diff --git a/SimulationRuntime/c/simulation/simulation_runtime.cpp b/SimulationRuntime/c/simulation/simulation_runtime.cpp
index 604bb389594..9e6d452f1d3 100644
--- a/SimulationRuntime/c/simulation/simulation_runtime.cpp
+++ b/SimulationRuntime/c/simulation/simulation_runtime.cpp
@@ -806,11 +806,6 @@ int initRuntimeAndSimulation(int argc, char**argv, DATA *data)
     sim_communication_port_open = 1;
     sim_communication_port_open &= sim_communication_port.create();
     sim_communication_port_open &= sim_communication_port.connect("127.0.0.1", port);
-
-    if(0 != strcmp("ia", MMC_STRINGDATA(data->simulationInfo.outputFormat)))
-    {
-      communicateStatus("Starting", 0.0);
-    }
   }
 #endif
 
@@ -833,20 +828,6 @@ void SimulationRuntime_printStatus(int sig)
   printf("</status>\n");
 }
 
-void communicateStatus(const char *phase, double completionPercent /*0.0 to 1.0*/)
-{
-#ifndef NO_INTERACTIVE_DEPENDENCY
-  if(sim_communication_port_open)
-  {
-    std::stringstream s;
-    s << (int)(completionPercent*10000) << " " << phase << endl;
-    std::string str(s.str());
-    sim_communication_port.send(str);
-    // cout << str;
-  }
-#endif
-}
-
 void communicateMsg(char id, unsigned int size, const char *data)
 {
 #ifndef NO_INTERACTIVE_DEPENDENCY
diff --git a/SimulationRuntime/c/simulation/simulation_runtime.h b/SimulationRuntime/c/simulation/simulation_runtime.h
index c1a879e6d77..a30d705fef9 100644
--- a/SimulationRuntime/c/simulation/simulation_runtime.h
+++ b/SimulationRuntime/c/simulation/simulation_runtime.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ extern const char* getNameString(const char** ptr);
 extern double getSimulationStepSize();
 extern void printSimulationStepSize(double in_stepSize, double time);
 
-extern void communicateStatus(const char *phase, double completionPercent);
 extern void communicateMsg(char id, unsigned int size, const char *data);
 
 /* the main function of the simulation runtime!