diff --git a/manager.py b/manager.py
index a8bee06f9ba5114120b63a4c41b0a380af755c72..e4b62de71fd227a0a391b7cdd9480631f5152b34 100755
--- a/manager.py
+++ b/manager.py
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ class WorkerApi(object):
 		self.baseurl = baseurl
 		self.apikey = apikey
 
-	def worker_ping(self):
-		r = requests.post(self.baseurl+'/internal/jobs/api/worker/'+gethostname()+'/ping', params={'apikey': self.apikey})
-		return  r.status_code == 200
-
 	def worker_schedule(self, jobtypes, queues):
 		r = requests.post(self.baseurl+'/internal/jobs/api/worker/'+gethostname()+'/schedule', json={'apikey': self.apikey, 'jobtypes': jobtypes, 'queues': queues})
 		if r.status_code == 200:
@@ -41,38 +37,9 @@ with open(configfile, "r") as f:
 		key, value = line.split("=", 1)
 		os.environ["WORKER_"+key.strip()] = value.strip()
 
-scheduler = sched.scheduler()
-def run_scheduler():
-	time.sleep(1) # weird things on startup
-	while True:
-		scheduler.run()
-		time.sleep(1)
-
-def sched_func(delay, priority=0, firstdelay=None, args=[], kargs={}):
-	if firstdelay == None:
-		firstdelay = random.randint(1, 10)
-	def wrapper(func):
-		def sched_wrapper():
-			try:
-				func(*args, **kargs)
-			except Exception:
-				traceback.print_exc()
-			scheduler.enter(delay, priority, sched_wrapper)
-		scheduler.enter(firstdelay, priority, sched_wrapper)
-		return func
-	return wrapper
-
 api = WorkerApi(os.environ.get("WORKER_APIBASE", "http://127.0.0.1:999999/nourl"),
 		os.environ.get("WORKER_APIKEY", "empty"))
 
-threading.Thread(target=run_scheduler, daemon=True).start()
-
-@sched_func(15)
-def ping_website_for_host():
-	# ping so the website knows our host is still alive
-	if not api.worker_ping():
-		print("Error sending host ping")
-
 workerdir = os.environ.get("WORKER_WORKERDIR", "/usr/local/lib/worker")
 
 def get_jobtypes():
@@ -82,7 +49,6 @@ def get_jobtypes():
 			res.append(name)
 	return res
 
-
 proc_queues = {'default': {}, 'background': {}}
 queue_sizes = {'default': int(os.environ.get("WORKER_DEFAULT_QUEUE", "2")),
 	'background': int(os.environ.get("WORKER_BACKGROUND_QUEUE", "2"))}
@@ -106,13 +72,9 @@ while True:
 	for name, queue in proc_queues.items():
 		if len(queue) < queue_sizes[name]:
 			queues.append(name)
-	if not queues:
-		time.sleep(30)
-		continue
-	
 	j = api.worker_schedule(get_jobtypes(), queues)
 	if not j:
-		time.sleep(30)
+		time.sleep(15)
 		continue
 
 	if str(j['type']) in get_jobtypes() and str(j['queue']) in queues: