diff --git a/rna-seq.nf b/rna-seq.nf
index 9f4be25cb0d8df7623574e397198c46621719718..c04fa39fb6cddf5183980934691a6d0e4e04b4bc 100644
--- a/rna-seq.nf
+++ b/rna-seq.nf
@@ -113,47 +113,6 @@ script_deleteEntry_uploadQC = Channel.fromPath("${baseDir}/workflow/scripts/dele
 script_deleteEntry_uploadQC_fail = Channel.fromPath("${baseDir}/workflow/scripts/delete_entry.py")
 script_deleteEntry_uploadProcessedFile = Channel.fromPath("${baseDir}/workflow/scripts/delete_entry.py")
 
-/*
- * trackStart: track start of pipeline
- */
-process trackStart {
-  script:
-    """
-    hostname
-    ulimit -a
-
-    curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -X PUT -d \
-      '{ \
-        "sessionId": "${workflow.sessionId}", \
-        "pipeline": "gudmap.rbk_rnaseq", \
-        "start": "${workflow.start}", \
-        "repRID": "${repRID}", \
-        "astrocyte": false, \
-        "status": "started", \
-        "nextflowVersion": "${workflow.nextflow.version}", \
-        "pipelineVersion": "${workflow.manifest.version}", \
-        "ci": ${params.ci}, \
-        "dev": ${params.dev} \
-      }' \
-      "https://xku43pcwnf.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ProdDeploy/pipeline-tracking"
-
-    if [ ${params.track} == true ]
-    then
-      curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -X PUT -d \
-        '{ \
-          "ID": "${workflow.sessionId}", \
-          "repRID": "${repRID}", \
-          "PipelineVersion": "${workflow.manifest.version}", \
-          "Server": "${params.source}", \
-          "Queued": "NA", \
-          "CheckedOut": "NA", \
-          "Started": "${workflow.start}" \
-        }' \
-        "https://9ouc12dkwb.execute-api.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/prod/db/track"
-    fi
-    """
-}
-
 log.info """\
 ====================================
 BICF RNA-seq Pipeline for GUDMAP/RBK