diff --git a/proxstar/vm.py b/proxstar/vm.py
index 5c6724d..896d206 100644
--- a/proxstar/vm.py
+++ b/proxstar/vm.py
@@ -271,29 +271,32 @@ class VM:
     #         command='change vnc 127.0.0.1:{}'.format(port)
     #     )
 
-    def configure_vnc_in_vm_config(self, ssh_user, ssh_pass):
+    def configure_vnc_in_vm_config():#self, ssh_user, ssh_pass):
         """Sets the vm up for VNC. Enables it to open a socket on localhost
         with a pre-determined password, which proxstar can then proxy to a noVNC
         instance.
+        FIXME (willnilges): Dead Code. Remove this function.
         """
         # proxmox = connect_proxmox()
-        config = f'args: -object secret,id=secvnc{self.id},data={self.id} -vnc 127.0.0.1:{int(self.id)+5900},password-secret=secvnc{self.id}'
-        path = f'/etc/pve/local/qemu-server/{self.id}.conf'
-        with paramiko.SSHClient() as ssh:
-            ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
-            ssh.connect(
-                self.node,
-                port=22,
-                username=ssh_user,
-                key_filename='proxmox_ssh_key',
-                passphrase=ssh_pass,
-            )
-            ssh.exec_command(
-                f"if grep -- '{config}' {path}; then echo identical config found; else sed -i /dev/null '/-vnc/d' {path}"
-            )  # YOLO
-            ssh.exec_command(
-                f"if grep -- '-vnc' {path}; then echo found config; else echo {config} >> {path}; fi"
-            )
+        # config = f'args: -object secret,id=secvnc{self.id},data={self.id} -vnc
+        # 127.0.0.1:{int(self.id)+5900},password-secret=secvnc{self.id}'
+        # path = f'/etc/pve/local/qemu-server/{self.id}.conf'
+        # with paramiko.SSHClient() as ssh:
+        #     ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
+        #     ssh.connect(
+        #         self.node,
+        #         port=22,
+        #         username=ssh_user,
+        #         key_filename='proxmox_ssh_key',
+        #         passphrase=ssh_pass,
+        #     )
+        #     ssh.exec_command(
+        #         f"if grep -- '{config}' {path}; then echo identical config found;
+        #         else sed -i /dev/null '/-vnc/d' {path}"
+        #     )  # YOLO
+        #     ssh.exec_command(
+        #         f"if grep -- '-vnc' {path}; then echo found config; else echo {config} >> {path}; fi"
+        #     )
 
     @retry(wait=wait_fixed(2), stop=stop_after_attempt(5))
     def eject_iso(self):
diff --git a/proxstar/vnc.py b/proxstar/vnc.py
index 3030a2f..cbbbd43 100644
--- a/proxstar/vnc.py
+++ b/proxstar/vnc.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 import time
 
+import urllib.parse
 import requests
 from flask import current_app as app
 from sshtunnel import SSHTunnelForwarder
-import urllib.parse
 
 from proxstar import logging
 from proxstar.util import gen_password
@@ -75,27 +75,27 @@ def open_vnc_session(vmid, node, proxmox_user, proxmox_pass):
     # Get Proxmox API ticket and CSRF_Prevention_Token
     # TODO (willnilges): Use Proxmoxer to get this information
     # TODO (willnilges): Report errors
-    data = {"username": proxmox_user, "password": proxmox_pass}
+    data = {'username': proxmox_user, 'password': proxmox_pass}
     response_data = requests.post(
-        f"https://{node}.csh.rit.edu:8006/" + "api2/json/access/ticket",
+        f'https://{node}.csh.rit.edu:8006/' + 'api2/json/access/ticket',
         verify=False,
         data=data,
-    ).json()["data"]
+    ).json()['data']
     if response_data is None:
-        raise AuthenticationError(
-            "Could not authenticate against `ticket` endpoint! Check uname/password"
+        raise requests.AuthenticationError(
+            'Could not authenticate against `ticket` endpoint! Check uname/password'
         )
     csrf_prevention_token = response_data['CSRFPreventionToken']
     ticket = response_data['ticket']
-    proxy_params = {"node": node, "vmid": str(vmid), "websocket": '1', "generate-password": '0'}
+    proxy_params = {'node': node, 'vmid': str(vmid), 'websocket': '1', 'generate-password': '0'}
     vncproxy_response_data = requests.post(
-        f"https://{node}.csh.rit.edu:8006/api2/json/nodes/{node}/qemu/{vmid}/vncproxy",
+        f'https://{node}.csh.rit.edu:8006/api2/json/nodes/{node}/qemu/{vmid}/vncproxy',
         verify=False,
         timeout=5,
         params=proxy_params,
-        headers={"CSRFPreventionToken": csrf_prevention_token},
-        cookies={"PVEAuthCookie": ticket},
-    ).json()["data"]
+        headers={'CSRFPreventionToken': csrf_prevention_token},
+        cookies={'PVEAuthCookie': ticket},
+    ).json()['data']
 
     return urllib.parse.quote_plus(vncproxy_response_data['ticket']), vncproxy_response_data['port']
 
@@ -118,18 +118,21 @@ def start_ssh_tunnel(node, port):
     return server
 
 
-def stop_ssh_tunnel(vmid, ssh_tunnels):
+def stop_ssh_tunnel():#vmid, ssh_tunnels):
+    # FIXME (willnilges): Dead code. Delete this function.
     # Tear down the SSH tunnel and VNC target entry for a given VM
-    port = 5900 + int(vmid)
-    tunnel = next((tunnel for tunnel in ssh_tunnels if tunnel.local_bind_port == port), None)
-    if tunnel:
-        logging.info('tearing down SSH tunnel for VM %s', vmid)
-        try:
-            tunnel.stop()
-        except:
-            pass
-        ssh_tunnels.remove(tunnel)
-        delete_vnc_target(port)
+    print(f'This code is useless')
+    pass
+    # port = 5900 + int(vmid)
+    # tunnel = next((tunnel for tunnel in ssh_tunnels if tunnel.local_bind_port == port), None)
+    # if tunnel:
+    #     logging.info('tearing down SSH tunnel for VM %s', vmid)
+    #     try:
+    #         tunnel.stop()
+    #     except:
+    #         pass
+    #     ssh_tunnels.remove(tunnel)
+        # delete_vnc_target(port)
 
 
 def send_stop_ssh_tunnel(vmid):