diff --git a/fission/src/Synthesis.tsx b/fission/src/Synthesis.tsx
index d0791238e1..87e12bf37c 100644
--- a/fission/src/Synthesis.tsx
+++ b/fission/src/Synthesis.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ import World from "@/systems/World.ts"
 import { AddRobotsModal, AddFieldsModal, SpawningModal } from "@/modals/spawning/SpawningModals.tsx"
 import ImportMirabufModal from "@/modals/mirabuf/ImportMirabufModal.tsx"
 import ImportLocalMirabufModal from "@/modals/mirabuf/ImportLocalMirabufModal.tsx"
-import APS, { ENDPOINT_SYNTHESIS_CHALLENGE } from "./aps/APS.ts"
+import APS from "./aps/APS.ts"
 import ResetAllInputsModal from "./ui/modals/configuring/ResetAllInputsModal.tsx"
 import Skybox from './ui/components/Skybox.tsx';
 
diff --git a/fission/src/mirabuf/MirabufSceneObject.ts b/fission/src/mirabuf/MirabufSceneObject.ts
index 22a579147f..eba3f7ad07 100644
--- a/fission/src/mirabuf/MirabufSceneObject.ts
+++ b/fission/src/mirabuf/MirabufSceneObject.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ class MirabufSceneObject extends SceneObject {
 
         return mesh
     }
+
+    public GetRootNodeId(): Jolt.BodyID | undefined {
+        return this._mechanism.GetBodyByNodeId(this._mechanism.rootBody)
+    }
 }
 
 export async function CreateMirabuf(assembly: mirabuf.Assembly): Promise<MirabufSceneObject | null | undefined> {
diff --git a/fission/src/systems/scene/SceneRenderer.ts b/fission/src/systems/scene/SceneRenderer.ts
index c37f9bccbd..1eb135ce2d 100644
--- a/fission/src/systems/scene/SceneRenderer.ts
+++ b/fission/src/systems/scene/SceneRenderer.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { TransformControls } from "three/examples/jsm/controls/TransformControls
 import SceneObject from "./SceneObject"
 import WorldSystem from "../WorldSystem"
 import { OrbitControls } from "three/examples/jsm/controls/OrbitControls.js"
-import MirabufSceneObject from "@/mirabuf/MirabufSceneObject"
 
 import vertexShader from '@/shaders/vertex.glsl';
 import fragmentShader from '@/shaders/fragment.glsl';
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ class SceneRenderer extends WorldSystem {
         this.RemoveAllSceneObjects()
     }
 
-    public RegisterSceneObject<T extends MirabufSceneObject>(obj: T): number {
+    public RegisterSceneObject<T extends SceneObject>(obj: T): number {
         const id = nextSceneObjectId++
         obj.id = id
         this._sceneObjects.set(id, obj)
diff --git a/fission/src/ui/components/Dropdown.tsx b/fission/src/ui/components/Dropdown.tsx
index 96592caca2..bc70b33fe9 100644
--- a/fission/src/ui/components/Dropdown.tsx
+++ b/fission/src/ui/components/Dropdown.tsx
@@ -32,37 +32,11 @@ type DropdownProps = {
 
 const Dropdown: React.FC<DropdownProps> = ({
     label,
-    className,
     options,
     onSelect,
 }) => {
-    const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false)
-    const [optionList, setOptionList] = useState(options)
 
-    type DropdownOptionProps = {
-        value: string
-        children?: ReactNode
-        className?: string
-    }
-
-    const DropdownOption: React.FC<DropdownOptionProps> = ({
-        children,
-        value,
-        className,
-    }) => (
-        <span
-            onClick={() => {
-                const newOptions = options.filter(item => item !== value)
-                newOptions.unshift(value)
-                setOptionList(newOptions)
-                if (onSelect) onSelect(value)
-            }}
-            className={`block relative duration-100 hover:backdrop-brightness-90 w-full h-full px-2 py-2 ${className}`}
-            style={{ maxWidth: '249px', whiteSpace: 'nowrap', overflow: 'hidden', textOverflow: 'ellipsis', paddingRight: '25px'}}
-        >
-            {children}
-        </span>
-    )
+    const [optionList, _setOptionList] = useState(options)
 
     return (
         <>
@@ -151,25 +125,4 @@ const Popup = styled("div")`
     width: 100%;
 `
 
-// <div
-//     onClick={() => setExpanded(!expanded)}
-//     className={`relative flex flex-col gap-2 select-none cursor-pointer bg-gradient-to-r from-interactive-element-left to-interactive-element-right w-full rounded-md ${className}`}
-// >
-//     <DropdownOption value={optionList[0]}>
-//         {optionList[0]}
-//         {optionList.length > 1 && (
-//             <div className="absolute right-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 flex flex-col h-1/2 content-center items-center">
-//                 <FaChevronUp className="h-1/2" />
-//                 <FaChevronDown className="h-1/2" />
-//             </div>
-//         )}
-//     </DropdownOption>
-//     {expanded &&
-//         optionList.slice(1).map(o => (
-//             <DropdownOption key={o} value={o}>
-//                 {o}
-//             </DropdownOption>
-//         ))}
-// </div>
-
 export default Dropdown
diff --git a/fission/src/ui/components/MainHUD.tsx b/fission/src/ui/components/MainHUD.tsx
index 7ab4f1182b..48f2c95927 100644
--- a/fission/src/ui/components/MainHUD.tsx
+++ b/fission/src/ui/components/MainHUD.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { motion } from "framer-motion"
 import logo from "@/assets/autodesk_logo.png"
 import { ToastType, useToastContext } from "@/ui/ToastContext"
 import { Random } from "@/util/Random"
-import APS, { APS_USER_INFO_UPDATE_EVENT, ENDPOINT_SYNTHESIS_CHALLENGE } from "@/aps/APS"
+import APS, { APS_USER_INFO_UPDATE_EVENT } from "@/aps/APS"
 import { UserIcon } from "./UserIcon"
 import World from "@/systems/World"
 import JOLT from "@/util/loading/JoltSyncLoader"
diff --git a/fission/src/ui/components/TransformGizmo.tsx b/fission/src/ui/components/TransformGizmo.tsx
index f56e6a1ada..674fe2fbeb 100644
--- a/fission/src/ui/components/TransformGizmo.tsx
+++ b/fission/src/ui/components/TransformGizmo.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import MirabufInstance from "@/mirabuf/MirabufInstance"
 import World from "@/systems/World"
 import * as THREE from "three"
 
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ class TransformGizmo {
         World.SceneRenderer.UpdateTransformGizmoMode(value, this.mesh)
     }
 
-    constructor(TransformMode: "translate" | "rotate" | "scale", object?: MirabufInstance) {
+    constructor(TransformMode: "translate" | "rotate" | "scale") {
         this.mode = TransformMode
         ;(this.mesh = new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.SphereGeometry(5))), new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({ color: 0xff0000 })
         // add implementation in JIRA issue #1733 to wrap Mirabuf in Mesh which translates changes