diff --git a/pkg/helpers.go b/pkg/helpers.go
index f9193bc..553f222 100644
--- a/pkg/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/helpers.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ You may get a copy of the License at
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/common-nighthawk/go-figure"
+	"github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6/table"
 	"github.com/jkaninda/goma-gateway/util"
 )
 
@@ -22,3 +23,11 @@ func Intro() {
 	fmt.Println("Copyright (c) 2024 Jonas Kaninda")
 	fmt.Println("Starting Goma Gateway server...")
 }
+func printRoute(routes []Route) {
+	t := table.NewWriter()
+	t.AppendHeader(table.Row{"Name", "Route", "Rewrite", "Destination"})
+	for _, route := range routes {
+		t.AppendRow(table.Row{route.Name, route.Path, route.Rewrite, route.Destination})
+	}
+	fmt.Println(t.Render())
+}
diff --git a/pkg/proxy.go b/pkg/proxy.go
index 65535a1..235b7c0 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy.go
@@ -100,14 +100,3 @@ func (proxyRoute ProxyRoute) ProxyHandler() http.HandlerFunc {
 		proxy.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	}
 }
-
-func isAllowed(cors []string, r *http.Request) bool {
-	for _, origin := range cors {
-		if origin == r.Header.Get("Origin") {
-			return true
-		}
-		continue
-	}
-	return false
-
-}
diff --git a/pkg/route.go b/pkg/route.go
index 8db8867..bc7cca1 100644
--- a/pkg/route.go
+++ b/pkg/route.go
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
-	"github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6/table"
 	"github.com/jkaninda/goma-gateway/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/jkaninda/goma-gateway/pkg/middleware"
 	"github.com/jkaninda/goma-gateway/util"
@@ -134,12 +132,3 @@ func (gatewayServer GatewayServer) Initialize() *mux.Router {
 	return r
 
 }
-
-func printRoute(routes []Route) {
-	t := table.NewWriter()
-	t.AppendHeader(table.Row{"Name", "Route", "Rewrite", "Destination"})
-	for _, route := range routes {
-		t.AppendRow(table.Row{route.Name, route.Path, route.Rewrite, route.Destination})
-	}
-	fmt.Println(t.Render())
-}
diff --git a/pkg/server.go b/pkg/server.go
index 8850be6..9dfbcdc 100644
--- a/pkg/server.go
+++ b/pkg/server.go
@@ -66,45 +66,3 @@ func (gatewayServer GatewayServer) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 
 }
-func waitForReady(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	timeout time.Duration,
-	endpoint string,
-) error {
-	client := http.Client{}
-	startTime := time.Now()
-	for {
-		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(
-			ctx,
-			http.MethodGet,
-			endpoint,
-			nil,
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create request: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		resp, err := client.Do(req)
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("Error making request: %s\n", err.Error())
-			continue
-		}
-		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
-			fmt.Println("Endpoint is ready!")
-			resp.Body.Close()
-			return nil
-		}
-		resp.Body.Close()
-
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return ctx.Err()
-		default:
-			if time.Since(startTime) >= timeout {
-				return fmt.Errorf("timeout reached while waiting for endpoint")
-			}
-			// wait a little while between checks
-			time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
-		}
-	}
-}