diff --git a/common/common.go b/common/common.go
index 4a6406e..cb634e3 100644
--- a/common/common.go
+++ b/common/common.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 	"git.hush.is/hush/lightwalletd/parser"
 	"git.hush.is/hush/lightwalletd/walletrpc"
-	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/rpcclient"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -157,7 +156,9 @@ type (
 	}
 )
 
-func GetSaplingInfo(rpcClient *rpcclient.Client) (int, int, string, string, int, int, int, error) {
+//TODO: this function is not currently used, but some of it's code
+// needs to be implemented elsewhere
+func GetSaplingInfo() (int, int, string, string, int, int, int, error) {
 	result, rpcErr := RawRequest("getblockchaininfo", []json.RawMessage{})
 
 	var err error
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ func GetLightdInfo() (*walletrpc.LightdInfo, error) {
 		//HushdBuild:              getinfoReply.Build,
 		//HushSubversion:          getinfoReply.Subversion,
         // TODO: get notarized key
+        // TODO: longestchain
 		Notarized:               uint64(0),
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -285,7 +287,7 @@ func GetBlockChainInfo() (*HushdRpcReplyGetblockchaininfo, error) {
 	return &getblockchaininfoReply, nil
 }
 
-func GetCoinsupply(rpcClient *rpcclient.Client) (string, string, int, int, int, int, error) {
+func GetCoinsupply() (string, string, int, int, int, int, error) {
 	result1, rpcErr := RawRequest("coinsupply", []json.RawMessage{})
 
 	var err error
diff --git a/frontend/service.go b/frontend/service.go
index 46fc9a3..bbbbbfe 100644
--- a/frontend/service.go
+++ b/frontend/service.go
@@ -234,38 +234,10 @@ func (s *lwdStreamer) GetLightdInfo(ctx context.Context, in *walletrpc.Empty) (*
 	return common.GetLightdInfo()
 }
 
-// GetLightdInfo gets the LightWalletD (this server) info
-/* This is the old GetLightdInfo (our fork of it) , the new GetLightdInfo is in common/common.go
-func (s *lwdStreamer) GetLightdInfo(ctx context.Context, in *walletrpc.Empty) (*walletrpc.LightdInfo, error) {
-	saplingHeight, blockHeight, chainName, consensusBranchId, difficulty, longestchain, notarized, err := common.GetSaplingInfo(s.client)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		s.log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-			"error": err,
-		}).Warn("Unable to get sapling activation height")
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// TODO these are called Error but they aren't at the moment.
-	// A success will return code 0 and message txhash.
-	return &walletrpc.LightdInfo{
-		Version:                 "0.1.2-hushlightd",
-		Vendor:                  "Hush lightwalletd",
-		TaddrSupport:            true,
-		ChainName:               chainName,
-		SaplingActivationHeight: uint64(saplingHeight),
-		ConsensusBranchId:       consensusBranchId,
-		BlockHeight:             uint64(blockHeight),
-		Difficulty:              uint64(difficulty),
-		Longestchain:            uint64(longestchain),
-		Notarized:               uint64(notarized),
-	}, nil
-}
-*/
 
 // GetCoinsupply gets the Coinsupply  info
 func (s *lwdStreamer) GetCoinsupply(ctx context.Context, in *walletrpc.Empty) (*walletrpc.Coinsupply, error) {
-	result, coin, height, supply, zfunds, total, err := common.GetCoinsupply(s.client)
+	result, coin, height, supply, zfunds, total, err := common.GetCoinsupply()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		s.log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{