diff --git a/src/avr_usart.c b/src/avr_usart.c
index 1f24ea9..2399267 100644
--- a/src/avr_usart.c
+++ b/src/avr_usart.c
@@ -158,24 +158,6 @@ void serial0_write(unsigned char* buffer, uint8_t write_length) {
 
 }
 
-/*
- * Input: none
- * Output: none
- * Description:
- */
-void serial0_enable_line_feeds(void) {
-   ; 
-}
-
-/*
- * Input: none
- * Output: none
- * Description:
- */
-void serial0_enable_carriage_returns(void) {
-    ;
-}
-
 /*
  * Input: A parity setting as a 8bit uint
  * Output: none
@@ -233,40 +215,6 @@ void serial0_read(unsigned char* buffer, uint8_t buf_length) {
 }
 
 
-/*
- * Inupt: A serialbuffer and length
- * Output: None
- * Description: Reads the serial data into a buffer of x length, 
- * it does error checking from the register first.
- */
-void serial0_read_with_err_checking(unsigned char* buffer, uint8_t buf_length) {
-     //first wait for the data to be received.
-    while( !(UCSR0A & (1<<RXC0)) ) {
-        ;//Equiv of continue
-    }
-    
-    //check for errors in the register.
-    //Check for frame error.
-    if(UCSR0A & (1<<FE0)) {
-        led_blink();
-    }
-    //check for data over-run
-    else if(UCSR0A & (1<<DOR0)) {
-        led_blink();
-        led_blink();
-    }
-    //check for parity error
-    else if(UCSR0A & (1<<UPE0)) {
-        led_blink();
-        led_blink();
-        led_blink();
-    }
-
-    //now return the data
-    buffer[0] = UDR0;   
-}
-
-
 /*
  * Inupt: BUAD RATE as uint8_t
  * Output: None
diff --git a/src/avr_usart.h b/src/avr_usart.h
index 1806f4e..fbfa96c 100644
--- a/src/avr_usart.h
+++ b/src/avr_usart.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ unsigned char rx_usart0(void);
 
 void serial0_write(unsigned char* buffer, uint8_t write_length);
 void serial0_read(unsigned char* buffer, uint8_t buf_length);
-void serial0_read_with_err_checking(unsigned char* buffer, uint8_t buf_length);
 void serial0_set_baud(uint8_t baud);
 void seiral0_enable_timeouts(uint8_t ms);
 void serial0_flush_rxbuf(void);