diff --git a/contract.json b/contract.json
deleted file mode 100644
index d5ecca0..0000000
--- a/contract.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"2NCHkDvv3uBBd5ahUegtsXR9mgYHyz2VT4t": {"redeemScript": "63a8207d4f530f652f20614a1b3eacd661926ae548b41fddbc1bce02944090e1d0941b8876a9147788b4511a25fba1092e67b307a6dcdb6da125d967029200b17576a914c7043e62a7391596116f54f6a64c8548e97d3fd96888ac", "funder": "myfFr5twPYNwgeXyjCmGcrzXtCmfmWXKYp", "redeemblocknum": 146, "p2sh": "2NCHkDvv3uBBd5ahUegtsXR9mgYHyz2VT4t", "redeemer": "mrQzUGU1dwsWRx5gsKKSDPNtrsP65vCA3Z"}, "t2SKpnnDmsLWfn9hoo8ZU5tE5A4qJucY5uJ": {"redeemScript": "63a8207d4f530f652f20614a1b3eacd661926ae548b41fddbc1bce02944090e1d0941b8876a9143ea29256c9d2888ca23de42a8b8e69ca2ec235b16702b600b17576a914c5acca6ef39c843c7a9c3ad01b2da95fe2edf5ba6888ac", "funder": "tmTjZSg4pX2Us6V5HttiwFZwj464fD2ZgpY", "redeemblocknum": 182, "p2sh": "t2SKpnnDmsLWfn9hoo8ZU5tE5A4qJucY5uJ", "redeemer": "tmFRXyju7ANM7A9mg75ZjyhFW1UJEhUPwfQ"}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 7770258..03d0eec 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -51,13 +51,3 @@ def save(trade):
     'buy': trade.buyContract.__dict__
     }
     save_trade(trade)
-
-
-def get_contract():
-    with open('contract.json') as data_file:
-        contractdb = json.load(data_file)
-    return contractdb
-
-def save_contract(contracts):
-    with open('contract.json', 'w') as outfile:
-        json.dump(contracts, outfile)
diff --git a/xcat.py b/xcat.py
index cc115f8..45688d6 100644
--- a/xcat.py
+++ b/xcat.py
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ def create_p2sh(htlcTrade):
     # CREATE SELL CONTRACT
     contract = create_htlc(currency, htlcTrade.sellContract.initiator, htlcTrade.sellContract.fulfiller, secret, locktime)
 
-    contracts = {}
-    sell_p2sh = contract['p2sh']
-    contracts[contract['p2sh']] = contract
-    save_contract(contracts)
-
     print("sell contract", contract)
     setattr(htlcTrade.sellContract, 'p2sh', contract['p2sh'])
     setattr(htlcTrade.sellContract, 'redeemScript', contract['redeemScript'])
@@ -103,9 +98,6 @@ def create_p2sh(htlcTrade):
     buy_contract = create_htlc(buy_currency, buy_fulfiller, buy_initiator, secret, locktime)
     print("Buy contract", buy_contract)
 
-    contracts[buy_contract['p2sh']] = buy_contract
-    save_contract(contracts)
-
     setattr(htlcTrade.buyContract, 'p2sh', buy_contract['p2sh'])
     setattr(htlcTrade.buyContract, 'redeemScript', buy_contract['redeemScript'])
     setattr(htlcTrade.buyContract, 'redeemblocknum', buy_contract['redeemblocknum'])