diff --git a/databaseReset.py b/databaseReset.py
index a7fc8c6..bde040c 100644
--- a/databaseReset.py
+++ b/databaseReset.py
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ def memdumpsql(fn):
 # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 # These functions moved to a different file - not used currently.
 # import logbooksdump
-# def import_auto_logbooks():
 # def dumplogbooks():
 
 # def writeCaves():
@@ -352,7 +351,6 @@ def usage():
              drawings  - read in the Tunnel & Therion files - which scans the survey scans too
              survex    - read in the survex files - all the survex blocks and entrances x/y/z 
 
-             autologbooks - Not used. read in autologbooks (what are these?)
              dumplogbooks - Not used. write out autologbooks (not working?)
 
              and [runlabel] is an optional string identifying this run of the script
@@ -412,8 +410,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         jq.enq("survex",import_loadpos)
     elif "drawings" in sys.argv:
         jq.enq("drawings",import_drawingsfiles)
-    elif "autologbooks" in sys.argv: # untested in 2020
-        import_auto_logbooks()
     elif "dumplogbooks" in sys.argv: # untested in 2020
         dumplogbooks()
 #   elif "writecaves" in sys.argv: # untested in 2020 - will overwrite input files!!
diff --git a/logbooksdump.py b/logbooksdump.py
index 4df4c93..877a1d8 100644
--- a/logbooksdump.py
+++ b/logbooksdump.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import time
 import timeit
 
 import settings
-"""Two currently unused functions. To be re-engineered to produce a logbook file
+"""currently unused function. To be re-engineered to produce a logbook file
 in canonical post-2010 Parseloghtmltxt() format after importing from one of the 
 older more artisanal formats which will then be retired. For example, 2003 used 
 a unique HTML format and we should regularise this and deprecate the unique parser
@@ -20,30 +20,6 @@ from django.urls import reverse
 
 from troggle.core.models.caves import Cave, Entrance
 
-# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
-def import_auto_logbooks():
-    '''For logbook entries which have been 'typed up' by entering the data in a form,
-    which makes a copy of the LBE in years/<year>/autologbook/<tripname>.html
-    this will then re-import all thoise individual LBE files.
-    Gosh. How complicated. Thank goodness we don't do anything like this anymore.
-    '''
-    import os
-    import troggle.parsers.logbooks 
-
-    for pt in troggle.core.models.PersonTrip.objects.all():
-        pt.delete()
-    for lbe in troggle.core.models.LogbookEntry.objects.all():
-        lbe.delete()
-    for expedition in troggle.core.models.Expedition.objects.all():
-        directory = os.path.join(settings.EXPOWEB,
-                                 "years",
-                                 expedition.year,
-                                 "autologbook")
-        for root, dirs, filenames in os.walk(directory):
-            for filename in filenames:
-                print((os.path.join(root, filename)))
-                parsers.logbooks.parseAutoLogBookEntry(os.path.join(root, filename))
-
 # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 #Temporary function until definitive source of data transfered.
 from django.template.defaultfilters import slugify
@@ -53,6 +29,8 @@ def dumplogbooks():
     so that they can be re-imported.
     This is the sort of silly thing you have to do when you started out thinking that the database was
     going to be the Source Of All Truth and then retrofitting to make inthe input files be the master.
+    
+    To be rewritten to produce a single logbook.html in a modern format
     '''
     def get_name(pe):
             if pe.nickname: