diff --git a/canconnectioncontainer.cpp b/canconnectioncontainer.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 302a3be..0000000
--- a/canconnectioncontainer.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#include "canconnection.h"
-#include "canconnectioncontainer.h"
-#include "mainwindow.h"
-
-CANConnectionContainer::CANConnectionContainer(CANConnection *conn)
-{
-    thread = new QThread();
-    connection = conn;
-    connection->moveToThread(thread);
-
-    connect(thread, &QThread::started, conn, &CANConnection::run); //setup timers within the proper thread
-    connect(conn, &CANConnection::frameUpdateRapid, MainWindow::getReference(), &MainWindow::gotFrames, Qt::QueuedConnection);
-    connect(MainWindow::getReference(), &MainWindow::sendCANFrame, conn, &CANConnection::sendFrame, Qt::QueuedConnection);
-    thread->start();
-    thread->setPriority(QThread::HighPriority);
-}
-
-CANConnectionContainer::~CANConnectionContainer()
-{
-    //have to stop the actual execution first before deleting
-    thread->quit();
-    if(!thread->wait()) {
-        qDebug() << "can't stop thread";
-    }
-    delete thread;
-    delete connection;
-}
-
-CANConnection* CANConnectionContainer::getRef()
-{
-    return connection;
-}
diff --git a/canconnectioncontainer.h b/canconnectioncontainer.h
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index 8a4a429..0000000
--- a/canconnectioncontainer.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef CANCONNECTIONCONTAINER_H
-#define CANCONNECTIONCONTAINER_H
-
-#include <Qt>
-#include <QThread>
-#include "canconnection.h"
-
-class CANConnectionContainer : public QObject
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-public:
-    CANConnectionContainer(CANConnection *conn);
-    ~CANConnectionContainer();
-
-    CANConnection* getRef();
-
-private:
-    CANConnection *connection;
-    QThread *thread;
-};
-
-#endif // CANCONNECTIONCONTAINER_H