diff --git a/py/requirements.txt b/py/requirements.txt
index 7ea1a85..8c6a016 100644
--- a/py/requirements.txt
+++ b/py/requirements.txt
@@ -13,5 +13,4 @@ python-weather
 pycouchdb
 pyttsx3
 pip-licenses
-openai-whisper
-pydub
\ No newline at end of file
+openai-whisper
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/py/voice.py b/py/voice.py
index b9500da..ec6c407 100644
--- a/py/voice.py
+++ b/py/voice.py
@@ -1,40 +1,20 @@
 import speech_recognition as sr
-from pydub import AudioSegment
 
 
 class VoiceRecognition:
-    def check_audio_format(self, file_path):
-        try:
-            audio = AudioSegment.from_ogg(file_path)
-            print(f"Audio format: {audio.format}")
-            return True
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"Error reading audio file: {e}")
-            return False
-
-    def basic_recognition(self, audio, option):
+    @staticmethod
+    def basic_recognition(audio, option):
         print(type(audio))
         print("preparing")
         r = sr.Recognizer()
-
-        # Read the data from the FileStorage object
-        audio_data = audio.read()
-
-        # Write the audio data to a file
-        with open('output.wav', 'wb') as file:
-            file.write(audio_data)
-
-        self.check_audio_format(audio)
         if option == "online":
             with sr.AudioFile(audio) as source:
-                print(type(source))
                 print("online")
                 text = r.recognize_google_cloud(source)
                 print("recognized as: " + text)
                 return text
         elif option == "offline":
             with sr.AudioFile(audio) as source:
-                print(type(source))
                 print("offline")
                 text = r.recognize_sphinx(source)
                 print("recognized as: " + text)