diff --git a/env/tubearchivist.sample.env b/env/tubearchivist.sample.env
index ce3afae..c1dbddd 100644
--- a/env/tubearchivist.sample.env
+++ b/env/tubearchivist.sample.env
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 TZ=America/New_York
-REDDIT_HOOK_URL=https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/000000000000000000/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
 ROADMAP_HOOK_URL=https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/000000000000000000/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
 DOCKER_UNSTABLE_HOOK_URL=https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/000000000000000000/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
 GITHUB_RELEASE_HOOK_URL=https://discord.com/api/webhooks/000000000000000000/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
diff --git a/tubearchivist/web/src/api_reddit.py b/tubearchivist/web/src/api_reddit.py
deleted file mode 100644
index dfe941e..0000000
--- a/tubearchivist/web/src/api_reddit.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-"""monitor reddit for new posts and comments"""
-
-from os import environ
-import requests
-
-
-class MonitorReddit:
-    """holds reddit connection"""
-
-    headers = {"User-Agent": "r/tubeArchivist discord bot monitor"}
-    posts = "https://www.reddit.com/r/tubeArchivist/new.json"
-    comments = "https://www.reddit.com/r/tubeArchivist/comments.json"
-
-    HOOK_URL = environ.get("REDDIT_HOOK_URL")
-
-
-    def send_last_comment(self):
-        """testing to send only last comment to hook"""
-        comments = self.get_comments()
-        comment = comments[0]["data"]
-        message = self.build_comment_message(comment)
-        status = self.send_hook(message)
-        print(status)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def build_post_message(post):
-        """build comment message str"""
-        post_message = post.get("selftext")
-        if len(post_message) > 200:
-            post_message = post_message[:200] + " ..."
-
-        url = post.get("url")
-        print(url)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def build_comment_message(comment):
-        """build comment message str"""
-        comment_message = comment.get("body")
-        link_permalink = comment.get("link_permalink")
-
-        if len(comment_message) > 200:
-            comment_message = comment_message[:200] + " ..."
-
-        message = (
-            "**New comment:**\n" +
-            f"{comment_message}\n" +
-            f"[link]({link_permalink})"
-        )
-
-        return message
-
-    def send_hook(self, message):
-        """send the message to discord"""
-        data = {
-            "content": message
-        }
-        response = requests.post(self.HOOK_URL, json=data)
-        if not response.ok:
-            print(response.json())
-            return {"success": False}
-
-        return {"success": True}
-
-    def get_comments(self):
-        """get a list of latest comments"""
-        return self._get_children(self.comments)
-
-    def get_posts(self):
-        """get a list of newest posts"""
-        return self._get_children(self.posts)
-
-    def _get_children(self, url):
-        """return a list of children from url"""
-        response = requests.get(url, headers=self.headers)
-        if response.ok:
-            children = response.json()["data"]["children"]
-        else:
-            children = False
-
-        return children