diff --git a/tailbone/app.py b/tailbone/app.py
index 9e8348bc..4d4f435c 100644
--- a/tailbone/app.py
+++ b/tailbone/app.py
@@ -24,12 +24,9 @@
 Application Entry Point
 """
 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
-
 import os
 import warnings
 
-import six
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker, scoped_session
 
@@ -148,6 +145,16 @@ def make_pyramid_config(settings, configure_csrf=True):
     config.include('pyramid_mako')
     config.include('pyramid_tm')
 
+    # TODO: this may be a good idea some day, if wanting to leverage
+    # deform resources for component JS?  cf. also base.mako template
+    # # override default script mapping for deform
+    # from deform import Field
+    # from deform.widget import ResourceRegistry, default_resources
+    # registry = ResourceRegistry(use_defaults=False)
+    # for key in default_resources:
+    #     registry.set_js_resources(key, None, {'js': []})
+    # Field.set_default_resource_registry(registry)
+
     # bring in the pyramid_retry logic, if available
     # TODO: pretty soon we can require this package, hopefully..
     try:
@@ -159,7 +166,7 @@ def make_pyramid_config(settings, configure_csrf=True):
 
     # fetch all tailbone providers
     providers = get_all_providers(rattail_config)
-    for provider in six.itervalues(providers):
+    for provider in providers.values():
 
         # configure DB sessions associated with transaction manager
         provider.configure_db_sessions(rattail_config, config)
@@ -193,7 +200,7 @@ def add_websocket(config, name, view, attr=None):
         rattail_config = config.registry.settings['rattail_config']
         rattail_app = rattail_config.get_app()
 
-        if isinstance(view, six.string_types):
+        if isinstance(view, str):
             view_callable = rattail_app.load_object(view)
         else:
             view_callable = view
@@ -278,7 +285,7 @@ def establish_theme(settings):
     settings['tailbone.theme'] = theme
 
     directories = settings['mako.directories']
-    if isinstance(directories, six.string_types):
+    if isinstance(directories, str):
         directories = parse_list(directories)
 
     path = get_theme_template_path(rattail_config)
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/base.mako b/tailbone/templates/base.mako
index 150b052c..f4935113 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/base.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/base.mako
@@ -60,16 +60,18 @@
   ${self.core_styles()}
   ${self.extra_styles()}
 
-  ## TODO: should this be elsewhere / more customizable?
-  % if dform is not Undefined:
-      <% resources = dform.get_widget_resources() %>
-      % for path in resources['js']:
-          ${h.javascript_link(request.static_url(path))}
-      % endfor
-      % for path in resources['css']:
-          ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url(path))}
-      % endfor
-  % endif
+  ## TODO: should leverage deform resources for component JS?
+  ## cf. also tailbone.app.make_pyramid_config()
+##   ## TODO: should this be elsewhere / more customizable?
+##   % if dform is not Undefined:
+##       <% resources = dform.get_widget_resources() %>
+##       % for path in resources['js']:
+##           ${h.javascript_link(request.static_url(path))}
+##       % endfor
+##       % for path in resources['css']:
+##           ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url(path))}
+##       % endfor
+##   % endif
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="core_javascript()">