diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
index 37cce1ada4..8050dbce7c 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ def single_thread(request, course_id, discussion_id, thread_id):
             'discussion_id': discussion_id,
             'csrf': csrf(request)['csrf_token'],
             'init': '',
-            'thread': json.dumps(utils.safe_content(thread)),
             'annotated_content_info': json.dumps(annotated_content_info),
             'content': render_single_thread(request, discussion_id, course_id, thread_id),
             'course': course,
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/main.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/main.coffee
index 0daa0ebdf3..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/main.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/main.coffee
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-class @DiscussionUser
-    constructor: (content_info) ->
-        @content_info = content_info
-
-    following: (thread) ->
-        @content_info[thread.id]['subscribed'] == true
-
-    voted: (thread) ->
-        @content_info[thread.id]['voted'] == 'up'
-
-class @ThreadListItemView extends Backbone.View
-  tagName: "li"
-  template: _.template($("#thread-list-item-template").html())
-  initialize: ->
-    @model.on "change", @render
-  render: =>
-    @$el.html(@template(@model.toJSON()))
-    @
-
-class @DiscussionThreadListView extends Backbone.View
-  render: ->
-    @collection.each @renderThreadListItem
-  renderThreadListItem: (thread) =>
-    view = new ThreadListItemView(model: thread)
-    view.render()
-    @$el.append(view.el)
-
-class @DiscussionThreadView extends Backbone.View
-  events:
-    "click .discussion-vote-up": "toggleVote"
-    "click .dogear": "toggleFollowing"
-  initialize: (options) ->
-    @user = options['user']
-    @model.bind "change", @updateModelDetails
-
-  updateModelDetails: =>
-    @$(".votes-count-number").html(@model.get("votes")["up_count"])
-
-  render: ->
-    if @user.following(@model)
-      @$(".dogear").addClass("is-followed")
-
-    if @user.voted(@model)
-      @$(".vote-btn").addClass("is-cast")
-
-  toggleVote: ->
-    @$(".vote-btn").toggleClass("is-cast")
-    if @$(".vote-btn").hasClass("is-cast")
-      @vote()
-    else
-      @unvote()
-
-  toggleFollowing: (event) ->
-    $elem = $(event.target)
-    @$(".dogear").toggleClass("is-followed")
-    url = null
-    if @$(".dogear").hasClass("is-followed")
-      url = @model.urlFor("follow")
-    else
-      url = @model.urlFor("unfollow")
-    DiscussionUtil.safeAjax
-      $elem: $elem
-      url: url
-      type: "POST"
-
-  vote: ->
-    url = @model.urlFor("upvote")
-    @$(".votes-count-number").html(parseInt(@$(".votes-count-number").html()) + 1)
-    DiscussionUtil.safeAjax
-      $elem: @$(".discussion-vote")
-      url: url
-      type: "POST"
-      success: (response, textStatus) =>
-        if textStatus == 'success'
-          @model.set(response)
-
-  unvote: ->
-    url = @model.urlFor("unvote")
-    @$(".votes-count-number").html(parseInt(@$(".votes-count-number").html()) - 1)
-    DiscussionUtil.safeAjax
-      $elem: @$(".discussion-vote")
-      url: url
-      type: "POST"
-      success: (response, textStatus) =>
-        if textStatus == 'success'
-          @model.set(response)
-
-$ ->
-  window.$$contents = {}
-  window.$$discussions = {}
-
-  # $(".discussion-module").each (index, elem) ->
-  #   view = new DiscussionModuleView(el: elem)
-
-  # $("section.discussion").each (index, elem) ->
-  #   discussionData = DiscussionUtil.getDiscussionData($(elem).attr("_id"))
-  #   discussion = new Discussion()
-  #   discussion.reset(discussionData, {silent: false})
-  #   view = new DiscussionView(el: elem, model: discussion)
-
-  # if window.$$annotated_content_info?
-  #   DiscussionUtil.bulkUpdateContentInfo(window.$$annotated_content_info)
-
-  # $userProfile = $(".discussion-sidebar>.user-profile")
-  # if $userProfile.length
-  #   console.log "initialize user profile"
-  #   view = new DiscussionUserProfileView(el: $userProfile[0])
-
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/models/discussion_user.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/models/discussion_user.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c12006494f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/models/discussion_user.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class @DiscussionUser
+    constructor: (content_info) ->
+        @content_info = content_info
+
+    following: (thread) ->
+        @content_info[thread.id]['subscribed'] == true
+
+    voted: (thread) ->
+        @content_info[thread.id]['voted'] == 'up'
+
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_list_view.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_list_view.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c22db5bb5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_list_view.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+class @DiscussionThreadListView extends Backbone.View
+  render: ->
+    @collection.each @renderThreadListItem
+    @
+  renderThreadListItem: (thread) =>
+    view = new ThreadListItemView(model: thread)
+    view.render()
+    @$el.append(view.el)
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_view.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_view.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..925e12ff73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_view.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+class @DiscussionThreadView extends Backbone.View
+  events:
+    "click .discussion-vote-up": "toggleVote"
+    "click .dogear": "toggleFollowing"
+  initialize: (options) ->
+    @user = options['user']
+    @model.bind "change", @updateModelDetails
+
+  updateModelDetails: =>
+    @$(".votes-count-number").html(@model.get("votes")["up_count"])
+
+  render: ->
+    if @user.following(@model)
+      @$(".dogear").addClass("is-followed")
+
+    if @user.voted(@model)
+      @$(".vote-btn").addClass("is-cast")
+
+    @
+
+  toggleVote: ->
+    @$(".vote-btn").toggleClass("is-cast")
+    if @$(".vote-btn").hasClass("is-cast")
+      @vote()
+    else
+      @unvote()
+
+  toggleFollowing: (event) ->
+    $elem = $(event.target)
+    @$(".dogear").toggleClass("is-followed")
+    url = null
+    if @$(".dogear").hasClass("is-followed")
+      url = @model.urlFor("follow")
+    else
+      url = @model.urlFor("unfollow")
+    DiscussionUtil.safeAjax
+      $elem: $elem
+      url: url
+      type: "POST"
+
+  vote: ->
+    url = @model.urlFor("upvote")
+    @$(".votes-count-number").html(parseInt(@$(".votes-count-number").html()) + 1)
+    DiscussionUtil.safeAjax
+      $elem: @$(".discussion-vote")
+      url: url
+      type: "POST"
+      success: (response, textStatus) =>
+        if textStatus == 'success'
+          @model.set(response)
+
+  unvote: ->
+    url = @model.urlFor("unvote")
+    @$(".votes-count-number").html(parseInt(@$(".votes-count-number").html()) - 1)
+    DiscussionUtil.safeAjax
+      $elem: @$(".discussion-vote")
+      url: url
+      type: "POST"
+      success: (response, textStatus) =>
+        if textStatus == 'success'
+          @model.set(response)
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/thread_list_item_view.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/thread_list_item_view.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28afbdc668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/thread_list_item_view.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+class @ThreadListItemView extends Backbone.View
+  tagName: "li"
+  template: _.template($("#thread-list-item-template").html())
+  initialize: ->
+    @model.on "change", @render
+  render: =>
+    @$el.html(@template(@model.toJSON()))
+    @