diff --git a/include/openspace/scene/assetmanager.h b/include/openspace/scene/assetmanager.h
index 6b505bd6db..31e97253be 100644
--- a/include/openspace/scene/assetmanager.h
+++ b/include/openspace/scene/assetmanager.h
@@ -65,36 +65,15 @@ public:
     std::shared_ptr<Asset> rootAsset();
 
     bool update();
-
-    //void setTargetAssetState(const std::string& path, Asset::State targetState);
-    //void setTargetAssetState(Asset* asset, Asset::State targetState);
-    //Asset::State currentAssetState(Asset* asset);
-    //Asset::State currentAssetState(const std::string& path);
-    //void clearAllTargetAssets();
-    //std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Asset>> loadedAssets();
     scripting::LuaLibrary luaLibrary();
-    bool isDone();
 private:
     std::shared_ptr<Asset> tryAddAsset(const std::string& path);
     bool tryRemoveAsset(const std::string& path);
-    void unloadAsset(Asset* asset);
-    bool tryInitializeAsset(Asset& asset);
-    bool tryDeinitializeAsset(Asset& asset);
-    void startSynchronization(Asset& asset);
-    void cancelSynchronization(Asset& asset);
-    
     void assetStateChanged(Asset& asset, Asset::State state);
 
     std::unordered_map<std::string, bool> _pendingStateChangeCommands;
-    //std::unordered_map<Asset*, AssetState> _stateChangesInProgress;
-    std::unordered_set<Asset*> _pendingInitializations;
-
-    std::unordered_map<Asset*, std::unordered_set<Asset*>> _syncAncestors;
-    std::unordered_map<Asset*, std::unordered_set<Asset*>> _syncDependencies;
-    
     std::unique_ptr<AssetLoader> _assetLoader;
     AssetLoader::CallbackHandle _addAssetCallbackHandle;
-    
 };
 
 } // namespace openspace
diff --git a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
index 64385cf7bd..b8785d9911 100644
--- a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
@@ -1141,10 +1141,6 @@ void OpenSpaceEngine::postSynchronizationPreDraw() {
         writeDocumentations();
     }
 
-    if (_loadingScreen && _assetManager->isDone()) {
-        _loadingScreen = nullptr;
-    }
-
     _renderEngine->updateScene();
     _renderEngine->updateFade();
     _renderEngine->updateRenderer();
diff --git a/src/scene/assetmanager.cpp b/src/scene/assetmanager.cpp
index 870a0033b2..8c70249276 100644
--- a/src/scene/assetmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/assetmanager.cpp
@@ -58,15 +58,10 @@ void AssetManager::initialize() {
 
 void AssetManager::deinitialize() {
     _assetLoader->rootAsset()->deinitialize();
-    
     _assetLoader->removeAssetLoadCallback(_addAssetCallbackHandle);
 }
 
 bool AssetManager::update() {
-    // 1. Load assets.
-    // 2. Start/cancel synchronizations
-    // 3. Unload assets.
-
     // Add assets
     for (const auto& c : _pendingStateChangeCommands) {
         const std::string& path = c.first;
@@ -76,43 +71,6 @@ bool AssetManager::update() {
         }
     }
 
-    // Start/cancel synchronizations and/or deinitialize
-    /*for (const auto& c : _pendingStateChangeCommands) {
-        const std::string& path = c.first;
-        const Asset::State targetState = c.second;
-        
-        std::shared_ptr<Asset> asset = _assetLoader->has(path);
-        if (!asset) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        Asset::State assetState = asset->state();
-        
-        const bool syncedOrSyncing =
-            (assetState == Asset::State::SyncResolved ||
-             assetState == Asset::State::Synchronizing);
-        
-        const bool shouldBeSynced =
-            (targetState == Asset::State::SyncResolved ||
-             targetState == Asset::State::Initialized);
-
-        if (shouldBeSynced && !syncedOrSyncing) {
-            startSynchronization(*asset);
-        } else if (!shouldBeSynced && syncedOrSyncing) {
-            cancelSynchronization(*asset);
-        }
-        
-        const bool shouldBeInitialized = targetState == Asset::State::Initialized;
-        const bool isInitialized = asset->state() == Asset::State::Initialized;
-        
-        if (shouldBeInitialized && !isInitialized) {
-            _pendingInitializations.insert(asset.get());
-        } else {
-            _pendingInitializations.erase(asset.get());
-            tryDeinitializeAsset(*asset);
-        }
-    }*/
-
     // Remove assets
     for (const auto& c : _pendingStateChangeCommands) {
         const std::string& path = c.first;
@@ -122,37 +80,10 @@ bool AssetManager::update() {
         }
     }
 
-    
-    // TODO: Handle state changes
-    /*std::vector<AssetSynchronizer::StateChange> stateChanges =
-        _assetSynchronizer->getStateChanges();
-    
-    for (AssetSynchronizer::StateChange& stateChange : stateChanges) {
-        Asset* a = stateChange.asset.get();
-        auto it = _pendingInitializations.find(a);
-        if (it == _pendingInitializations.end()) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        Asset::ReadyState currentState = a->readyState();
-        if (currentState != Asset::ReadyState::Initialized)
-        {
-            _pendingInitializations.erase(it);
-            tryInitializeAsset(*a);
-        }
-    }*/
-
     _pendingStateChangeCommands.clear();
     return false;
 }
 
-void AssetManager::startSynchronization(Asset&) {
-    // todo: implement 
-}
-
-void AssetManager::cancelSynchronization(Asset&) {
-    // todo: implement this
-}
-
 void AssetManager::assetStateChanged(Asset& asset, Asset::State state) {
     if (rootAsset()->state() == Asset::State::Initialized) {
         if (state == Asset::State::Loaded) {
@@ -164,109 +95,9 @@ void AssetManager::assetStateChanged(Asset& asset, Asset::State state) {
     } else {
         asset.deinitialize();
     }
-
     // Todo: Check if assets should start syncing or if they should init.
     // flags: autoSync, autoInit ?
 }
-    
-/**
- * Load or unload asset depening on target state
- * Return shared pointer to asset if this loads the asset
- */
-/*std::shared_ptr<Asset> AssetManager::updateLoadState(std::string path, AssetState targetState) {
-    const bool shouldBeLoaded = targetState != AssetState::Unloaded;
-
-    const std::shared_ptr<Asset> asset = _assetLoader->loadedAsset(path);
-    const bool isLoaded = asset != nullptr;
-
-    if (isLoaded && !shouldBeLoaded) {
-        _managedAssets.erase(asset.get());
-        _assetLoader->unloadAsset(asset.get());
-    }
-    else if (!isLoaded && shouldBeLoaded) {
-        std::shared_ptr<Asset> loadedAsset = tryLoadAsset(path);
-        
-    }
-    return nullptr;
-}
-
-/**
- * Start or cancel synchronizations depending on target state
- */
-/*void AssetManager::updateSyncState(Asset* asset, AssetState targetState) {
-    const bool shouldSync =
-        targetState == AssetState::Synchronized ||
-        targetState == AssetState::Initialized;
-
-    if (shouldSync) {
-        std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Asset>> importedAssets =
-            asset->allAssets();
-
-        for (const auto& a : importedAssets) {
-            _assetSynchronizer->startSync(a);
-            _syncAncestors[a.get()].insert(asset);
-            if (a.get() != asset) {
-                _syncDependencies[asset].insert(a.get());
-            }
-        }
-        _stateChangesInProgress.emplace(
-            asset,
-            _pendingStateChangeCommands[asset->assetFilePath()]
-        );
-    } else {
-        _assetSynchronizer->cancelSync(asset);
-        _syncDependencies[asset].
-        
-        // Todo: Also cancel syncing of dependendencies
-    }
-}
-
-void AssetManager::handleSyncStateChange(AssetSynchronizer::StateChange stateChange) {
-
-    // Retrieve ancestors that were waiting for this asset to sync
-    const auto it = _syncAncestors.find(stateChange.asset.get());
-    if (it == _syncAncestors.end()) {
-        return; // Should not happen. (No ancestor to this synchronization)
-    }
-    std::unordered_set<Asset*>& ancestors = it->second;
-
-    if (stateChange.state ==
-        AssetSynchronizer::SynchronizationState::Resolved)
-    {
-
-        for (const auto& ancestor : ancestors) {
-            const bool initReady = ancestor->isInitReady();
-            const bool shouldInit =
-                _stateChangesInProgress[ancestor] == AssetState::Initialized;
-
-            if (initReady) {
-                _stateChangesInProgress.erase(ancestor);
-                if (shouldInit) {
-                    if (tryInitializeAsset(*ancestor)) {
-                        //changedInititializations = true;
-                        _managedAssets[ancestor].state = AssetState::Initialized;
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        _managedAssets[ancestor].state = AssetState::InitializationFailed;
-                    }
-                }
-                else {
-                    _managedAssets[ancestor].state = AssetState::Synchronized;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-    }
-    else if (stateChange.state ==
-        AssetSynchronizer::SynchronizationState::Rejected)
-    {
-        for (const auto& ancestor : ancestors) {
-            _managedAssets[ancestor].state = AssetState::SynchronizationFailed;
-        }
-    }
-
-    _syncAncestors.erase(stateChange.asset.get());
-}*/
 
 void AssetManager::add(const std::string& path) {
     _pendingStateChangeCommands[path] = true;
@@ -308,47 +139,10 @@ scripting::LuaLibrary AssetManager::luaLibrary() {
                 {this},
                 "string",
                 ""
-            },
-            // Functions for managing assets
-            {
-                "reload",
-                &luascriptfunctions::asset::reload,
-                {this},
-                "string",
-                ""
-            },
-            {
-                "synchronize",
-                &luascriptfunctions::asset::synchronize,
-                {this},
-                "string",
-                ""
-            },
-            {
-                "resynchronize",
-                &luascriptfunctions::asset::resynchronize,
-                {this},
-                "string",
-                ""
-            },
-            {
-                "cancelSynchronization",
-                &luascriptfunctions::asset::cancelSynchronization,
-                {this},
-                "string",
-                ""
-            },
+            }
         }
     };
 }
-
-bool AssetManager::isDone() {
-    return _pendingStateChangeCommands.size() == 0 && _pendingInitializations.size() == 0;
-}
-
-void AssetManager::unloadAsset(Asset* asset) {
-
-}
     
 std::shared_ptr<Asset> AssetManager::tryAddAsset(const std::string& path) {
     try {
@@ -369,24 +163,4 @@ bool AssetManager::tryRemoveAsset(const std::string& path) {
     return true;
 }
 
-bool AssetManager::tryInitializeAsset(Asset& asset) {
-    try {
-        asset.initialize();
-    } catch (const ghoul::RuntimeError& e) {
-        LERROR("Error when initializing asset. " << e.component << ": " << e.message);
-        return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-    
-bool AssetManager::tryDeinitializeAsset(Asset& asset) {
-    try {
-        asset.deinitialize();
-    } catch (const ghoul::RuntimeError& e) {
-        LERROR("Error when deinitializing asset. " << e.component << ": " << e.message);
-        return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
 }
diff --git a/src/scene/assetmanager_lua.inl b/src/scene/assetmanager_lua.inl
index 71eb9c2b79..3860903ae4 100644
--- a/src/scene/assetmanager_lua.inl
+++ b/src/scene/assetmanager_lua.inl
@@ -56,24 +56,4 @@ int removeAll(lua_State* state) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-int reload(lua_State* state) {
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int synchronize(lua_State* state) {
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int resynchronize(lua_State* state) {
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int initialize(lua_State* state) {
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int cancelSynchronization(lua_State* state) {
-    return 0;
-}
-
 } // namespace openspace::luascriptfunctions