diff --git a/sumorobot.js b/sumorobot.js
index 903c934..40b0d48 100755
--- a/sumorobot.js
+++ b/sumorobot.js
@@ -410,16 +410,12 @@ window.onload = function() {
         sumostart = true;
         /* if we are in Python mode */
         if (pythonEnabled) {
-            /* add the an empty block ID to the functions */
-            var code = $("#blocklyCode").val().replace(/sumorobot./g, "").replace(/\)/g, ", \"\")");
-            /* is_enemy doesn't need the , */
-            code = code.replace(/\(, ""\)/g, "(\"\")");
-            /* send the code to the SumoRobot */
-            sumorobot.send("start:" + code);
+            /* send the code from the textarea to the SumoRobot */
+            sumorobot.send("start:" + $("#blocklyCode").val());
         /* otherwise when we are in blockly mode */
         } else {
-            /* send the code to the SumoRobot */
-            sumorobot.send("start:" + sumocode.replace(/sumorobot./g, ""));
+            /* send the code from the blocks to the SumoRobot */
+            sumorobot.send("start:" + sumocode);
         }
     });