diff --git a/asyncqueue.c b/asyncqueue.c
index 0ad68098..5139c423 100644
--- a/asyncqueue.c
+++ b/asyncqueue.c
@@ -865,68 +865,6 @@ int AsyncQueueFactory(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics,
   return 1;
 }
 
-int MultiChanFactory(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics,
-    void *pData, int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-  pAsyncQueue pNew = NULL;
-  int iRet, status;
-  char pError[256];
-
-  if(argc < 3)
-  {
-    SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: insufficient no of arguments to AsyncQueueFactory",
-            eError);
-    return 0;
-  }
-
-  /* try to find an existing queue with this name */
-  pNew = (pAsyncQueue) FindCommandData(pServ->pSics, argv[1], "AsyncQueue");
-  if (pNew != NULL) {
-    char line[132];
-    snprintf(line, 132, "ERROR: AsyncQueue '%s' already exists", argv[1]);
-    SCWrite(pCon, line, eError);
-    return 1;
-  }
-
-  /*
-   create data structure and open port 
-  */
-  if (argc > 3)
-    pNew = AQ_Create(argv[2], argv[3]);
-  else
-    pNew = AQ_Create(argv[2], NULL) ;
-  
-  if(!pNew)
-  {
-    SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: failed to create AsyncQueue in AsyncQueueFactory",eError);
-    return 0;
-  }
-  if (pNew->queue_name)
-    free(pNew->queue_name);
-  pNew->queue_name = strdup(argv[1]);
-
-  status = AQ_Init(pNew);
-  if(status != 1)
-  {
-     sprintf(pError,"ERROR: failed to connect to %s at port %d",
-                    pNew->pHost, pNew->iPort);
-     SCWrite(pCon,pError,eError);
-  }
-  
-  /*
-    create the command
-  */
-  iRet = AddCommand(pSics, argv[1], AsyncQueueAction, AQ_Kill, pNew);
-  if(!iRet)
-  {
-        sprintf(pError,"ERROR: duplicate command %s not created", argv[1]);
-        SCWrite(pCon,pError,eError);
-        AQ_Kill(pNew);
-        return 0;
- }
- return 1;
-}
-
 /*
  * \brief make a AsyncQueue from a named rs232 controller
  *