diff --git a/services/balance-by-account/cmd/main.go b/services/balance-by-account/cmd/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1aa4f879..00000000
--- a/services/balance-by-account/cmd/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/systemaccounting/mxfactorial/pkg/logger"
-	"github.com/systemaccounting/mxfactorial/pkg/postgres"
-	"github.com/systemaccounting/mxfactorial/pkg/service"
-	"github.com/systemaccounting/mxfactorial/pkg/types"
-)
-
-var (
-	pgConn string = fmt.Sprintf(
-		"host=%s port=%s user=%s password=%s dbname=%s",
-		os.Getenv("PGHOST"),
-		os.Getenv("PGPORT"),
-		os.Getenv("PGUSER"),
-		os.Getenv("PGPASSWORD"),
-		os.Getenv("PGDATABASE"))
-	readinessCheckPath = os.Getenv("READINESS_CHECK_PATH")
-	port               = os.Getenv("BALANCE_BY_ACCOUNT_PORT")
-)
-
-func run(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	e types.QueryByAccount,
-	dbConnector func(context.Context, string) (*postgres.DB, error),
-	balanceServiceConstructor func(db postgres.SQLDB) (service.IBalanceService, error),
-) (string, error) {
-
-	// test required values
-	if e.AuthAccount == "" {
-		return "", errors.New("missing auth_account. exiting")
-	}
-
-	if e.AccountName == nil {
-		return "", errors.New("missing account_name. exiting")
-	}
-
-	// connect to db
-	db, err := dbConnector(context.Background(), pgConn)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Log(logger.Trace(), err)
-		return "", err
-	}
-	defer db.Close(context.Background())
-
-	// create account balance service
-	bs, err := balanceServiceConstructor(db)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Log(logger.Trace(), err)
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	// get account balance
-	accountBalance, err := bs.GetAccountBalance(*e.AccountName)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Log(logger.Trace(), err)
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	// return balance
-	return accountBalance.CurrentBalance.StringFixed(3), nil
-}
-
-// wraps run accepting services satisfying interfaces for testability
-func handleEvent(ctx context.Context, e types.QueryByAccount) (string, error) {
-	return run(
-		ctx,
-		e,
-		postgres.NewDB,
-		newBalanceService,
-	)
-}
-
-// enables run fn unit testing
-func newBalanceService(idb postgres.SQLDB) (service.IBalanceService, error) {
-	db, ok := idb.(*postgres.DB)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, errors.New("newBalanceService: failed to assert *postgres.DB")
-	}
-	return service.NewAccountBalanceService(db), nil
-}
-
-func main() {
-
-	r := gin.Default()
-
-	// aws-lambda-web-adapter READINESS_CHECK_*
-	r.GET(readinessCheckPath, func(c *gin.Context) {
-		c.Status(http.StatusOK)
-	})
-
-	var queryByAccount types.QueryByAccount
-
-	r.POST("/", func(c *gin.Context) {
-
-		c.BindJSON(&queryByAccount)
-
-		resp, err := handleEvent(c.Request.Context(), queryByAccount)
-		if err != nil {
-			c.Status(http.StatusBadRequest)
-		}
-
-		c.String(http.StatusOK, resp)
-	})
-
-	r.Run(fmt.Sprintf(":%s", port))
-}