diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/forwarding/Forwarding.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/forwarding/Forwarding.java
index b55497ef3de969111eaa003c94b5814c03228d5e..df255f6134b6d1ccff356f9f16201539a10b2bb4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/forwarding/Forwarding.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/forwarding/Forwarding.java
@@ -418,34 +418,6 @@ public class Forwarding extends ForwardingBase implements IFloodlightModule {
         this.topology = context.getServiceImpl(ITopologyService.class);
         this.counterStore = context.getServiceImpl(ICounterStoreService.class);
 
-        /*
-        // read our config options
-        Map<String, String> configOptions = context.getConfigParams(this);
-        try {
-            String idleTimeout = configOptions.get("idletimeout");
-            if (idleTimeout != null) {
-                FLOWMOD_DEFAULT_IDLE_TIMEOUT = Short.parseShort(idleTimeout);
-            }
-        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-            log.warn("Error parsing flow idle timeout, " +
-            		 "using default of {} seconds",
-                     FLOWMOD_DEFAULT_IDLE_TIMEOUT);
-        }
-        try {
-            String hardTimeout = configOptions.get("hardtimeout");
-            if (hardTimeout != null) {
-                FLOWMOD_DEFAULT_HARD_TIMEOUT = Short.parseShort(hardTimeout);
-            }
-        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-            log.warn("Error parsing flow hard timeout, " +
-            		 "using default of {} seconds",
-                     FLOWMOD_DEFAULT_HARD_TIMEOUT);
-        }
-        log.debug("FlowMod idle timeout set to {} seconds", 
-                  FLOWMOD_DEFAULT_IDLE_TIMEOUT);
-        log.debug("FlowMod hard timeout set to {} seconds", 
-                  FLOWMOD_DEFAULT_HARD_TIMEOUT);
-        */
         try {
             AppCookie.registerApp(FORWARDING_APP_ID, "Forwarding");
         } catch (AppIDInUseException e) {