diff --git a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
index eedb03e90..f9c85c0a9 100644
--- a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
+++ b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
@@ -127,24 +127,6 @@ class RequestProvider(object):
 
 
 class AirtimeApiClient(object):
-
-    # This is a little hacky fix so that I don't have to pass the config object
-    # everywhere where AirtimeApiClient needs to be initialized
-    default_config = None
-    # the purpose of this custom constructor is to remember which config file
-    # it was called with. So that after the initial call:
-    # AirtimeApiClient.create_right_config('/path/to/config')
-    # All subsequence calls to create_right_config will be with that config
-    # file
-    @staticmethod
-    def create_right_config(log=None,config_path=None):
-        if config_path: AirtimeApiClient.default_config = config_path
-        elif (not AirtimeApiClient.default_config):
-            raise ValueError("Cannot slip config_path attribute when it has \
-                              never been passed yet")
-        return AirtimeApiClient( logger=None,
-                config_path=AirtimeApiClient.default_config )
-
     def __init__(self, logger=None,config_path='/etc/airtime/api_client.cfg'):
         if logger is None: self.logger = logging
         else: self.logger = logger