diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/services/fragmentMatcher.js b/client/coral-admin/src/services/fragmentMatcher.js
index afb87d445..bf167cd1e 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/services/fragmentMatcher.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/services/fragmentMatcher.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ const fm = new IntrospectionFragmentMatcher({
           name: 'Response',
           possibleTypes: [
             {name: 'CreateCommentResponse'},
-            {name: 'CreateLikeResponse'},
             {name: 'CreateFlagResponse'},
             {name: 'CreateDontAgreeResponse'},
             {name: 'DeleteActionResponse'},
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ const fm = new IntrospectionFragmentMatcher({
           name: 'Action',
           possibleTypes: [
             {name: 'FlagAction'},
-            {name: 'LikeAction'},
             {name: 'DontAgreeAction'}
           ],
         },
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ const fm = new IntrospectionFragmentMatcher({
           name: 'ActionSummary',
           possibleTypes: [
             {name: 'FlagActionSummary'},
-            {name: 'LikeActionSummary'},
             {name: 'DontAgreeActionSummary'}
           ],
         },
@@ -57,7 +54,6 @@ const fm = new IntrospectionFragmentMatcher({
           possibleTypes: [
             {name: 'DefaultAssetActionSummary'},
             {name: 'FlagAssetActionSummary'},
-            {name: 'LikeAssetActionSummary'}
           ]
         }
       ],
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
index 4f8426159..320a6b95f 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-// this component will
-// render its children
-// render a like button
-// render a permalink button
-// render a reply button
-// render a flag button
-// translate things?
-
 import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
 import PermalinkButton from 'coral-plugin-permalinks/PermalinkButton';
 
@@ -16,7 +8,6 @@ import Content from 'coral-plugin-commentcontent/CommentContent';
 import PubDate from 'coral-plugin-pubdate/PubDate';
 import {ReplyBox, ReplyButton} from 'coral-plugin-replies';
 import FlagComment from 'coral-plugin-flags/FlagComment';
-import LikeButton from 'coral-plugin-likes/LikeButton';
 import {BestButton, IfUserCanModifyBest, BEST_TAG, commentIsBest, BestIndicator} from 'coral-plugin-best/BestButton';
 import Slot from 'coral-framework/components/Slot';
 import LoadMore from './LoadMore';
@@ -28,7 +19,7 @@ import styles from './Comment.css';
 
 const isStaff = (tags) => !tags.every((t) => t.name !== 'STAFF') ;
 
-// hold actions links (e.g. Like, Reply) along the comment footer
+// hold actions links (e.g. Reply) along the comment footer
 const ActionButton = ({children}) => {
   return <span className="comment__action-button comment__action-button--nowrap">{ children }</span>;
 };
@@ -49,7 +40,6 @@ class Comment extends React.Component {
     setActiveReplyBox: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     showSignInDialog: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     postFlag: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-    postLike: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     deleteAction: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     parentId: PropTypes.string,
     highlighted: PropTypes.string,
@@ -110,7 +100,6 @@ class Comment extends React.Component {
       postItem,
       addNotification,
       showSignInDialog,
-      postLike,
       highlighted,
       postFlag,
       postDontAgree,
@@ -127,7 +116,6 @@ class Comment extends React.Component {
       charCountEnable,
     } = this.props;
 
-    const likeSummary = getActionSummary('LikeActionSummary', comment);
     const flagSummary = getActionSummary('FlagActionSummary', comment);
     const dontAgreeSummary = getActionSummary('DontAgreeActionSummary', comment);
     let myFlag = null;
@@ -198,17 +186,6 @@ class Comment extends React.Component {
 
           <Content body={comment.body} />
           <div className="commentActionsLeft comment__action-container">
-            <ActionButton>
-              {/* TODO implmement iPerformedThisAction for the like */}
-              <LikeButton
-                totalLikes={getTotalActionCount('LikeActionSummary', comment)}
-                like={likeSummary[0]}
-                id={comment.id}
-                postLike={postLike}
-                deleteAction={deleteAction}
-                showSignInDialog={showSignInDialog}
-                currentUser={currentUser} />
-            </ActionButton>
             {
               !disableReply &&
               <ActionButton>
@@ -288,7 +265,6 @@ class Comment extends React.Component {
                   asset={asset}
                   highlighted={highlighted}
                   currentUser={currentUser}
-                  postLike={postLike}
                   postFlag={postFlag}
                   deleteAction={deleteAction}
                   addCommentTag={addCommentTag}
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
index 2875d0397..bed0a5470 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
       postItem,
       addNotification,
       postFlag,
-      postLike,
       postDontAgree,
       loadMore,
       deleteAction,
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
             asset={asset}
             currentUser={user}
             highlighted={comment.id}
-            postLike={this.props.postLike}
             postFlag={this.props.postFlag}
             postDontAgree={this.props.postDontAgree}
             loadMore={this.props.loadMore}
@@ -157,7 +155,6 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
                         postItem={postItem}
                         asset={asset}
                         currentUser={user}
-                        postLike={postLike}
                         postFlag={postFlag}
                         postDontAgree={postDontAgree}
                         addCommentTag={addCommentTag}
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/containers/Stream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/containers/Stream.js
index 49f234dab..16714df06 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/containers/Stream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/containers/Stream.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import uniqBy from 'lodash/uniqBy';
 import sortBy from 'lodash/sortBy';
 import isNil from 'lodash/isNil';
 import {NEW_COMMENT_COUNT_POLL_INTERVAL} from '../constants/stream';
-import {postComment, postFlag, postLike, postDontAgree, deleteAction, addCommentTag, removeCommentTag, ignoreUser} from 'coral-framework/graphql/mutations';
+import {postComment, postFlag, postDontAgree, deleteAction, addCommentTag, removeCommentTag, ignoreUser} from 'coral-framework/graphql/mutations';
 import {notificationActions, authActions} from 'coral-framework';
 import {editName} from 'coral-framework/actions/user';
 import {setCommentCountCache, setActiveReplyBox} from '../actions/stream';
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   auth: state.auth.toJS(),
   commentCountCache: state.stream.commentCountCache,
   activeReplyBox: state.stream.activeReplyBox,
-
   commentId: state.stream.commentId,
   assetId: state.stream.assetId,
   assetUrl: state.stream.assetUrl,
@@ -239,7 +238,6 @@ export default compose(
   connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps),
   postComment,
   postFlag,
-  postLike,
   postDontAgree,
   addCommentTag,
   removeCommentTag,
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/graphql/mutations/index.js b/client/coral-framework/graphql/mutations/index.js
index b1ea57ae1..bdd7fd1a1 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/graphql/mutations/index.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/graphql/mutations/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {graphql} from 'react-apollo';
 import POST_COMMENT from './postComment.graphql';
 import POST_FLAG from './postFlag.graphql';
-import POST_LIKE from './postLike.graphql';
 import POST_DONT_AGREE from './postDontAgree.graphql';
 import DELETE_ACTION from './deleteAction.graphql';
 import ADD_COMMENT_TAG from './addCommentTag.graphql';
@@ -83,17 +82,6 @@ export const postComment = graphql(POST_COMMENT, {
   }),
 });
 
-export const postLike = graphql(POST_LIKE, {
-  props: ({mutate}) => ({
-    postLike: (like) => {
-      return mutate({
-        variables: {
-          like
-        }
-      });
-    }}),
-});
-
 export const postFlag = graphql(POST_FLAG, {
   props: ({mutate}) => ({
     postFlag: (flag) => {
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/graphql/mutations/postLike.graphql b/client/coral-framework/graphql/mutations/postLike.graphql
deleted file mode 100644
index 350904352..000000000
--- a/client/coral-framework/graphql/mutations/postLike.graphql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-mutation CreateLike ($like: CreateLikeInput!) {
-  createLike(like:$like) {
-    like {
-      id
-    }
-    errors {
-      translation_key
-    }
-  }
-}