diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/include/slsDetector.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/include/slsDetector.h
index 7dcc0cd87..99de817d6 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/include/slsDetector.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/include/slsDetector.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "sls_detector_defs.h"
 #include "network_utils.h"
 #include "FixedCapacityContainer.h"
-class ClientInterface;
+
 
 #include <cmath>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/slsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/slsDetector.cpp
index c3eb439a2..1e4f62fb0 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/slsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/slsDetector.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "slsDetector.h"
-#include "ClientInterface.h"
 #include "ClientSocket.h"
 #include "ServerInterface.h"
 #include "SharedMemory.h"
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/CMakeLists.txt b/slsSupportLib/CMakeLists.txt
index 7616de574..f9a0134ac 100755
--- a/slsSupportLib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/slsSupportLib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 set(SOURCES
-    src/ClientInterface.cpp
     src/CmdLineParser.cpp
     src/string_utils.cpp
     src/file_utils.cpp
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ set(PUBLICHEADERS
     include/file_utils.h
     include/container_utils.h
     include/string_utils.h
-    include/ClientInterface.h
     include/MySocketTCP.h
     include/genericSocket.h
     include/logger.h
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/include/ClientInterface.h b/slsSupportLib/include/ClientInterface.h
deleted file mode 100755
index 19f3cd5e3..000000000
--- a/slsSupportLib/include/ClientInterface.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-
-#include "sls_detector_defs.h"
-#include "ClientSocket.h"
-
-
-/**
- * @short the ClientInterface class is the interface between the client and the server
- */
-// Do not overload to make it easier for manual comparison between client and server functions
-
-class ClientInterface: public virtual slsDetectorDefs{
-
-public:
-
-	/**
-	 * (default) constructor
-	 * @param socket tcp socket between client and receiver
-	 * @param n for debugging purposes (useful only for client side)
-	 * @param t string to identify type (Detector, Receiver) for printouts (useful only for client side)
-	 */
-	ClientInterface(sls::ClientSocket* socket, int n);
-
-	/**
-	 * destructor
-	 */
-	virtual ~ClientInterface() = default;
-
-	void SetSocket(sls::ClientSocket *socket){
-		socket_ = socket;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Receive ret, mess or retval from Server
-	 * @param ret result of operation
-	 * @param mess pointer to message
-	 * @param retval pointer to retval
-	 * @param sizeOfRetval size of retval
-	 */
-	void Client_Receive(int& ret, char* mess, void* retval, int sizeOfRetval);
-
-	/**
-	 * Send Arguments to server and receives result back
-	 * @param fnum function enum to determine what parameter
-	 * @param args pointer to arguments
-	 * @param sizeOfArgs argument size
-	 * @param retval pointer to return value
-	 * @param sizeOfRetval return value size
-	 * @param mess pointer to message if message required externally
-	 * @returns success of operation
-	 */
-	int Client_Send(int fnum,
-			void* args, int sizeOfArgs,
-			void* retval, int sizeOfRetval,
-			char* mess = 0);
-
-
-
-
-private:
-
-	/**
-	 * socket for data acquisition
-	 */
-	sls::ClientSocket* socket_;
-
-};
-
-
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/src/ClientInterface.cpp b/slsSupportLib/src/ClientInterface.cpp
deleted file mode 100755
index 2d5a3c2fb..000000000
--- a/slsSupportLib/src/ClientInterface.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-#include "ClientInterface.h"
-#include "ClientSocket.h"
-#include <cstring>
-
-ClientInterface::ClientInterface(sls::ClientSocket *socket, int n) : socket_(socket){}
-
-void ClientInterface::Client_Receive(int &ret, char *mess, void *retval, int sizeOfRetval) {
-    // get result of operation
-    socket_->receiveData(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&ret), sizeof(ret));
-
-    bool unrecognizedFunction = false;
-    if (ret == FAIL) {
-        bool created = false;
-        // allocate mess if null
-        if (!mess) {
-            created = true;
-            mess = new char[MAX_STR_LENGTH];
-            memset(mess, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-        }
-        // get error message
-        socket_->receiveData(mess, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-        // cprintf(RED, "%s %d returned error: %s", type.c_str(), index, mess);
-
-        // unrecognized function, do not ask for retval
-        if (strstr(mess, "Unrecognized Function") != nullptr)
-            unrecognizedFunction = true;
-        // delete allocated mess
-        if (created)
-            delete[] mess;
-    }
-    // get retval
-    if (!unrecognizedFunction)
-        socket_->receiveData(reinterpret_cast<char *>(retval), sizeOfRetval);
-}
-
-int ClientInterface::Client_Send(int fnum, void *args, int sizeOfArgs, void *retval,
-                                 int sizeOfRetval, char *mess) {
-    int ret = FAIL;
-    socket_->sendData(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&fnum), sizeof(fnum));
-    socket_->sendData(reinterpret_cast<char *>(args), sizeOfArgs);
-    Client_Receive(ret, mess, retval, sizeOfRetval);
-    return ret;
-}
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diff --git a/slsSupportLib/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/slsSupportLib/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index e1a7e7d77..c40c80581 100755
--- a/slsSupportLib/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/slsSupportLib/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 target_sources(tests PRIVATE 
-                ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test-ClientInterface.cpp
                 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test-CmdLineParser.cpp
                 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test-container_utils.cpp
                 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test-network_utils.cpp
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/tests/test-ClientInterface.cpp b/slsSupportLib/tests/test-ClientInterface.cpp
deleted file mode 100755
index 831ca51e8..000000000
--- a/slsSupportLib/tests/test-ClientInterface.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#include "ClientInterface.h"
-#include "catch.hpp"
-
-//tests to add
-//help for all docs
-//command for all depreciated commands
-
-TEST_CASE("hopp") {
-    REQUIRE(true);
-
-}
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