diff --git a/createClient.js b/createClient.js
index 4908aa0..b39d216 100644
--- a/createClient.js
+++ b/createClient.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const feathers = require('feathers/client')
 const socketio = require('feathers-socketio/client')
 const hooks = require('feathers-hooks')
-const auth = require('feathers-authentication-client')
 const rx = require('feathers-reactive')
 const Rx = require('rxjs')
 const io = require('socket.io-client')
@@ -13,18 +12,12 @@ function createClient (options) {
     services = []
   } = options
 
-  const localStorage = window ? window.localStorage : null
-
   const socket = io()
 
   const client = feathers()
     .configure(socketio(socket))
     .configure(hooks())
     .configure(rx(Rx))
-    .configure(auth({
-      storage: localStorage,
-      accessTokenKey: 'dogstack'
-    }))
 
   services.map(service => {
     client.configure(service)
diff --git a/createServer.js b/createServer.js
index caa062b..745128c 100644
--- a/createServer.js
+++ b/createServer.js
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ const favicon = require('serve-favicon')
 const errorHandler = require('feathers-errors/handler')
 const configuration = require('feathers-configuration')
 const hooks = require('feathers-hooks')
+const rest = require('feathers-rest')
 const socketio = require('feathers-socketio')
-const authentication = require('feathers-authentication')
 
 const createBundler = require('./createBundler')
 
@@ -48,6 +48,20 @@ function createServer (options) {
   assert(faviconConfig, 'must set `favicon` in config. example: "app/favicon.ico"')
   app.use(favicon(faviconConfig))
 
+  // feathers hooks
+  app.configure(hooks())
+
+  // transports
+  app.configure(rest())
+  app.configure(socketio({
+    wsEngine: 'uws'
+  }))
+
+  // services (plugins)
+  services.forEach(service => {
+    app.configure(service)
+  })
+
   // static files
   const assetsConfig = app.get('assets')
   assert(assetsConfig, 'must set `assets` in config. example: "assets"')
@@ -74,24 +88,6 @@ function createServer (options) {
   }
   app.use(createBundler(merge(defaultBundlerConfig, bundlerConfig)))
 
-  // feathers hooks
-  app.configure(hooks())
-
-  // transports
-  app.configure(socketio({
-    wsEngine: 'uws'
-  }))
-
-  // authentication
-  const authConfig = app.get('auth')
-  assert(authConfig, 'must set `auth` in config.')
-  app.configure(authentication(authConfig))
-
-  // services (plugins)
-  services.forEach(service => {
-    app.configure(service)
-  })
-
   // log errors
   app.use(function (err, req, res, next) {
     if (err) console.error('error', err)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 87af616..89cf30a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dogstack",
-  "version": "0.2.2",
+  "version": "0.3.0-pre.0",
   "description": "a popular-choice grab-bag framework for teams working on production web apps",
   "main": "index.js",
   "browser": "browser.js",
@@ -50,12 +50,11 @@
     "compression": "^1.6.2",
     "es2040": "^1.2.5",
     "feathers": "^2.1.2",
-    "feathers-authentication": "^1.2.3",
-    "feathers-authentication-client": "^0.3.2",
     "feathers-configuration": "^0.4.1",
     "feathers-errors": "^2.8.0",
     "feathers-hooks": "^2.0.1",
     "feathers-reactive": "^0.4.1",
+    "feathers-rest": "^1.7.3",
     "feathers-socketio": "^2.0.0",
     "fela-beautifier": "^4.3.5",
     "fela-font-renderer": "^4.3.5",