diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/GPIOInterface.hpp b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/GPIOInterface.hpp
index cac0b82..c047ea7 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/GPIOInterface.hpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/GPIOInterface.hpp
@@ -15,11 +15,8 @@
 
 #include <fstream>
 
-#include "../lib/json/json.hpp"
 #include "../lib/wiringPi/wiringPi.h"
 
-using namespace nlohmann;
-
 class GPIOInterface
 {
 public:
@@ -35,9 +32,6 @@ public:
   {
     return digitalRead(address);
   }
-
-protected:
-  json config;
 };