diff --git a/animationMario.go b/animationMario.go
index ee2c691..b7a9f9a 100644
--- a/animationMario.go
+++ b/animationMario.go
@@ -16,15 +16,6 @@ type Mario struct {
 	updown   string
 }
 
-// animator is a wrapping function for go routine that can receive an mq channel
-func initialMario() Mario {
-	mario := Mario{
-		images: initialMap(),
-		updown: "marioUp",
-		dir:    image.Point{1, 1},
-	}
-	return mario
-}
 func loadMario(file string) image.Image {
 
 	reader, err := os.Open(file)