diff --git a/aqhome/msg/endpoint_tty.c b/aqhome/msg/endpoint_tty.c
index c8bf3b1..61e6f2b 100644
--- a/aqhome/msg/endpoint_tty.c
+++ b/aqhome/msg/endpoint_tty.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ GWEN_MSG_ENDPOINT *AQH_TtyNodeEndpoint_new(const char *devicePath, int groupId)
 {
   GWEN_MSG_ENDPOINT *ep;
   AQH_MSG_ENDPOINT_TTY *xep;
-//  int fd;
 
   ep=AQH_NodeEndpoint_new(AQH_MSG_ENDPOINT_TTY_NAME, groupId);
 
@@ -80,17 +79,6 @@ GWEN_MSG_ENDPOINT *AQH_TtyNodeEndpoint_new(const char *devicePath, int groupId)
 
   xep->deviceName=strdup(devicePath);
 
-#if 0
-  fd=_openDevice(ep);
-  if (fd<0) {
-    DBG_INFO(NULL, "here (%d)", fd);
-    GWEN_MsgEndpoint_free(ep);
-    return NULL;
-  }
-  GWEN_MsgEndpoint_SetFd(ep, fd);
-  _attnHigh(ep);
-#endif
-
   return ep;
 }