diff --git a/roles/nhc/files/scripts/check_nat.nhc b/roles/nhc/files/scripts/check_nat.nhc
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-#!/bin/bash
-
-#checks that NAT is working by pinging an external address from a compute node
-
-function check_nat() {
-#echo ">>> Checking NAT on Compute Nodes Works >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"
-
-
-#8.8.8.8 is google
-#PING_EXTERNAL="ping -c 2 8.8.8.8"
-#Instead we ping license server hpclic0 which is in HPC_Ancillary_zone
-PING_EXTERNAL="ping -c 2 118.138.246.208"
- 
-$PING_EXTERNAL
-RESULT=$?
-if [ $RESULT -ne 0 ]; then
-     die 1 " $FUNCNAME ERROR on node. Can not ping external address. Command is ' ${PING_EXTERNAL} ' Please check NAT is working, or route on node is valid"
-     return 1
-fi
-return 0
-}
-
-