diff --git a/gunicorn_config.py b/gunicorn_config.py
index 9e8b0e3..1316a8f 100644
--- a/gunicorn_config.py
+++ b/gunicorn_config.py
@@ -5,9 +5,3 @@ keepalive = 5
 loglevel = "debug"
 errorlog = "/home/ircd/ircBridgeV3/gunicorn-error.log"
 accesslog = "/home/ircd/ircBridgeV3/gunicorn-access.log"
-
-def on_starting(server):
-    from irc_bot import bot
-    print("[GUNICORN MASTER] Starting IRC bot...")
-    bot.connect()
-    bot.start()
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