diff --git a/lib/instrumentation/module/express.js b/lib/instrumentation/module/express.js
index 6f8d14e2..0df2ecd4 100644
--- a/lib/instrumentation/module/express.js
+++ b/lib/instrumentation/module/express.js
@@ -157,19 +157,6 @@ module.exports = function (agent, version, express) {
         return handle
       })
     }
-    // let appAllMethodDescriptor
-    // let handlerMethodDescriptor
-    // if (objectName == 'route') {
-    //   const appAllbuilder = ExpressMethodDescriptorBuilder.make(makeMethodDescriptorBuilder(MODULE_NAME, 3))
-    //   appAllMethodDescriptor = apiMetaService.cacheApiWithBuilder(appAllbuilder)
-    //   const handlerBuilder = makeMethodDescriptorBuilder(undefined, 4)
-    //   handlerMethodDescriptor = apiMetaService.cacheApiWithBuilder(handlerBuilder)
-    // }
-    // shimmer.wrap(layer, 'handle', function (original) {
-    //   return (original.length === 4)
-    //     ? recordErrorHandle(original, objectName, layerName)
-    //     : recordHandle(original, objectName, layerName, appAllMethodDescriptor, handlerMethodDescriptor, layerPath)
-    // })
   }
 
   function safePush(obj, prop, value) {
@@ -213,66 +200,5 @@ module.exports = function (agent, version, express) {
       return 6
     }
   }
-
-  function recordHandle(original, objectName, layerName, appAllMethodDescriptor, handlerMethodDescriptor, layerPath) {
-    return function (req) {
-      const trace = agent.traceContext.currentTraceObject()
-      let spanEventRecorder = null
-      let handlerSpanEventRecorder
-      if (trace) {
-        spanEventRecorder = trace.traceBlockBegin()
-        spanEventRecorder.recordServiceType(ServiceTypeCode.express)
-
-        const methodDescriptor = appAllMethodDescriptor || getMethodDescriptor(objectName, layerName, req.method)
-        if (methodDescriptor && layerPath) {
-          spanEventRecorder.recordApiWithParameters(methodDescriptor, [layerPath])
-        } else if (methodDescriptor) {
-          spanEventRecorder.recordApi(methodDescriptor)
-        } else {
-          spanEventRecorder.recordApiDesc(getDescriptionText(objectName, layerName))
-        }
-
-        if (handlerMethodDescriptor) {
-          handlerSpanEventRecorder = trace.traceBlockBegin()
-          handlerSpanEventRecorder.recordServiceType(ServiceTypeCode.node_method)
-          handlerSpanEventRecorder.recordApi(handlerMethodDescriptor)
-        }
-      }
-      const result = original.apply(this, arguments)
-      if (trace) {
-        if (handlerSpanEventRecorder) {
-          trace.traceBlockEnd(handlerSpanEventRecorder)
-        }
-        trace.traceBlockEnd(spanEventRecorder)
-      }
-      return result
-    }
-  }
-
-  function recordErrorHandle(original, objectName, layerName) {
-    return function (err, req, res, next) {
-      log.debug('recordErrorHandle start', getMethodDescriptor(objectName, layerName, req.method))
-      const trace = agent.traceContext.currentTraceObject()
-      let spanEventRecorder = null
-
-      if (err && trace) {
-        spanEventRecorder = trace.traceBlockBegin()
-        spanEventRecorder.recordServiceType(ServiceTypeCode.express)
-        spanEventRecorder.recordException(err, true)
-        const methodDescriptor = getMethodDescriptor(objectName, layerName, req.method)
-        if (methodDescriptor) {
-          spanEventRecorder.recordApi(getMethodDescriptor(objectName, layerName, req.method))
-        } else {
-          spanEventRecorder.recordApiDesc(getDescriptionText(objectName, layerName, req.method))
-        }
-      }
-      const result = original.apply(this, arguments)
-      if (trace) {
-        trace.traceBlockEnd(spanEventRecorder)
-      }
-      log.debug('recordErrorHandle end', getMethodDescriptor(objectName, layerName, req.method))
-      return result
-    }
-  }
   return express
 }