diff --git a/aossceilo/tidy.py b/aossceilo/tidy.py
index efbb2c64907b65f1c24d2cfc32bfd147d095464e..3fd7f8adb3e1cd9c0a4747b709a6e02d34980623 100644
--- a/aossceilo/tidy.py
+++ b/aossceilo/tidy.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2009 University of Wisconsin SSEC. All rights reserved.
 import os, sys, logging
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 # from aossceilo import quicklook
-from aossceilo import nc
+# from aossceilo import nc
 from aossceilo import CONFIG as c
 from metobscommon.util import raw_manager
 rel = raw_manager.relativedir
@@ -66,26 +66,26 @@ CEILO_DIR_FORMAT =   c.CEILO_DIR_FORMAT
 #     os.symlink( rel(latest_dir, filename), tmppath )
 #     os.rename( tmppath, linkpath )
 
-def create_nc(when=None):
-    """run external nc_gen module with proper arguments to create a new netCDF
-    file.
-    """
-    when = when or datetime.now()
-    # Run for past 3 days
-    begin = when - timedelta(days=2)
-    # Create temp nc files in cache location
-    temp_created_files = nc.make_ceilo_files(begin=begin, end=when, basedir=None, site=site, description=description)
-    # Check that some files were created
-    if not temp_created_files:
-        LOG.warning("No new nc files were created")
-        return
-    # Rename temp files to original files
-    created_files = [ os.path.join(d,f[1:]) for d,f in [ os.path.split(x) for x in temp_created_files ] ]
-    for t,f in zip(temp_created_files, created_files):
-        if os.path.exists(f): os.remove(f)
-        os.rename(t,f)
-    # Link latest files
-    link_latest_file(c.get_latest_dir(), created_files[0], data_type="nc")
+# def create_nc(when=None):
+#     """run external nc_gen module with proper arguments to create a new netCDF
+#     file.
+#     """
+#     when = when or datetime.now()
+#     # Run for past 3 days
+#     begin = when - timedelta(days=2)
+#     # Create temp nc files in cache location
+#     temp_created_files = nc.make_ceilo_files(begin=begin, end=when, basedir=None, site=site, description=description)
+#     # Check that some files were created
+#     if not temp_created_files:
+#         LOG.warning("No new nc files were created")
+#         return
+#     # Rename temp files to original files
+#     created_files = [ os.path.join(d,f[1:]) for d,f in [ os.path.split(x) for x in temp_created_files ] ]
+#     for t,f in zip(temp_created_files, created_files):
+#         if os.path.exists(f): os.remove(f)
+#         os.rename(t,f)
+#     # Link latest files
+#     link_latest_file(c.get_latest_dir(), created_files[0], data_type="nc")
 
 def file_dirs(when = None, data_type='ascii'):
     """ yield camera-name, incoming-dir, raw_dir, cache_dir, latest_dir for a given datetime object (default now)
@@ -231,10 +231,10 @@ run "%prog help" to list commands
     #     """
     #     create_quicklook(when=date)
     #
-    def nc(*args):
-        """Create multiple nc files for (date - 2 days) to date.
-        """
-        create_nc(date)
+    # def nc(*args):
+    #     """Create multiple nc files for (date - 2 days) to date.
+    #     """
+    #     create_nc(date)
 
     def help(command=None):
         """print command help or list of commands