diff --git a/src/libCom/bucketLib/bucketLib.c b/src/libCom/bucketLib/bucketLib.c
index 2d0bd2650..9fd887b6d 100644
--- a/src/libCom/bucketLib/bucketLib.c
+++ b/src/libCom/bucketLib/bucketLib.c
@@ -70,76 +70,6 @@ static void *bucketLookupItem(BUCKET *pb, bucketSET *pBSET, const void *pId);
  */
 #define BUCKET_MAX_WIDTH	12	
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-main()
-{
-        unsigned	id1;
-        unsigned	id2;
-        char            *pValSave1;
-        char            *pValSave2;
-        int             s;
-        BUCKET          *pb;
-        char            *pVal;
-        unsigned        i;
-        clock_t         start, finish;
-        double          duration;
-        const int       LOOPS = 500000;
- 
-        pb = bucketCreate(8);
-        if(!pb){
-                return -1;
-        }
- 
-        id1 = 0x1000a432;
-        pValSave1 = "fred";
-        s = bucketAddItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1, pValSave1);
-        assert (s == S_bucket_success);
- 
-        pValSave2 = "jane";
-	id2 = 0x0000a432;
-        s = bucketAddItemUnsignedId(pb, &id2, pValSave2);
-        assert (s == S_bucket_success);
- 
-        start = clock();
-        for(i=0; i<LOOPS; i++){
-                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
-                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
-                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
-                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
-                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
-                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
-                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
-                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
-                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
-                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
-                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
-                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
-                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
-                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
-                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
-                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
-                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
-                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
-                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id2);
-                assert(pVal == pValSave2);
-        }
-        finish = clock();
- 
-        duration = finish-start;
-        duration = duration/CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
-        printf("It took %15.10f total sec\n", duration);
-        duration = duration/LOOPS;
-        duration = duration/10;
-        duration = duration * 1e6;
-        printf("It took %15.10f u sec per hash lookup\n", duration);
- 
-        bucketShow(pb);
- 
-        return S_bucket_success;
-}
-#endif
-
-
 
 /*
  * bucketUnsignedCompare()