diff --git a/lib/ingestors/event_ingestion.rb b/lib/ingestors/event_ingestion.rb
index ab66f1e21..d56163a3b 100644
--- a/lib/ingestors/event_ingestion.rb
+++ b/lib/ingestors/event_ingestion.rb
@@ -95,23 +95,7 @@ def convert_event_types(input)
     end
 
     def convert_location(input)
-      # puts "convert_location(#{input})"
-      result = nil
-
-      # search for locations
-      locations = Geocoder.search(input)
-      if !locations.nil? and locations.size > 0 && (!locations.first.nil? and !locations.first.address.nil?)
-        # puts "address: #{locations.first.address.inspect}"
-        result = locations.first.address
-      end
-
-      # check substring
-      if result.nil? or result['country'].nil?
-        stripped = strip_first_part input
-        result = convert_location(stripped.lstrip) if !stripped.nil? and stripped.size > 0
-      end
-
-      result
+      input
     end
 
     def strip_first_part(input)