diff --git a/install_full/ubuntu/airtime-full-install b/install_full/ubuntu/airtime-full-install
index 9c6800ac1..ce959286d 100755
--- a/install_full/ubuntu/airtime-full-install
+++ b/install_full/ubuntu/airtime-full-install
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ echo "----------------------------------------------------"
 # Updated package list
 sudo apt-get -y install tar gzip curl apache2 php5-pgsql libapache2-mod-php5 \
 php-pear php5-gd postgresql odbc-postgresql python2.6 lame libsoundtouch-ocaml \
-libvorbis-ocaml-dev libmp3lame-dev libtaglib-ocaml libao-ocaml libmad-ocaml \
-libesd0 icecast2 sudo libportaudio2 libsamplerate0 libcamomile-ocaml-dev \
-ecasound php5-curl mpg123 rabbitmq-server monit python-virtualenv
+libmp3lame-dev libtaglib-ocaml libao-ocaml libmad-ocaml ecasound \
+libesd0 icecast2 sudo libportaudio2 libsamplerate0 rabbitmq-server \
+php5-curl mpg123 monit python-virtualenv
 
 if [ "$?" -ne "0" ]; then
    echo ""
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py
index 1a927b969..1cbbe340f 100755
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py
@@ -166,20 +166,6 @@ class PypoFetch(Thread):
         self.cache_dir = config["cache_dir"] + self.export_source + '/'
         logger.info("Creating cache directory at %s", self.cache_dir)
 
-    def check_matching_timezones(self, server_timezone):
-        logger = logging.getLogger('fetch')
-
-        process = Popen(["date", "+%z"], stdout=PIPE)
-        pypo_timezone = (process.communicate()[0]).strip(' \r\n\t')
-
-        if server_timezone != pypo_timezone:
-            logger.error("ERROR: Airtime server and pypo timezone offsets do not match. Audio playback will not start when expected!!!")
-            logger.error("  * Server timezone offset: %s", server_timezone)
-            logger.error("  * Pypo timezone offset: %s", pypo_timezone)
-            logger.error("  * To fix this, you need to set the 'date.timezone' value in your php.ini file and restart apache.")
-            logger.error("  * See this page for more info (v1.7): http://wiki.sourcefabric.org/x/BQBF")
-            logger.error("  * and also the 'FAQ and Support' page underneath it.")  
-
     """
     def get_currently_scheduled(self, playlistsOrMedias, str_tnow_s):
         for key in playlistsOrMedias:
@@ -228,12 +214,6 @@ class PypoFetch(Thread):
         logger = logging.getLogger('fetch')
         playlists = schedule_data["playlists"]
 
-        #if bootstrapping:
-            #TODO: possible allow prepare_playlists to handle this.
-            #self.handle_shows_currently_scheduled(playlists)
-
-        self.check_matching_timezones(schedule_data["server_timezone"])
-            
         # Push stream metadata to liquidsoap
         # TODO: THIS LIQUIDSOAP STUFF NEEDS TO BE MOVED TO PYPO-PUSH!!!
         stream_metadata = schedule_data['stream_metadata']