diff --git a/web.py b/web.py
index 2c75827..2c9b53d 100644
--- a/web.py
+++ b/web.py
@@ -155,91 +155,6 @@ class ReticulumWebChat:
 
             return websocket_response
 
-        # handle websocket clients for initiating a call
-        # todo: remove
-        @routes.get("/call/initiate/{destination_hash}")
-        async def ws(request):
-
-            # get path params
-            destination_hash = request.match_info.get("destination_hash", "")
-
-            # convert destination hash to bytes
-            destination_hash = bytes.fromhex(destination_hash)
-
-            # prepare websocket response
-            websocket_response = web.WebSocketResponse()
-            await websocket_response.prepare(request)
-
-            # wait until we have a path to the destination
-            if not RNS.Transport.has_path(destination_hash):
-                print("waiting for path to server")
-                RNS.Transport.request_path(destination_hash)
-                while not RNS.Transport.has_path(destination_hash):
-                    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
-
-            # connect to server
-            print("establishing link with server")
-            server_identity = RNS.Identity.recall(destination_hash)
-            server_destination = RNS.Destination(
-                server_identity,
-                RNS.Destination.OUT,
-                RNS.Destination.SINGLE,
-                "call",
-                "audio"
-            )
-
-            # todo implement
-            def link_established(link):
-                print("link established")
-
-            # todo implement
-            def link_closed(link):
-                if link.teardown_reason == RNS.Link.TIMEOUT:
-                    print("The link timed out, exiting now")
-                elif link.teardown_reason == RNS.Link.DESTINATION_CLOSED:
-                    print("The link was closed by the server, exiting now")
-                else:
-                    print("Link closed")
-
-            # todo implement
-            def client_packet_received(message, packet):
-
-                # send audio received from call receiver to call initiator websocket
-                asyncio.run(websocket_response.send_bytes(message))
-
-            # create link
-            link = RNS.Link(server_destination)
-
-            # register link state callbacks
-            link.set_packet_callback(client_packet_received)
-            link.set_link_established_callback(link_established)
-            link.set_link_closed_callback(link_closed)
-
-            # handle websocket messages until disconnected
-            async for msg in websocket_response:
-                msg: WSMessage = msg
-                if msg.type == WSMsgType.BINARY:
-                    try:
-
-                        # drop audio packet if it is too big to send
-                        if len(msg.data) > RNS.Link.MDU:
-                            print("dropping packet " + str(len(msg.data)) + " bytes exceeds the link packet MDU of " + str(RNS.Link.MDU) + " bytes")
-                            continue
-
-                        # send codec2 audio received from call initiator on websocket, to call receiver over reticulum link
-                        print("sending bytes to call receiver: {}".format(len(msg.data)))
-                        RNS.Packet(link, msg.data).send()
-
-                    except Exception as e:
-                        # ignore errors while handling message
-                        print("failed to process client message")
-                        print(e)
-                elif msg.type == WSMsgType.ERROR:
-                    # ignore errors while handling message
-                    print('ws connection error %s' % websocket_response.exception())
-
-            return websocket_response
-
         # get config
         @routes.get("/api/v1/config")
         async def index(request):