diff --git a/controllers/dispute.js b/controllers/dispute.js
index a41675a..26eb80a 100644
--- a/controllers/dispute.js
+++ b/controllers/dispute.js
@@ -8,13 +8,10 @@ exports.updateDisputeProfile = async (req, res) => {
   const bodyContract = req.body
 
   const dispute = await getDisputeDb(arbitratorAddress, disputeId)
-  // don't want to lose our subscribers on update
-  let subscribers = []
-  if (dispute) subscribers = dispute.subscribers
+
   // update db with body
   const newDispute = await updateDisputeDb(new Dispute({
-    ...bodyContract,
-    subscribers
+    ...bodyContract
   }))
   return res.status(201).json(newDispute)
 }
@@ -27,18 +24,6 @@ exports.getDispute = async (req, res) => {
   return res.json(dispute)
 }
 
-exports.addSubscriber = async (req, res) => {
-  const disputeId = req.params.disputeId
-  const arbitratorAddress = req.params.arbitratorAddress
-  const address = req.body.address
-
-  const dispute = await getDisputeDb(arbitratorAddress, disputeId)
-  dispute.subscribers.push(address)
-
-  await updateDisputeDb(dispute)
-  return res.status(201).json(dispute)
-}
-
 const getDisputeDb = (arbitratorAddress, disputeId) => {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     Dispute
diff --git a/controllers/profile.js b/controllers/profile.js
index 52e761d..70cec2a 100644
--- a/controllers/profile.js
+++ b/controllers/profile.js
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ exports.addNotification = async (req, res) => {
   const txHash = req.params.txHash
   const notficationDetails = req.body
   let ProfileInstance = await getProfileDb(address)
-  // if not exists, we create this new user
+
   if (_.isNull(ProfileInstance))
-    throw new Error('Profile does not exist')
+    return res.status(400).json({"message": `Profile ${address} does not exist`})
 
   const indexContract = ProfileInstance.notifications.findIndex(
     notification => {
diff --git a/models/Disputes.js b/models/Disputes.js
index a8929f3..edaad7f 100644
--- a/models/Disputes.js
+++ b/models/Disputes.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const mongoose = require('mongoose')
 const Schema = mongoose.Schema
 
 const DisputesSchema = new Schema({
-  hash: String,
   id: String,
   disputeId: Number,
   arbitratorAddress: String,
@@ -10,21 +9,16 @@ const DisputesSchema = new Schema({
   partyA : String,
   partyB : String,
   title : String,
-  deadline : Number,
-  status : String,
-  fee: Number,
   information : String,
   justification : String,
-  subscribers: [], // jurors can subscribe to notifications for a dispute
-  ruling: Number, // 0 means no decision
-  session: Number, // session that dispute was active
   resolutionOptions: [{
     name: String,
     description: String,
     value: Number
   }],
-  createdAt: Number,
-  ruledAt: Number,
+  appealCreatedAt: [],
+  appealRuledAt: [],
+  appealDeadlines: [],
   updated_at: {
     type: Date,
     default: Date.now
diff --git a/models/Profile.js b/models/Profile.js
index 403f52c..aa23cf2 100644
--- a/models/Profile.js
+++ b/models/Profile.js
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ const ProfileSchema = new Schema({
   disputes : [{
     disputeId: Number, // joint key
     arbitratorAddress: String, // joint key
-    isJuror: Boolean,
-    hasRuled: Boolean,
-    votes: [Number],
+    appealDraws: [],
     netPNK: Number
   }],
   notifications: [{
diff --git a/routes/index.js b/routes/index.js
index 6bc9487..0765561 100644
--- a/routes/index.js
+++ b/routes/index.js
@@ -207,29 +207,6 @@ router.get(
   DisputeHandlers.getDispute
 )
 
-/**
- * @api {get} arbitrators/:arbitratorAddress/disputes/:disputeId fetch dispute by arbitrator address and disputeId
- *
- * @apiGroup Profile
- *
- * @apiParam {String} unique hash of the dispute
- *
- *
- * @apiSuccessExample {json} Success
- *   HTTP/1.1 200 OK
- *   {
- *     "_id": "59aca9607879b17103bb1b43",
- *     "contracts": [],
- *     "disputes": [],
- *     "__v": 0,
- *     "created_at": "2017-09-04T01:16:16.726Z"
- *   }
- */
-router.post(
-  '/arbitrators/:arbitratorAddress/disputes/:disputeId/subscribers',
-  DisputeHandlers.addSubscriber
-)
-
 /**
  * @api {post} arbitrators/:arbitratorAddress Add/Update a arbitrator
  *
diff --git a/tests/disputes.test.js b/tests/disputes.test.js
index 63cc255..699084b 100644
--- a/tests/disputes.test.js
+++ b/tests/disputes.test.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ describe('Disputes', () => {
   test('add subscriber to dispute', async () => {
     const testArbitratorAddress = "0x0" + Math.random()
     const testDisputeId = 1
-    const testSubscriberAddress = "0x1"
 
     const fakeDispute = {
       disputeId: testDisputeId,
@@ -17,16 +16,6 @@ describe('Disputes', () => {
     ).send(fakeDispute)
     expect(response.statusCode).toBe(201)
     expect(response.body.disputeId).toBe(testDisputeId)
-    expect(response.body.subscribers.length).toBe(0)
-
-    response = await request(app)
-      .post(`/arbitrators/${testArbitratorAddress}/disputes/${testDisputeId}/subscribers`)
-      .send({
-        address: testSubscriberAddress
-      })
-
-    expect(response.statusCode).toBe(201)
-    expect(response.body.subscribers.length).toBe(1)
-    expect(response.body.subscribers[0]).toEqual(testSubscriberAddress)
+    expect(response.body.arbitratorAddress).toBe(testArbitratorAddress)
   })
 })