diff --git a/src/app/workflow-spec-list/workflow-spec-list.component.html b/src/app/workflow-spec-list/workflow-spec-list.component.html
index 262152c..1281613 100644
--- a/src/app/workflow-spec-list/workflow-spec-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/workflow-spec-list/workflow-spec-list.component.html
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
                 mat-mini-fab
                 title="Move up"
                 color="primary"
-                (click)="editCategoryDisplayOrder(cat, cat.id, 'up')"
+                (click)="editCategoryDisplayOrder(cat.id, 'up')"
               >
                 <mat-icon>arrow_upward</mat-icon>
               </button>
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
                 mat-mini-fab
                 title="Move down"
                 color="primary"
-                (click)="editCategoryDisplayOrder(cat, cat.id, 'down')"
+                (click)="editCategoryDisplayOrder(cat.id, 'down')"
               >
                 <mat-icon>arrow_downward</mat-icon>
               </button>
diff --git a/src/app/workflow-spec-list/workflow-spec-list.component.spec.ts b/src/app/workflow-spec-list/workflow-spec-list.component.spec.ts
index a97ce38..bfc753a 100644
--- a/src/app/workflow-spec-list/workflow-spec-list.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/workflow-spec-list/workflow-spec-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -391,24 +391,29 @@ describe('WorkflowSpecListComponent', () => {
 
   });
 
+  /**
+   *  Deprecated - removed reorder and ability to directly edit display order
+   *
   it('should edit category display order', () => {
-    const _reorderSpy = spyOn((component as any), '_reorder').and.stub();
+    // const _reorderSpy = spyOn((component as any), '_reorder').and.stub();
     const _updateCatDisplayOrdersSpy = spyOn((component as any), '_updateCatDisplayOrders').and.stub();
 
     component.editCategoryDisplayOrder(2, -1, mockWorkflowSpecCategories);
-    expect(_reorderSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    // expect(_reorderSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(_updateCatDisplayOrdersSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+
   it('should edit workflow spec display order', () => {
-    const _reorderSpy = spyOn((component as any), '_reorder').and.stub();
+    // const _reorderSpy = spyOn((component as any), '_reorder').and.stub();
     const _updateSpecDisplayOrdersSpy = spyOn((component as any), '_updateSpecDisplayOrders').and.stub();
 
     component.editSpecDisplayOrder('few_things', -1, mockWorkflowSpecs);
-    expect(_reorderSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    // expect(_reorderSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(_updateSpecDisplayOrdersSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+
   it('should reorder categories', () => {
     const snackBarSpy = spyOn((component as any).snackBar, 'open').and.stub();
     const moveUpSpy = spyOn(component, 'moveUp').and.callThrough();
@@ -437,6 +442,7 @@ describe('WorkflowSpecListComponent', () => {
     expect(moveDownSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+
   it('should reorder specs', () => {
     const snackBarSpy = spyOn((component as any).snackBar, 'open').and.stub();
     const moveUpSpy = spyOn(component, 'moveUp').and.callThrough();
@@ -468,23 +474,24 @@ describe('WorkflowSpecListComponent', () => {
     expect(moveUpSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(moveDownSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+   */
 
   it('should update all category display orders', () => {
-    const _loadWorkflowSpecCategoriesSpy = spyOn((component as any), '_loadWorkflowSpecCategories').and.stub();
-    (component as any)._updateCatDisplayOrders(mockWorkflowSpecCategories);
+    const editCategoryDisplayOrderSpy = spyOn((component as any), 'editCategoryDisplayOrder').and.stub();
 
-    mockWorkflowSpecCategories.forEach((spec, i) => {
-      const req = httpMock.expectOne(`apiRoot/workflow-specification-category/${spec.id}`);
+    mockWorkflowSpecCategories.forEach((cat, i) => {
+      let results = { param: 'direction', value: 'down' };
+      const req = httpMock.expectOne(`apiRoot/workflow-specification-category/${cat.id}/reorder?${results.param}=${results.value}`);
       expect(req.request.method).toEqual('PUT');
       req.flush(mockWorkflowSpecCategories[i]);
     });
 
-    expect(_loadWorkflowSpecCategoriesSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(editCategoryDisplayOrderSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+  /**
 
   it('should update all spec display orders', () => {
     const _loadWorkflowSpecCategoriesSpy = spyOn((component as any), '_loadWorkflowSpecCategories').and.stub();
-    (component as any)._updateSpecDisplayOrders(mockWorkflowSpecs);
 
     mockWorkflowSpecs.forEach((spec, i) => {
       const req = httpMock.expectOne(`apiRoot/workflow-specification/${spec.id}`);
@@ -494,6 +501,7 @@ describe('WorkflowSpecListComponent', () => {
 
     expect(_loadWorkflowSpecCategoriesSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+   */
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/app/workflow-spec-list/workflow-spec-list.component.ts b/src/app/workflow-spec-list/workflow-spec-list.component.ts
index be09dc9..1b5fa76 100644
--- a/src/app/workflow-spec-list/workflow-spec-list.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/workflow-spec-list/workflow-spec-list.component.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import {
   ApiErrorsComponent,
   ApiService,
   isNumberDefined,
-  moveArrayElementDown,
-  moveArrayElementUp,
+  // moveArrayElementDown,
+  // moveArrayElementUp,
   WorkflowSpec,
   WorkflowSpecCategory,
 } from 'sartography-workflow-lib';
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ export class WorkflowSpecListComponent implements OnInit {
   selectedCat: WorkflowSpecCategory;
   workflowSpecsByCategory: WorkflowSpecCategoryGroup[] = [];
   categories: WorkflowSpecCategory[];
-  moveUp = moveArrayElementUp;
-  moveDown = moveArrayElementDown;
+  // moveUp = moveArrayElementUp;
+  // moveDown = moveArrayElementDown;
   searchField: FormControl;
 
   constructor(
@@ -222,12 +222,9 @@ export class WorkflowSpecListComponent implements OnInit {
     });
   }
 
-  editCategoryDisplayOrder(cat: WorkflowSpecCategoryGroup, catId: number, direction: string) {
+  editCategoryDisplayOrder(catId: number, direction: string) {
     this.api.reorderWorkflowCategory(catId, direction).subscribe(cat_change => {
-      console.log('wfsbcat: ', this.workflowSpecsByCategory);
-      console.log('this.categories', this.categories);
-      console.log('changed is ', cat_change);
-      // this.workflowSpecsByCategory = cat_change;
+      this.workflowSpecsByCategory = cat_change;
     });
   }