diff --git a/components/admin/CandidateModalSet.tsx b/components/admin/CandidateModalSet.tsx
index a416866..3bd3684 100644
--- a/components/admin/CandidateModalSet.tsx
+++ b/components/admin/CandidateModalSet.tsx
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ const CandidateModal = ({isOpen, position, toggle}) => {
       return;
     }
     if (names.includes(state.name)) {
-      alert('foo');
       dispatchApp({
         type: AppTypes.TOAST_ADD,
         status: 'error',
diff --git a/functions/send-emails/index.ts b/functions/send-emails/index.ts
index bd535ab..76fb02f 100644
--- a/functions/send-emails/index.ts
+++ b/functions/send-emails/index.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ const mg = mailgun.client({
 
 i18next.init(i18n, (err, t) => {
   if (err) return console.log('something went wrong loading', err);
-  t("foo");
 });