diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 35faf25..13da368 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -200,9 +200,6 @@ LOGIN_URL = '/login/'
 LOGOUT_URL = '/logout/'
 ACCOUNT_ACTIVATION_DAYS = 0
 
-# HTTPS
-USE_HTTPS = False
-
 # User absolute URLs
 ABSOLUTE_URL_OVERRIDES = {
     'auth.user': lambda u: "/%s/" % u.username,
diff --git a/snipts/models.py b/snipts/models.py
index d03a846..bc4a57c 100644
--- a/snipts/models.py
+++ b/snipts/models.py
@@ -101,16 +101,11 @@ class Snipt(models.Model):
         if settings.DEBUG:
             root = 'http://snipt.localhost'
         else:
-            if settings.USE_HTTPS:
-                root = 'https://snipt.net'
-            else:
-                root = 'http://snipt.net'
+            root = 'https://snipt.net'
         return '{}/{}/{}/'.format(root, self.user.username, self.slug)
 
     def get_embed_url(self):
-        return 'http{}://{}/embed/{}/'.format('s' if settings.USE_HTTPS else '',
-                                              site.domain,
-                                              self.key)
+        return 'https://{}/embed/{}/'.format(site.domain, self.key)
 
     @property
     def sorted_tags(self):
diff --git a/snipts/templates/snipts/embed.html b/snipts/templates/snipts/embed.html
index 3570164..8105df4 100644
--- a/snipts/templates/snipts/embed.html
+++ b/snipts/templates/snipts/embed.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-document.open();document.writeln('<div onmouseover="document.getElementById(\'snipt-{{ snipt.id }}\').style.display = \'block\'; return false;" onmouseout="document.getElementById(\'snipt-{{ snipt.id }}\').style.display = \'none\'; return false;" style="position: relative;">');{% for line in lines %}document.writeln('{{ line|safe }}');{% endfor %}document.writeln('<div style="background-color: #111; color: #D0D0D0; float: right; padding: 5px 10px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-left-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px; -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; font: 11px Arial,Sans-Serif; display: none; position: absolute; bottom: 0; right: 0;" id="snipt-{{ snipt.id }}">code hosted by <a href="http://snipt.net/{{ snipt.user }}/{{ snipt.slug }}{% if not snipt.public %}?key={{ snipt.key }}{% endif %}" style="color: #0084FF; text-decoration: none;">snipt.net</a></div>');document.writeln('</div>');document.close();
+document.open();document.writeln('<div onmouseover="document.getElementById(\'snipt-{{ snipt.id }}\').style.display = \'block\'; return false;" onmouseout="document.getElementById(\'snipt-{{ snipt.id }}\').style.display = \'none\'; return false;" style="position: relative;">');{% for line in lines %}document.writeln('{{ line|safe }}');{% endfor %}document.writeln('<div style="background-color: #111; color: #D0D0D0; float: right; padding: 5px 10px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-left-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px; -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; font: 11px Arial,Sans-Serif; display: none; position: absolute; bottom: 0; right: 0;" id="snipt-{{ snipt.id }}">code hosted by <a href="https://snipt.net/{{ snipt.user }}/{{ snipt.slug }}{% if not snipt.public %}?key={{ snipt.key }}{% endif %}" style="color: #0084FF; text-decoration: none;">snipt.net</a></div>');document.writeln('</div>');document.close();
diff --git a/snipts/templates/snipts/list-user.html b/snipts/templates/snipts/list-user.html
index 2ba53ef..2b44664 100644
--- a/snipts/templates/snipts/list-user.html
+++ b/snipts/templates/snipts/list-user.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 {% block tags %}
     <div class="profile group">
-        <span class="avatar" style="background-image: url('http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/{{ user.email|md5 }}?s=50');"></span>
+        <span class="avatar" style="background-image: url('https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/{{ user.email|md5 }}?s=50');"></span>
         <div class="meta">
             <div class="username" title="{{ user.username }}">
                 {{ user.username }}
diff --git a/snipts/templates/snipts/snipt-js-template.html b/snipts/templates/snipts/snipt-js-template.html
index d83cc58..1ceb43a 100644
--- a/snipts/templates/snipts/snipt-js-template.html
+++ b/snipts/templates/snipts/snipt-js-template.html
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         <footer>
             <ul class="attrs">
                 <li class="author">
-                    <span style="background-image: url('http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/<%= snipt.user.email_md5 %>?s=15&d=http%3A%2F%2Fsnipt.net%2Fstatic%2Fimages%2Fauthor-icon.png');"></span>
+                    <span style="background-image: url('https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/<%= snipt.user.email_md5 %>?s=15&d=http%3A%2F%2Fsnipt.net%2Fstatic%2Fimages%2Fauthor-icon.png');"></span>
                     <a href="<%= snipt.user.absolute_url %>"><%= snipt.user.username %></a>
                 </li>
                 <% if (!snipt.new_from_js) { %>
diff --git a/snipts/templates/snipts/snipt-list.html b/snipts/templates/snipts/snipt-list.html
index 417d992..ba47994 100644
--- a/snipts/templates/snipts/snipt-list.html
+++ b/snipts/templates/snipts/snipt-list.html
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     <footer>
         <ul class="attrs">
             <li class="author">
-                <span style="background-image: url('http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/{{ snipt.user.email|md5 }}?s=15&d=http%3A%2F%2Fsnipt.net%2Fstatic%2Fimages%2Fauthor-icon.png');"></span>
+                <span style="background-image: url('https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/{{ snipt.user.email|md5 }}?s=15&d=http%3A%2F%2Fsnipt.net%2Fstatic%2Fimages%2Fauthor-icon.png');"></span>
                 <a href="{{ snipt.user.get_absolute_url }}">{{ snipt.user.username }}</a>
             </li>
             <li class="created" title="{{ snipt.created|date:"Y-m-d\TH:i:s" }}">{{ snipt.created|naturalday }}</li>
diff --git a/templates/api-contest.html b/templates/api-contest.html
deleted file mode 100644
index ef0c7a1..0000000
--- a/templates/api-contest.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "base.html" %}
-
-{% block page-title %}API Contest - {{ block.super }}{% endblock %}
-
-{% block body-class %}{{ block.super }} api static api-contest{% endblock %}
-{% block sub-header %}{% endblock %}
-{% block inline-js %}{% endblock %}
-
-{% block content %}
-    <div class="static-box">
-        <a href="http://aneventapart.com" class="aea" title="An Event Apart">
-            <img src="{{ STATIC_URL }}images/an-event-apart.gif" alt="An Event Apart" />
-        </a>
-        <h3>Snipt API Contest</h3>
-        <p>Build an app that uses the new Snipt API and be entered to win two conference passes to <a href="http://aneventapart.com">An Event Apart</a> of your choosing (excluding sold-out shows, and Austin). Public voting determines the winner.
-        <h4>Rules</h4>
-        <ul>
-            <li>App must be complete by <strong>Sunday, April 1st, 2012 at 11pm EST</strong>.</li>
-            <li>The app must use some part of the public or private Snipt APIs.</li>
-            <li>App can be for desktop, mobile, CLI, etc. Anything goes.</li>
-        </ul>
-        <h4>API</h4>
-        <p>The API is finished on our end, but we need to get the site up on Snipt.net first so you can use real endpoint URLs, API keys, etc. The authentication mechanism is API-key (no OAuth). Data formats available are JSON, JSONP, XML, YAML.</p>
-        <p>We will be launching the new Snipt sometime before March 1st, 2012. This will give you at least one full month to build the app.</p>
-        <p>The private APIs, once launched, will give you complete read/write access to a user's snipts.</p>
-        <p>Some sample public endpoints:</p>
-        <ul>
-            <li><a href="http://beta.snipt.net/api/public/?format=json">http://beta.snipt.net/api/public/?format=json</a></li>
-            <li><a href="http://beta.snipt.net/api/public/snipt/?format=json">http://beta.snipt.net/api/public/snipt/?format=json</a></li>
-            <li><a href="http://beta.snipt.net/api/public/snipt/30532/?format=json">http://beta.snipt.net/api/public/snipt/30532/?format=json</a></li>
-            <li><a href="http://beta.snipt.net/api/public/tag/?format=json">http://beta.snipt.net/api/public/tag/?format=json</a></li>
-            <li><a href="http://beta.snipt.net/api/public/snipt/?tag=20&amp;format=json">http://beta.snipt.net/api/public/snipt/?tag=20&amp;format=json</a></li>
-            <li><a href="http://beta.snipt.net/api/public/user/3/?format=json">http://beta.snipt.net/api/public/user/3/?format=json</a></li>
-        </ul>
-        <h4>Teams</h4>
-        <ul>
-            <li>Feel free to partner up on this project, if you'd like. There are no restrictions on the number of team members participating, but there are only two tickets for prizes (see below).</li>
-            <li>One entry = one application (regardless of the number of team members)</li>
-        </ul>
-        <h4>Prize</h4>
-        <ul>
-            <li>Once your app is complete and submitted, it will appear in our app showcase. From there, anyone can vote for your app to win after <strong>Monday April 2nd at 11am EST</strong>, . The app with the most votes by <strong>Monday, April 9th at 11am EST</strong> will be the winner (one full week of voting).</li>
-            <li>The winner will receive two tickets to <a href="http://aneventapart.com">An Event Apart</a> of your choosing (excluding sold-out shows, and Austin). Each ticket includes access to the 2-day conference but *not* the workshop.</li>
-        </ul>
-        <h4>Questions?</h4>
-        <p>Leave a comment below and we'll respond on this page. Also, follow <a href="http://twitter.com/snipt">@Snipt</a> on Twitter.</p>
-    </div>
-    <div id="disqus_thread"></div>
-    <script type="text/javascript">
-        var disqus_shortname = 'snipt-net';
-        {% if debug %}
-            var disqus_developer = 1;
-        {% endif %}
-        var disqus_url = 'http://snipt.net{{ request.path }}';
-        var disqus_title = 'Snipt API Contest';
-        var disqus_identifier = 9948337532;
-
-        (function() {
-            var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true;
-            dsq.src = 'http://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js';
-            (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq);
-        })();
-    </script>
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 63c1254..5d68dab 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <![endif]-->
 
     <!--[if lt IE 9]>
-        <script src="http://html5shiv.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
+        <script src="https://html5shiv.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
     <![endif]-->
 
 </head>
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
                     },
                     custom_data: {
                         'snipts count': {% snipts_count_for_user %},
-                        'profile link': 'http://snipt.net/{{ request.user.username }}/'
+                        'profile link': 'https://snipt.net/{{ request.user.username }}/'
                     }
                 };
             </script>
diff --git a/templates/rss.xml b/templates/rss.xml
index 9ae0f6d..18f88b7 100644
--- a/templates/rss.xml
+++ b/templates/rss.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <rss version="2.0">
     <channel>
         <title>/ {% if public and not public_user %}public{% else %}{{ user.username }}{% endif %}{% if tag %} / {{ tag }}{% endif %} - Snipt</title>
-        <link>http://snipt.net{{ request.path }}</link>{% for snipt in snipts %}
+        <link>https://snipt.net{{ request.path }}</link>{% for snipt in snipts %}
             <item>
                 <title>{{ snipt.title }}</title>
                 <link>{{ snipt.get_absolute_url }}</link>
diff --git a/templates/search/search.html b/templates/search/search.html
index 0ad815a..f11c0c7 100644
--- a/templates/search/search.html
+++ b/templates/search/search.html
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         (function () {
             var s = document.createElement('script'); s.async = true;
             s.type = 'text/javascript';
-            s.src = 'http://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/count.js';
+            s.src = 'https://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/count.js';
             (document.getElementsByTagName('HEAD')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('BODY')[0]).appendChild(s);
         }());
     </script>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         (function () {
             var s = document.createElement('script'); s.async = true;
             s.type = 'text/javascript';
-            s.src = 'http://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/count.js';
+            s.src = 'https://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/count.js';
             (document.getElementsByTagName('HEAD')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('BODY')[0]).appendChild(s);
         }());
     </script>
diff --git a/urls.py b/urls.py
index fb230f0..6353d73 100644
--- a/urls.py
+++ b/urls.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^500/$', direct_to_template, {'template': '500.html'}),
 
     url(r'^api/$', direct_to_template, {'template': 'api.html'}),
-    url(r'^api/contest/$', direct_to_template, {'template': 'api-contest.html'}),
 
     url(r'^api/', include(public_api.urls)),
     url(r'^api/', include(private_api.urls)),