diff --git a/src/main/java/de/uniluebeck/mi/projmi6/hapi/HL7Sender.java b/src/main/java/de/uniluebeck/mi/projmi6/hapi/HL7Sender.java
index 630762f..055a993 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/uniluebeck/mi/projmi6/hapi/HL7Sender.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/uniluebeck/mi/projmi6/hapi/HL7Sender.java
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ public class HL7Sender {
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                 e.printStackTrace ();
             }
-
-/*
+        /*
 
         * Close the connection when you are done with it.
         */
@@ -178,22 +177,6 @@ public class HL7Sender {
         System.out.println (encodedMessage);
     }
 
-    /**
-     *
-     * @param msg
-     */
-
-    public void validateMessage(Message msg) {
-        HapiContext context = new DefaultHapiContext();
-        context.setValidationContext(ValidationContextFactory.defaultValidation());
-        PipeParser parser = context.getPipeParser();
-        try {
-            parser.encode(msg);
-        } catch (HL7Exception e) {
-            System.out.println("invaid message!" +e);
-        }
-
-    }
 
 
 }