diff --git a/cpdctrl/led_script.py b/cpdctrl/led_script.py
index b697d13..8bd8abd 100644
--- a/cpdctrl/led_script.py
+++ b/cpdctrl/led_script.py
@@ -85,20 +85,6 @@ class LedScript:
             self.start_updating()
         self.current_dt = 0
         assert(self.script.shape[0] > 0)
-        self.is_updated = False
-
-    def has_updated(self) -> True:
-        """
-        This is a workaround for when the update needs to be propagated to a QT thread for cpdctrl-gui
-        Returns
-        -------
-           True if the script was updated since the last call to this method
-        """
-        if self.is_updated:
-            self.is_updated = False
-            return True
-        return False
-
 
     def __del__(self):
         self.stop_updating()
@@ -269,7 +255,6 @@ class LedScript:
         if idx != newidx:
             raise ValueError(f"The duration of the current step {idx+1} in line {newscript['line'][idx]} in the new script is too short TODO") 
         self.script = newscript
-        self.is_updated = True
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_script(filepath: str, ignore_errors:bool=False) -> np.ndarray|tuple[np.ndarray, list[InvalidScript]]: