diff --git a/tap/passive_tapper.go b/tap/passive_tapper.go
index fbe425855..fbdb5890c 100644
--- a/tap/passive_tapper.go
+++ b/tap/passive_tapper.go
@@ -61,11 +61,7 @@ var anydirection = flag.Bool("anydirection", false, "Capture requests to other h
 var staleTimeoutSeconds = flag.Int("staletimout", 120, "Max time in seconds to keep connections which don't transmit data")
 
 var memprofile = flag.String("memprofile", "", "Write memory profile")
-
-// output
-var HarOutputDir = flag.String("hardir", "", "Directory in which to store output har files")
-var harEntriesPerFile = flag.Int("harentriesperfile", 200, "Number of max number of har entries to store in each file")
-
+	
 var statsTracker = StatsTracker{}
 
 // global
@@ -267,12 +263,6 @@ func startPassiveTapper(outputItems chan *api.OutputChannelItem) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// if *dumpToHar {
-	// 	harWriter.Start()
-	// 	defer harWriter.Stop()
-	// }
-	// defer outboundLinkWriter.Stop()
-
 	var dec gopacket.Decoder
 	var ok bool
 	decoderName := *decoder