diff --git a/distro/scripts/adl_cots.sh b/distro/scripts/adl_cots.sh
index abd9631b69b7bcc5ed6cfda0a5cea2b2b317ebbb..26472069e254a0d32c355b945e2b96fbe00467f0 100755
--- a/distro/scripts/adl_cots.sh
+++ b/distro/scripts/adl_cots.sh
@@ -47,23 +47,6 @@ export CXXFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
 echo "CPPFLAGS" $CPPFLAGS
 echo "CPATH" $CPATH
 
-usage() {
-    echo "usage"
-    echo "adl_cots.sh REPO LOCAL cmds"
-    echo "where "
-    echo "REPO = directory contain git repository"
-    echo "LOCAL = directory to build cots into"
-    echo "cmds =  build command - usually wipe all"
-    echo "  wipe cleans out local directories"
-    echo "  all excutes build of all the c and fortran cots"
-}
-
-if [ -z "$1" ]; then
-    usage
-    exit 3
-fi
-
-
 COTS_HOME=/csppbinaries/cspp-sdr-binary/distro/
 COTSBASE=/CSPP_SDR_4_0
 mkdir -p ${COTSBASE}