diff --git a/frontend/src/app/app-routing.module.ts b/frontend/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
index 59204d2..974c90c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { RepositoryDetailViewComponent } from './repository-detail-view/reposito
 import { UserRankingComponent } from './user-ranking/user-ranking.component';
 import { InstitutionPopupComponent } from './institution-popup/institution-popup.component';
 
-
 const routes: Routes = [
   // {
   //   path: 'explore',
@@ -49,10 +48,10 @@ const routes: Routes = [
     path: 'institution-popup',
     component: InstitutionPopupComponent,
   },
-  {
-    path: 'institution-popup/:institution-popup',
-    component: InstitutionPopupComponent,
-  },
+  // {
+  //   path: 'institution-popup/:institution-popup',
+  //   component: InstitutionPopupComponent,
+  // },
   // {
   //   path: 'explore/item/:itemName',
   //   component: ExploreItemComponent,
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/nav/nav.component.html b/frontend/src/app/nav/nav.component.html
index 16e742b..2ea9251 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/nav/nav.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/nav/nav.component.html
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
       <mat-icon>groups</mat-icon>
       <span>People Ranking</span>
     </button>
-    <button mat-button routerLink="/institution-popup">
+    <!--     <button mat-button routerLink="/institution-popup">
       <mat-icon>apartment</mat-icon>
       <span>Add an Institution</span>
-    </button>
+    </button> -->
     <!-- <button mat-button routerLink="/visualization">
       <mat-icon>pie_chart</mat-icon>
       <span>Visualizations</span>
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@
       <mat-icon>groups</mat-icon>
       <span>People Ranking</span>
     </button>
-    <button mat-button routerLink="/institution-popup" (click)="onSidenavClick()">
+    <button
+      mat-button
+      routerLink="/institution-popup"
+      (click)="onSidenavClick()"
+    >
       <mat-icon>apartment</mat-icon>
       <span>Add an Institution</span>
     </button>
diff --git a/oss-api/src/api/api.controller.ts b/oss-api/src/api/api.controller.ts
index 018962c..ffef984 100644
--- a/oss-api/src/api/api.controller.ts
+++ b/oss-api/src/api/api.controller.ts
@@ -96,11 +96,10 @@ export class ApiController {
     return (await this.mongoDbService.latestUpdate())[0];
   }
 
-  @Post('institution')
-  async addInstitution(@Body('institution') institution: TodoInstitution) {
-    // TODO: add institution from form input
-    return this.mongoDbService.createNewTodoInstitution(institution);
-  }
+  // @Post('institution')
+  // async addInstitution(@Body('institution') institution: TodoInstitution) {
+  //   return this.mongoDbService.createNewTodoInstitution(institution);
+  // }
 
   /***********************************Helper************************************************/
   /**