diff --git a/src/caduceus/caduceus_type.go b/src/caduceus/caduceus_type.go
index 8a3d3d41..67189ba7 100644
--- a/src/caduceus/caduceus_type.go
+++ b/src/caduceus/caduceus_type.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"github.com/Comcast/webpa-common/logging"
 	"github.com/Comcast/webpa-common/secure"
 	"github.com/Comcast/webpa-common/secure/key"
@@ -78,43 +77,3 @@ func (ch *CaduceusHandler) HandleRequest(workerID int, msg *wrp.Message) {
 		" to sender")
 	ch.senderWrapper.Queue(msg)
 }
-
-// Below is the struct and implementation of our worker pool factory
-type WorkerPoolFactory struct {
-	NumWorkers int
-	QueueSize  int
-}
-
-func (wpf WorkerPoolFactory) New() (wp *WorkerPool) {
-	jobs := make(chan func(workerID int), wpf.QueueSize)
-
-	for i := 0; i < wpf.NumWorkers; i++ {
-		go func(id int) {
-			for f := range jobs {
-				f(id)
-			}
-		}(i)
-	}
-
-	wp = &WorkerPool{
-		jobs: jobs,
-	}
-
-	return
-}
-
-// Below is the struct and implementation of our worker pool
-// It utilizes a non-blocking channel, so we throw away any requests that exceed
-// the channel's limit (indicated by its buffer size)
-type WorkerPool struct {
-	jobs chan func(workerID int)
-}
-
-func (wp *WorkerPool) Send(inFunc func(workerID int)) error {
-	select {
-	case wp.jobs <- inFunc:
-		return nil
-	default:
-		return errors.New("Worker pool channel full.")
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/caduceus/caduceus_type_test.go b/src/caduceus/caduceus_type_test.go
index d51bde3d..fcfcb253 100644
--- a/src/caduceus/caduceus_type_test.go
+++ b/src/caduceus/caduceus_type_test.go
@@ -17,52 +17,13 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/Comcast/webpa-common/logging"
 	"github.com/Comcast/webpa-common/wrp"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func TestWorkerPool(t *testing.T) {
-	assert := assert.New(t)
-
-	workerPool := WorkerPoolFactory{
-		NumWorkers: 1,
-		QueueSize:  1,
-	}.New()
-
-	t.Run("TestWorkerPoolSend", func(t *testing.T) {
-		testWG := new(sync.WaitGroup)
-		testWG.Add(1)
-
-		require.NotNil(t, workerPool)
-		err := workerPool.Send(func(workerID int) {
-			testWG.Done()
-		})
-
-		testWG.Wait()
-		assert.Nil(err)
-	})
-
-	workerPool = WorkerPoolFactory{
-		NumWorkers: 0,
-		QueueSize:  0,
-	}.New()
-
-	t.Run("TestWorkerPoolFullQueue", func(t *testing.T) {
-		require.NotNil(t, workerPool)
-		err := workerPool.Send(func(workerID int) {
-			assert.Fail("This should not execute because our worker queue is full and we have no workers.")
-		})
-
-		assert.NotNil(err)
-	})
-}
-
 func TestCaduceusHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	logger := logging.DefaultLogger()