diff --git a/amplify/backend/function/portfolioHandler/src/app.js b/amplify/backend/function/portfolioHandler/src/app.js
index 8bbe0ad..fd96e09 100644
--- a/amplify/backend/function/portfolioHandler/src/app.js
+++ b/amplify/backend/function/portfolioHandler/src/app.js
@@ -28,15 +28,7 @@ if(process.env.ENV && process.env.ENV !== "NONE") {
   tableName = tableName + '-' + process.env.ENV;
 }
 
-const partitionKeyName = "user";
-const partitionKeyType = "S";
-const sortKeyName = "";
-const sortKeyType = "";
-const hasSortKey = sortKeyName !== "";
 const path = "/portfolio";
-const UNAUTH = 'UNAUTH';
-const hashKeyPath = '/:' + partitionKeyName;
-const sortKeyPath = hasSortKey ? '/:' + sortKeyName : '';
 // declare a new express app
 var app = express()
 app.use(bodyParser.text({type: "*/*"}));
@@ -49,16 +41,6 @@ app.use(function(req, res, next) {
   next()
 });
 
-// convert url string param to expected Type
-const convertUrlType = (param, type) => {
-  switch(type) {
-    case "N":
-      return Number.parseInt(param);
-    default:
-      return param;
-  }
-}
-
 
 /*****************************************
  * HTTP Get method for get single object *