diff --git a/frontend/src/components/import/ImportExcel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/import/ImportExcel.tsx
index 389b5b9..3516a2d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/import/ImportExcel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/import/ImportExcel.tsx
@@ -44,20 +44,20 @@ export default (props: {
         }).then((res) => res.json());
     });
 
-    const {
-        data: columnCheck,
-        mutate: checkColumns,
-        isSuccess: isSuccessColumnCheck,
-        isLoading: isLoadingColumnCheck,
-        isError: isErrorColumnCheck
-    } = useMutation(() => {
-        const file = new FormData();
-        file.append("file", props.files);
-        return fetch(`/api/instrument/columnCheck`, {
-            method: "POST",
-            body: file,
-        }).then((res) => res.json());
-    });
+    // const {
+    //     data: columnCheck,
+    //     mutate: checkColumns,
+    //     isSuccess: isSuccessColumnCheck,
+    //     isLoading: isLoadingColumnCheck,
+    //     isError: isErrorColumnCheck
+    // } = useMutation(() => {
+    //     const file = new FormData();
+    //     file.append("file", props.files);
+    //     return fetch(`/api/instrument/columnCheck`, {
+    //         method: "POST",
+    //         body: file,
+    //     }).then((res) => res.json());
+    // });
 
     const pick = () => {
         if (props.hasFile) {
@@ -65,22 +65,22 @@ export default (props: {
         }
     };
 
-    const check_columns = () => {
-        if (props.hasFile) {
-            checkColumns();
-        }
-    };
-
-    const displayColumnCheck = (item: any) => {
-        return (
-            item ?
-                item.length > 1 ?
-                    item.map((element: string, i: any) =>
-                        <dd key={i}>{element}</dd>)
-                    : item
-                : "-"
-        )
-    }
+    // const check_columns = () => {
+    //     if (props.hasFile) {
+    //         checkColumns();
+    //     }
+    // };
+    //
+    // const displayColumnCheck = (item: any) => {
+    //     return (
+    //         item ?
+    //             item.length > 1 ?
+    //                 item.map((element: string, i: any) =>
+    //                     <dd key={i}>{element}</dd>)
+    //                 : item
+    //             : "-"
+    //     )
+    // }
 
     return (
         <>
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export default (props: {
                         <EuiButton
                             onClick={() => {
                                 pick();
-                                check_columns()
+                                // check_columns()
                             }}
                             isDisabled={!props.hasFile}
                         >
@@ -137,14 +137,14 @@ export default (props: {
                         {isError &&
                             <EuiTextColor color="danger">The file could not be validated. Try again, use another format
                                 or report via the blue feedback button.</EuiTextColor>}
-                        {isLoadingColumnCheck && <EuiLoadingSpinner/>}
+                        {/*{isLoadingColumnCheck && <EuiLoadingSpinner/>}*/}
 
-                        {columnCheck && columnCheck.length == 0 &&
-                            <EuiTextColor color="success">OPAL format validated</EuiTextColor>
-                        }
-                        {columnCheck && columnCheck.length != 0 &&
-                            <EuiTextColor color="danger">The following columns are required for the OPAL
-                                format: {displayColumnCheck(columnCheck)}</EuiTextColor>}
+                        {/*{columnCheck && columnCheck.length == 0 &&*/}
+                        {/*    <EuiTextColor color="success">OPAL format validated</EuiTextColor>*/}
+                        {/*}*/}
+                        {/*{columnCheck && columnCheck.length != 0 &&*/}
+                        {/*    <EuiTextColor color="danger">The following columns are required for the OPAL*/}
+                        {/*        format: {displayColumnCheck(columnCheck)}</EuiTextColor>}*/}
                     </>
                 </EuiFormRow>
             </EuiDescribedFormGroup>