diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index ad0396e11..758535544 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
 package buffalo
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
-	"os/signal"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
-	"syscall"
 
 	gcontext "github.com/gorilla/context"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
-	"github.com/markbates/refresh/refresh/web"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
@@ -30,62 +24,6 @@ type App struct {
 	children      []*App
 }
 
-// Start the application at the specified address/port and listen for OS
-// interrupt and kill signals and will attempt to stop the application
-// gracefully. This will also start the Worker process, unless WorkerOff is enabled.
-func (a *App) Start(addr string) error {
-	if !strings.Contains(addr, ":") {
-		addr = fmt.Sprintf(":%s", addr)
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("Starting application at %s\n", addr)
-	server := http.Server{
-		Addr:    addr,
-		Handler: a,
-	}
-
-	go func() {
-		// gracefully shut down the application when the context is cancelled
-		<-a.Context.Done()
-		fmt.Println("Shutting down application")
-		err := server.Shutdown(a.Context)
-		if err != nil {
-			a.Logger.Error(errors.WithStack(err))
-		}
-		if !a.WorkerOff {
-			// stop the workers
-			err = a.Worker.Stop()
-			if err != nil {
-				a.Logger.Error(errors.WithStack(err))
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-
-	// if configured to do so, start the workers
-	if !a.WorkerOff {
-		go func() {
-			err := a.Worker.Start(a.Context)
-			if err != nil {
-				a.Stop(errors.WithStack(err))
-			}
-		}()
-	}
-
-	// listen for system signals, like CTRL-C
-	go func() {
-		signalChan := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-		signal.Notify(signalChan, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
-		<-signalChan
-		a.Stop(nil)
-	}()
-
-	// start the web server
-	err := server.ListenAndServe()
-	if err != nil {
-		return a.Stop(errors.WithStack(err))
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Stop the application and attempt to gracefully shutdown
 func (a *App) Stop(err error) error {
 	a.cancel()
@@ -106,9 +44,9 @@ func (a *App) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	var h http.Handler
 	h = a.router
-	if a.Env == "development" {
-		h = web.ErrorChecker(h)
-	}
+	// if a.Env == "development" {
+	// 	h = web.ErrorChecker(h)
+	// }
 	h.ServeHTTP(ws, r)
 }
 
diff --git a/buffalo/cmd/dev.go b/buffalo/cmd/dev.go
index b32137232..82a88c2d9 100644
--- a/buffalo/cmd/dev.go
+++ b/buffalo/cmd/dev.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !appengine
+
 package cmd
 
 import (
diff --git a/generators/newapp/new.go b/generators/newapp/new.go
index 718837f43..cfbf98f9e 100644
--- a/generators/newapp/new.go
+++ b/generators/newapp/new.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !appengine
+
 package newapp
 
 import (
diff --git a/generators/refresh/refresh.go b/generators/refresh/refresh.go
index 87fdf7c07..4ec1e8f7f 100644
--- a/generators/refresh/refresh.go
+++ b/generators/refresh/refresh.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !appengine
+
 package refresh
 
 import (
diff --git a/grifts/shoulders.go b/grifts/shoulders.go
index 1ba30da95..86a4858bd 100755
--- a/grifts/shoulders.go
+++ b/grifts/shoulders.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !appengine
+
 package grifts
 
 import (