diff --git a/gatherer/connections.go b/gatherer/connections.go
index eb5dba8..868c5ce 100644
--- a/gatherer/connections.go
+++ b/gatherer/connections.go
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 type AMQPConnection struct {
-	conn       *amqp.Connection
-	channel    *amqp.Channel
-	error_chan chan *amqp.Error
-	observers  []chan<- bool
+	conn          *amqp.Connection
+	channel       *amqp.Channel
+	error_channel chan *amqp.Error
+	observers     []chan<- bool
 }
 
 func (amqpConn *AMQPConnection) Init() {
-	amqpConn.error_chan = make(chan *amqp.Error)
+	amqpConn.error_channel = make(chan *amqp.Error)
 }
 
 func (amqpConn *AMQPConnection) Connect() error {
@@ -33,17 +33,16 @@ func (amqpConn *AMQPConnection) Connect() error {
 			break
 		}
 	}
-	amqpConn.conn.NotifyClose(amqpConn.error_chan)
 
 	ch, err := amqpConn.conn.Channel()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	amqpConn.channel = ch
-	amqpConn.channel.NotifyClose(amqpConn.error_chan)
+	amqpConn.channel.NotifyClose(amqpConn.error_channel)
 
 	go func() {
-		for err := range amqpConn.error_chan {
+		for err := range amqpConn.error_channel {
 			log.Printf("AMQP error: %s", err)
 			amqpConn.Connect()
 			log.Println("Reconnected to RabbitMQ")
diff --git a/gatherer/piper.go b/gatherer/piper.go
index aa9e7ba..0baca0b 100644
--- a/gatherer/piper.go
+++ b/gatherer/piper.go
@@ -5,40 +5,6 @@ import (
 	amqp "github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go"
 )
 
-func create_and_connect_to_queue(ch *amqp.Channel, name string, routing_key string) <-chan amqp.Delivery {
-	q, err := ch.QueueDeclare(
-		name,  // name
-		false, // durable
-		false, // delete when unused
-		true,  // exclusive
-		false, // no-wait
-		nil,   // arguments
-	)
-	failOnError(err, "Failed to declare a queue")
-
-	err = ch.QueueBind(
-		q.Name,      // queue name
-		routing_key, // routing key
-		"amq.topic", // exchange
-		false,
-		nil,
-	)
-	failOnError(err, "Failed to bind a queue")
-
-	msgs, err := ch.Consume(
-		q.Name, // queue
-		"",     // consumer
-		true,   // auto ack
-		false,  // exclusive
-		false,  // no local
-		false,  // no wait
-		nil,    // args
-	)
-	failOnError(err, "Failed to register a consumer")
-
-	return msgs
-}
-
 type Piper struct {
 	influx   *InfluxWriter
 	delivery <-chan amqp.Delivery