diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33794e6..8bb3354 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ This repo demonstrates pure components. It's based on the [React Transform Boile
 
 * Examples of pure components.
 * Pure component factories, so you can use a single React instance, even if you load React from CDN.
-* Hot reloading
 * Unit test example with tape, demonstrating an easy way to test pure components.
 
 ## Getting Started
diff --git a/devServer.js b/devServer.js
index 215420c..22b1376 100644
--- a/devServer.js
+++ b/devServer.js
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
 var path = require('path');
 var express = require('express');
-var webpack = require('webpack');
-var config = require('./webpack.config.dev');
 
 var app = express();
-var compiler = webpack(config);
-
-app.use(require('webpack-dev-middleware')(compiler, {
-  noInfo: true,
-  publicPath: config.output.publicPath
-}));
-
-app.use(require('webpack-hot-middleware')(compiler));
 
 app.get('*', function(req, res) {
   res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'index.html'));
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 71554bc..83d9fa6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@
     "react",
     "reactjs",
     "boilerplate",
-    "hot",
-    "reload",
-    "hmr",
-    "live",
-    "edit",
     "webpack",
     "babel",
     "react-transform"
@@ -62,9 +57,7 @@
     "tape": "4.5.1",
     "updtr": "0.1.10",
     "watch": "0.17.1",
-    "webpack": "1.13.0",
-    "webpack-dev-middleware": "1.6.1",
-    "webpack-hot-middleware": "2.10.0"
+    "webpack": "1.13.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "react": "15.0.1",
diff --git a/webpack.config.dev.js b/webpack.config.dev.js
index 8eca9dd..ea409fa 100644
--- a/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 var path = require('path');
-var webpack = require('webpack');
 
 module.exports = {
   devtool: 'eval',
@@ -7,7 +6,6 @@ module.exports = {
     root: __dirname + '/source'
   },
   entry: [
-    'webpack-hot-middleware/client',
     './source/index'
   ],
   output: {
@@ -15,10 +13,6 @@ module.exports = {
     filename: 'index.js',
     publicPath: '/static/'
   },
-  plugins: [
-    new webpack.HotModuleReplacementPlugin(),
-    new webpack.NoErrorsPlugin()
-  ],
   module: {
     loaders: [{
       test: /\.js$/,