diff --git a/FileLiberator/UNTESTED/DecryptBook.cs b/FileLiberator/UNTESTED/DecryptBook.cs
index 50533c89..3a39958c 100644
--- a/FileLiberator/UNTESTED/DecryptBook.cs
+++ b/FileLiberator/UNTESTED/DecryptBook.cs
@@ -164,148 +164,5 @@ namespace FileLiberator
                 File.Move(f.FullName, dest);
             }
         }
-
-        #region legacy inAudible wire-up code
-        //
-        // instructions are in comments below for editing and interacting with inAudible. eg:
-        //   \_NET\Visual Studio 2017\inAudible197\decompiled - in progress\inAudible.csproj
-        // first, add its project and put its exe path into inAudiblePath
-        //
-        #region placeholder code
-        // this exists so the below legacy code will compile as-is. comment out placeholder code when actually connecting to inAudible
-
-        class Form
-        {
-            internal void Show() => throw new NotImplementedException();
-            internal void Kill() => throw new NotImplementedException();
-        }
-        class TextBox
-        {
-            internal string Text { set => throw new NotImplementedException(); }
-        }
-        class Button
-        {
-            internal void PerformClick() => throw new NotImplementedException();
-        }
-        class AudibleConvertor
-        {
-            internal class GLOBALS
-            {
-                internal static string ExecutablePath { set => throw new NotImplementedException(); }
-            }
-            internal class Form1 : Form
-            {
-                internal Form1(Action<string> action) => throw new NotImplementedException();
-                internal void LoadAudibleFiles(string[] arr) => throw new NotImplementedException();
-                internal TextBox txtOutputFile { get => throw new NotImplementedException(); }
-                internal Button btnConvert { get => throw new NotImplementedException(); }
-            }
-        }
-        #endregion
-
-        private static string inAudiblePath { get; }
-            = @"C:\"
-            + @"DEV_ROOT_EXAMPLE\"
-            + @"_NET\Visual Studio 2017\"
-            + @"inAudible197\decompiled - in progress\bin\Debug\inAudible.exe";
-        private static async Task<string> inAudibleDecrypt(string proposedOutputFile, string aaxFilename)
-        {
-            #region // inAudible code to change:
-            /*
-             * Prevent "Path too long" error
-             * =============================
-             * BatchFiles.cs :: GenerateOutputFilepath()
-             * Add this just before the bottom return statement
-             *
-                  if (oneOff && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(outputPath))
-                      return str + "\\" + Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(outputPath) + "." + fileType;
-             */
-            #endregion
-
-            #region init inAudible
-            #region // suppress warnings
-            // inAudible. project properties > Build > Warning level=2
-            #endregion
-            #region // instructions to create inAudible ExecutablePath
-            /*
-             * STEP 1
-             * ======
-             * do a PROJECT level find/replace within inAudible
-             * find
-             *     Application.ExecutablePath
-             * replace
-             *     AudibleConvertor.GLOBALS.ExecutablePath
-             * STEP 2
-             * ======
-             * new inAudible root-level file
-             *     _GLOBALS.cs
-             * contents:
-             * namespace AudibleConvertor { public static class GLOBALS { public static string ExecutablePath { get; set; } = System.Windows.Forms.Application.ExecutablePath; } }
-             */
-            #endregion
-            AudibleConvertor.GLOBALS.ExecutablePath = inAudiblePath;
-            // before using inAudible, set ini values
-            setIniValues(new Dictionary<string, string> { ["selected_codec"] = "lossless", ["embed_cover"] = "True", ["copy_cover_art"] = "False", ["create_cue"] = "True", ["nfo"] = "True", ["strip_unabridged"] = "True", });
-            #endregion
-
-            // this provides the async magic to keep all of the form calling code in one method instead of event callback pattern
-            // TODO: error handling is not obvious:
-            //   https://deaddesk.top/don't-fall-for-TaskCompletionSource-traps/
-            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<string>();
-
-            // to know when inAudible is complete. code to change:
-            #region // code to preceed ctor
-            /*
-                  Action<string> _conversionCompleteAction;
-                  public Form1(Action<string> conversionCompleteAction) : this() => _conversionCompleteAction = conversionCompleteAction;
-             */
-            #endregion
-            #region // code for the end of bgwAAX_Completed()
-            /*
-                  if (this.myAdvancedOptions.beep && !this.myAdvancedOptions.cylon) this.SOXPlay(Form1.appPath + "\\beep.mp3", true);
-                  else if (myAdvancedOptions.cylon) SOXPlay(appPath + "\\inAudible-end.mp3", true);
-                  _conversionCompleteAction?.Invoke(outputFileName);
-                }
-             */
-            #endregion
-
-            #region start inAudible
-            var form = new AudibleConvertor.Form1(tcs.SetResult);
-            form.Show();
-            form.LoadAudibleFiles(new string[] { aaxFilename }); // inAudible: make public
-
-            // change output info to include asin. put in temp
-            form.txtOutputFile.Text = proposedOutputFile; // inAudible: make public
-
-            // submit/process/decrypt
-            form.btnConvert.PerformClick(); // inAudible: make public
-
-            // ta-da -- magic! we stop here until inAudible complete
-            var outputAudioFilename = await tcs.Task;
-            #endregion
-
-            #region when complete, close inAudible
-            // use this instead of Dinah.Core.Windows.Forms.UIThread()
-            form.Kill();
-            #endregion
-
-            return outputAudioFilename;
-        }
-
-        private static void setIniValues(Dictionary<string, string> settings)
-        {
-            // C:\Users\username\Documents\inAudible\config.ini
-            var iniPath = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Personal), "inAudible", "config.ini");
-            var iniContents = File.ReadAllText(iniPath);
-
-            foreach (var kvp in settings)
-                iniContents = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(
-                    iniContents,
-                    $@"\r\n{kvp.Key} = [^\r\n]+\r\n",
-                    $"\r\n{kvp.Key} = {kvp.Value}\r\n");
-
-            File.WriteAllText(iniPath, iniContents);
-        }
-        #endregion
     }
 }
diff --git a/REFERENCE.txt b/REFERENCE.txt
index 2e01e406..e056c25f 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.txt
+++ b/REFERENCE.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 -- begin VERSIONING ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 https://github.com/rmcrackan/Libation/releases
+
+v3.0.1 : Legacy inAudible wire-up code is still present but is commented out. All future check-ins are not guaranteed to have inAudible wire-up code
 v3.0 : This version is fully powered by the Audible API. Legacy scraping code is still present but is commented out. All future check-ins are not guaranteed to have any scraping code
 -- end VERSIONING ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/__TODO.txt b/__TODO.txt
index af012471..a35907a8 100644
--- a/__TODO.txt
+++ b/__TODO.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
--- begin REPLACE SCRAPING WITH API ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-remove "legacy inAudible wire-up code"
--- end REPLACE SCRAPING WITH API ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
--- begin ENHANCEMENT, PERFORMANCE: IMPORT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- begin ENHANCEMENT, PERFORMANCE: IMPORT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 imports are PAINFULLY slow for just a few hundred items. wtf is taking so long?
 -- end ENHANCEMENT, PERFORMANCE: IMPORT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------