diff --git a/Demo.WindowsForms/Source/Program.cs b/Demo.WindowsForms/Source/Program.cs
--- a/Demo.WindowsForms/Source/Program.cs
+++ b/Demo.WindowsForms/Source/Program.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ namespace Demo.WindowsForms
         /// </summary>
         /// 
         // Instantiate the communications port 
-        public SerialPort port = new SerialPort("COM1", 9600, Parity.None, 8, StopBits.One);
         static MainForm windowGUI;
 
         [STAThread]
@@ -29,31 +28,11 @@ namespace Demo.WindowsForms
             Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
             var program = new Program();
             windowGUI = new MainForm();
-            program.SerialInitialize();
             Application.EnableVisualStyles();
 
             Application.Run(windowGUI);
         }
 
-        //inits the serial port and event handler
-        public void SerialInitialize()
-        {
-            // http://msmvps.com/blogs/coad/archive/2005/03/23/SerialPort-_2800_RS_2D00_232-Serial-COM-Port_2900_-in-C_2300_-.NET.aspx
-            // Attach a method to be called when there is data waiting in the port's buffer
-            port.DataReceived += new SerialDataReceivedEventHandler(ReceiveData);
-
-            // Open the port for communications
-            port.Open();
-
-        }
-
-        //process received data
-        public void ReceiveData(object sender, SerialDataReceivedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            // Show all the incoming data in the port's buffer
-            string testChk = port.ReadLine();
-            windowGUI.ParseIncomingData(testChk);
-        }
     }
 
     //public class Dummy