diff --git a/loader/loader.go b/loader/loader.go
index 65f13f6..749a893 100644
--- a/loader/loader.go
+++ b/loader/loader.go
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/seantcanavan/anon-eth-net/logger"
 )
 
-const TIME_BETWEEN_SUCCESSIVE_ITERATIONS = 60
-
 // Loader represents a struct that will load a set of processes and watch over
 // them. It knows the name of every process that it should be keeping an eye on
 // as well as how to resurrect that process should it no longer be executing.
diff --git a/main/main.go b/main/main.go
index c77e1d1..b5865b6 100644
--- a/main/main.go
+++ b/main/main.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	//------------------ CREATE REST INSTANCE TO ENABLE COMMUNIATION VIA REST ------------------
+	//------------------ CREATE REST INSTANCE TO ENABLE COMMUNICATION VIA REST ------------------
 	certPath, certPathErr := utils.AssetPath("server.cert")
 	if certPathErr != nil {
 		fmt.Println(certPathErr)
diff --git a/profiler/profiler.go b/profiler/profiler.go
index 99443bb..ac902ff 100644
--- a/profiler/profiler.go
+++ b/profiler/profiler.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"time"
-	// "runtime"
 
 	"github.com/seantcanavan/anon-eth-net/config"
 	"github.com/seantcanavan/anon-eth-net/loader"
@@ -16,12 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/seantcanavan/anon-eth-net/utils"
 )
 
-// the text to print after we finish executing a command so successive commands have some kind of visual break
-const END_COMMAND_DIVIDER = "------------------------------------------------------------\n\n"
-
-// prof is short for profile and is the file extension we use after generating full system profiles
-const PROFILE_FILE_EXTENSION = ".prof"
-
 // the subject of the email that we use when sending out the profile
 const PROFILE_EMAIL_SUBJECT = "System Profile"
 
@@ -131,19 +124,6 @@ func SendArchiveProfileAsAttachment() (*os.File, error) {
 	return filePtr, reporter.SendAttachment(generateEmailSubject(), generateEmailBody(), filePtr)
 }
 
-func beautifyTitle(title string) []byte {
-	var titleBuffer bytes.Buffer
-
-	titleBuffer.WriteString("-------------------- ")
-	titleBuffer.WriteString(title)
-	titleBuffer.WriteString(" ")
-	for titleBuffer.Len() < 60 {
-		titleBuffer.WriteString("-")
-	}
-
-	return titleBuffer.Bytes()
-}
-
 func generateEmailSubject() string {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	buf.WriteString(PROFILE_EMAIL_SUBJECT)
@@ -159,19 +139,13 @@ func generateEmailBody() []byte {
 }
 
 func Run() {
-
 	// kick off the system profiler loop to send out system profiles at the specified interval
 	go func() {
-
 		for 1 == 1 {
-
 			logger.Lgr.LogMessage("Sleeping for %d seconds before sending a system profile", config.Cfg.CheckInFrequencySeconds)
 			time.Sleep(time.Duration(config.Cfg.CheckInFrequencySeconds) * time.Second)
 			logger.Lgr.LogMessage("Sending archive to provided email after sleeping %d seconds", config.Cfg.CheckInFrequencySeconds)
 			SendArchiveProfileAsAttachment()
-
 		}
-
 	}()
-
 }
diff --git a/reporter/reporter_test.go b/reporter/reporter_test.go
index bcdd030..e12cbc2 100644
--- a/reporter/reporter_test.go
+++ b/reporter/reporter_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	}
 
 	result := m.Run()
-	// flush logs
 	os.Exit(result)
 }
 
diff --git a/rest/rest_test.go b/rest/rest_test.go
index cbf678c..99ec9b0 100644
--- a/rest/rest_test.go
+++ b/rest/rest_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ var nowString string
 var protocol string
 var host string
 var port string
-var publicKey string
 var transport *http.Transport
 var client *http.Client
 var restHandler *RestHandler
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 6d8b984..00238ef 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -125,22 +125,6 @@ func ReadLines(path string) ([]string, error) {
 	return lines, scanner.Err()
 }
 
-// DirectoryList returns a list of entries in the given directory. It filters
-// optionally for the given filter.
-func DirectoryList(directoryName string, filter string) []string {
-	fileList := []string{}
-	_ = filepath.Walk(directoryName, func(path string, f os.FileInfo, err error) error {
-		if filter != "" {
-			if strings.Contains(path, filter) {
-				fileList = append(fileList, path)
-			}
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
-
-	return fileList
-}
-
 // credit to: https://gist.github.com/jniltinho/9788121
 func ExternalIPAddress() (string, error) {