diff --git a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
index c307d86d0864c402e616c9eddd82f467e3a5c134..378b5879fcb9f4d61318d81f992f362822f427db 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
@@ -23,215 +23,6 @@ num_elems = 5424
 num_lines = 5424
 
 
-# class AMVFiles:
-#
-#     def __init__(self, files_path, file_time_span, pattern, band='14'):
-#         self.flist = glob.glob(files_path + pattern)
-#         if len(self.flist) == 0:
-#             raise GenericException('no matching files found in: ' + files_path)
-#         self.band = band
-#         self.ftimes = []
-#         self.span_seconds = datetime.timedelta(minutes=file_time_span).seconds
-#         for pname in self.flist:
-#             dto = self.get_datetime(pname)
-#             dto_start = dto
-#             dto_end = dto + datetime.timedelta(minutes=file_time_span)
-#             self.ftimes.append((dto_start.timestamp(), dto_end.timestamp()))
-#         self.ftimes = np.array(self.ftimes)
-#         self.flist = np.array(self.flist)
-#         sidxs = np.argsort(self.ftimes[:, 0])
-#         self.ftimes = self.ftimes[sidxs, :]
-#         self.flist = self.flist[sidxs]
-#
-#     def get_datetime(self, pathname):
-#         pass
-#
-#     def get_navigation(self):
-#         pass
-#
-#     def get_file_containing_time(self, timestamp):
-#         k = -1
-#         for i in range(len(self.ftimes.shape[0])):
-#             if (timestamp >= self.ftimes[i, 0]) and (timestamp < self.ftimes[i, 1]):
-#                 k = i
-#                 break
-#         if k < 0:
-#             return None, None, None
-#
-#         return self.flist[k], self.ftimes[k, 0], k
-#
-#     def get_file(self, timestamp):
-#         diff = self.ftimes[:, 0] - timestamp
-#         midx = np.argmin(np.abs(diff))
-#         if np.abs(self.ftimes[midx, 0] - timestamp) < self.span_seconds:
-#             return self.flist[midx], self.ftimes[midx, 0], midx
-#         else:
-#             return None, None, None
-#
-#     def get_parameters(self):
-#         pass
-#
-#     def get_out_parameters(self):
-#         pass
-#
-#     def get_meta_dict(self):
-#         pass
-#
-#
-# class Framework(AMVFiles):
-#     def __init__(self, files_path, file_time_span, band='14'):
-#         super().__init__(files_path, file_time_span, '*WINDS_AMV_EN-'+band+'*.nc', band)
-#
-#         self.elem_name = 'Element'
-#         self.line_name = 'Line'
-#         self.lon_name = 'Longitude'
-#         self.lat_name = 'Latitude'
-#
-#         self.out_params = ['Lon', 'Lat', 'Element', 'Line', 'pressure', 'wind_speed', 'wind_direction', 'BestFitPresLvl']
-#         self.params = ['MedianPress', 'Wind_Speed', 'Wind_Dir', 'BestFitPresLvl']
-#         self.meta_dict = {'Lon': ('degrees east', 'f4'), 'Lat': ('degrees north', 'f4'), 'Element': (None, 'i4'), 'Line': (None, 'i4'),
-#                           'pressure': ('hPa', 'f4'), 'wind_speed': ('m s-1', 'f4'), 'wind_direction': ('degrees', 'f4'),
-#                           'BestFitPresLvl': ('hPa', 'f4')}
-#
-#     def get_parameters(self):
-#         return self.params
-#
-#     def get_out_parameters(self):
-#         return self.out_params
-#
-#     def get_meta_dict(self):
-#         return self.meta_dict
-#
-#     def get_navigation(self):
-#         return GEOSNavigation(sub_lon=-75.0)
-#
-#     def get_datetime(self, pathname):
-#         fname = os.path.split(pathname)[1]
-#         toks = fname.split('_')
-#         dstr = toks[4]
-#         tstr = toks[5]
-#         dtstr = dstr + tstr
-#         dto = datetime.datetime.strptime(dtstr, '%Y%j%H%M').replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-#
-#         return dto
-#
-#
-# class FrameworkCloudHeight(AMVFiles):
-#     def __init__(self, files_path, file_time_span):
-#         super().__init__(files_path, file_time_span, '*_CLOUD_HEIGHT_EN'+'*.nc', None)
-#
-#         self.elem_name = 'Element'
-#         self.line_name = 'Line'
-#         self.lon_name = 'Longitude'
-#         self.lat_name = 'Latitude'
-#
-#         self.out_params = ['CldTopPres', 'CldTopHght', 'CldOptDpth']
-#         self.params = ['CldTopPres', 'CldTopHght', 'CldOptDpth']
-#         self.meta_dict = {'CldTopPres': ('hPa', 'f4'), 'CldTopHght': ('km', 'f4'), 'CldOptDpth': ('km', 'f4')}
-#
-#     def get_parameters(self):
-#         return self.params
-#
-#     def get_out_parameters(self):
-#         return self.out_params
-#
-#     def get_meta_dict(self):
-#         return self.meta_dict
-#
-#     def get_navigation(self):
-#         return GEOSNavigation(sub_lon=-75.0)
-#
-#     def get_datetime(self, pathname):
-#         fname = os.path.split(pathname)[1]
-#         toks = fname.split('_')
-#         dstr = toks[4]
-#         tstr = toks[5]
-#         dtstr = dstr + tstr
-#         dto = datetime.datetime.strptime(dtstr, '%Y%j%H%M').replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-#
-#         return dto
-#
-#
-# class OPS(AMVFiles):
-#     def __init__(self, files_path, file_time_span, band='14'):
-#         super().__init__(files_path, file_time_span, 'OR_ABI-L2-DMWF*'+'C'+band+'*.nc', band)
-#
-#         self.elem_name = None
-#         self.line_name = None
-#         self.lon_name = 'lon'
-#         self.lat_name = 'lat'
-#
-#         self.out_params = ['Lon', 'Lat', 'Element', 'Line', 'pressure', 'wind_speed', 'wind_direction']
-#         self.params = ['pressure', 'wind_speed', 'wind_direction']
-#         self.meta_dict = {'Lon': ('degrees east', 'f4'), 'Lat': ('degrees north', 'f4'), 'Element': (None, 'i4'), 'Line': (None, 'i4'),
-#                           'pressure': ('hPa', 'f4'), 'wind_speed': ('m s-1', 'f4'), 'wind_direction': ('degrees', 'f4')}
-#
-#     def get_navigation(self):
-#         # return GEOSNavigation(sub_lon=-75.2) ?
-#         return GEOSNavigation(sub_lon=-75.0)
-#
-#     def get_datetime(self, pathname):
-#         fname = os.path.split(pathname)[1]
-#         toks = fname.split('_')
-#         dtstr = toks[3]
-#         dtstr = dtstr[:-3]
-#         dto = datetime.datetime.strptime(dtstr, 's%Y%j%H%M').replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-#
-#         return dto
-#
-#     def get_parameters(self):
-#         return self.params
-#
-#     def get_out_parameters(self):
-#         return self.out_params
-#
-#     def get_meta_dict(self):
-#         return self.meta_dict
-#
-#
-# class CarrStereo(AMVFiles):
-#     def __init__(self, files_path, file_time_span, band='14'):
-#         super().__init__(files_path, file_time_span, 'tdw_qc_GOES*'+'ch_'+band+'.nc', band)
-#
-#         self.elem_name = 'Element'
-#         self.line_name = 'Line'
-#         self.lon_name = 'Lon'
-#         self.lat_name = 'Lat'
-#
-#         self.out_params = ['Lon', 'Lat', 'Element', 'Line', 'V_3D_u', 'V_3D_v', 'H_3D', 'pres', 'Fcst_Spd', 'Fcst_Dir', 'SatZen',
-#                            'InversionFlag', 'CloudPhase', 'CloudType']
-#
-#         self.params = ['V_3D', 'H_3D', 'pres', 'Fcst_Spd', 'Fcst_Dir', 'SatZen',
-#                        'InversionFlag', 'CloudPhase', 'CloudType']
-#
-#         self.meta_dict = {'H_3D': ('m', 'f4'), 'pres': ('hPa', 'f4'), 'Fcst_Spd': ('m s-1', 'f4'),
-#                           'Fcst_Dir': ('degree', 'f4'),
-#                           'SatZen': ('degree', 'f4'), 'InversionFlag': (None, 'u1'),
-#                           'CloudPhase': (None, 'u1'), 'CloudType': (None, 'u1'),
-#                           'V_3D_u': ('m s-1', 'f4'), 'V_3D_v': ('m s-1', 'f4'), 'Lon': ('degrees east', 'f4'),
-#                           'Lat': ('degrees north', 'f4'), 'Element': (None, 'i4'), 'Line': (None, 'i4')}
-#
-#     def get_navigation(self):
-#         return GEOSNavigation(sub_lon=-137.0)
-#
-#     def get_datetime(self, pathname):
-#         fname = os.path.split(pathname)[1]
-#         toks = fname.split('_')
-#         dtstr = toks[3]
-#         dto = datetime.datetime.strptime(dtstr, '%Y%j.%H%M.ch').replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-#
-#         return dto
-#
-#     def get_parameters(self):
-#         return self.params
-#
-#     def get_out_parameters(self):
-#         return self.out_params
-#
-#     def get_meta_dict(self):
-#         return self.meta_dict
-
-
 def get_amvs(amv_files, timestamp, filepath=None):
     if filepath is None:
         filepath, ftime, f_idx = amv_files.get_file(timestamp)