diff --git a/api.php b/api.php
index bfc9523..9ed2709 100644
--- a/api.php
+++ b/api.php
@@ -966,20 +966,17 @@ switch($request[0]) {
 			break;
 
 			/*	APIDOC: project/remove
-				post(registration_number integer)
+				post(registrations_id integer)
 				description(remove the current user from an existing project.  If no other users are in the project, then it is deleted.)
 			*/
 			case 'remove':
-				$ret['status'] = "error";
-				$ret['error'] = $_GET['request'] . " functionality not yet implemented";
-				/*
-				if(!array_key_exists('registration_number', $_POST)){
+				if(!array_key_exists('registrations_id', $_POST)){
 					$ret['status'] = 'error';
-					$ret['error'] = 'registration_number (integer) is required';
+					$ret['error'] = 'registrations_id (integer) is required';
 					break;
 				}
 
-				$result = removeProject($_POST['registration_number']);
+				$result = removeProject($_POST['registrations_id']);
 				if($result != 'ok'){
 					$ret['status'] = "error";
 					$ret['error'] = $result;
@@ -987,7 +984,6 @@ switch($request[0]) {
 				}
 
 				$ret['status'] = 'ok';
-				*/
 			break;
 
 			case 'mentor':
diff --git a/register_participants.inc.php b/register_participants.inc.php
index d88e111..0ff7469 100644
--- a/register_participants.inc.php
+++ b/register_participants.inc.php
@@ -764,31 +764,52 @@ function joinProject($registration_number, $email){
 
 // disassociate the active user from the specified project registration.  If the registration no longer
 // has any users connected to it, delete it, and any projects tied to it
-/*
-function removeProject($registration_id){
+function removeProject($registrations_id){
 	// make sure this user is indeed connected to the specified project
 	$uid = $_SESSION['users_id'];
 	$regId = getRegistrationsId($uid);
-	$registration_number  = intval($registration_number);
-	if($regId != $registration_number){
+	$registrations_id  = intval($registrations_id);
+	if($regId != $registrations_id){
 		return 'register_participants.inc.php::removeProject -> you are not connected to that project';
 	}
 
-	mysql_query("UPDATE users SET registrations_id = null WHERE ud = $uid");
+	mysql_query("UPDATE users SET registrations_id = null WHERE id = $uid");
 	if(mysql_error()){
 		return "register_participants.inc.php::removeProject -> " . mysql_error();
 	}
 	
 	// now let's see if anyone else is connected to that registration
-	$q = mysql_query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS tally FROM users WHERE registrations_id = $registration_number");
+	$q = mysql_query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS tally FROM users WHERE registrations_id = $registrations_id");
 	$result = mysql_fetch_assoc($q);
 	if($result['tally'] == 0){
 		//nobody wants the poor lonely registration.  Let's put it out of it's misery
-		mysql_query("DELETE FROM registrations WHERE num = $registration_number");
-		mysql_query("DELETE FROM projects WHERE registrations_id
+
+		mysql_query("DELETE FROM registrations WHERE id = $registrations_id");
+		if(mysql_error()){
+			return "register_participants.inc.php::removeProject -> " . mysql_error();
+		}
+
+		$projIds = array();
+		$q = mysql_query("SELECT id FROM projects WHERE registrations_id = $registrations_id");
+		while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($q)){
+			$projIds[] = $row['id'];
+		}
+		if(count($projIds) > 0){
+			mysql_query("DELETE FROM project_specialawards_link
+				WHERE projects_id IN(" . implode('.', $projIds) . ")");
+			if(mysql_error()){
+				return "register_participants.inc.php::removeProject -> " . mysql_error();
+			}
+		}
+
+		mysql_query("DELETE FROM projects WHERE registrations_id = $registrations_id");
+		if(mysql_error()){
+			return "register_participants.inc.php::removeProject -> " . mysql_error();
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	return 'ok';
 }
-*/
+
 ?>
diff --git a/testapi.php b/testapi.php
index 4fd13a3..c4ffe31 100644
--- a/testapi.php
+++ b/testapi.php
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ include "common.inc.php";
 <a href="apidoc.php">API Documentation</a><br />
 <a href="doc/dictionary.php">Registration Group/Fields Dictionary Documentation</a><br/>
 
+<!-- ******************************************** -->
 <h2>General Commands</h2>
 
 Login
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ Date List
 <input type="submit" value="Conference Date List">
 </form>
 
+<!-- ******************************************** -->
 <h2>Account Settings</h2>
 <strong>Edit account information</strong><br/>
 Username: <input type="text" id="username"></input><br/>
@@ -106,16 +108,26 @@ email address: <input type="text" name="email"></input><br/>
 <input type="submit" value="Create Account"></input>
 </form>
 
+<!-- ******************************************** -->
 <h2>Project related commands</h2>
+
 <h3>Start a new project</h3>
 <a href="api/project/add">start a new project</a><br/>
+
 <h3>Join a project</h3>
 <form method = "post" action = "api/project/join">
 <label>project e-mail address:<input type="text" name="email"></input></label><br/>
-<label>registration id:<input type="text" name="registrations_id"></input></label><br/>
+<label>registration number:<input type="text" name="registration_number"></input></label><br/>
 <input type="submit" value="Join"></input>
 </form>
 
+<h3>Leave a project</h3>
+<form method ="post" action = "api/project/remove">
+<label>registration id:<input type="text" name="registrations_id"></input></label><br/>
+<input type="submit" value="Leave"></input>
+</form>
+
+<!-- ******************************************** -->
 <h2>Teacher Specific Commands</h2>
 <a href="api/scienceolympics/teams/list">Science Olympic Teams List</a><br />
 
@@ -135,6 +147,7 @@ email address: <input type="text" name="email"></input><br/>
 <input type="submit" value="Edit Team">
 </form>
 
+<!-- ******************************************** -->
 <h2>User Stuff</h2>
 <a href="api/user/view/">View the user</a><br/>
 
@@ -160,8 +173,7 @@ role id: <input type="text" name="roles_id"></input><br/>
 <input type="submit" value="Uninvite User"></input>
 </form>
 
-
-
+<!-- ******************************************** -->
 <h2>Event Schedule</h2>
 <a href="api/schedule/list">Schedule Listing</a><br/>
 
@@ -181,6 +193,7 @@ Schedule ID: <input type="text" name="schedule_id"></input>
 <input type="submit" value="Unregister"></input>
 </form>
 
+<!-- ******************************************** -->
 <h2>Roles</h2>
 <a href="api/role/list">Get a list of roles for this conference</a><br/>
 
@@ -199,6 +212,7 @@ Remove a role from this account
 </div>
 </form>
 
+<!-- ******************************************** -->
 <h2>Registration Fields</h2>
 <a href="api/registration/dictionary">View the dictionary of registration fields</a> &nbsp; 
 <a href="doc/dictionary.php">View Documentation Generated by this API call</a><br/>
@@ -212,6 +226,7 @@ foreach($roles AS $role=>$r) {
 <input type="submit" value="List Registration Fields for Selected Roles">
 </form>
 
+<!-- ******************************************** -->
 <h2>Schools</h2>
 <a href="api/school/list">School Listing</a><br/>
 
@@ -222,6 +237,7 @@ foreach($roles AS $role=>$r) {
 </form>
 
 
+<!-- ******************************************** -->
 <h2>Session Variables</h2>
 <?
 echo json_encode($_SESSION);