diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/storage-manager/storage-manager.js b/frontend/src/lib/storage-manager/storage-manager.js
index 32008e2ec..3a83a7615 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/storage-manager/storage-manager.js
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/storage-manager/storage-manager.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 /* global:writable */
 
 import semver from 'semver';
-import sodium from 'sodium-javascript';
+// import sodium from 'sodium-javascript';
 
 import { HttpClient } from '../../services/http-client/http-client';
 
@@ -499,14 +499,14 @@ function encrypt(plaintext, key) {
   if (!key) throw new Error('Cannot encrypt plaintext without a valid key!');
 
   // TODO use const if possible
-  let plaintextB = Buffer.from(plaintext);
-  let cipherB    = Buffer.alloc(plaintextB.length + sodium.crypto_secretbox_MACBYTES);
-  let nonceB     = Buffer.alloc(sodium.crypto_secretbox_NONCEBYTES);
-  let keyB       = Buffer.from(key);
+  // let plaintextB = Buffer.from(plaintext);
+  // let cipherB    = Buffer.alloc(plaintextB.length + sodium.crypto_secretbox_MACBYTES);
+  // let nonceB     = Buffer.alloc(sodium.crypto_secretbox_NONCEBYTES);
+  // let keyB       = Buffer.from(key);
 
-  sodium.crypto_secretbox_easy(cipherB, plaintextB, nonceB, keyB);
+  // sodium.crypto_secretbox_easy(cipherB, plaintextB, nonceB, keyB);
 
-  const result = cipherB;
+  const result = null; // cipherB;
   console.log('encrypt result', result);
   return result;
 }
@@ -519,12 +519,12 @@ function decrypt(ciphertext, key) {
   if (!key) throw new Error('Cannot decrypt ciphertext without a valid key!');
   
   // TODO use const if possible
-  let cipherB    = Buffer.from(ciphertext);
-  let plaintextB = undefined; Buffer.alloc(cipherB.length - sodium.crypto_secretbox_MACBYTES);
-  let nonceB     = undefined; Buffer.alloc(sodium.crypto_secretbox_NONCEBYTES);
-  let keyB       = Buffer.from(key);
+  // let cipherB    = Buffer.from(ciphertext);
+  let plaintextB = null; // Buffer.alloc(cipherB.length - sodium.crypto_secretbox_MACBYTES);
+  // let nonceB     = undefined; Buffer.alloc(sodium.crypto_secretbox_NONCEBYTES);
+  // let keyB       = Buffer.from(key);
 
-  sodium.crypto_secretbox_open_easy(plaintextB, cipherB, nonceB, keyB);
+  // sodium.crypto_secretbox_open_easy(plaintextB, cipherB, nonceB, keyB);
 
   const result = plaintextB.toString();
   console.log('decrypt result', result);