diff --git a/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx b/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
index ce4561b8..8c22d05d 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import { StrudelMirror, defaultSettings } from '@strudel/codemirror';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { settingsMap, useSettings } from '../settings.mjs';
 import {
-  initUserCode,
   setActivePattern,
   setLatestCode,
   createPatternID,
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ export function Repl({ embedded = false }) {
       let msg;
       if (decoded) {
         editor.setCode(decoded);
-        initUserCode(decoded);
         msg = `I have loaded the code from the URL.`;
       } else if (latestCode) {
         editor.setCode(latestCode);
@@ -113,7 +111,6 @@ export function Repl({ embedded = false }) {
         msg = `A random code snippet named "${name}" has been loaded!`;
       }
       logger(`Welcome to Strudel! ${msg} Press play or hit ctrl+enter to run it!`, 'highlight');
-      // setPending(false);
     });
 
     editorRef.current = editor;
diff --git a/website/src/user_pattern_utils.mjs b/website/src/user_pattern_utils.mjs
index cddaa57c..19c1bdd3 100644
--- a/website/src/user_pattern_utils.mjs
+++ b/website/src/user_pattern_utils.mjs
@@ -63,19 +63,6 @@ export async function loadDBPatterns() {
   }
 }
 
-//pattern that the use is currently viewing in the window
-// const $viewingPattern = persistentAtom('viewingPattern', '', { listen: false });
-// export function setViewingPattern(key) {
-//   $viewingPattern.set(key);
-// }
-// export function getViewingPattern() {
-//   return $viewingPattern.get();
-// }
-
-// export function useViewingPattern() {
-//   return useStore($viewingPattern);
-// }
-// active pattern is separate, because it shouldn't sync state across tabs
 // reason: https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/issues/857
 const $activePattern = persistentAtom('activePattern', '', { listen: false });
 
@@ -88,15 +75,6 @@ export function getActivePattern() {
 export function useActivePattern() {
   return useStore($activePattern);
 }
-export function initUserCode(code) {
-  // const patterns = { ...userPattern.getAll() };
-  // const match = Object.entries(patterns).find(([_, pat]) => pat.code === code);
-  // const id = match?.[0];
-  // if (id != null) {
-  //   setActivePattern(id);
-  //   setViewingPattern(id);
-  // }
-}
 
 export const setLatestCode = (code) => settingsMap.setKey('latestCode', code);