diff --git a/antivirus_service/consumer.py b/antivirus_service/consumer.py
index dca1ba5..52745f2 100644
--- a/antivirus_service/consumer.py
+++ b/antivirus_service/consumer.py
@@ -49,9 +49,3 @@ class ScanFileConsumer(ScanConsumer):
     def __init__(self, settings, handler):
         super().__init__(settings, handler)
         self.amqp_queue = self.amqp_config['scan_file']['queue']
-
-
-class ScanUrlConsumer(ScanConsumer):
-    def __init__(self, settings, handler):
-        super().__init__(settings, handler)
-        self.amqp_queue = self.amqp_config['scan_url']['queue']
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diff --git a/antivirus_service/handler.py b/antivirus_service/handler.py
index 3544a8e..b702c45 100644
--- a/antivirus_service/handler.py
+++ b/antivirus_service/handler.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class ScanHandler(object):
     def __init__(self, settings):
         self.config = settings.config[settings.env]
         self.clamd = Clamd(self.config['clamd'])
+        self.download_retry_count = self.config['download_retry_count']
 
     def handle_error_message(self, payload, error_message):
         '''
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ def scan(self, download_uri, access_token):
         # that the scan request was triggered before the file upload 
         # has been finished
         last_exception_message = ''
-        count = 3
+        count = self.download_retry_count
         for i in range(1, count):
             try:
                 # defining stream and timeout = just specifying the initial socket connect timeout, that's what we want
@@ -102,71 +103,3 @@ def handle_message(self, payload):
         scan_result, signature = self.scan(download_uri, access_token)
         self.callback(callback_uri, access_token, scan_result, signature)
 
-
-class ScanUrlHandler(ScanHandler):
-    def parse_body(self, body):
-        payload = json.loads(bytes(body).decode('utf-8'))
-        assert 'url' in payload
-        assert 'callback_uri' in payload
-        return payload
-
-    def callback(self, callback_uri, access_token, blacklisted, full_report):
-        logging.info('Start callback')
-        headers = {}
-        if access_token:
-            headers['Authorization'] = 'Bearer %s' % access_token
-
-        result = {
-            'blacklisted': blacklisted,
-            'full_report': full_report
-        }
-        logging.info(result)
-
-        response = requests.put(callback_uri, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(result))
-        logging.info(response.status_code)
-        logging.info('------------- END PROCESS SCAN -------------')
-
-    def scan_url(self, url):
-        logging.info('Start scan')
-
-        api_key = self.config['virustotal']['api_key']
-
-        params = {'apikey': api_key, 'url': url}
-        response = requests.post('https://www.virustotal.com/vtapi/v2/url/scan', data=params)
-        scan_response = response.json()
-        logging.info(scan_response)
-
-        # we have to wait for the result
-        headers = {
-            'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip, deflate',
-            'User-Agent' : 'gzip,  Antivirus checker'
-        }
-        for i in range(10):
-            params = {'apikey': api_key, 'resource': scan_response['scan_id']}
-            response = requests.post('http://www.virustotal.com/vtapi/v2/url/report', data=params, headers=headers)
-            result_response = response.json()
-            logging.info(result_response)
-
-            # scan job is processed
-            if 'positives' in result_response:
-                break
-            time.sleep(2**i)
-        else:
-            d = 2**(i+1) - 1
-            raise Exception('Scan report could not downloaded after {0} seconds'.format(d))
-
-        return result_response['positives'] != 0, result_response
-
-    def handle_message(self, payload):
-        '''
-        handles antivirus scan url requests
-        '''
-        logging.info('------------- INCOMING MESSAGE -------------')
-        logging.info(payload)
-
-        url = payload['url']
-        callback_uri = payload['callback_uri']
-        access_token = payload.get('access_token', None)
-
-        blacklisted, full_report = self.scan_url(url)
-        self.callback(callback_uri, access_token, blacklisted, full_report)
diff --git a/antivirus_service/service.py b/antivirus_service/service.py
index 80416ab..226fc46 100644
--- a/antivirus_service/service.py
+++ b/antivirus_service/service.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 from environs import Env
 
 from antivirus_service.webserver import Webserver
-from antivirus_service.handler import ScanFileHandler, ScanUrlHandler
-from antivirus_service.consumer import ScanFileConsumer, ScanUrlConsumer
+from antivirus_service.handler import ScanFileHandler
+from antivirus_service.consumer import ScanFileConsumer
 
 
 class AntivirusSettings(object):
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def __init__(self, env, debug):
         env = Env()
         with env.prefixed(self.env.upper() + "_"):
             self.config[self.env] = {}
+            self.config[self.env]['download_retry_count'] = env.int("DOWNLOAD_RETRY_COUNT", 3)
             param = "clamd"
             with env.prefixed(param.upper() + "_"):
                 self.config[self.env][param] = {}
@@ -65,35 +66,25 @@ def cli(ctx, env, debug):
 @click.pass_context
 def scan_file(ctx):
     """Run Antivirus Service - listen on message queue"""
+    consumer = None
     try:
         handler = ScanFileHandler(ctx.obj)
         consumer = ScanFileConsumer(ctx.obj, handler)
         consumer.run()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        consumer.stop()
-
-
-@cli.command()
-@click.pass_context
-def scan_url(ctx):
-    """Run Antivirus Service - listen on message queue"""
-    try:
-        handler = ScanUrlHandler(ctx.obj)
-        consumer = ScanUrlConsumer(ctx.obj, handler)
-        consumer.run()
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        consumer.stop()
+        consumer and consumer.stop()
 
 
 @cli.command()
 @click.pass_context
 def webserver(ctx):
     """Run Antivirus Service - webserver"""
+    web_server = None
     try:
-        webserver = Webserver(ctx.obj)
-        webserver.run()
+        web_server = Webserver(ctx.obj)
+        web_server.run()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        webserver.stop()
+        web_server and web_server.stop()
 
 
 def main():