diff --git a/server/src/xbot2_gui_server/ecat.py b/server/src/xbot2_gui_server/ecat.py
index 439b030..60acf35 100644
--- a/server/src/xbot2_gui_server/ecat.py
+++ b/server/src/xbot2_gui_server/ecat.py
@@ -14,28 +14,6 @@
 from .proto import repl_cmd_pb2
 
 
-# subscribe to zmq topic for ecat updates
-ctx = zmq.Context()
-socket = ctx.socket(zmq.SUB)
-socket.connect('tcp://10.240.23.85:10000')
-socket.setsockopt_string(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, '')
-
-# receive one message
-msg = socket.recv()
-msg = socket.recv()
-
-# parse message
-cmd = repl_cmd_pb2.Repl_info()
-cmd.ParseFromString(msg)
-
-# print message as string
-print(cmd)
-
-
-
-exit()
-
-
 class EcatHandler:
 
     def __init__(self, srv: ServerBase, config=dict()) -> None:
@@ -246,4 +224,4 @@ async def run_loop(self):
     @utils.handle_exceptions
     async def run(self):
 
-        await utils.sync_loop(self.run_loop, dt=1./self.rate)()
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+        await utils.sync_loop(self.run_loop, dt=1./self.rate)()