diff --git a/src/udi/handlers/svej/svej.go b/src/udi/handlers/svej/svej.go
index af6f19d..a32c62f 100644
--- a/src/udi/handlers/svej/svej.go
+++ b/src/udi/handlers/svej/svej.go
@@ -99,24 +99,6 @@ func (self *SingleValueExtractorJsonpathHandler) ExtractionHelper(subTopics []st
       return "", fmt.Errorf("not enough subtopics")
     }
     res = subTopics[i]
-  case "L:":
-    // L: extract from topic and later match against devices table in database
-    i, e := strconv.Atoi(selector[2:])
-    if e != nil {
-      return "", fmt.Errorf("Atoi failed with %s", e)
-    }
-    if i >= len(subTopics) {
-      return "", fmt.Errorf("not enough subtopics")
-    }
-    ext := subTopics[i]
-    lookup, err1b := self.dbh.GetDeviceByLabel(ext)
-    if err1b != nil {
-      log.Printf("ext lookup %s failed: %v", ext, err1b)
-      res = ext
-    } else {
-      log.Printf("ext: %s", lookup)
-      res = ext
-    }
   case "C:":
     // use constant value
     res = selector[2:]