diff --git a/core/client/models/settings.js b/core/client/models/settings.js
index 31f1c7000a..66c63a7c71 100644
--- a/core/client/models/settings.js
+++ b/core/client/models/settings.js
@@ -2,15 +2,8 @@
 (function () {
     "use strict";
 
-    // Set the url manually and id to '0' to force PUT requests
     Ghost.Models.Settings = Backbone.Model.extend({
-        url: Ghost.settings.apiRoot + '/settings',
-        id: "0",
-        defaults: {
-            title: 'My Blog',
-            description: '',
-            email: 'admin@tryghost.org'
-        }
+        url: Ghost.settings.apiRoot + '/settings'
     });
 
 }());
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diff --git a/core/client/tpl/settings/content.hbs b/core/client/tpl/settings/content.hbs
index ee6b163809..83617b4948 100644
--- a/core/client/tpl/settings/content.hbs
+++ b/core/client/tpl/settings/content.hbs
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@
 
             </div>
 
-            <div class="form-group">
-                <label for="blog-description"><strong>Home Page Description</strong></label>
-                <textarea id="blog-description">{{description}}</textarea>
-            </div>
-
         </fieldset>
 
     </form>
diff --git a/core/client/tpl/settings/general.hbs b/core/client/tpl/settings/general.hbs
index 9d95b01561..0d3060c08a 100644
--- a/core/client/tpl/settings/general.hbs
+++ b/core/client/tpl/settings/general.hbs
@@ -13,44 +13,32 @@
                 <p>How your blog name appears on the site</p>
             </div>
 
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="blog-description"><strong>Blog Description</strong></label>
+                <textarea id="blog-description">{{description}}</textarea>
+                <p>Display a short description below the blog title</p>
+            </div>
+
             <div class="form-group">
                 <label><strong>Blog Logo</strong></label>
                 {{#if logo}}
-                    <a class="js-modal-logo"><img src="{{logo}}" alt="logo"></a>
+                    <a class="js-modal-logo"><img id="blog-logo" src="{{logo}}" alt="logo"></a>
                 {{else}}
                     <a class="button-add js-modal-logo" href="#">Upload Image</a>
                 {{/if}}
                 <p>Display a logo on your site in place of blog title</p>
             </div>
 
-            <div class="form-group">
-                <label><strong>Blog Icon</strong></label>
-                {{#if icon}}
-                    <a class="js-modal-icon"><img src="{{icon}}" alt="icon"></a>
-                {{else}}
-                    <a class="button-add js-modal-icon" href="#">Upload Image</a>
-                {{/if}}
-
-                <p>The icon for your blog, used in your browser tab and elsewhere</p>
-            </div>
-
             <div class="form-group">
                 <label for="email-address"><strong>Email Address</strong></label>
                 <input id="email-address" name="general[email-address]" type="email" value="{{email}}">
                 <p>Address to use for <a href="#">admin notifications</a></p>
-                <label class="checkbox">
-                    <input type="checkbox" value="1" name="general[public-email]"> Show my email address on my public profile
-                </label>
             </div>
-
+            
             <div class="form-group">
-                <label for="url-structure"><strong>URL Structure</strong></label>
-                <select id="url-structure" name="general[urlstructure]">
-                    <option value="post-name">Simple Post Name</option>
-                    <option value="date-based">Date Based</option>
-                    <option value="number based">Number Based</option>
-                    <option value="custom">Custom...</option>
-                </select>
+                <label for="postsPerPage"><strong>Posts per page</strong></label>
+                <input id="postsPerPage" name="general[postsPerPage]" type="number" value="{{postsPerPage}}">
+                <p>Number of posts per page displayed</p>
             </div>
 
             <div class="form-group">
@@ -60,24 +48,10 @@
                         <option value="{{name}}" {{#if active}}selected{{/if}}>{{name}}</option>
                     {{/each}}
                 </select>
-            </div>
-            <div class="form-group">
-                <label for="postsPerPage"><strong>Posts per page</strong></label>
-                <input id="postsPerPage" name="general[postsPerPage]" type="number" value="{{postsPerPage}}">
-                <p>Number of posts per page displayed</p>
+                <p>Select a theme for your blog</p>
             </div>
 
         </fieldset>
 
-        <hr />
-
-        <fieldset>
-            <div class="form-group">
-                <label for="timezone"><strong>Time Zone</strong></label>
-                <select id="timezone" name="general[timezone]">
-                    <option value="1">Vienna (UTC+1)</option>
-                </select>
-            </div>
-        </fieldset>
     </form>
 </section>
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diff --git a/core/client/tpl/settings/sidebar.hbs b/core/client/tpl/settings/sidebar.hbs
index 2dd95bb005..246d0882c5 100644
--- a/core/client/tpl/settings/sidebar.hbs
+++ b/core/client/tpl/settings/sidebar.hbs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 <nav class="settings-menu">
     <ul>
         <li class="general"><a href="#general">General</a></li>
-        <li class="publishing"><a href="#content">Content</a></li>
         <li class="users"><a href="#user">User</a></li>
     </ul>
 </nav>
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diff --git a/core/client/views/settings.js b/core/client/views/settings.js
index e23b9bb6fe..312320ec9e 100644
--- a/core/client/views/settings.js
+++ b/core/client/views/settings.js
@@ -160,12 +160,13 @@
             var themes = this.model.get('availableThemes');
             this.model.unset('availableThemes');
             this.model.save({
+                id: 0, //workaround to use put
                 title: this.$('#blog-title').val(),
+                description: $('#blog-description').val(),
+                logo: this.$('#blog-logo').attr("src"),
                 email: this.$('#email-address').val(),
-                logo: this.$('#logo').attr("src"),
-                icon: this.$('#icon').attr("src"),
-                activeTheme: this.$('#activeTheme').val(),
-                postsPerPage: this.$('#postsPerPage').val()
+                postsPerPage: this.$('#postsPerPage').val(),
+                activeTheme: this.$('#activeTheme').val()
             }, {
                 success: this.saveSuccess,
                 error: this.saveError
@@ -202,12 +203,6 @@
         },
         templateName: 'settings/general',
 
-        beforeRender: function () {
-            var settings = this.model.toJSON();
-            this.$('#blog-title').val(settings.title);
-            this.$('#email-address').val(settings.email);
-        },
-
         afterRender: function () {
             this.$('.js-drop-zone').upload();
             Settings.Pane.prototype.afterRender.call(this);
@@ -232,12 +227,8 @@
             this.model.set({availableThemes: themes});
         },
 
-        templateName: 'settings/content',
+        templateName: 'settings/content'
 
-        beforeRender: function () {
-            var settings = this.model.toJSON();
-            this.$('#blog-description').val(settings.description);
-        }
     });
 
     // ### User profile
@@ -347,17 +338,6 @@
 
         templateName: 'settings/user-profile',
 
-        beforeRender: function () {
-            var user = this.model.toJSON();
-            this.$('#user-name').val(user.full_name);
-            this.$('#user-email').val(user.email_address);
-            this.$('#user-location').val(user.location);
-            this.$('#user-website').val(user.url);
-            this.$('#user-bio').val(user.bio);
-            this.$('#user-profile-picture').attr('src', user.profile_picture);
-            this.$('#user-cover-picture').attr('src', user.cover_picture);
-        },
-
         afterRender: function () {
             var self = this;
             Countable.live(document.getElementById('user-bio'), function (counter) {
diff --git a/core/test/functional/admin/05_settings_test.js b/core/test/functional/admin/05_settings_test.js
index 40a6237035..ae0223830b 100644
--- a/core/test/functional/admin/05_settings_test.js
+++ b/core/test/functional/admin/05_settings_test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*globals casper, __utils__, url */
 
-casper.test.begin("Settings screen is correct", 19, function suite(test) {
+casper.test.begin("Settings screen is correct", 15, function suite(test) {
     test.filename = "settings_test.png";
 
     casper.start(url + "ghost/settings", function testTitleAndUrl() {
@@ -22,31 +22,12 @@ casper.test.begin("Settings screen is correct", 19, function suite(test) {
         }, "loaded content is general screen");
     });
 
-    // test the publishing / content tab
-    casper.thenClick('.settings-menu .publishing');
-    casper.waitForSelector('#content', function then() {
-        test.assertEval(function testGeneralIsNotActive() {
-            return !document.querySelector('.settings-menu .general').classList.contains('active');
-        }, "general tab is not marked active");
-        test.assertEval(function testContentIsActive() {
-            return document.querySelector('.settings-menu .publishing').classList.contains('active');
-        }, "content tab is marked active");
-        test.assertEval(function testContentIsContent() {
-            return document.querySelector('.settings-content').id === 'content';
-        }, "loaded content is content screen");
-    }, function onTimeOut() {
-        test.fail('Content screen failed to load');
-    });
-
     // test the user tab
     casper.thenClick('.settings-menu .users');
     casper.waitForSelector('#user', function then() {
         test.assertEval(function testGeneralIsNotActive() {
             return !document.querySelector('.settings-menu .general').classList.contains('active');
         }, "general tab is not marked active");
-        test.assertEval(function testContentIsNotActive() {
-            return !document.querySelector('.settings-menu .publishing').classList.contains('active');
-        }, "content tab is marked active");
         test.assertEval(function testUserIsActive() {
             return document.querySelector('.settings-menu .users').classList.contains('active');
         }, "user tab is marked active");