diff --git a/studywell-backend/task-functions.js b/studywell-backend/task-functions.js
index c7e7e25..da9e579 100644
--- a/studywell-backend/task-functions.js
+++ b/studywell-backend/task-functions.js
@@ -4,45 +4,25 @@ import taskModel from "./task.js";
 
 // const dotenv = require('dotenv');
 dotenv.config();
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-=======
 let count = 0;
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 mongoose.set("debug", true);
 
 mongoose
   .connect(
     "mongodb+srv://" +
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-      /* eslint-disable-next-line no-undef*/
       process.env.MONGO_USER +
       ":" +
-      /* eslint-disable-next-line no-undef*/
       process.env.MONGO_PWD +
       "@" +
-      /* eslint-disable-next-line no-undef*/
       process.env.MONGO_CLUSTER +
       "/" +
-      /* eslint-disable-next-line no-undef*/
-=======
-      process.env.MONGO_USER +
-      ":" +
-      process.env.MONGO_PWD +
-      "@" +
-      process.env.MONGO_CLUSTER +
-      "/" +
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       process.env.MONGO_DB +
       "?retryWrites=true&w=majority",
     {
       useNewUrlParser: true, //useFindAndModify: false,
       useUnifiedTopology: true,
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-    },
-=======
     }
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   )
   .catch((error) => console.log(error));
 
@@ -51,28 +31,12 @@ function getTasks(description) {
   if (description === undefined) {
     promise = taskModel.find();
   }
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-  console.log(promise);
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-  // console.log(promise);
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   return promise;
 }
 
 function addTasks(task) {
   const taskToAdd = new taskModel(task);
   const promise = taskToAdd.save();
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-  console.log(promise);
-  return promise;
-}
-
-function findTaskID(id) {
-  return taskModel.find({ id: id });
-}
-function deleteUser(id) {
-  return taskModel.findByIdAndDelete(id);
-=======
   //console.log(promise);
   return promise;
 }
@@ -89,15 +53,10 @@ async function deleteUser(id) {
     console.error(error);
     throw error; // Rethrow the error to handle it in the calling function
   }
->>>>>>> backend
 }
 export default {
   getTasks,
   addTasks,
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-  findTaskID,
-=======
   findTaskIndex,
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   deleteUser,
 };