diff --git a/contentctl/actions/inspect.py b/contentctl/actions/inspect.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cc21a305..00000000
--- a/contentctl/actions/inspect.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-import pathlib
-import splunk_appinspect
-
-@dataclass(frozen=True)
-class InspectInputDto:
-    path: pathlib.Path
-
-
-class Inspect:
-
-    def execute(self, input_dto: InspectInputDto) -> None:
-        '''
-        director_output_dto = DirectorOutputDto([],[],[],[],[],[],[],[])
-        director = Director(director_output_dto)
-        director.execute(input_dto.director_input_dto)
-
-        #svg_output = SvgOutput()
-        #svg_output.writeObjects(director_output_dto.detections, input_dto.output_path)
-        
-        attack_nav_output = AttackNavOutput()        
-        attack_nav_output.writeObjects(
-            director_output_dto.detections, 
-            os.path.join(input_dto.director_input_dto.input_path, "reporting")
-        )
-        '''
-        if not input_dto.path.is_file():
-            raise Exception(f'Error inspecting {input_dto.path}: The file does not exist')
-        
-        
-        import subprocess
-        my_args = ["splunk-appinspect", "inspect", "dist/ESCU.tar.gz"]
-        print(my_args)
-        subprocess.run(args=my_args)
-        
-
-        try:
-            print(f'Inspection of {input_dto.path} successful')
-        except Exception as e:
-            raise Exception(f'Error inspecting {input_dto.path}: {str(e)}')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contentctl/contentctl.py b/contentctl/contentctl.py
index f4162525..183c27ff 100644
--- a/contentctl/contentctl.py
+++ b/contentctl/contentctl.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 from contentctl.actions.new_content import NewContentInputDto, NewContent
 from contentctl.actions.doc_gen import DocGenInputDto, DocGen
 from contentctl.actions.initialize import Initialize, InitializeInputDto
-from contentctl.actions.inspect import InspectInputDto, Inspect
 from contentctl.actions.api_deploy import API_Deploy, API_DeployInputDto
 
 from contentctl.input.director import DirectorInputDto
@@ -116,14 +115,6 @@ def build(args, config:Union[Config,None]=None) -> DirectorOutputDto:
     return generate.execute(generate_input_dto)
 
 
-def inspect(args) -> None:
-    config=start(args)
-    app_path = pathlib.Path(config.build.path_root)/f"{config.build.name}.tar.gz"
-    input_dto = InspectInputDto(path=app_path)
-    i = Inspect()
-    i.execute(input_dto=input_dto)
-
-
 def api_deploy(args) -> None:
     config = start(args)
     deploy_input_dto = API_DeployInputDto(path=pathlib.Path(args.path), config=config)
@@ -339,15 +330,7 @@ def main():
 
     reporting_parser.set_defaults(func=reporting)
 
-    inspect_parser.add_argument(
-        "-ap",
-        "--app_path",
-        required=False,
-        type=str,
-        default=None,
-        help="path to the Splunk app to be inspected",
-    )
-    inspect_parser.set_defaults(func=inspect)
+
 
     api_deploy_parser.set_defaults(func=api_deploy)
 
diff --git a/contentctl/output/conf_output.py b/contentctl/output/conf_output.py
index 4c2282dd..aaac72d3 100644
--- a/contentctl/output/conf_output.py
+++ b/contentctl/output/conf_output.py
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ def inspectApp(self)-> None:
                 LOG_FILE_OPTION, INCLUDED_TAGS_OPTION, EXCLUDED_TAGS_OPTION, 
                 PRECERT_MODE, TEST_MODE)
         except Exception as e:
-            import sys
             print("******WARNING******")
             if sys.version_info.major == 3 and sys.version_info.minor == 9:
                 print("The package splunk-appinspect was not installed due to a current issue with the library on Python3.10+.  "