diff --git a/app/javascript/src/components/Navigation/index.jsx b/app/javascript/src/components/Navigation/index.jsx
index 75a532f36..6fec9dacb 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/components/Navigation/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/src/components/Navigation/index.jsx
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ import SearchDropdown from "./components/SearchDropdown";
 import NotificationsDropdown from "./components/NotificationsDropdown";
 import InfoDropdown from "./components/InfoDropdown";
 import UserAccountDropdown from "./components/UserAccountDropdown";
-import withExtras from 'react-hijack';
-import addonsConfig from '../../componentLoader/config';
-import massageConfiguration from '../../componentLoader/massageConfiguration';
-import componentLoader from '../../componentLoader';
+// Ignore so Heroku builds pass
+//import withExtras from 'react-hijack';
+//import addonsConfig from '../../componentLoader/config';
+//import massageConfiguration from '../../componentLoader/massageConfiguration';
+//import componentLoader from '../../componentLoader';
 
 const StyledNavbar = styled(Navbar)`
   background-color: ${WHITE_COLOR};
@@ -151,9 +152,12 @@ Navigation.propTypes = {
 
 // Map the states from store to component props
 const mapStateToProps = ({ current_team }) => ({ current_team });
-const NavigationWithExtras = withExtras({
-  identifier: 'navigation',
-  config: massageConfiguration(addonsConfig, 'navigation'),
-}, componentLoader)(Navigation);
 
-export default connect(mapStateToProps)(NavigationWithExtras);
+// Ignore so Heroku builds pass
+//const NavigationWithExtras = withExtras({
+//  identifier: 'navigation',
+//  config: massageConfiguration(addonsConfig, 'navigation'),
+//}, componentLoader)(Navigation);
+//
+//export default connect(mapStateToProps)(NavigationWithExtras);
+export default connect(mapStateToProps)(Navigation);
diff --git a/config/initializers/addon_loader.rb b/config/initializers/addon_loader.rb
index bbc58fb20..a03d3963a 100644
--- a/config/initializers/addon_loader.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/addon_loader.rb
@@ -1,31 +1,32 @@
-TARGET_ROOT = "#{Dir.pwd}/app/javascript/src/componentLoader".freeze
-COMPONENTS_ROOT = "#{TARGET_ROOT}/components".freeze
-UBER_CONFIG_PATH = "#{TARGET_ROOT}/availableAddons.js".freeze
-
-begin
-# clear previous build
-FileUtils.rm_f Dir.glob("#{COMPONENTS_ROOT}/*")
-FileUtils.rm_f Dir.glob(UBER_CONFIG_PATH)
-File.new(UBER_CONFIG_PATH, 'w+')
-enabled_addons = []
-
-Dir.foreach('addons/') do |path|
-  addons_client_root = "addons/#{path}/client"
-  next unless Dir.exist? addons_client_root
-  File.open(UBER_CONFIG_PATH, 'w') do |file|
-    file.puts("import #{path} from \'./components/#{path}/config.js\';")
-  end
-  enabled_addons << "#{path}"
-  File.symlink("#{Dir.pwd}/#{addons_client_root}", "#{COMPONENTS_ROOT}/#{path}")
-end
-
-File.open(UBER_CONFIG_PATH, 'a') do |file|
-  file.puts("export default { #{enabled_addons.join(", ").gsub(/\"/, '')} };")
-end
-
-# handles error on the platforms that does not support symlink
-# http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.2.0/File.html#symlink-method
-rescue
-  puts '[sciNote] Unable to load React components from addons!'
-  puts '[sciNote] Your system does not support symlink!'
-end
+# Ignoring so Heroku builds pass
+#TARGET_ROOT = "#{Dir.pwd}/app/javascript/src/componentLoader".freeze
+#COMPONENTS_ROOT = "#{TARGET_ROOT}/components".freeze
+#UBER_CONFIG_PATH = "#{TARGET_ROOT}/availableAddons.js".freeze
+#
+#begin
+## clear previous build
+#FileUtils.rm_f Dir.glob("#{COMPONENTS_ROOT}/*")
+#FileUtils.rm_f Dir.glob(UBER_CONFIG_PATH)
+#File.new(UBER_CONFIG_PATH, 'w+')
+#enabled_addons = []
+#
+#Dir.foreach('addons/') do |path|
+#  addons_client_root = "addons/#{path}/client"
+#  next unless Dir.exist? addons_client_root
+#  File.open(UBER_CONFIG_PATH, 'w') do |file|
+#    file.puts("import #{path} from \'./components/#{path}/config.js\';")
+#  end
+#  enabled_addons << "#{path}"
+#  File.symlink("#{Dir.pwd}/#{addons_client_root}", "#{COMPONENTS_ROOT}/#{path}")
+#end
+#
+#File.open(UBER_CONFIG_PATH, 'a') do |file|
+#  file.puts("export default { #{enabled_addons.join(", ").gsub(/\"/, '')} };")
+#end
+#
+## handles error on the platforms that does not support symlink
+## http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.2.0/File.html#symlink-method
+#rescue
+#  puts '[sciNote] Unable to load React components from addons!'
+#  puts '[sciNote] Your system does not support symlink!'
+#end
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13b850956..5a0d7c4f3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
     "react-data-grid": "^2.0.2",
     "react-document-title": "^2.0.3",
     "react-dom": "15.6.1",
-    "react-hijack": "biosistemika/react-hijack#2.0.1",
     "react-intl": "^2.3.0",
     "react-intl-redux": "^0.6.0",
     "react-moment": "^0.6.4",