diff --git a/esap/esap/esap_accounts_config.sqlite3 b/esap/esap/esap_accounts_config.sqlite3
index bb8afe2e1ed720013c528548ea4431b630736eff..a8c9f299ae7a3481353942144cb07ff083c2187b 100644
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diff --git a/esap/esap/esap_config.sqlite3 b/esap/esap/esap_config.sqlite3
index fecce1f4247b9ffdab677adebb004c9e352a5f5c..1ccf85820adc833bef82599de736849dac28cbf3 100644
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diff --git a/esap/esap/esap_staging_config.sqlite3 b/esap/esap/esap_staging_config.sqlite3
deleted file mode 100644
index ae12217d8e863c7b57d7317dc634f761ff5b351e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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diff --git a/esap/esap/settings/base.py b/esap/esap/settings/base.py
index d16701f97f1c2ad1b61518ffdd5175198fc57c6f..36d41c373deb767367ba54c1c722a3962ca8f972 100644
--- a/esap/esap/settings/base.py
+++ b/esap/esap/settings/base.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ USE_X_FORWARDED_HOST = True
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'query.apps.MyAppConfig',
-    'staging',
     'accounts',
     'rucio',
     'ida',
diff --git a/esap/esap/settings/dev.py b/esap/esap/settings/dev.py
index 24f821ee99920940bacd9bb6f309263558494077..d229bf1042627d083509d7078d97fbd39773f74c 100644
--- a/esap/esap/settings/dev.py
+++ b/esap/esap/settings/dev.py
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ DATABASES = {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
         'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'esap_accounts_config.sqlite3'),
     },
-    'staging': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'esap_staging_config.sqlite3'),
-    },
     'ida': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
         'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'esap_ida_config.sqlite3'),
diff --git a/esap/esap/settings/docker.py b/esap/esap/settings/docker.py
index 272f9f72a0452759456feb63fe9c5c5f4c6f1433..6adbf83a43c228fe68ed8cae7186f4d77fdbdae9 100644
--- a/esap/esap/settings/docker.py
+++ b/esap/esap/settings/docker.py
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ DATABASES = {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
         'NAME': '/shared/esap_accounts_config.sqlite3',
     },
-    'staging': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': '/shared/esap_staging_config.sqlite3',
-    },
     'ida': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
         'NAME': '/shared/esap_ida_config.sqlite3',
diff --git a/esap/esap/urls.py b/esap/esap/urls.py
index da942e8e37a5bdb21f4b9142c6d120eb09aed5c5..7c498e3dab84234f42228674f4649311a4cfa499 100644
--- a/esap/esap/urls.py
+++ b/esap/esap/urls.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from django.urls import include, path, re_path
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('esap-api/query/', include('query.api.urls')),
-    path('esap-api/staging/', include('staging.api.urls')),
     path('esap-api/rucio/', include('rucio.api.urls')),
     path('esap-api/accounts/', include('accounts.api.urls')),
     path('esap-api/ida/', include('ida.api.urls')),
diff --git a/esap/query/database_router.py b/esap/query/database_router.py
index de3ffd27bc5f9afb99844fb715dd8ff73c3302b3..cfeded5afa32998f33e481e0eef1bfd3961eac06 100644
--- a/esap/query/database_router.py
+++ b/esap/query/database_router.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class QueryRouter:
 
     route_app_labels = {'query', 'auth', 'contenttypes', 'sessions', 'admin'}
-    custom_router_app_labels = {'ida', 'rucio', 'accounts', 'staging'}
+    custom_router_app_labels = {'ida', 'rucio', 'accounts'}
 
     def db_for_read(self, model, **hints):
         
diff --git a/esap/query/templates/query/index.html b/esap/query/templates/query/index.html
index 83850492921082daadacbfb8d2c6ff71f3518301..6eadad0f231e606e589790f4aaab361bfa3fd941 100644
--- a/esap/query/templates/query/index.html
+++ b/esap/query/templates/query/index.html
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 </div>
 
 
-<p class="footer" small>ASTRON - version 12 aug 2021</p>
+<p class="footer" small>ASTRON - version 12 aug 2021 - 17:00</p>
 
 {% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/esap/rucio/database_router.py b/esap/rucio/database_router.py
index c1f7290c9c599ace29f965b7572fecfe465f8172..2894bc6949b15162551fb9a8de4906266c3589d7 100644
--- a/esap/rucio/database_router.py
+++ b/esap/rucio/database_router.py
@@ -4,20 +4,20 @@ class RucioRouter:
 
     def db_for_read(self, model, **hints):
         """
-        Attempts to read staging models go to staging database.
+        Attempts to read rucio models go to rucio database.
         """
         if model._meta.app_label in self.route_app_labels:
             return 'rucio'
 
     def db_for_write(self, model, **hints):
         """
-        Writes always go to staging.
+        Writes always go to rucio.
         """
         return 'rucio'
 
     def allow_relation(self, obj1, obj2, **hints):
         """
-        Allow relations if a model in the staging apps is
+        Allow relations if a model in the rucio apps is
         involved.
         """
         if (
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ class RucioRouter:
 
     def allow_migrate(self, db, app_label, model_name=None, **hints):
         """
-        Make sure the staging apps only appear in the
-        'staging' database.
+        Make sure the rucio apps only appear in the
+        'rucio' database.
         """
         if app_label in self.route_app_labels:
             return db == 'rucio'
diff --git a/esap/staging/__init__.py b/esap/staging/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
diff --git a/esap/staging/admin.py b/esap/staging/admin.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e4f109a0df514427b63b694ee8553e22420b275..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/esap/staging/admin.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-from django.contrib import admin
-from .models import Staging
-
-admin.site.register(Staging)
-
-
-
-class MultiDBModelAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    # A handy constant for the name of the alternate database.
-    using = 'staging'
-
-    def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
-        # Tell Django to save objects to the 'other' database.
-        obj.save(using=self.using)
-
-    def delete_model(self, request, obj):
-        # Tell Django to delete objects from the 'other' database
-        obj.delete(using=self.using)
-
-    def get_queryset(self, request):
-        # Tell Django to look for objects on the 'other' database.
-        return super().get_queryset(request).using(self.using)
-
-    def formfield_for_foreignkey(self, db_field, request, **kwargs):
-        # Tell Django to populate ForeignKey widgets using a query
-        # on the 'other' database.
-        return super().formfield_for_foreignkey(db_field, request, using=self.using, **kwargs)
-
-    def formfield_for_manytomany(self, db_field, request, **kwargs):
-        # Tell Django to populate ManyToMany widgets using a query
-        # on the 'other' database.
-        return super().formfield_for_manytomany(db_field, request, using=self.using, **kwargs)
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diff --git a/esap/staging/api/__init__.py b/esap/staging/api/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
diff --git a/esap/staging/api/serializers.py b/esap/staging/api/serializers.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ac5c493a90967a701ef418d22ab7ee82e1033da0..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/esap/staging/api/serializers.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-from rest_framework import serializers
-from ..models import Staging
-import logging
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-class StagingSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
-    class Meta():
-        model = Staging
-        fields = "__all__"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/esap/staging/api/urls.py b/esap/staging/api/urls.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b03957de6ad94a1697b085a638670482a4fa711..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/esap/staging/api/urls.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-from django.urls import path
-from django.contrib import admin
-from rest_framework import routers
-
-from .views import StagingViewSet
-from . import views
-
-router = routers.DefaultRouter()
-router.register('staging', StagingViewSet, 'staging')
-
-urlpatterns = router.urls
-
-urlpatterns = [
-    # path('admin', admin.site.urls, name='admin-view'),
-    path('', views.IndexView.as_view(), name='index-view'),
-    path('staging', views.StagingListViewAPI.as_view(), name='staging-view'),
-]
-
diff --git a/esap/staging/api/views.py b/esap/staging/api/views.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f8f4b8fa2ebac43742841a4905bb2ce599cd4d3..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/esap/staging/api/views.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-from django.views.generic import ListView
-from django_filters import rest_framework as filters
-from rest_framework import viewsets, permissions
-
-from staging.models import Staging
-from rest_framework import generics
-
-from .serializers import StagingSerializer
-
-
-class StagingViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
-    serializer_class = StagingSerializer
-    permission_classes = [permissions.IsAuthenticated]
-
-    def get_queryset(self):
-        return self.request.user.staging.all()
-    
-    def perform_create(self, serializer):
-        serializer.save(owner=self.request.user)
-
-# example: /esap/staging/
-class IndexView(ListView):
-    queryset = Staging.objects.all()
-    serializer_class = StagingSerializer
-    template_name = 'staging/index.html'
-
-    # by default this returns the list in an object called object_list, so use 'object_list' in the html page.
-    # but if 'context_object_name' is defined, then this returned list is named and can be accessed that way in html.
-    context_object_name = 'my_staging'
-
-# example: /esap-api/staging/staging/
-class StagingListViewAPI(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
-    """
-    A list of Archives
-    """
-    model = Staging
-    queryset = Staging.objects.all()
-    serializer_class = StagingSerializer
-
-    # using the Django Filter Backend - https://django-filter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
-    # filter_backends = (filters.DjangoFilterBackend,)
-    # filter_class = StagingFilter
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/esap/staging/apps.py b/esap/staging/apps.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cb00000edccdf4528062e6088a72aa46db45c89e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/esap/staging/apps.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-from django.apps import AppConfig
-
-
-class StagingConfig(AppConfig):
-    name = 'staging'
diff --git a/esap/staging/database_router.py b/esap/staging/database_router.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b976b35dab605eafd3ecfcbaf1fbcdddc2766671..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/esap/staging/database_router.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-class StagingRouter:
-
-    route_app_labels = {'staging'}
-
-    def db_for_read(self, model, **hints):
-        """
-        Attempts to read staging models go to staging database.
-        """
-        if model._meta.app_label in self.route_app_labels:
-            return 'staging'
-
-    def db_for_write(self, model, **hints):
-        """
-        Writes always go to staging.
-        """
-        return 'staging'
-
-    def allow_relation(self, obj1, obj2, **hints):
-        """
-        Allow relations if a model in the staging apps is
-        involved.
-        """
-        if (
-            obj1._meta.app_label in self.route_app_labels or
-            obj2._meta.app_label in self.route_app_labels
-        ):
-           return True
-        return None
-
-    def allow_migrate(self, db, app_label, model_name=None, **hints):
-        """
-        Make sure the staging apps only appear in the
-        'staging' database.
-        """
-        if app_label in self.route_app_labels:
-            return db == 'staging'
-        return None
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/esap/staging/models.py b/esap/staging/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 376d1bc405ac3128de4a6a60c824b2d644798093..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/esap/staging/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-from django.db import models
-
-class Staging(models.Model):
-    uri = models.CharField(max_length=40, null=False)
-    status = models.CharField(max_length=40, null=False)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/esap/staging/templates/staging/base.html b/esap/staging/templates/staging/base.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 65791a94d978de9e3129d058de629939b2551537..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/esap/staging/templates/staging/base.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-{% load static %}
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-
-    <!-- Required meta tags -->
-    <meta charset="utf-8">
-    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
-
-    <title>{% block myBlockTitle %}ESAP API - Staging{% endblock %}</title>
-
-    <!-- loads the path to static files -->
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/css/bootstrap.min.css">
-
-   <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.slim.min.js" integrity="sha384-q8i/X+965DzO0rT7abK41JStQIAqVgRVzpbzo5smXKp4YfRvH+8abtTE1Pi6jizo" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
-   <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.3/umd/popper.min.js" integrity="sha384-ZMP7rVo3mIykV+2+9J3UJ46jBk0WLaUAdn689aCwoqbBJiSnjAK/l8WvCWPIPm49" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
-   <script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-ChfqqxuZUCnJSK3+MXmPNIyE6ZbWh2IMqE241rYiqJxyMiZ6OW/JmZQ5stwEULTy" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
-
-    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'query/style.css' %}"/>
-    <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Raleway' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
-   <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.4.2/css/all.css" integrity="sha384-/rXc/GQVaYpyDdyxK+ecHPVYJSN9bmVFBvjA/9eOB+pb3F2w2N6fc5qB9Ew5yIns" crossorigin="anonymous">
-
-    <link rel="icon" href="http://uilennest.net/static/esap_icon.jpg">
-
-    {% block extra_js %}{% endblock %}
-
-</head>
-<body>
-    <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
-        <div class="container-fluid">
-
-            <!-- Header -->
-            <div class="navbar-header">
-                <a class="navbar-brand mb-0 h1">
-                    <h2>
-                    <img src="{% static 'query/esap_logo.png' %}"   alt="">
-                    ESAP API Gateway - Staging
-                    </h2>
-                </a>
-            </div>
-
-        </div>
-    </nav>
-
-    <!-- to add blocks of code -->
-    {% block myBlock %}
-    {% endblock %}
-
-</body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/esap/staging/templates/staging/index.html b/esap/staging/templates/staging/index.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 906777933b13c8f5845ef07423f2f3d82ee27cf5..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/esap/staging/templates/staging/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-{% extends 'query/base.html' %}
-{% load static %}
-{% block myBlock %}
-
-<div class="container-fluid details-container">
-    <div class="row">
-        <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12">
-            <div class="panel panel-success">
-
-            <div class="panel-body">
-                   &nbsp;
-                <h4>API resources</h4>
-                <table class="table table-striped table-bordered table-sm">
-                    <thead>
-                        <tr>
-                            <th>Function</th>
-                            <th>URL</th>
-                        </tr>
-                    </thead>
-                    <tbody>
-
-                    <div class="row">
-                        <tr>
-                            <td>
-                                Staging
-                            </td>
-                            <td>
-                                <a href="{% url 'staging-view' %}">{% url 'staging-view' %}</a>
-                            </td>
-
-                        </tr>
-
-                    </div>
-
-                    </tbody>
-                </table>
-
-            </div>
-        </div>
-       </div>
-
-    </div>
-
-</div>
-
-
-<p class="footer" small>ASTRON 24 jul 2020</p>
-
-{% endblock %}
-
diff --git a/esap/staging/tests.py b/esap/staging/tests.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ce503c2dd97ba78597f6ff6e4393132753573f6..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/esap/staging/tests.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from django.test import TestCase
-
-# Create your tests here.