diff --git a/src/controllers/atoms/ImageView.js b/src/controllers/atoms/ImageView.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d0977e0043..0000000000
--- a/src/controllers/atoms/ImageView.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-'use strict';
-
-module.exports = {
-};
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/ImageView.js b/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/ImageView.js
index a0d69bcc03..676348c04c 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/ImageView.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/ImageView.js
@@ -18,11 +18,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 var React = require('react');
 
-var ImageViewController = require('../../../../controllers/atoms/ImageView')
-
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'ImageView',
-    mixins: [ImageViewController],
 
     // XXX: keyboard shortcuts for managing dialogs should be done by the modal dialog base class omehow, surely...
     componentDidMount: function() {
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/MessageTimestamp.js b/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/MessageTimestamp.js
index a357ec237e..98cfe4a10b 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/MessageTimestamp.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/MessageTimestamp.js
@@ -18,14 +18,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 var React = require('react');
 
-var MessageTimestampController = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/controllers/atoms/MessageTimestamp')
-
 var days = ["Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat"];
 var months = ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"];
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'MessageTimestamp',
-    mixins: [MessageTimestampController],
 
     formatDate: function(date) {
         // date.toLocaleTimeString is completely system dependent.
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/voip/VideoFeed.js b/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/voip/VideoFeed.js
index 748a431a1e..9cf28d1ba4 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/voip/VideoFeed.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/voip/VideoFeed.js
@@ -18,11 +18,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 var React = require('react');
 
-var VideoFeedController = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/controllers/atoms/voip/VideoFeed')
-
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'VideoFeed',
-    mixins: [VideoFeedController],
 
     render: function() {
         return (
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/EventAsTextTile.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/EventAsTextTile.js
index fe79dd3aae..db9df9f49b 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/EventAsTextTile.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/EventAsTextTile.js
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 var React = require('react');
 
-var EventAsTextTileController = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/controllers/molecules/EventAsTextTile')
+var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 var TextForEvent = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/TextForEvent');
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'EventAsTextTile',
-    mixins: [EventAsTextTileController],
 
     statics: {
         needsSenderProfile: function() {
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MImageTile.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MImageTile.js
index 59d9cfde7e..ed61a39019 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MImageTile.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MImageTile.js
@@ -19,15 +19,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 var React = require('react');
 var filesize = require('filesize');
 
-var MImageTileController = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/controllers/molecules/MImageTile')
-
 var MatrixClientPeg = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg');
 var Modal = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/Modal');
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'MImageTile',
-    mixins: [MImageTileController],
 
     thumbHeight: function(fullWidth, fullHeight, thumbWidth, thumbHeight) {
         if (!fullWidth || !fullHeight) {
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MRoomMemberTile.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MRoomMemberTile.js
index 4e163e1d71..0048306d39 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MRoomMemberTile.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MRoomMemberTile.js
@@ -18,14 +18,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 var React = require('react');
 
-var MRoomMemberTileController = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/controllers/molecules/MRoomMemberTile')
-
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 var TextForEvent = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/TextForEvent');
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'MRoomMemberTile',
-    mixins: [MRoomMemberTileController],
 
     getMemberEventText: function() {
         return TextForEvent.textForEvent(this.props.mxEvent);
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MatrixToolbar.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MatrixToolbar.js
index 0b6c58e0d6..4a299f1415 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MatrixToolbar.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MatrixToolbar.js
@@ -20,11 +20,8 @@ var React = require('react');
 
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 
-var MatrixToolbarController = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/controllers/molecules/MatrixToolbar')
-
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'MatrixToolbar',
-    mixins: [MatrixToolbarController],
 
     hideToolbar: function() {
         var Notifier = sdk.getComponent('organisms.Notifier');
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/SenderProfile.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/SenderProfile.js
index 8be3adf27a..c09685aad8 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/SenderProfile.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/SenderProfile.js
@@ -19,15 +19,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 var React = require('react');
 var classNames = require("classnames");
 
-var SenderProfileController = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/controllers/molecules/SenderProfile')
-
 // The Lato WOFF doesn't include sensible combining diacritics, so Chrome chokes on rendering them.
 // Revert to Arial when this happens, which on OSX works at least.
 var zalgo = /[\u0300-\u036f\u1ab0-\u1aff\u1dc0-\u1dff\u20d0-\u20ff\ufe20-\ufe2f]/;
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'SenderProfile',
-    mixins: [SenderProfileController],
 
     render: function() {
         var mxEvent = this.props.mxEvent;
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/UnknownMessageTile.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/UnknownMessageTile.js
index d5a20c878e..e8cd322aa4 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/UnknownMessageTile.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/UnknownMessageTile.js
@@ -18,11 +18,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 var React = require('react');
 
-var UnknownMessageTileController = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/controllers/molecules/UnknownMessageTile')
-
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'UnknownMessageTile',
-    mixins: [UnknownMessageTileController],
 
     render: function() {
         var content = this.props.mxEvent.getContent();
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/voip/VideoView.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/voip/VideoView.js
index 2bac88699c..9dff7cdf30 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/voip/VideoView.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/voip/VideoView.js
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@ var React = require('react');
 
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher')
-var VideoViewController = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/controllers/molecules/voip/VideoView')
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'VideoView',
-    mixins: [VideoViewController],
 
     componentWillMount: function() {
         dis.register(this.onAction);
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/pages/MatrixChat.js b/src/skins/vector/views/pages/MatrixChat.js
index e15584599a..2c2de26029 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/pages/MatrixChat.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/pages/MatrixChat.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ var Loader = require("react-loader");
 
 var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
 
-
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'MatrixChat',
     mixins: [MatrixChatController],