diff --git a/auxilary.py b/auxilary.py
index a6f4e2c..a4a2b90 100644
--- a/auxilary.py
+++ b/auxilary.py
@@ -59,39 +59,6 @@ def waitForPath(path, logger=None, timeout=30):
 		logger.error('Could not find %s after %s seconds', path, timeout)
 	raise SystemExit
 
-# we shouldn't need this if we are disabling the usb hub globally and nuking any past connections
-#~ def freeBusyPath(path, logger=None):
-	#~ # check if any other processes are using file path
-	#~ # if found, politely ask them to exit, else nuke them
-	
-	#~ # NOTE: fuser sends diagnostic info (eg filenames and modes...which we
-	#~ # don't want) to stderr. This is weird, but let's me route to /dev/null
-	#~ # so I don't have to parse it later
-	#~ try:
-		#~ stdout = check_output(['fuser', path], universal_newlines=True, stderr=DEVNULL)
-	#~ except CalledProcessError:
-		#~ logger.debug('%s not in use. Execution may continue', path)
-	#~ else:
-		#~ # assume stdout is one PID first
-		#~ try:
-			#~ processes = [psutil.Process(int(stdout))]
-		
-		#~ # else assume we have multiple PIDs separated by arbitrary space
-		#~ except ValueError:
-			#~ processes = [psutil.Process(int(s)) for s in stdout.split()]
-
-		#~ for p in processes:
-			#~ if logger:
-				#~ logger.warning('%s in use by PID %s. Sending SIGTERM', path, p.pid)
-			#~ p.terminate()
-
-		#~ dead, alive = psutil.wait_procs(processes, timeout=10)
-		
-		#~ for p in alive:
-			#~ if logger:
-				#~ logger.warning('Failed to terminate PID %s. Sending SIGKILL', p.pid)
-			#~ p.kill()
-
 # crude way to reset USB device, pretty rough but works
 def resetUSBDevice(device):
 	devpath = os.path.join('/sys/bus/usb/devices/' + device + '/authorized')