diff --git a/scripts/birdnet_analysis.py b/scripts/birdnet_analysis.py
index e34aaf1..ea2a5ce 100644
--- a/scripts/birdnet_analysis.py
+++ b/scripts/birdnet_analysis.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import inotify.adapters
 from inotify.constants import IN_CLOSE_WRITE
 
 from server import load_global_model, run_analysis
-from utils.helpers import get_settings, ParseFileName, get_wav_files, write_settings, ANALYZING_NOW
+from utils.helpers import get_settings, ParseFileName, get_wav_files, ANALYZING_NOW
 from utils.reporting import extract_detection, summary, write_to_file, write_to_db, apprise, bird_weather, heartbeat, \
     update_json_file
 
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ def sig_handler(sig_num, curr_stack_frame):
 
 
 def main():
-    write_settings()
     load_global_model()
     conf = get_settings()
     i = inotify.adapters.Inotify()
diff --git a/scripts/utils/helpers.py b/scripts/utils/helpers.py
index 210e367..0902c17 100644
--- a/scripts/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/scripts/utils/helpers.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from tzlocal import get_localzone
 _settings = None
 
 DB_PATH = os.path.expanduser('~/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/birds.db')
-THISRUN = os.path.expanduser('~/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/thisrun.txt')
 ANALYZING_NOW = os.path.expanduser('~/BirdSongs/StreamData/analyzing_now.txt')
 
 
@@ -43,14 +42,6 @@ def get_settings(settings_path='/etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf', force_reload=False):
     return settings
 
 
-def write_settings(file_name=THISRUN):
-    settings = _load_settings()
-    with open(file_name, 'w') as configfile:
-        for key in settings.keys():
-            configfile.write(f'{key}={settings.get(key, raw=True)}\n')
-    os.chmod(file_name, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IRGRP | stat.S_IWGRP)
-
-
 class Detection:
     def __init__(self, start_time, stop_time, species, confidence):
         self.start = float(start_time)