diff --git a/R/AQSAPI_helperfunctions.R b/R/AQSAPI_helperfunctions.R
index 4a30f84..c521903 100644
--- a/R/AQSAPI_helperfunctions.R
+++ b/R/AQSAPI_helperfunctions.R
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ aqs <- function(service, filter = NULL, user = NA,
                                   variables)))
   AQSrequest <- AQSpath %>%
     request() %>%
+
     req_throttle(rate = 10/60, realm = "RAQSAPI") %>%
     req_retry(max_tries = 5, max_seconds = 30, backoff = ~10)
     # AQS DataMart API does not accept headers so user_agent not working
diff --git a/dev/hexsticker.R b/dev/hexsticker.R
deleted file mode 100644
index f88631e..0000000
--- a/dev/hexsticker.R
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#testing out a new hexlogo
-library(hexSticker)
-library(magrittr)
-library(showtext)
-font_add_google("Inter")
- showtext_auto()
-file.path("./vignettes/figures/AQS_LOGO.png") %>%
-  sticker(AQSlogo, package="RAQSAPI", p_size=16, s_x=1, s_y=0.70, s_width=.5,
-          p_family = "Inter", h_fill="green4" , filename="vignettes/figures/RAQSAPIhexsticker.png",
-          url="https://cran.r-project.org/package=RAQSAPI", white_around_sticker=FALSE) %>%
-  print