diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f6abff83..6bb6348f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #ripple-lib
 
-A JavaScript API for interacting with Ripple in Node.js and the browser
+A JavaScript API for interacting with Ripple in Node.js
 
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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ A JavaScript API for interacting with Ripple in Node.js and the browser
 
 ###Features
 
-+ Connect to a rippled server in JavaScript (Node.js or browser)
++ Connect to a rippled server in Node.js
 + Issue [rippled API](https://ripple.com/build/rippled-apis/) requests
 + Listen to events on the Ripple network (transaction, ledger, etc.)
 + Sign and submit transactions to the Ripple network
diff --git a/scripts/publish b/scripts/publish
index 2b3a5df7..e574593b 100644
--- a/scripts/publish
+++ b/scripts/publish
@@ -16,28 +16,3 @@ echo ""
 echo "publish to npm"
 npm publish
 exit_on_error
-
-rm -rf dist/bower
-echo ""
-echo "publish to bower"
-
-git clone git@github.com:ripple/bower-ripple.git dist/bower
-gulp bower
-exit_on_error
-
-cd dist/bower
-version=$(cat bower.json | grep -Eo '([0-9]\.?)+(-rc([0-9])+)?')
-echo "version: $version"
-git add ripple.js ripple-debug.js ripple-min.js bower.json
-exit_on_error
-
-git commit -m "[TASK] add v$version"
-exit_on_error
-
-git tag "v$version"
-exit_on_error
-
-git push origin master
-git push --tags origin master
-
-cd ../..
diff --git a/scripts/publish_rc b/scripts/publish_rc
index 61a3df22..1428edcb 100644
--- a/scripts/publish_rc
+++ b/scripts/publish_rc
@@ -16,28 +16,3 @@ echo ""
 echo "publish rc to npm"
 npm publish --tag beta
 exit_on_error
-
-rm -rf dist/bower
-echo ""
-echo "publish to bower"
-
-git clone git@github.com:ripple/bower-ripple.git dist/bower
-gulp bower
-exit_on_error
-
-cd dist/bower
-version=$(cat bower.json | grep -Eo '([0-9]\.?)+(-rc([0-9])+)?')
-echo "version: $version"
-git add ripple.js ripple-debug.js ripple-min.js bower.json
-exit_on_error
-
-git commit -m "[TASK] add v$version"
-exit_on_error
-
-git tag "v$version"
-exit_on_error
-
-git push origin master
-git push --tags origin master
-
-cd ../..
diff --git a/scripts/publish_to_bower b/scripts/publish_to_bower
deleted file mode 100644
index 280eb663..00000000
--- a/scripts/publish_to_bower
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-rm -rf dist/bower
-git clone git@github.com:ripple/bower-ripple.git dist/bower
-gulp bower
-cd dist/bower
-version=$(cat bower.json | grep -Eo '([0-9]\.?)+(-rc[0-9])?')
-echo "version: $version"
-git add ripple.js ripple-debug.js ripple-min.js bower.json
-git commit -m "[TASK] add v$version"
-git tag "v$version"
-git push origin master
-git push --tags origin master
-cd ..