diff --git a/app/hall.hoon b/app/hall.hoon
index 676c181d16..0e8096dfae 100644
--- a/app/hall.hoon
+++ b/app/hall.hoon
@@ -125,19 +125,6 @@
   ?~  old
     %-  pre-bake
     ta-done:ta-init:ta
-  =.  stories.u.old
-    %-  ~(urn by stories.u.old)
-    |=  {nom/naem soy/story}
-    =+  %+  roll  grams.soy
-      |=  {t/telegram c/@ud k/(map serial @ud) s/(map circle (list @ud))}
-      :+  +(c)  (~(put by k) uid.t c)
-      =/  src/circle
-        ?:  (~(has by aud.t) [our.bol nom])  [our.bol nom]
-        ?~  aud.t  ~&(%strange-aud [our.bol %inbox])
-        n.aud.t
-      %+  ~(put by s)  src
-      [c (fall (~(get by s) src) ~)]
-    soy(count c, known k, sourced s)
   [~ ..prep(+<+ u.old)]
 ::
 :>  #  %engines