diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 1c7708b..87d4e82 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports.view = {
   population: require('./view/population'),
   popularity_only_function: require('./view/popularity_only_function'),
   population_only_function: require('./view/population_only_function'),
-  localregions: require('./view/localregions'),
   ngrams: require('./view/ngrams'),
   phrase: require('./view/phrase'),
   address: require('./view/address'),
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ module.exports.view = {
   boundary_rect: require('./view/boundary_rect'),
   boundary_country: require('./view/boundary_country'),
   sort_distance: require('./view/sort_distance'),
-  sort_numeric_script: require('./view/sort_numeric_script'),
   sources: require('./view/sources'),
   layers: require('./view/layers'),
   boundary_gid: require('./view/boundary_gid')
diff --git a/test/run.js b/test/run.js
index df27d77..5425855 100644
--- a/test/run.js
+++ b/test/run.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ var tests = [
   require('./view/focus.js'),
   require('./view/focus_only_function.js'),
   require('./view/layers.js'),
-  require('./view/localregions.js'),
   require('./view/multi_match.js'),
   require('./view/ngrams.js'),
   require('./view/phrase.js'),
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ var tests = [
   require('./view/population.js'),
   require('./view/population_only_function.js'),
   require('./view/sort_distance.js'),
-  require('./view/sort_numeric_script.js'),
   require('./view/sources.js'),
   require('./view/boundary_gid.js')
 ];
diff --git a/test/view/localregions.js b/test/view/localregions.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a65d4b6..0000000
--- a/test/view/localregions.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,141 +0,0 @@
-var VariableStore = require('../../lib/VariableStore');
-
-function getBaseVariableStore(toExclude) {
-  var vs = new VariableStore();
-  vs.var('focus:point:lat', 'lat value');
-  vs.var('focus:point:lon', 'lon value');
-  vs.var('centroid:field', 'field value');
-  vs.var('localregions:weight', 'weight value');
-  vs.var('localregions:function', 'function value');
-  vs.var('localregions:offset', 'offset value');
-  vs.var('localregions:scale', 'scale value');
-  vs.var('localregions:decay', 'decay value');
-
-  if (toExclude) {
-    vs.unset(toExclude);
-  }
-
-  return vs;
-
-}
-
-module.exports.tests = {};
-
-module.exports.tests.interface = function(test, common) {
-  test('interface: contructor', function(t) {
-    var localregions = require('../../view/localregions')(function() {});
-
-    t.equal(typeof localregions, 'function', 'valid function');
-    t.equal(localregions.length, 1, 'takes 1 arg');
-    t.end();
-  });
-
-};
-
-module.exports.tests.missing_variable_conditions = function(test, common) {
-  var variables = Object.keys(getBaseVariableStore().export());
-
-  variables.forEach(function(missing_variable) {
-    test('missing required variable should return null', function(t) {
-      var localregions = require('../../view/localregions')(function() {});
-
-      var vs = getBaseVariableStore(missing_variable);
-
-      t.equal(localregions(vs), null, 'should have returned null');
-      t.end();
-
-    });
-  });
-
-};
-
-module.exports.tests.no_exceptions_conditions = function(test, common) {
-  test('all fields available should populate all fields', function(t) {
-    var localregions = require('../../view/localregions')();
-
-    var vs = getBaseVariableStore();
-
-    var actual = localregions(vs);
-
-    var expected = {
-      function_score: {
-        functions: [
-          {
-            weight: { $: 'weight value' },
-            'function value': {
-              'field value': {
-                'origin': {
-                  'lat': { $: 'lat value' },
-                  'lon': { $: 'lon value' }
-                },
-                'offset': { $: 'offset value' },
-                'scale': { $: 'scale value' },
-                'decay': { $: 'decay value' }
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        ],
-        score_mode: 'first',
-        boost_mode: 'replace'
-      }
-
-    };
-
-    t.deepEquals(actual, expected, 'should have returned object');
-    t.end();
-
-  });
-
-  test('types should be added as a filter', function(t) {
-    var localregions = require('../../view/localregions')(['type1', 'type2', 'type3']);
-
-    var vs = getBaseVariableStore();
-
-    var actual = localregions(vs);
-
-    var expected = {
-      function_score: {
-        filter: {
-          'or': [
-            { 'type': { 'value': 'type1' }},
-            { 'type': { 'value': 'type2' }},
-            { 'type': { 'value': 'type3' }},
-          ]
-        },
-        functions: [
-          {
-            weight: { $: 'weight value' },
-            'function value': {
-              'field value': {
-                'origin': {
-                  'lat': { $: 'lat value' },
-                  'lon': { $: 'lon value' }
-                },
-                'offset': { $: 'offset value' },
-                'scale': { $: 'scale value' },
-                'decay': { $: 'decay value' }
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        ],
-        score_mode: 'first',
-        boost_mode: 'replace'
-      }
-
-    };
-
-    t.deepEquals(actual, expected, 'should have returned object');
-    t.end();
-
-  });
-
-};
-
-module.exports.all = function (tape, common) {
-  function test(name, testFunction) {
-    return tape('localregions ' + name, testFunction);
-  }
-  for( var testCase in module.exports.tests ){
-    module.exports.tests[testCase](test, common);
-  }
-};
diff --git a/test/view/sort_numeric_script.js b/test/view/sort_numeric_script.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 977e764..0000000
--- a/test/view/sort_numeric_script.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-var VariableStore = require('../../lib/VariableStore');
-
-module.exports.tests = {};
-
-module.exports.tests.interface = function(test, common) {
-  test('interface: contructor', function(t) {
-    var sort_numeric_script = require('../../view/sort_numeric_script')(function() {});
-
-    t.equal(typeof sort_numeric_script, 'function', 'valid function');
-    t.equal(sort_numeric_script.length, 1, 'takes 1 arg');
-    t.end();
-  });
-
-};
-
-module.exports.tests.missing_variable_conditions = function(test, common) {
-  test('null subview should return null', function(t) {
-    var sort_numeric_script = require('../../view/sort_numeric_script')(null);
-
-    var vs = new VariableStore();
-
-    t.equal(sort_numeric_script(vs), null, 'should have returned null');
-    t.end();
-
-  });
-
-};
-
-
-module.exports.tests.no_exceptions_conditions = function(test, common) {
-  test('all fields available should populate all fields', function(t) {
-    var sort_numeric_script = require('../../view/sort_numeric_script')('script name value');
-
-    var vs = new VariableStore();
-
-    var actual = sort_numeric_script(vs);
-
-    var expected = {
-      _script: {
-        file: 'script name value',
-        type: 'number',
-        order: 'desc'
-      }
-    };
-
-    t.deepEquals(actual, expected, 'should have returned object');
-    t.end();
-
-  });
-
-};
-
-module.exports.all = function (tape, common) {
-  function test(name, testFunction) {
-    return tape('sort_numeric_script ' + name, testFunction);
-  }
-  for( var testCase in module.exports.tests ){
-    module.exports.tests[testCase](test, common);
-  }
-};
diff --git a/view/localregions.js b/view/localregions.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7145e1f..0000000
--- a/view/localregions.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-
-module.exports = function( types ){
-  return function( vs ){
-
-    // validate required params
-    if( !vs.isset('focus:point:lat') ||
-        !vs.isset('focus:point:lon') ||
-        !vs.isset('centroid:field') ||
-        !vs.isset('localregions:weight') ||
-        !vs.isset('localregions:function') ||
-        !vs.isset('localregions:offset') ||
-        !vs.isset('localregions:scale') ||
-        !vs.isset('localregions:decay') ){
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    // base view
-    var view = {
-      function_score: {
-        // filter: {
-        //   'or': [
-        //     { 'type': { 'value': 'locality' } },
-        //     { 'type': { 'value': 'localadmin' } },
-        //     { 'type': { 'value': 'neighbourhood' } }
-        //   ]
-        // },
-        // max_boost: 2,
-        functions: [],
-        score_mode: 'first',
-        boost_mode: 'replace'
-      }
-    };
-
-    // a list of _types to target
-    if( Array.isArray( types ) ){
-      view.function_score.filter = {
-        or: types.map( function( type ){
-          return { type: { value: type } };
-        })
-      };
-    }
-
-    // decay function
-    var func = { weight: vs.var('localregions:weight') };
-    func[ vs.var('localregions:function') ] = {};
-    func[ vs.var('localregions:function') ][ vs.var('centroid:field') ] = {
-      origin: {
-        lat: vs.var('focus:point:lat'),
-        lon: vs.var('focus:point:lon')
-      },
-      offset: vs.var('localregions:offset'),
-      scale: vs.var('localregions:scale'),
-      decay: vs.var('localregions:decay')
-    };
-    view.function_score.functions.push( func );
-
-    return view;
-  };
-};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/view/sort_numeric_script.js b/view/sort_numeric_script.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b6fc44e..0000000
--- a/view/sort_numeric_script.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
-  this view is wrapped in a function so it can be re-used for
-  all numerical sorting scripts.
-**/
-
-module.exports = function( script_name ){
-  return function( vs ){
-
-    // validate required params
-    if( !script_name ){
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    // groovy script
-    var view = {
-      '_script': {
-        'file': script_name,
-        'type': 'number',
-        'order': 'desc'
-      }
-    };
-
-    return view;
-  };
-};