diff --git a/xos/attic/header.py b/xos/attic/header.py
index 9075b45..e483538 100644
--- a/xos/attic/header.py
+++ b/xos/attic/header.py
@@ -8,14 +8,11 @@
 from operator import itemgetter, attrgetter, methodcaller
 import traceback
 from xos.exceptions import *
-from xos.config import Config
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.fields import GenericForeignKey
 
 class ConfigurationError(Exception):
+    # FIXME log the error
     pass
 
 VTR_KIND = "vTR"
-
-CORD_USE_VTN = getattr(Config(), "networking_use_vtn", False)
-