diff --git a/public/host.js b/public/host.js
index 569fcf6..6822a30 100644
--- a/public/host.js
+++ b/public/host.js
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ function processJoystick (data) {
 function processButton (data) {
   game.players[data.id].val = data.button;
 
-  game.createRipple(data.id, 300, 1000);
-  
   if (debug) {
     console.log(data.id + ': ' +
                 data.button);
@@ -156,7 +154,6 @@ class Game {
     this.numPlayers	= 0;
     this.id         = 0;
     this.colliders	= new Group();
-    this.ripples    = new Ripples();
   }
 
   add (id, x, y, w, h) {
@@ -175,19 +172,9 @@ class Game {
 
   draw() {
     this.checkBounds();
-    this.ripples.draw();
     drawSprites();
   }
 
-  createRipple(id, r, duration) {
-    this.ripples.add(
-      this.players[id].position.x, 
-      this.players[id].position.y, 
-      r, 
-      duration, 
-      this.players[id].color);
-  }
-
   setColor (id, r, g, b) {
     this.players[id].color = color(r, g, b);
     this.players[id].shapeColor = color(r, g, b);
@@ -250,65 +237,3 @@ class Game {
       }
   }
 }
-
-// A simple pair of classes for generating ripples
-class Ripples {
-  constructor() {
-    this.ripples = [];
-  }
-
-  add(x, y, r, duration, rcolor) {
-    this.ripples.push(new Ripple(x, y, r, duration, rcolor));
-  }
-
-  draw() {
-    for (let i = 0; i < this.ripples.length; i++) {
-      // Draw each ripple in the array
-      if(this.ripples[i].draw()) {
-        // If the ripple is finished (returns true), remove it
-        this.ripples.splice(i, 1);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-class Ripple {
-  constructor(x, y, r, duration, rcolor) {
-    this.x = x;
-    this.y = y;
-    this.r = r;
-
-    // If rcolor is not defined, default to white
-    if (rcolor == null) {
-      rcolor = color(255);
-    }
-
-    this.stroke = rcolor;
-    this.strokeWeight = 3;
-
-    this.duration = duration;   // in milliseconds
-    this.startTime = millis();
-    this.endTime = this.startTime + this.duration;
-  }
-
-  draw() {
-    let progress = (this.endTime - millis())/this.duration;
-    let r = this.r*(1 - progress);
-
-    push();
-      stroke(red(this.stroke), 
-             green(this.stroke), 
-             blue(this.stroke), 
-             255*progress);
-      strokeWeight(this.strokeWeight);
-      fill(0, 0);
-      ellipse(this.x, this.y, r);
-    pop();
-
-    if (millis() > this.endTime) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-  }
-}