diff --git a/examples_new/microservices/items/src/controllers/itemController.ts b/examples_new/microservices/items/src/controllers/itemController.ts
index 1954d8f60..3467fdaa9 100644
--- a/examples_new/microservices/items/src/controllers/itemController.ts
+++ b/examples_new/microservices/items/src/controllers/itemController.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,14 @@
 import { Response } from 'express';
 import axios, { AxiosError } from 'axios';
-import {
-  BadRequestError,
-  CurrentUserRequest,
-  EventTypes,
-  NotAuthorizedError,
-} from '@chronosrx/common';
+import { BadRequestError, CurrentUserRequest, EventTypes } from '@chronosrx/common';
 import { Item } from '../models/items';
 
-// current users can create items to sell
 export const createItem = async (req: CurrentUserRequest, res: Response) => {
-  // req.body consists of itemName and unitPrice
   const { itemName } = req.body;
   if (!itemName) {
     throw new BadRequestError('Invalid inputs');
   }
 
-  // new item is created with the build method and then saved
   const newItem = Item.build({
     itemName,
   });
diff --git a/examples_new/microservices/items/src/index.ts b/examples_new/microservices/items/src/index.ts
index 1e2c41b7f..f1db87fe0 100644
--- a/examples_new/microservices/items/src/index.ts
+++ b/examples_new/microservices/items/src/index.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import mongoose from 'mongoose';
 import { app } from './app';
 import { DbConnectionError } from '@chronosrx/common';
 import { Item } from './models/items';
-import { User } from './models/users';
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 dotenv.config({ path: path.resolve(__dirname + '../../.env') });
 
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ const start = async () => {
     console.log('🍃 Connected to MongoDB');
 
     // reset DB's
-    await User.deleteMany();
     await Item.deleteMany();
   } catch (err) {
     throw new DbConnectionError();
diff --git a/examples_new/microservices/items/src/models/users.ts b/examples_new/microservices/items/src/models/users.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index bb91e7f37..000000000
--- a/examples_new/microservices/items/src/models/users.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-import mongoose from 'mongoose';
-
-//define attrs
-interface UserAttrs {
-  username: string;
-  userId: string;
-}
-// add a method 'build' to the UserModel
-// mongoose has built-in Model class that takes 'UserDoc'
-interface UserModel extends mongoose.Model<UserDoc> {
-  build(attrs: UserAttrs): UserDoc;
-}
-//create user data in the database in this shape
-interface UserDoc extends mongoose.Document {
-  username: string;
-}
-//create the Schema in mongoose with defined requirements
-const userSchema = new mongoose.Schema(
-  {
-    username: {
-      type: String,
-      required: true,
-      unique: true,
-    },
-  },
-  {
-    //anytime we create Json formatted data, transform the user document as following
-    toJSON: {
-      transform(doc, ret) {
-        ret.id = ret._id;
-        delete ret._id;
-        delete ret.__v;
-      },
-    },
-  }
-);
-
-userSchema.statics.build = (attrs: UserAttrs) => {
-  //returning user document with (attrs) passed in
-  return new User({
-    _id: attrs.userId,
-    username: attrs.username,
-  });
-};
-
-const User = mongoose.model<UserDoc, UserModel>('User', userSchema);
-
-export { User };