diff --git a/mastochess.py b/mastochess.py
index 1326dfc..6a23fc3 100644
--- a/mastochess.py
+++ b/mastochess.py
@@ -20,42 +20,6 @@ def unescape(s):
     s = s.replace("'", "'")
     return s
 
-def last_notification():
-
-    ###################################################################
-    # query status_created_at of last notification
-
-    try:
-
-        conn = None
-
-        conn = psycopg2.connect(database = chess_db, user = chess_db_user, password = "", host = "/var/run/postgresql", port = "5432")
-
-        cur = conn.cursor()
-
-        cur.execute("select status_created_at from botreplies order by status_created_at desc limit 1")
-
-        row = cur.fetchone()
-        if row != None:
-            last_posted = row[0]
-            last_posted = last_posted.strftime("%d/%m/%Y, %H:%M:%S")
-        else:
-            last_posted = ""
-
-        cur.close()
-
-        return last_posted
-
-    except (Exception, psycopg2.DatabaseError) as error:
-
-        print(error)
-
-    finally:
-
-        if conn is not None:
-
-            conn.close()
-
 def get_bot_id():
 
     ###################################################################################################################################