diff --git a/src/translate/index.js b/src/translate/index.js
index 5b103bed79..4fcaf78128 100644
--- a/src/translate/index.js
+++ b/src/translate/index.js
@@ -4,15 +4,6 @@
 
 const translatorApi = module.exports;
 
-
-
-translatorApi.translate = async function (postData) {
-	const TRANSLATOR_API = 'http://17313-team11.s3d.cmu.edu:5000/';
-	try {
-		const response = await fetch(TRANSLATOR_API + '/?content=' + postData.content);
-		const data = await response.json();
-		return [data.is_english.toString(), data.translated_content];
-	} catch (e) {
-		return [true, postData.content]; // default as english
-	}
+translatorApi.translate = function (postData) {
+	return ['is_english',postData];
 };