diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 1eb77c9..f50164f 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ disable=
     R0914,
     R0915,
     R1705,
-    W0105,
     W0107,
     W0110,
     W0150,
diff --git a/db/base/models.py b/db/base/models.py
index b579f83..485d75e 100644
--- a/db/base/models.py
+++ b/db/base/models.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, \
     unicode_literals
 
-import json
 import logging
 from os import path
 from uuid import uuid4
@@ -298,19 +297,6 @@ class DemodData(models.Model):
     def __str__(self):
         return 'data-for-{0}'.format(self.satellite.norad_cat_id)
 
-    # TODO: this is a relic of the first attempt at payload decoding and
-    # should be refactored out or changed to actually fetch the decoded
-    # frame (from influx?)
-    def display_decoded(self):
-        """Returns the contents of payload_decoded
-
-        :returns: json-formatted contents of payload_decoded
-        """
-        try:
-            json.dumps(self.payload_decoded)
-        except Exception:
-            '{}'
-
     def display_frame(self):
         """Returns the contents of the saved frame file for this DemodData