diff --git a/static/sass/_stanford.scss b/static/sass/_stanford.scss
index e0ba0156207..3567fca7f22 100644
--- a/static/sass/_stanford.scss
+++ b/static/sass/_stanford.scss
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ $footer_margin: ($baseline/4) 0;
 //-----------------
 //  CSS BG Images
 //-----------------
-$homepage-bg-image: url('../themes/stanford/images/stanford-pano.jpg');
+//$homepage-bg-image: url('../themes/stanford/images/stanford-pano.jpg');
 
 $login-banner-image: none;
 $register-banner-image: none;
 
-$video-thumb-url: '../themes/stanford/images/stanford-video-thumb.png';
+//$video-thumb-url: '../themes/stanford/images/stanford-video-thumb.png';
 
 //-----------------
 //  Mixin Styles