diff --git a/cmd/unifi-poller/README.md b/cmd/unifi-poller/README.md
index f56daef0..562cce2e 100644
--- a/cmd/unifi-poller/README.md
+++ b/cmd/unifi-poller/README.md
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ is provided so the application can be easily adapted to any environment.
         errors will be logged. Using this with debug=true adds line numbers to
         any error logs.
 
+    lambda         default: false
+        * Until reports of astonishing success with this mode, it is EXPERIMENTAL.
+        Setting this to true will invoke a run-once mode where the application
+        immediately polls the controller and reports the metrics to InfluxDB.
+        Then it exits. This mode is useful in an AWS Lambda or a crontab where
+        the execution timings are controlled. This mode may also be adapted
+        to run in other collector scripts and apps like telegraf or diamond.
+        This mode can also be combined with a "test database" in InfluxDB to
+        give yourself a "test config file" you may run ad-hoc to test changes.
+
     max_errors     default: 0
         If you restart the UniFI controller, the poller will lose access until
         it is restarted. Specifying a number greater than -1 for max_errors will
diff --git a/cmd/unifi-poller/start.go b/cmd/unifi-poller/start.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ed7608f..00000000
--- a/cmd/unifi-poller/start.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"log"
-	"os"
-
-	unifipoller "github.com/davidnewhall/unifi-poller/pkg/unifi-poller"
-)
-
-func main() {
-	log.SetFlags(log.LstdFlags)
-	unifi := &unifipoller.UnifiPoller{}
-	if unifi.ParseFlags(os.Args[1:]); unifi.ShowVer {
-		fmt.Printf("unifi-poller v%s\n", unifipoller.Version)
-		return // don't run anything else w/ version request.
-	}
-	if err := unifi.GetConfig(); err != nil {
-		unifi.Flag.Usage()
-		log.Fatalf("[ERROR] config file '%v': %v", unifi.ConfigFile, err)
-	}
-	if err := unifi.Run(); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalln("[ERROR]", err)
-	}
-}