diff --git a/services/payments/src/main/java/com/workup/payments/PaymentsApplication.java b/services/payments/src/main/java/com/workup/payments/PaymentsApplication.java
index ebfaca8f..675e4978 100644
--- a/services/payments/src/main/java/com/workup/payments/PaymentsApplication.java
+++ b/services/payments/src/main/java/com/workup/payments/PaymentsApplication.java
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 package com.workup.payments;
 
-import com.workup.shared.commands.payments.paymentrequest.requests.CreatePaymentRequestRequest;
 import com.workup.shared.enums.ServiceQueueNames;
-import org.springframework.amqp.core.AmqpTemplate;
 import org.springframework.amqp.core.Queue;
 import org.springframework.amqp.support.converter.Jackson2JsonMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.amqp.support.converter.MessageConverter;
-import org.springframework.boot.ApplicationRunner;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -18,20 +15,6 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
     SpringApplication.run(PaymentsApplication.class, args);
   }
 
-  @Bean
-  public ApplicationRunner runner(AmqpTemplate template) {
-    return args -> {
-      CreatePaymentRequestRequest createPaymentRequest =
-          CreatePaymentRequestRequest.builder()
-              .withAmount(1200)
-              .withDescription("Payment for services rendered")
-              .withClientId("3")
-              .withFreelancerId("4")
-              .build();
-      template.convertSendAndReceive(ServiceQueueNames.PAYMENTS, createPaymentRequest);
-    };
-  }
-
   @Bean
   public Queue myQueue() {
     return new Queue(ServiceQueueNames.PAYMENTS);