diff --git a/app/controllers/repos.coffee b/app/controllers/repos.coffee
index 7140daa6..42a7e613 100644
--- a/app/controllers/repos.coffee
+++ b/app/controllers/repos.coffee
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ Controller = Ember.ArrayController.extend
     @set('tab', tab)
     this["view_#{tab}".camelize()](params)
 
-  viewRecent: ->
-    @set('content', @get('recentRepos'))
-
   viewOwned: ->
     @set('content', @get('userRepos'))
 
diff --git a/app/routes/main.coffee b/app/routes/main.coffee
index 44376f91..f639e34d 100644
--- a/app/routes/main.coffee
+++ b/app/routes/main.coffee
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ Route = TravisRoute.extend
 
   setupController: (controller)->
     # TODO: this is redundant with repositories and recent routes
-    toActivate = if @signedIn() then 'owned' else 'recent'
-    @container.lookup('controller:repos').activate(toActivate)
+    @container.lookup('controller:repos').activate('owned')
 
   activate: ->
     # subscribe to pusher only if we're at a main route
diff --git a/app/routes/main/index.coffee b/app/routes/main/index.coffee
index 4ebea1c0..6e01861f 100644
--- a/app/routes/main/index.coffee
+++ b/app/routes/main/index.coffee
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 Route = TravisRoute.extend
   redirect: ->
-    target = if @signedIn() then 'repositories' else 'recent'
-    @transitionTo("main.#{target}")
+    if @signedIn()
+      @transitionTo('main.repositories')
+    else
+      @transitionTo('home')
 
 `export default Route`
diff --git a/app/routes/main/recent.coffee b/app/routes/main/recent.coffee
index 4c00c403..caf6d5b9 100644
--- a/app/routes/main/recent.coffee
+++ b/app/routes/main/recent.coffee
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
-`import TravisRoute from 'travis/routes/basic'`
-`import MainTabRoute from 'travis/routes/main-tab'`
+`import Ember from 'ember'`
 
-Route = MainTabRoute.extend
-  reposTabName: 'recent'
-
-  activate: ->
-    @_super.apply(this, arguments)
-    @store.set('isRecentTabOpen', true)
-
-  deactivate: ->
-    @_super.apply(this, arguments)
-    @store.set('isRecentTabOpen', false)
+Route = Ember.Route.extend
+  redirect: ->
+    @transitionTo('main')
 
 `export default Route`
diff --git a/app/routes/simple-layout.coffee b/app/routes/simple-layout.coffee
index 95540a86..c6f045cc 100644
--- a/app/routes/simple-layout.coffee
+++ b/app/routes/simple-layout.coffee
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 Route = TravisRoute.extend
   setupController: ->
     $('body').attr('id', 'simple')
-    toActivate = if @signedIn() then 'owned' else 'recent'
-    @container.lookup('controller:repos').activate(toActivate)
+    @container.lookup('controller:repos').activate('owned')
     @_super.apply(this, arguments)
 
   renderTemplate: ->
diff --git a/app/styles/app/layout.sass b/app/styles/app/layout.sass
index e75034fb..f63edbee 100644
--- a/app/styles/app/layout.sass
+++ b/app/styles/app/layout.sass
@@ -63,30 +63,35 @@
     margin-left: -100%
     max-width: 325px
 
-  .wrapper-main
+  .wrapper-main.non-centered
     width: grid-calc(18, 24)
     float: left
     margin-left: grid-calc(6, 24)
     overflow: visible
 
+  .wrapper-main.centered
+    max-width: 1024px
+    margin-left: auto
+    margin-right: auto
+
 @media #{$xlarge-up}
   #left
     width: grid-calc(7, 36)
-  .wrapper-main
+  .wrapper-main.non-centered
     width: grid-calc(29, 36)
     margin-left: grid-calc(7, 36)
 
 @media #{$xxlarge-up}
   #left
     width: grid-calc(6, 36)
-  .wrapper-main
+  .wrapper-main.non-centered
     width: grid-calc(30, 36)
     margin-left: grid-calc(6, 36)
 
 @media screen and (min-width: 2200px)
   #left
     width: grid-calc(5, 36)
-  .wrapper-main
+  .wrapper-main.non-centered
     width: grid-calc(31, 36)
     margin-left: grid-calc(5, 36)
 
diff --git a/app/templates/layouts/home.hbs b/app/templates/layouts/home.hbs
index c5d677d2..32485b27 100644
--- a/app/templates/layouts/home.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/layouts/home.hbs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   {{render "flash"}}
 
-  <div class="wrapper-main">
+  <div {{bind-attr class=":wrapper-main auth.signedIn:non-centered:centered"}}>
     <div id="main" role="main">
       {{yield}}
     </div>
diff --git a/app/templates/repos/list/tabs.hbs b/app/templates/repos/list/tabs.hbs
index eb04a74b..7faf4ba2 100644
--- a/app/templates/repos/list/tabs.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/repos/list/tabs.hbs
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@
       <a href="#" {{action "showMyRepositories"}}>My Repositories</a>
     </li>
 
-    {{#unless config.pro}}
-      <li id="tab_recent" {{bind-attr class="view.classRecent"}}>
-        {{#link-to "main.recent"}}Recent{{/link-to}}
-      </li>
-    {{/unless}}
-
     {{#if config.pro}}
       <li id="tab_running" {{bind-attr class="view.classRunning"}}>
         <a href="#" {{action "showRunningJobs"}}>Running ({{startedJobsCount}}/{{allJobsCount}})</a>