diff --git a/displayword.lua b/displayword.lua
index 8f6aa3a..91e59a9 100644
--- a/displayword.lua
+++ b/displayword.lua
@@ -1,38 +1,8 @@
 -- Module filling a buffer, sent to the LEDs
 
-function updateColor(data, inverseRow, characters2draw)
-  if (inverseRow == nil) then
-    inverseRow=false
-  end
-  -- special case, and there are exactly 4 words to display (so each word for each minute)
-    if (not inverseRow) then -- nomral row
-         if (data.drawnCharacters < data.charsPerMinute) then
-            return data.colorFg
-        elseif (data.drawnCharacters < data.charsPerMinute*2) then
-            return data.colorMin1
-        elseif (data.drawnCharacters < data.charsPerMinute*3) then 
-            return data.colorMin2
-        elseif (data.drawnCharacters > data.charsPerMinute*4) then 
-            return data.colorMin3
-        elseif (data.drawnCharacters > data.charsPerMinute*5) then 
-            return data.colorMin4
-        else
-            return data.colorFg
-        end
-    else -- inverse row
-        --FIXME magic missing to start on the left side
-         if (data.drawnCharacters < data.charsPerMinute) then
-                return data.colorMin1
-        elseif (data.drawnCharacters < data.charsPerMinute*2) then
-                return data.colorMin2
-        elseif (data.drawnCharacters < data.charsPerMinute*3) then 
-                return data.colorMin3
-        elseif (data.drawnCharacters > data.charsPerMinute*4) then 
-                return data.colorMin4
-        else
-            return data.colorFg
-        end
-    end
+function updateColor(data, inverseRow)
+    --FIXME magic missing to start on the left side
+    return data.colorFg
 end
 
 function drawLEDs(data, numberNewChars, inverseRow)
@@ -42,17 +12,15 @@ function drawLEDs(data, numberNewChars, inverseRow)
     if (numberNewChars == nil) then
         numberNewChars=0
     end
-    --print(tostring(numberNewChars)  .. " charactes " .. tostring(data.charsPerMinute) .. " per minute; " .. tonumber(data.drawnCharacters) .. " used characters")
     local tmpBuf=nil
     for i=1,numberNewChars do
         if (tmpBuf == nil) then
-            tmpBuf = updateColor(data, inverseRow, numberNewChars)
+            tmpBuf = updateColor(data, inverseRow)
         else
-            tmpBuf=tmpBuf .. updateColor(data, inverseRow, numberNewChars)
+            tmpBuf=tmpBuf .. updateColor(data, inverseRow)
         end
         data.drawnCharacters=data.drawnCharacters+1
     end
-    data.drawnWords=data.drawnWords+1 
     return tmpBuf
 end
 
@@ -73,7 +41,7 @@ end
 briPercent=50
 
 -- Module displaying of the words
-function generateLEDs(words, colorForground, colorMin1, colorMin2, colorMin3, colorMin4, characters)
+function generateLEDs(words, colorForground, colorMin1, colorMin2, colorMin3, colorMin4)
  -- Set the local variables needed for the colored progress bar
  data={}
  
@@ -87,11 +55,10 @@ function generateLEDs(words, colorForground, colorMin1, colorMin2, colorMin3, co
  elseif (words.min4 == 1) then
    minutes = minutes + 4
  end
- data.charsPerMinute = round( (characters / minutes) )
  if (adc ~= nil) then
     local per = (100*adc.read(0)/1024)
     briPercent = ( ((briPercent * 4) +  per) / 5)
-    print("Minutes : " .. tostring(minutes) .. " Char minutes: " .. tostring(data.charsPerMinute) .. " bright: " .. tostring(briPercent) .. "% " .. tostring(per) .. "%")
+    print("Minutes : " .. tostring(minutes) .. " bright: " .. tostring(briPercent) .. "% current: " .. tostring(per) .. "%")
     data.colorFg   = string.char(string.byte(colorForground,1) * briPercent / 100, string.byte(colorForground,2) * briPercent / 100, string.byte(colorForground,3) * briPercent / 100) 
     data.colorMin1 = string.char(string.byte(colorMin1,1) * briPercent / 100, string.byte(colorMin1,2) * briPercent / 100, string.byte(colorMin1,3) * briPercent / 100)
     data.colorMin2 = string.char(string.byte(colorMin2,1) * briPercent / 100, string.byte(colorMin2,2) * briPercent / 100, string.byte(colorMin2,3) * briPercent / 100)
@@ -99,7 +66,6 @@ function generateLEDs(words, colorForground, colorMin1, colorMin2, colorMin3, co
     data.colorMin4 = string.char(string.byte(colorMin4,1) * briPercent / 100, string.byte(colorMin4,2) * briPercent / 100, string.byte(colorMin4,3) * briPercent / 100)
  else
     -- devide by five (Minute 0, Minute 1 to Minute 4 takes the last chars)
-    print("Minutes : " .. tostring(minutes) .. " Char minutes: " .. tostring(data.charsPerMinute) )
     data.colorFg=colorForground
     data.colorMin1=colorMin1
     data.colorMin2=colorMin2
@@ -109,7 +75,6 @@ function generateLEDs(words, colorForground, colorMin1, colorMin2, colorMin3, co
  data.words=words
  data.drawnCharacters=0
  data.drawnWords=0
- data.amountWords=display_countwords_de(words)
  local charsPerLine=11
  -- Space / background has no color by default
  local space=string.char(0,0,0)
@@ -275,7 +240,5 @@ if (words.fiveMin== 1) then
     buf= buf .. space:rep(1)
   end
   collectgarbage()
-
   return buf
 end
-
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 7fc1fb6..5ed07d4 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -50,12 +50,9 @@ function displayTime()
      time = getTime(sec, timezoneoffset)
      words = display_timestat(time.hour, time.minute)
 
-     local charactersOfTime = display_countcharacters_de(words)
-     local wordsOfTime = display_countwords_de(words)
-     ledBuf = generateLEDs(words, color, color1, color2, color3, color4, 
-			    charactersOfTime)
+     ledBuf = generateLEDs(words, color, color1, color2, color3, color4)
      
-     print("Local time : " .. time.year .. "-" .. time.month .. "-" .. time.day .. " " .. time.hour .. ":" .. time.minute .. ":" .. time.second .. " in " .. charactersOfTime .. " chars " .. wordsOfTime .. " words")
+     print("Local time : " .. time.year .. "-" .. time.month .. "-" .. time.day .. " " .. time.hour .. ":" .. time.minute .. ":" .. time.second)
      
      --if lines 4 to 6 are inverted due to hardware-fuckup, unfuck it here
 	  if ((inv46 ~= nil) and (inv46 == "on")) then
diff --git a/unit/testWordClock.lua b/unit/testWordClock.lua
index e722669..ea33f55 100644
--- a/unit/testWordClock.lua
+++ b/unit/testWordClock.lua
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ expected.itis=1
 expected.one=1
 expected.clock=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 1, 0)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 11)
 
 leds=display_timestat(2,5)
 expected={}
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ expected.two=1
 expected.fiveMin=1
 expected.after=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 2 , 5)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 12)
 
 leds=display_timestat(3,10)
 expected={}
@@ -72,7 +70,6 @@ expected.three=1
 expected.tenMin=1
 expected.after=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 3 , 10)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 12)
 
 leds=display_timestat(4,15)
 expected={}
@@ -80,7 +77,6 @@ expected.four=1
 expected.after=1
 expected.quater=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 4 , 15)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 15)
 
 leds=display_timestat(5,20)
 expected={}
@@ -88,7 +84,6 @@ expected.five=1
 expected.twenty=1
 expected.after=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 5 , 20)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 15)
 
 leds=display_timestat(6,25)
 expected={}
@@ -97,7 +92,6 @@ expected.fiveMin=1
 expected.before=1
 expected.half=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 6 , 25)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 17)
 
 leds=display_timestat(7,30)
 expected={}
@@ -105,7 +99,6 @@ expected.itis=1
 expected.eight=1
 expected.half=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 7 , 30)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 13)
 
 leds=display_timestat(8,35)
 expected={}
@@ -114,7 +107,6 @@ expected.half=1
 expected.fiveMin=1
 expected.after=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 8 , 35)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 16)
 
 leds=display_timestat(9,40)
 expected={}
@@ -122,7 +114,6 @@ expected.ten=1
 expected.twenty=1
 expected.before=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 9 , 40)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 14)
 
 leds=display_timestat(10,45)
 expected={}
@@ -130,7 +121,6 @@ expected.eleven=1
 expected.quater=1
 expected.before=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 10 , 45)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 13)
 
 leds=display_timestat(11,50)
 expected={}
@@ -138,7 +128,6 @@ expected.twelve=1
 expected.tenMin=1
 expected.before=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 11 , 50)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 12)
 
 leds=display_timestat(12,55)
 expected={}
@@ -146,7 +135,6 @@ expected.oneLong=1
 expected.fiveMin=1
 expected.before=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 12 , 55)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 11)
 
 leds=display_timestat(13,00)
 expected={}
@@ -154,7 +142,6 @@ expected.itis=1
 expected.one=1
 expected.clock=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 13 , 00)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 11)
 
 -- test the minutes inbetween
 leds=display_timestat(14,01)
@@ -164,7 +151,6 @@ expected.two=1
 expected.min1=1
 expected.clock=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 14 , 01)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 12)
 
 leds=display_timestat(15,02)
 expected={}
@@ -173,7 +159,6 @@ expected.three=1
 expected.min2=1
 expected.clock=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 15 , 02)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 12)
 
 leds=display_timestat(16,03)
 expected={}
@@ -182,7 +167,6 @@ expected.four=1
 expected.min3=1
 expected.clock=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 16 , 03)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 12)
 
 leds=display_timestat(17,04)
 expected={}
@@ -191,7 +175,6 @@ expected.five=1
 expected.min4=1
 expected.clock=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 17 , 04)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 12)
 
 leds=display_timestat(18,06)
 expected={}
@@ -200,7 +183,6 @@ expected.after=1
 expected.min1=1
 expected.six=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 18 , 06)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 13)
 
 leds=display_timestat(19,09)
 expected={}
@@ -209,7 +191,6 @@ expected.after=1
 expected.min4=1
 expected.seven=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 19 , 09)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 14)
 
 leds=display_timestat(20,17)
 expected={}
@@ -218,7 +199,6 @@ expected.after=1
 expected.min2=1
 expected.eight=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 20 , 17)
-checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 15)
 
 
 
diff --git a/webserver.lua b/webserver.lua
index 70bcbf8..7162400 100644
--- a/webserver.lua
+++ b/webserver.lua
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ function stopWordclock()
     getUTCtime = nil
     getTime = nil
     display_timestat = nil
-    display_countcharacters_de = nil
-    display_countwords_de = nil
     collectgarbage()
 end
 
diff --git a/wordclock.lua b/wordclock.lua
index f95b4c0..ef3136e 100755
--- a/wordclock.lua
+++ b/wordclock.lua
@@ -136,102 +136,3 @@ function display_timestat(hours, minutes, longmode)
  collectgarbage()
  return ret
 end
-
--- @fn display_countcharacters_de
--- Count the amount of characters, used to describe the current time in words
--- @param words the same structure, as generated with the function @see display_timestat
--- @return the amount of characters, used to describe the time or <code>0</code> on errors
-function display_countcharacters_de(words)
-   local amount=0
-   if (words.it == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 2
-   end
-   if (words.is == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 3
-   end
-   if (words.fiveMin == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 4
-   end
-   if (words.tenMin == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 4
-   end
-   if (words.twenty == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 7
-   end
-   if (words.threequater == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 11
-   end
-   if (words.quater == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 7
-   end
-   if (words.before == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 3
-   end
-   if (words.after == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 4
-   end
-   if (words.half == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 4
-   end
-   if (words.twelve == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 5
-   end
-   if (words.seven == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 6
-   end
-   if (words.one == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 3
-   end
-   if (words.oneLong == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 4
-   end
-   if (words.two == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 4
-   end
-   if (words.three == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 4
-   end
-   if (words.five == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 4
-   end
-   if (words.four == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 4
-   end
-   if (words.nine == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 4
-   end
-   if (words.eleven == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 3
-   end
-   if (words.eight == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 4
-   end
-   if (words.ten == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 4
-   end
-   if (words.clock == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 3
-   end
-   if (words.six == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 5
-   end
-
-   return amount 
-end
-
--- @fn display_countcharacters_de
--- Count the amount of words, used to describe the current time in words!
--- (min1 to min4 are ignored)
--- @param words the same structure, as generated with the function @see display_timestat
--- @return the amount of words, used to describe the time or <code>0</code> on errors
-function display_countwords_de(words)
- local amount = 0
- for k,v in pairs(words) do
-   if (v ~= nil and v == 1) then
-    if (k ~= "min1" and k ~= "min2" and k ~= "min3" and k ~= "min4") then
-        amount = amount + 1
-    end
-   end
- end
- return amount
-end