diff --git a/video_metadata/views/file_listing.py b/video_metadata/views/file_listing.py
index 76fa817..b84085a 100644
--- a/video_metadata/views/file_listing.py
+++ b/video_metadata/views/file_listing.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from .. import util
 
 
 VIDEO_EXTENSIONS = ['.avi', '.m4v', '.mkv', '.mp4', '.mpg']
-MAX_RECURSE_DEPTH = 5
 bp = Blueprint('file_listing', __name__, url_prefix='/file_listing')
 
 
@@ -19,8 +18,6 @@ class path_entry:
     rel_path = '' # NOTE: fs path relative to config['MOVIE_DIR']
     file_extension = ''
     is_dir = False
-    depth = 0
-    contents = []
 
 
 @bp.route('/folder_contents/')
@@ -35,8 +32,7 @@ def getBaseFolderContents():
 def getFolderJSON(subpath = ''):
     video_path = current_app.config['MOVIE_DIR']
     full_path = os.path.join(video_path, subpath)
-    errors = []
-    paths = []
+    errors, paths = [], []
 
     current_app.logger.debug('video_path: {}'.format(video_path))
     current_app.logger.debug('subpath: {}'.format(subpath))
@@ -49,10 +45,7 @@ def getFolderJSON(subpath = ''):
         errors.append('path is not a directory: {}'.format(full_path))
     else:
         for entry in os.scandir(full_path):
-            # TODO: remove 'getPathInfo()' when finished with async file listing
-            #   make sure to continue to test for '.' and symlinks
-            # TODO: add errors to json, 'flash()' won't trigger on this function since it's async
-            pe = getPathInfo(entry, MAX_RECURSE_DEPTH)
+            pe = getPathInfo(entry)
             if pe:
                 paths.append({
                         'base_name': pe.base_name,
@@ -64,14 +57,13 @@ def getFolderJSON(subpath = ''):
     return jsonify(errors=errors, paths=paths)
 
 
-def getPathInfo(entry, depth=0):
+def getPathInfo(entry):
     if not entry.name.startswith('.') and not entry.is_symlink():
         video_path = current_app.config['MOVIE_DIR']
         pe = path_entry()
         pe.base_name = entry.name
         pe.rel_path = re.sub(video_path, '', entry.path)
         pe.is_dir = entry.is_dir()
-        pe.depth = depth
 
         if entry.is_file():
             ext = os.path.splitext(entry)[1]
@@ -80,12 +72,5 @@ def getPathInfo(entry, depth=0):
                 pe.file_extension = ext
             else:
                 return None
-        elif entry.is_dir() and depth < MAX_RECURSE_DEPTH:
-            for e in os.scandir(entry):
-                p = getPathInfo(e, depth + 1)
-                if p:
-                    pe.contents.append(p)
-
         return pe
-
     return None