diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/application.js b/app/javascript/controllers/application.js
index cff6edbe2..1213e85c7 100644
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/application.js
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/application.js
@@ -6,13 +6,4 @@ const application = Application.start()
 application.debug = false
 window.Stimulus   = application
 
-// google map script tag calls this method via callback param when finished loading
-// this creates a custom event that is being listened to in the view to build map
-// without this google-map controller JS runs before google is available and fails
-window.initMap = () => {
-    console.log('initMap was called');
-    const event = new Event("MapLoaded", {"bubbles":true, "cancelable":false});
-    window.dispatchEvent(event)
-}
-
 export { application }
diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/google_map_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/google_map_controller.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 24188c181..000000000
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/google_map_controller.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-import { Controller } from "@hotwired/stimulus";
-
-// Connects to data-controller="google-map"
-export default class extends Controller {
-  static targets = ["map", "listings"];
-
-  connect() {
-    if (window.google) {
-      this.initGoogle();
-    }
-  }
-
-  // this also executes when the custom event is triggered by google api callback param
-  initGoogle() {
-    const map = new google.maps.Map(this.mapTarget, {
-      zoom: 4,
-      // this lat and lng centers Canada and US in the map
-      center: { lat: 44.368888, lng: -99.996246 },
-    });
-    this.addMarkers(map);
-  }
-
-  addMarkers(map) {
-    Array.from(this.listingsTarget.children).forEach((listing) => {
-      const marker = new google.maps.Marker({
-        position: {
-          lat: parseFloat(listing.dataset.lat),
-          lng: parseFloat(listing.dataset.lon),
-        },
-        pet: {
-          name: listing.dataset.name,
-          breed: listing.dataset.breed,
-        },
-        map,
-      });
-      this.setClickableMarker(marker, map);
-    });
-  }
-
-  // make the marker clickable and show an info window
-  setClickableMarker(marker, map) {
-    marker.addListener("click", () => {
-      const infoWindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
-        content: `
-              <h3>${marker.pet.name}</h3>
-              <p>${marker.pet.breed}</p>
-              `,
-      });
-      infoWindow.open(map, marker);
-    });
-  }
-}