diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/responsetypes.py b/common/lib/capa/capa/responsetypes.py
index 6655d3cb94..273b1a3f8f 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/responsetypes.py
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/responsetypes.py
@@ -318,30 +318,37 @@ class JavascriptResponse(LoncapaResponse):
     
     def compile_display_javascript(self):
 
-        latestTimestamp = 0
-        basepath = self.system.filestore.root_path + '/js/'
-        for filename in (self.display_dependencies + [self.display]):
-            filepath = basepath + filename
-            timestamp = os.stat(filepath).st_mtime
-            if timestamp > latestTimestamp:
-                latestTimestamp = timestamp
-        
-        h = hashlib.md5()
-        h.update(self.answer_id + str(self.display_dependencies))
-        compiled_filename = 'compiled/' + h.hexdigest() + '.js'
-        compiled_filepath = basepath + compiled_filename
+        # TODO FIXME
+        # arjun: removing this behavior for now (and likely forever). Keeping
+        # until we decide on exactly how to solve this issue. For now, files are
+        # manually being compiled to DATA_DIR/js/compiled.
 
-        if not os.path.exists(compiled_filepath) or os.stat(compiled_filepath).st_mtime < latestTimestamp:
-            outfile = open(compiled_filepath, 'w')
-            for filename in (self.display_dependencies + [self.display]):
-                filepath = basepath + filename
-                infile = open(filepath, 'r')
-                outfile.write(infile.read())
-                outfile.write(';\n')
-                infile.close()
-            outfile.close()
+        #latestTimestamp = 0
+        #basepath = self.system.filestore.root_path + '/js/'
+        #for filename in (self.display_dependencies + [self.display]):
+        #    filepath = basepath + filename
+        #    timestamp = os.stat(filepath).st_mtime
+        #    if timestamp > latestTimestamp:
+        #        latestTimestamp = timestamp
+        #
+        #h = hashlib.md5()
+        #h.update(self.answer_id + str(self.display_dependencies))
+        #compiled_filename = 'compiled/' + h.hexdigest() + '.js'
+        #compiled_filepath = basepath + compiled_filename
 
-        self.display_filename = compiled_filename
+        #if not os.path.exists(compiled_filepath) or os.stat(compiled_filepath).st_mtime < latestTimestamp:
+        #    outfile = open(compiled_filepath, 'w')
+        #    for filename in (self.display_dependencies + [self.display]):
+        #        filepath = basepath + filename
+        #        infile = open(filepath, 'r')
+        #        outfile.write(infile.read())
+        #        outfile.write(';\n')
+        #        infile.close()
+        #    outfile.close()
+
+        # TODO this should also be fixed when the above is fixed.
+        filename = self.system.ajax_url.split('/')[-1] + '.js'
+        self.display_filename = 'compiled/' + filename
 
     def parse_xml(self):
         self.generator_xml = self.xml.xpath('//*[@id=$id]//generator',
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_files/js/compiled/javascriptresponse.js b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_files/js/compiled/javascriptresponse.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6670c6a09a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_files/js/compiled/javascriptresponse.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.3.3
+(function() {
+  var MinimaxProblemDisplay, root,
+    __hasProp = {}.hasOwnProperty,
+    __extends = function(child, parent) { for (var key in parent) { if (__hasProp.call(parent, key)) child[key] = parent[key]; } function ctor() { this.constructor = child; } ctor.prototype = parent.prototype; child.prototype = new ctor(); child.__super__ = parent.prototype; return child; };
+
+  MinimaxProblemDisplay = (function(_super) {
+
+    __extends(MinimaxProblemDisplay, _super);
+
+    function MinimaxProblemDisplay(state, submission, evaluation, container, submissionField, parameters) {
+      this.state = state;
+      this.submission = submission;
+      this.evaluation = evaluation;
+      this.container = container;
+      this.submissionField = submissionField;
+      this.parameters = parameters != null ? parameters : {};
+      MinimaxProblemDisplay.__super__.constructor.call(this, this.state, this.submission, this.evaluation, this.container, this.submissionField, this.parameters);
+    }
+
+    MinimaxProblemDisplay.prototype.render = function() {};
+
+    MinimaxProblemDisplay.prototype.createSubmission = function() {
+      var id, value, _ref, _results;
+      this.newSubmission = {};
+      if (this.submission != null) {
+        _ref = this.submission;
+        _results = [];
+        for (id in _ref) {
+          value = _ref[id];
+          _results.push(this.newSubmission[id] = value);
+        }
+        return _results;
+      }
+    };
+
+    MinimaxProblemDisplay.prototype.getCurrentSubmission = function() {
+      return this.newSubmission;
+    };
+
+    return MinimaxProblemDisplay;
+
+  })(XProblemDisplay);
+
+  root = typeof exports !== "undefined" && exports !== null ? exports : this;
+
+  root.TestProblemDisplay = TestProblemDisplay;
+
+}).call(this);
+;