diff --git a/cesium_app/handlers/project.py b/cesium_app/handlers/project.py
index 4e30114..71de118 100644
--- a/cesium_app/handlers/project.py
+++ b/cesium_app/handlers/project.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def post(self):
         p = Project.add_by(data['projectName'],
                            data.get('projectDescription', ''),
                            self.get_username())
-        self.action('cesium/FETCH_DATASETS')
+
         return self.success({"id": p.id}, 'cesium/FETCH_PROJECTS')
 
     def put(self, project_id):
diff --git a/cesium_app/models.py b/cesium_app/models.py
index 75cb71d..52111ff 100644
--- a/cesium_app/models.py
+++ b/cesium_app/models.py
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@
 
 from cesium_app.json_util import to_json
 from cesium_app.config import cfg
-from cesium import featurize, data_management
-
-import shutil
-from os.path import join as pjoin
+from cesium import featurize
 
 
 db = pw.PostgresqlDatabase(autocommit=True, autorollback=True,
@@ -52,17 +49,6 @@ def add_by(name, description, username):
         with db.atomic():
             p = Project.create(name=name, description=description)
             UserProject.create(username=username, project=p)
-
-            # Add example dataset to project, similar to create_test_dataset
-            header = pjoin(os.path.dirname(__file__),
-                    'tests', 'data', 'asas_training_subset_classes.dat')
-            tarball = pjoin(os.path.dirname(__file__),
-                    'tests', 'data', 'asas_training_subset.tar.gz')
-            header = shutil.copy2(header, cfg['paths']['upload_folder'])
-            tarball = shutil.copy2(tarball, cfg['paths']['upload_folder'])
-            ts_paths = data_management.parse_and_store_ts_data(
-                tarball, cfg['paths']['ts_data_folder'], header)
-            Dataset.add(name='Example Dataset', project=p, file_uris=ts_paths).save()
         return p
 
     def is_owned_by(self, username):