diff --git a/brighter_planet_layout.gemspec b/brighter_planet_layout.gemspec
index 98c0a4d..067c248 100644
--- a/brighter_planet_layout.gemspec
+++ b/brighter_planet_layout.gemspec
@@ -19,6 +19,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.executables   = `git ls-files -- bin/*`.split("\n").map{ |f| File.basename(f) }
   s.require_paths = ["lib"]
   
-  s.add_dependency 'tronprint', '>=1.2.0'
   s.add_development_dependency 'test-unit'
 end
diff --git a/lib/brighter_planet_layout.rb b/lib/brighter_planet_layout.rb
index 80cb072..06e2559 100644
--- a/lib/brighter_planet_layout.rb
+++ b/lib/brighter_planet_layout.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 require 'fileutils'
 require 'singleton'
-#require 'tronprint'
 require 'brighter_planet_metadata'
 
 require 'brighter_planet_layout/version'
diff --git a/lib/brighter_planet_layout/rails.rb b/lib/brighter_planet_layout/rails.rb
index 4a8ac36..95ca8ed 100644
--- a/lib/brighter_planet_layout/rails.rb
+++ b/lib/brighter_planet_layout/rails.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 if defined? ::Rails and ::Rails::VERSION::MAJOR == 2
   require 'brighter_planet_layout'
-  require 'tronprint/rails/tronprint_helper'
   require ::BrighterPlanet.layout.helper_file
 
   ::Rails.configuration.to_prepare do
     ::ApplicationController.helper ::BrighterPlanetHelper
-    ::ApplicationController.helper ::TronprintHelper
     # sabshere 7/29/10 this makes it impossible to apply selectively
     # ::ApplicationController.layout 'brighter_planet'
     # sabshere 7/29/10 the view path appears to be magically appended
diff --git a/lib/brighter_planet_layout/railtie.rb b/lib/brighter_planet_layout/railtie.rb
index b8fbf54..02c9e3d 100644
--- a/lib/brighter_planet_layout/railtie.rb
+++ b/lib/brighter_planet_layout/railtie.rb
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ class Railtie < ::Rails::Railtie
       end
       config.to_prepare do
         require ::BrighterPlanet.layout.helper_file
-        require 'tronprint/rails/tronprint_helper'
         ::ApplicationController.helper ::BrighterPlanetHelper
-        ::ApplicationController.helper ::TronprintHelper
         ::ApplicationController.layout 'brighter_planet'
       end
     end
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/brighter_planet.css b/public/stylesheets/brighter_planet.css
index d01ad79..3fe703e 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/brighter_planet.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/brighter_planet.css
@@ -751,9 +751,3 @@ ul.pages li a:hover {
   -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
   border-radius: 3px;
 }
-
-.tronprint-footprint {
-  margin-top: 15px !important;
-  font-size: 12px !important;
-  color: #555 !important;
-}
diff --git a/test/dummy/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/test/dummy/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index cd52383..e8065d9 100644
--- a/test/dummy/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/test/dummy/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
-  helper TronprintHelper
   protect_from_forgery
 end