diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index cddd1b8..08558a9 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -21,25 +21,6 @@ list_active_datasets()
     zfs list | tail -n +2 | cut -d' ' -f1|grep ${BG_ROOT}
 }
 
-read_datasets() {
-    while read BG_REMOTE_ADDR BG_REMOTE_PORT BG_REMOTE_ROOT BG_REMOTE_USER; do
-        case $BG_REMOTE_ADDR in
-            \#*) continue;;
-        esac
-        if [ $BG_TEST_MODE = "TRUE" ]; then
-            echo zfs send -R ${BG_ROOT}@${BG_NEW_SNAPSHOT} 
-            echo ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -o port=${BG_REMOTE_PORT} \
-                ${BG_REMOTE_USER}@${BG_REMOTE_ADDR} \
-                zfs receive -vu ${BG_REMOTE_ROOT}
-        else
-            zfs send -R ${BG_ROOT}@${BG_NEW_SNAPSHOT} |
-                ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -o port=${BG_REMOTE_PORT} \
-                ${BG_REMOTE_USER}@${BG_REMOTE_ADDR} \
-                zfs receive -dvu ${BG_REMOTE_ROOT}
-        fi
-    done < ${datasets_file}
-}
-
 # compare_datasets()
 
 create_datasets() {