enable('x-powered-by');
   this.set('env', process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development');
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@ app.defaultConfiguration = function(){
  */
 
 app.use = function(route, fn){
-  var app, handle;
+  var app;
 
   // default route to '/'
   if ('string' != typeof route) fn = route, route = '/';
@@ -404,7 +402,7 @@ app.configure = function(env, fn){
 
 methods.forEach(function(method){
   app[method] = function(path){
-    if ('get' == method && 1 == arguments.length) return this.set(path); 
+    if ('get' == method && 1 == arguments.length) return this.set(path);
     var args = [method].concat([].slice.call(arguments));
     if (!this._usedRouter) this.use(this.router);
     this._router.route.apply(this._router, args);
diff --git a/lib/response.js b/lib/response.js
index 0d1fa86aec..875fff157b 100644
--- a/lib/response.js
+++ b/lib/response.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ var http = require('http')
   , normalizeTypes = require('./utils').normalizeTypes
   , etag = require('./utils').etag
   , statusCodes = http.STATUS_CODES
-  , send = connect.static.send
   , cookie = require('cookie')
   , send = require('send')
   , mime = connect.mime