Index: vip-manager2/checker/consul_leader_checker.go
===================================================================
--- vip-manager2.orig/checker/consul_leader_checker.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-package checker
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"log"
-	"net/url"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/cybertec-postgresql/vip-manager/vipconfig"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
-)
-
-// ConsulLeaderChecker is used to check state of the leader key in Consul
-type ConsulLeaderChecker struct {
-	key       string
-	nodename  string
-	apiClient *api.Client
-}
-
-//naming this cConf to avoid conflict with conf in etcd_leader_checker.go
-var cConf *vipconfig.Config
-
-// NewConsulLeaderChecker returns a new instance
-func NewConsulLeaderChecker(con *vipconfig.Config) (*ConsulLeaderChecker, error) {
-	cConf = con
-	lc := &ConsulLeaderChecker{
-		key:      cConf.Key,
-		nodename: cConf.Nodename,
-	}
-
-	url, err := url.Parse(cConf.Endpoints[0])
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	address := url.Hostname() + ":" + url.Port()
-
-	config := &api.Config{
-		Address:  address,
-		Scheme:   url.Scheme,
-		WaitTime: time.Second,
-	}
-
-	if cConf.ConsulToken != "" {
-		config.Token = cConf.ConsulToken
-	}
-
-	apiClient, err := api.NewClient(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	lc.apiClient = apiClient
-
-	return lc, nil
-}
-
-// GetChangeNotificationStream checks the status in the loop
-func (c *ConsulLeaderChecker) GetChangeNotificationStream(ctx context.Context, out chan<- bool) error {
-	kv := c.apiClient.KV()
-
-	queryOptions := &api.QueryOptions{
-		RequireConsistent: true,
-	}
-
-checkLoop:
-	for {
-		resp, _, err := kv.Get(c.key, queryOptions)
-		if err != nil {
-			if ctx.Err() != nil {
-				break checkLoop
-			}
-			log.Printf("consul error: %s", err)
-			out <- false
-			time.Sleep(time.Duration(cConf.Interval) * time.Millisecond)
-			continue
-		}
-		if resp == nil {
-			log.Printf("Cannot get variable for key %s. Will try again in a second.", c.key)
-			out <- false
-			time.Sleep(time.Duration(cConf.Interval) * time.Millisecond)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		state := string(resp.Value) == c.nodename
-		queryOptions.WaitIndex = resp.ModifyIndex
-
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			break checkLoop
-		case out <- state:
-			time.Sleep(time.Duration(cConf.Interval) * time.Millisecond)
-			continue
-		}
-	}
-
-	return ctx.Err()
-}
Index: vip-manager2/checker/leader_checker.go
===================================================================
--- vip-manager2.orig/checker/leader_checker.go
+++ vip-manager2/checker/leader_checker.go
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ func NewLeaderChecker(con *vipconfig.Con
 	var err error
 
 	switch con.EndpointType {
-	case "consul":
-		lc, err = NewConsulLeaderChecker(con)
 	case "etcd", "etcd3":
 		lc, err = NewEtcdLeaderChecker(con)
 	default:
