diff --git a/app/views/content/components/_parallax_header.html.erb b/app/views/content/components/_parallax_header.html.erb
index 781735fe..b655403a 100644
--- a/app/views/content/components/_parallax_header.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/content/components/_parallax_header.html.erb
@@ -12,10 +12,3 @@
     </li>
   </ul>
 </div>
-
-<%= content_for :javascript do %>
-  $('.slider').slider({
-    height: 200,
-    indicators: false
-  });
-<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/content/form/_rich_text_input.html.erb b/app/views/content/form/_rich_text_input.html.erb
index 515d526e..6842494e 100644
--- a/app/views/content/form/_rich_text_input.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/content/form/_rich_text_input.html.erb
@@ -49,19 +49,14 @@
 <% if defined?(autocomplete) && autocomplete %>
   <%= content_for :javascript do %>
     $(function() {
-      // This setTimeout is an unfortunate hack to ensure this runs after initializing materialize
-      setTimeout(function() {
-        //console.log("Initializing autocomplete for #<%= "#{content_name}_#{field[:label]}" %>");
-
-        $('.js-autocomplete-<%= field[:id].to_s %>').autocomplete({
-          limit: 5,
-          data: {
-            <% autocomplete.each do |autocomplete_option| %>
-              "<%= autocomplete_option %>": null,
-            <% end %>
-          }
-        });
-      }, 1000);
+      $('.js-autocomplete-<%= field[:id].to_s %>').autocomplete({
+        limit: 5,
+        data: {
+          <% autocomplete.each do |autocomplete_option| %>
+            "<%= autocomplete_option %>": null,
+          <% end %>
+        }
+      });
     });
   <% end %>
 <% end %>