diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -209,14 +209,4 @@
     BOOTSTRAP_FLASH_MSG.fetch(flash_type.to_sym, flash_type.to_s)
   end
 
-  def flash_messages
-    flash.each do |msg_type, message|
-      concat(content_tag(:div, message, class: "alert #{bootstrap_class_for(msg_type)} fade in") do 
-              concat content_tag(:button, 'x', class: "close", data: { dismiss: 'alert' })
-              concat message 
-            end)
-    end
-    nil
-  end
-
 end