diff --git a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Broadcast.java b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Broadcast.java
index deaa349..917f249 100644
--- a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Broadcast.java
+++ b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Broadcast.java
@@ -1015,30 +1015,6 @@ public abstract class Broadcast
 	    // Do nothing in base class
 	}
 	
-	public void startProcessing() throws BroadcastException
-	{
-	    effectiveJobCount = recipientList.size();
-	    
-        // Create service thread pool to dispatch jobs
-	    myLogger.debug("At creating service threads, serviceThreadPoolSize = " + serviceThreadPoolSize);
-        for (int i = 0; i < serviceThreadPoolSize; i++)
-        {
-            String threadName = broadcastId + "_service_thread_" + i;
-            Service serviceThread = new Service(threadName);
-            serviceThreadPool.add(serviceThread);
-        }
-
-        initServiceThreadContexts();
-        
-        setState(BroadcastState.RUNNING);
-
-		// Start the dispatcher threads
-        for (Service thread : serviceThreadPool)
-        {
-        	thread.start();
-        }
-	}
-	
 	/**
 	 * Derived class may set up environment before starting Service threads.
 	 * @param serviceThreadNames