diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ChatPanel.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ChatPanel.java
deleted file mode 100644
index cedc78a7e..000000000
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ChatPanel.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-//
-// $Id: ChatPanel.java,v 1.1 2001/08/07 18:29:18 shaper Exp $
-
-package com.threerings.miso.viewer;
-
-import java.awt.*;
-import javax.swing.*;
-
-import com.threerings.miso.Log;
-
-public class ChatPanel extends JPanel
-{
-    public void paintComponent (Graphics g)
-    {
-	super.paintComponent(g);
-
-	g.setColor(Color.blue);
-	Rectangle bounds = getBounds();
-	g.fillRect(0, 0, bounds.width, bounds.height);
-
-	Log.info("chat panel [bounds=" + bounds + "].");
-    }
-
-    public Dimension getPreferredSize ()
-    {
-	return new Dimension(200, 150);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ManagementPanel.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ManagementPanel.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 94591fbcd..000000000
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ManagementPanel.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-//
-// $Id: ManagementPanel.java,v 1.1 2001/08/07 18:29:18 shaper Exp $
-
-package com.threerings.miso.viewer;
-
-import java.awt.*;
-import javax.swing.*;
-
-import com.threerings.miso.Log;
-
-public class ManagementPanel extends JPanel
-{
-    public void paintComponent (Graphics g)
-    {
-	super.paintComponent(g);
-
-	g.setColor(Color.red);
-	Rectangle bounds = getBounds();
-	g.fillRect(0, 0, bounds.width, bounds.height);
-
-	Log.info("mgmt panel [bounds=" + bounds + "].");
-    }
-
-    public Dimension getPreferredSize ()
-    {
-	return new Dimension(200, 300);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/StatusPanel.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/StatusPanel.java
deleted file mode 100644
index e70a2646c..000000000
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/StatusPanel.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-//
-// $Id: StatusPanel.java,v 1.1 2001/08/07 18:29:18 shaper Exp $
-
-package com.threerings.miso.viewer;
-
-import java.awt.*;
-import javax.swing.*;
-
-import com.threerings.miso.Log;
-
-public class StatusPanel extends JPanel
-{
-    public void paintComponent (Graphics g)
-    {
-	super.paintComponent(g);
-
-	g.setColor(Color.yellow);
-	Rectangle bounds = getBounds();
-	g.fillRect(0, 0, bounds.width, bounds.height);
-
-    	Log.info("status panel [bounds=" + bounds + "].");
-    }
-
-    public Dimension getPreferredSize ()
-    {
-	return new Dimension(200, 150);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerFrame.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerFrame.java
index 4b76a2cff..31af2e46b 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerFrame.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerFrame.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: ViewerFrame.java,v 1.19 2001/10/11 00:41:27 shaper Exp $
+// $Id: ViewerFrame.java,v 1.20 2001/10/11 16:20:06 shaper Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.viewer;
 
@@ -59,21 +59,6 @@ class ViewerFrame extends JFrame implements WindowListener
 	    new ViewerSceneViewPanel(_ctx, spritemgr, sprite);
 	top.add(svpanel, GroupLayout.FIXED);
 
-	// create a sub-panel to hold the side panels
-	JPanel sub = new JPanel();
-	gl = new VGroupLayout(GroupLayout.STRETCH);
-	gl.setOffAxisPolicy(GroupLayout.STRETCH);
-	gl.setJustification(GroupLayout.TOP);
-	sub.setLayout(gl);
-
-	// add the various side-panels
-	sub.add(new StatusPanel(), GroupLayout.FIXED);
-	sub.add(new ManagementPanel());
-	sub.add(new ChatPanel());
-
-	// add the sub-panel to the main panel
-	top.add(sub);
-
 	// add the main panel to the frame
 	getContentPane().add(top, BorderLayout.CENTER);
     }