diff --git a/src/dns_request.c b/src/dns_request.c
index 034359e..6e0cd57 100644
--- a/src/dns_request.c
+++ b/src/dns_request.c
@@ -3,36 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "dns_request.h"
 
-/*
- *  get k'th bit from byte c
- *  because of how the DNS spec works, this starts counting from the LEFTMOST bit.
- */
-// unsigned int get_bit(unsigned char c, unsigned int k)
-// {
-//     unsigned int flag = 1U; // flag = 0000.....00001
-//
-//     flag = flag << (8U-k); // flag = 0000...010...000   (shifted k positions)
-//
-//     return c & flag; 
-// }
-
-/*
- *  get n bits from byte c starting at position k
- *  because of how the DNS spec works, this starts counting from the LEFTMOST bit.
- */
-// unsigned int get_bits(unsigned char c, unsigned int n, unsigned int k)
-// {
-//     unsigned int ret = 0;
-//     unsigned int flag = 1U; // flag = 0000.....00001
-//
-//     for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
-//         unsigned int bit_pos = 8U - k + j;
-//         ret = ret | get_bit(c, k+j) << bit_pos;
-//     }
-//
-//     return ret;
-// }
-
 struct DNSRequest *parse_dns_query(struct DNSPacketBuffer *pb)
 {
     struct DNSRequest *req;