diff --git a/www-api/app/Models/BackendModel.php b/www-api/app/Models/BackendModel.php
index f7739a47..9c8cf366 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Models/BackendModel.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Models/BackendModel.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use CodeIgniter\Model;
 class BackendModel extends Model
 {
 
-    const DEBUG_API_CALLS = true;
+    const DEBUG_API_CALLS = false;
     private $wrenchboard;  // internal use only - no overriding
     public $USER = 'root';
     public function __construct()
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ class BackendModel extends Model
 
     public function wrenchboard_api($in, $out = array()) {
         log_message('critical', "wrenchboard_api-STARTING" );
-//$out =  $in;
-//$ret =1;
         $this->wrenchboard_load();
         if (!is_array($in)) {
             $in = array();
@@ -45,11 +43,11 @@ class BackendModel extends Model
         return $ret;
     }
 
-    public function wrenchboard_api2($in, $out) {
-        $this->wrenchboard_load();
-        $ret = $this->wrenchboard->wrenchboard_api($in, $out);
-        return $ret;
-    }
+//    public function wrenchboard_api2($in, $out) {
+//        $this->wrenchboard_load();
+//        $ret = $this->wrenchboard->wrenchboard_api($in, $out);
+//        return $ret;
+//    }
 
     public function logMessage($str) {
         $this->wrenchboard_load();