diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
index b01ef77..08096ef 100644
--- a/.jshintrc
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
   "predef": [
     "document",
     "window",
-    "-Promise",
-    "/* global nprogress */"
+    "-Promise"
   ],
   "browser": true,
   "boss": true,
diff --git a/Brocfile.js b/Brocfile.js
index 644f168..2d61bbc 100644
--- a/Brocfile.js
+++ b/Brocfile.js
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ var app = new EmberApp();
 // flakes (and deps)
 app.import('bower_components/flakes/css/all.css');
 app.import('bower_components/gridforms/gridforms/gridforms.css');
-// nprogress
-app.import('bower_components/nprogress/nprogress.css');
 
 // LIBS ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // flakes (and deps)
@@ -17,8 +15,6 @@ app.import('bower_components/snapjs/snap.js');
 app.import('bower_components/responsive-elements/responsive-elements.js');
 app.import('bower_components/gridforms/gridforms/gridforms.js');
 app.import('bower_components/flakes/js/base.js');
-// nprogress
-app.import('bower_components/nprogress/nprogress.js');
 // moment
 app.import('bower_components/moment/moment.js');
 
diff --git a/app/pods/application/route.js b/app/pods/application/route.js
index 6d268cc..016ebd4 100644
--- a/app/pods/application/route.js
+++ b/app/pods/application/route.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
 import ApplicationRouteMixin from 'simple-auth/mixins/application-route-mixin';
-/* global NProgress */
 
 export default Ember.Route.extend(ApplicationRouteMixin, {
   actions: {
@@ -8,13 +7,7 @@ export default Ember.Route.extend(ApplicationRouteMixin, {
       this.get('session').invalidate();
     },
     loading: function() {
-      NProgress.start();
-      this.router.one('didTransition', function() {
-        return setTimeout((function() {
-          return NProgress.done();
-        }), 50);
-      });
       return true;
-    }
+    },
   }
 });
diff --git a/app/pods/loading/template.hbs b/app/pods/loading/template.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf8513a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/pods/loading/template.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<div class="spinner">
+  <div class="double-bounce1"></div>
+  <div class="double-bounce2"></div>
+</div>
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 9538af7..bb963a8 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     "qunit": "~1.17.1",
     "flakes": "~1.0.0",
     "ember-simple-auth": "~0.8.0-beta.3",
-    "nprogress": "~0.1.6",
     "moment": "~2.9.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/config/environment.js b/config/environment.js
index 95ffa79..5e7d5c8 100644
--- a/config/environment.js
+++ b/config/environment.js
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ module.exports = function(environment) {
       tokenPropertyName: 'token',
       authorizationPrefix: 'Bearer ',
       authorizationHeaderName: 'Authorization',
-      refreshAccessTokens: true,
-      serverTokenRefreshEndpoint: '/api/authenticate',
-      tokenExpireName: 'exp',
-      refreshLeeway: 300,
-      timeFactor: 1
     }
     ENV.apiURL = 'http://127.0.0.1:4200';
     ENV.contentSecurityPolicy = {
@@ -69,11 +64,6 @@ module.exports = function(environment) {
       tokenPropertyName: 'token',
       authorizationPrefix: 'Bearer ',
       authorizationHeaderName: 'Authorization',
-      refreshAccessTokens: true,
-      serverTokenRefreshEndpoint: 'https://bactdb-test.herokuapp.com/api/authenticate',
-      tokenExpireName: 'exp',
-      refreshLeeway: 300,
-      timeFactor: 1
     }
     ENV.apiURL = 'https://bactdb-test.herokuapp.com';
     ENV.contentSecurityPolicy = {
@@ -104,11 +94,6 @@ module.exports = function(environment) {
       tokenPropertyName: 'token',
       authorizationPrefix: 'Bearer ',
       authorizationHeaderName: 'Authorization',
-      refreshAccessTokens: true,
-      serverTokenRefreshEndpoint: 'https://bactdb.herokuapp.com/api/authenticate',
-      tokenExpireName: 'exp',
-      refreshLeeway: 300,
-      timeFactor: 1
     }
     ENV.apiURL = 'https://bactdb.herokuapp.com';
     ENV.contentSecurityPolicy = {
diff --git a/tests/unit/pods/loading/route-test.js b/tests/unit/pods/loading/route-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e81a0d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/pods/loading/route-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { moduleFor, test } from 'ember-qunit';
+
+moduleFor('route:loading', 'Unit | Route | loading', {
+  // Specify the other units that are required for this test.
+  // needs: ['controller:foo']
+});
+
+test('it exists', function(assert) {
+  var route = this.subject();
+  assert.ok(route);
+});