diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 3a4dd8e8..5b50b05d 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 Work items for soon alpha builds
 
 * run services in sim mode on emulator
-* track radio brands/regions as a user property (include no-radio as an option)
 * show offline nodes as greyed out
 * show time since last contact on the node info card
 * show pointer arrow on the outside of the user icons, always pointing towoards them
@@ -209,4 +208,5 @@ Setting idle framerate
 Transition powerFSM transition=Screen-on timeout, from=ON to=DARK
 
 NOTE: no debug messages on device, though we see in radio interface service we are repeatedly reading FromRadio and getting
-the same seven bytes.  It sure seems like the old service is still sort of alive...
\ No newline at end of file
+the same seven bytes.  It sure seems like the old service is still sort of alive...
+* track radio brands/regions as a user property (include no-radio as an option)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SimRadio.disabled b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SimRadio.kt
similarity index 93%
rename from app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SimRadio.disabled
rename to app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SimRadio.kt
index 96822be0..88330844 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SimRadio.disabled
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SimRadio.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 package com.geeksville.mesh
 
 import android.content.Context
-import com.google.protobuf.util.JsonFormat
+import com.geeksville.mesh.service.RadioInterfaceService
 
 class SimRadio(private val context: Context) {
-    private val jsonParser = JsonFormat.parser()
 
     /**
      * When simulating we parse these MeshPackets as if they arrived at startup
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ class SimRadio(private val context: Context) {
         simInitPackets.forEach { json ->
             val fromRadio = MeshProtos.FromRadio.newBuilder().apply {
                 packet = MeshProtos.MeshPacket.newBuilder().apply {
-                    jsonParser.merge(json, this)
+                    // jsonParser.merge(json, this)
                 }.build()
             }.build()