diff --git a/app/controllers/sockets_controller.rb b/app/controllers/sockets_controller.rb
index e25472d52..02c28421a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/sockets_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/sockets_controller.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ class SocketsController < ApplicationController
     puts "#{msg} connected!"
   end
   
-  def new_subscriber
-    WebSocket.subscribe
-  end
-  
   def outgoing(object)
     @_request = ActionDispatch::Request.new({})
     WebSocket.push_to_clients(action_hash(object))
diff --git a/config/initializers/socket.rb b/config/initializers/socket.rb
index aebf023f3..e0019b452 100644
--- a/config/initializers/socket.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/socket.rb
@@ -32,10 +32,5 @@ module WebSocket
     @channel.unsubscribe(sid)
   end
   
-  
-  def self.subscribe
-    @channel.subscribe{ |msg| ws.send msg }
-  end
-  
 end