diff --git a/script/local.py b/script/local.py
index c03cdc03..799bc0b2 100644
--- a/script/local.py
+++ b/script/local.py
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ def append_diag_datasets(parent = None):
 
 
 def wait_beam():
-    return
     if not beam_ok:        
         print "Waiting for beam..."
         while not beam_ok:
@@ -242,9 +241,6 @@ def before_readout():
 
 
 def after_readout(rec):
-    #if not beam_ok:
-    #    rec.invalidate()
-    #    return
     if get_context().persist:
         if rec.index == 0:
             create_diag_datasets()
diff --git a/script/monitoring.py b/script/monitoring.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bcf111f..00000000
--- a/script/monitoring.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-if controller.state == State.Ready:
-    print "Testing..."                   
-    if  not Scienta.state.isInitialized():
-        print "Try initialize Scienta..."                   
-        try:    
-            controller.evalLine("Scienta.initialize()")                                     
-            print "Scienta reinit ok"           
-        except:            
-            print "Scienta reinit failure"                   
-    else:
-        retries = 5
-        for i in range(retries):
-            try:                             
-                Scienta.getImageCounter().read()
-                break
-            except:
-                if i >= retries-1:
-                    print "Scienta timeout, try initialize..."           
-                    try:                             
-                        controller.evalLine("Scienta.initialize()")                                     
-                        print "Scienta reinit ok"           
-                    except:            
-                        print "Scienta reinit failure"           
-                    break   
-                else:
-                    print "Scienta timeout, retry..."           
-                    time.sleep(0.1)
-                    pass
-    print "Quit"                
-                                  
-
-
-    
-    
-    
-