diff --git a/src/backend/Rules.java b/src/backend/Rules.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 561b4cf..0000000
--- a/src/backend/Rules.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-package backend;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-
-public class Rules {
-	
-	
-	private int [] survivalRulesArray;
-	private int[] birthRulesArray;
-	
-	
-	public Rules() {
-		
-		//survivalRulesArray = new int[0];
-		//birthRulesArray = new int[0];
-	}
-//initialize my arrays to empty
-	
-
-	
-	public void loadRule(ArrayList<String> row) {
-		String surviveRulesRow = row.get(0);
-		String[] surviveCells = surviveRulesRow.split(";");
-		String birthRulesRow = row.get(1);
-		String[] birthCells = birthRulesRow.split(";");
-		survivalRulesArray = new int[surviveCells.length];
-		birthRulesArray = new int[birthCells.length];
-		//initialize my arrays with the correct length
-		
-		if (row.size() <= 0) {
-			System.out.println("wrong file buddy, this one's empty");
-			
-		}else if (surviveCells.length<=0) {
-			System.out.println("wrong file buddy, this one's does not have survival rules, won't work");
-			
-		}else {
-			for (int x = 0; x < surviveCells.length; x++) {
-				String eleme = surviveCells[x];
-				int value = Integer.parseInt(eleme);
-				survivalRulesArray[x] = value;
-			}
-//determines the number of alive neighboring cells needed to survive, and places them in the survivalRulesArray
-			for (int x = 0; x < birthCells.length; x++) {
-				String elemee = birthCells[x];
-				int value = Integer.parseInt(elemee);
-				birthRulesArray[x] = value;
-		}	
-//determines the number of alive neighboring cells needed to birth, and places them in the birthRules list
-		}
-
-		
-
-	}
-	
-	public int[] getBirthRulesArray() {
-		return this.birthRulesArray;
-		
-	}
-	
-	public int[] getSurvivalRulesArray() {
-		return this.survivalRulesArray;
-		
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/src/backend/Simulator.java b/src/backend/Simulator.java
index aed4919..f2bda2f 100644
--- a/src/backend/Simulator.java
+++ b/src/backend/Simulator.java
@@ -146,11 +146,10 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
         //        if (world[x][y] == 1) {
         //            newWorld[x][y] = (aliveNeighbors < 2 || aliveNeighbors > 3) ? 0 : 1;
         //        } else {
-@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
+
 		
 
 
-        world = newWorld;
         //world = newWorld;
 
         
diff --git a/src/backend/World.java b/src/backend/World.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 121df0b..0000000
--- a/src/backend/World.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-package backend;
-
-import java.util.Random;
-
-public class World {
-	Simulator simulator;
-	private int width = simulator.getWidth();
-	private int height = simulator.getHeight();
-	private int[][] world;
-	
-	public World(int width, int height) {
-		this.width = width;
-		this.height = height;
-		world = new int[width][height];
-	}
-	//initializing width and height
-	
-	
-
-	public int getWidth() {
-		return width; 
-	}
-//getter for the width
-		
-	public int getHeight() {
-		return height;
-	}
-//getter for the height
-	
-	public int[][] getWorld() {
-		return world;
-	}
-//getter for the world
-	
-	
-	
-	
-	public void setWorld(int[][] world, int width, int height) {
-		this.world = world;
-		this.width = width;
-		this.height = height;	
-		printArray (world);
-	}
-//initializes the world
-	
-	public void printArray(int[][] array) {
-        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
-            System.out.print("[");
-            for (int j = 0; j < array[i].length; j++) {
-                System.out.print(array[i][j]);
-                if (j < array[i].length - 1) {
-                    System.out.print(", ");
-                }
-            }
-            System.out.println("]");
-        }
-    }
-	
-	
-	
-	public int getCell (int x, int y) {
-		return world[x][y];
-	}
-//get the value (dead or alive) of my cell at x y
-	
-	
-	
-	public void setCell(int x, int y, int val) {
-		world [x][y] = val;
-	}
-//sets the value of a cell at coord x and y to val
-	
-	
-   
-	
-}