diff --git a/datamodel/spec_info.go b/datamodel/spec_info.go
index b996f3f..b09f8a6 100644
--- a/datamodel/spec_info.go
+++ b/datamodel/spec_info.go
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ func ExtractSpecInfo(spec []byte) (*SpecInfo, error) {
 			spec.SpecJSONBytes = &bytes
 			spec.SpecJSON = &jsonSpec
 		}
-		spec.JsonParsingChannel <- true
-		close(spec.JsonParsingChannel)
+		close(spec.JsonParsingChannel) // this needs removing at some point
 	}
 
 	// check for specific keys
@@ -129,8 +128,6 @@ func ExtractSpecInfo(spec []byte) (*SpecInfo, error) {
 		specVersion.SpecFormat = OAS3
 	}
 
-	//return specVersion, nil
-
 	if openAPI2 != nil {
 		specVersion.SpecType = utils.OpenApi2
 		version, majorVersion, versionError := parseVersionTypeData(openAPI2.Value)
@@ -172,10 +169,10 @@ func ExtractSpecInfo(spec []byte) (*SpecInfo, error) {
 	if specVersion.SpecType == "" {
 		// parse JSON
 		parseJSON(spec, specVersion, &parsedSpec)
-
 		specVersion.Error = errors.New("spec type not supported by vacuum, sorry")
 		return specVersion, specVersion.Error
 	}
+
 	return specVersion, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/datamodel/spec_info_test.go b/datamodel/spec_info_test.go
index 75647a5..7a18c37 100644
--- a/datamodel/spec_info_test.go
+++ b/datamodel/spec_info_test.go
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ info:
 
 func TestExtractSpecInfo_ValidJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	r, e := ExtractSpecInfo([]byte(goodJSON))
-	<-r.JsonParsingChannel
 	assert.Greater(t, len(*r.SpecJSONBytes), 0)
 	assert.Error(t, e)
 }
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ func TestExtractSpecInfo_Nothing(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestExtractSpecInfo_ValidYAML(t *testing.T) {
 	r, e := ExtractSpecInfo([]byte(goodYAML))
-	<-r.JsonParsingChannel
 	assert.Greater(t, len(*r.SpecJSONBytes), 0)
 	assert.Error(t, e)
 }
@@ -153,8 +151,6 @@ func TestExtractSpecInfo_OpenAPI3(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, e)
 	assert.Equal(t, utils.OpenApi3, r.SpecType)
 	assert.Equal(t, "3.0.1", r.Version)
-
-	<-r.JsonParsingChannel
 	assert.Greater(t, len(*r.SpecJSONBytes), 0)
 
 }
@@ -188,8 +184,6 @@ func TestExtractSpecInfo_OpenAPI2(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, e)
 	assert.Equal(t, OpenApi2, r.SpecType)
 	assert.Equal(t, "2.0.1", r.Version)
-
-	<-r.JsonParsingChannel
 	assert.Greater(t, len(*r.SpecJSONBytes), 0)
 }
 
@@ -207,7 +201,6 @@ func TestExtractSpecInfo_AsyncAPI(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, e)
 	assert.Equal(t, AsyncApi, r.SpecType)
 	assert.Equal(t, "2.0.0", r.Version)
-	<-r.JsonParsingChannel
 	assert.Greater(t, len(*r.SpecJSONBytes), 0)
 }
 
diff --git a/document.go b/document.go
index ea3db48..e4eb001 100644
--- a/document.go
+++ b/document.go
@@ -84,16 +84,6 @@ func NewDocument(specByteArray []byte) (Document, error) {
 	d := new(document)
 	d.version = info.Version
 	d.info = info
-
-	// wait for json to be ready
-	// this needs to be deprecated at some-point
-	done := false
-	for !done {
-		select {
-		case <-info.JsonParsingChannel:
-			done = true
-		}
-	}
 	return d, nil
 }