diff --git a/code/map_data_calc_tools.js b/code/map_data_calc_tools.js
index b1b9b304..54736bb2 100755
--- a/code/map_data_calc_tools.js
+++ b/code/map_data_calc_tools.js
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ window.setupDataTileParams = function() {
     window.TILE_PARAMS.TILES_PER_EDGE = DEFAULT_ZOOM_TO_TILES_PER_EDGE;
   }
 
+  // 2015-07-01: niantic added code to the stock site that overrides the min zoom level for unclaimed portals to 15 and above
+  // instead of updating the zoom-to-level array. makes no sense really....
+  // we'll just chop off the array at that point, so the code defaults to level 0 (unclaimed) everywhere...
+  window.TILE_PARAMS.ZOOM_TO_LEVEL = window.TILE_PARAMS.ZOOM_TO_LEVEL.slice(0,15);
+
 }
 
 
@@ -120,16 +125,6 @@ window.getDataZoomForMapZoom = function(zoom) {
     zoom = 21;
   }
 
-// as of the 2015-06-26 niantic update, unclaimed portals are returned when we ask for L1+ - so this
-// is not needed at all
-//  if (window.CONFIG_ZOOM_SHOW_MORE_PORTALS) {
-//    // as of 2015-06-25 stock site update, all zoom levels that retrieve portals (15+) use the same tile size
-//    // therefore, it's no more load on the servers to fake it always to show unclaimed rather than L1+
-//    if (zoom >= 15 && zoom <= 16) {
-//      zoom = 17;
-//    }
-//  }
-
 
   if (!window.CONFIG_ZOOM_DEFAULT_DETAIL_LEVEL) {
 
diff --git a/plugins/show-more-portals.user.js b/plugins/show-more-portals.user.js
index 58be1f7d..f6553cce 100644
--- a/plugins/show-more-portals.user.js
+++ b/plugins/show-more-portals.user.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 // ==UserScript==
 // @id             iitc-plugin-show-more-portals@jonatkins
 // @name           IITC plugin: Show more portals
-// @category       Tweaks
+// @category       Deleted
 // @version        0.2.1.@@DATETIMEVERSION@@
 // @namespace      https://github.com/jonatkins/ingress-intel-total-conversion
 // @updateURL      @@UPDATEURL@@
 // @downloadURL    @@DOWNLOADURL@@
-// @description    [@@BUILDNAME@@-@@BUILDDATE@@] Boost the detail level of portals shown so that unclaimed portals are visible one level saooner.
+// @description    [@@BUILDNAME@@-@@BUILDDATE@@] Standard intel has changed to show all portals from zoom level 15, which is what this plugin used to force.
 // @include        https://www.ingress.com/intel*
 // @include        http://www.ingress.com/intel*
 // @match          https://www.ingress.com/intel*
@@ -18,24 +18,3 @@
 // @grant          none
 // ==/UserScript==
 
-@@PLUGINSTART@@
-
-// PLUGIN START ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-
-// use own namespace for plugin
-window.plugin.showMorePortals = function() {};
-
-window.plugin.showMorePortals.setup  = function() {
-
-// NOTE: the logic required is closely tied to the IITC+stock map detail level code - so the logic is moved there now
-// and just enabled by this flag
-  window.CONFIG_ZOOM_SHOW_MORE_PORTALS=true;
-
-};
-
-var setup =  window.plugin.showMorePortals.setup;
-
-// PLUGIN END //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-@@PLUGINEND@@