diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index d97d59a98..ecd057d14 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   include HasOrders
 
   before_action :authenticate_http_basic, if: :http_basic_auth_site?
-  before_action :authenticate_user!, unless: :devise_controller?, if: :beta_site?
-  before_action :authenticate_beta_tester!, unless: :devise_controller?, if: :beta_site?
 
   before_action :ensure_signup_complete
   before_action :set_locale
@@ -33,21 +31,6 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
       end
     end
 
-    def authenticate_beta_tester!
-      unless signed_in? && beta_testers.include?(current_user.email)
-        sign_out(current_user)
-        redirect_to new_user_session_path, alert: t('application.alert.only_beta_testers')
-      end
-    end
-
-    def beta_testers
-      File.readlines('config/beta-testers.txt').map {|email| email.strip }
-    end
-
-    def beta_site?
-      Rails.application.secrets.beta_site
-    end
-
     def http_basic_auth_site?
       Rails.application.secrets.http_basic_auth
     end
diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index 5d4b15960..e62d65160 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ namespace :deploy do
   # Custom compile and rsync of assets - works, but it is very slow
   #after 'deploy:symlink:shared', 'deploy:compile_assets_locally'
 
-  after :finishing, 'deploy:beta_testers'
   after :finishing, 'deploy:cleanup'
   # Restart unicorn
   after 'deploy:publishing', 'deploy:restart'
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index a48424948..723acdd14 100755
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ en:
     verification::sms: "Telephone"
     verification::letter: "the verification"
   application:
-    alert:
-      only_beta_testers: "Sorry: only beta testers have access at this time"
     close: "Close"
     menu: "Menu"
   debates:
diff --git a/config/locales/es.yml b/config/locales/es.yml
index 6419f6e5e..ff9882d12 100644
--- a/config/locales/es.yml
+++ b/config/locales/es.yml
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ es:
     verification::sms: "el teléfono"
     verification::letter: "la verificación"
   application:
-    alert:
-      only_beta_testers: "Lo sentimos sólo los usuarios de pruebas tienen acceso de momento"
     close: "Cerrar"
     menu: "Menú"
   debates:
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 1fc4e9cd2..1a956a453 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
 ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20151021113348) do
+
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "plpgsql"
-  enable_extension "unaccent"
 
   create_table "activities", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.integer  "user_id"
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20151021113348) do
     t.string   "visit_id"
     t.datetime "hidden_at"
     t.integer  "flags_count",                             default: 0
+    t.datetime "ignored_flag_at"
     t.integer  "cached_votes_total",                      default: 0
     t.integer  "cached_votes_up",                         default: 0
     t.integer  "cached_votes_down",                       default: 0
-    t.datetime "ignored_flag_at"
     t.integer  "comments_count",                          default: 0
     t.datetime "confirmed_hide_at"
     t.integer  "cached_anonymous_votes_total",            default: 0
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20151021113348) do
   add_index "debates", ["cached_votes_total"], name: "index_debates_on_cached_votes_total", using: :btree
   add_index "debates", ["cached_votes_up"], name: "index_debates_on_cached_votes_up", using: :btree
   add_index "debates", ["confidence_score"], name: "index_debates_on_confidence_score", using: :btree
-  add_index "debates", ["description"], name: "index_debates_on_description", using: :btree
   add_index "debates", ["hidden_at"], name: "index_debates_on_hidden_at", using: :btree
   add_index "debates", ["hot_score"], name: "index_debates_on_hot_score", using: :btree
   add_index "debates", ["title"], name: "index_debates_on_title", using: :btree
@@ -217,7 +216,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20151021113348) do
   add_index "proposals", ["author_id"], name: "index_proposals_on_author_id", using: :btree
   add_index "proposals", ["cached_votes_up"], name: "index_proposals_on_cached_votes_up", using: :btree
   add_index "proposals", ["confidence_score"], name: "index_proposals_on_confidence_score", using: :btree
-  add_index "proposals", ["description"], name: "index_proposals_on_description", using: :btree
   add_index "proposals", ["hidden_at"], name: "index_proposals_on_hidden_at", using: :btree
   add_index "proposals", ["hot_score"], name: "index_proposals_on_hot_score", using: :btree
   add_index "proposals", ["question"], name: "index_proposals_on_question", using: :btree
diff --git a/lib/capistrano/tasks/beta_testers.cap b/lib/capistrano/tasks/beta_testers.cap
deleted file mode 100644
index f83f81c78..000000000
--- a/lib/capistrano/tasks/beta_testers.cap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-namespace :deploy do
-  desc "compiles assets locally then rsyncs"
-  task :beta_testers do
-    on roles(:app) do |role|
-      run_locally do
-        execute"rsync -av ./config/beta-testers.txt #{role.user}@#{role.hostname}:#{shared_path}/config/beta-testers.txt;"
-      end
-      "chmod -R 755 #{shared_path}/config/beta-testers.txt"
-      execute "ln -nfs #{shared_path}/config/beta-testers.txt #{current_path}/config/beta-testers.txt"
-    end
-  end
-end