diff --git a/src/controllers/beneficiary.controller.js b/src/controllers/beneficiary.controller.js
index a7797e7..3c3e546 100644
--- a/src/controllers/beneficiary.controller.js
+++ b/src/controllers/beneficiary.controller.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 const { logger } = require('../util/logger');
-const { setJson, getJson } = require('../config/redis');
 const beneficiaryService = require('../services/beneficiary.service');
 const db = require('../config/db');
-const axios = require('axios');
 
 async function validateWithinBank(req, res) {
   const { accountNumber } = req.query;
@@ -40,7 +38,9 @@ async function validateOutsideBank(req, res) {
     );
     if (!refNo)
       return res.status(401).json({ error: 'invalid account number' });
-    return res.json({ refNo });
+    //**IN PRODUCTION** poll the redis server continuously giving the refNo since the response from NPCI will be stored there
+    await delay(3000);
+    return res.json({ name: 'John Doe' });
   } catch (err) {
     logger.error(err, 'beneficiary validation within bank failed');
     res.status(500).json({ error: 'invalid account number' });
@@ -86,24 +86,6 @@ async function getBeneficiary(req, res) {
   }
 }
 
-async function checkBeneficiaryName(req, res) {
-  await delay(2000);
-  const { refNo } = req.query;
-  if (!refNo) {
-    res.status(403).json({ error: 'BAD_REQUEST' });
-    return;
-  }
-
-  //uncomment in production for actual name from beneficiary
-  // const beneficiaryName = await getJson(refNo);
-  const beneficiaryName = 'John Doe';
-  if (!beneficiaryName) {
-    res.status(404).json({ error: 'NOT_FOUND' });
-    return;
-  }
-  res.json({ message: beneficiaryName });
-}
-
 async function getIfscDetails(req, res) {
   const { ifscCode } = req.query;
   if (!ifscCode) {
@@ -134,7 +116,6 @@ module.exports = {
   validateWithinBank,
   validateOutsideBank,
   addBeneficiary,
-  checkBeneficiaryName,
   getIfscDetails,
   getBeneficiary,
 };
diff --git a/src/routes/beneficiary.route.js b/src/routes/beneficiary.route.js
index 09e247a..14845ba 100644
--- a/src/routes/beneficiary.route.js
+++ b/src/routes/beneficiary.route.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const router = express.Router();
 
 router.get('/validate/within-bank', beneficiaryController.validateWithinBank);
 router.get('/validate/outside-bank', beneficiaryController.validateOutsideBank);
-router.get('/check', beneficiaryController.checkBeneficiaryName);
 router.get('/ifsc-details', beneficiaryController.getIfscDetails);
 router.get('/get', beneficiaryController.getBeneficiary);
 router.post(