diff --git a/max_pain.py b/max_pain.py
index b5d4d815..9e10289d 100644
--- a/max_pain.py
+++ b/max_pain.py
@@ -10,6 +10,20 @@ async def max_pain_daemon(
 ) -> None:
     async with maybe_open_oi_feed() as oi_feed:
         print('Im in...')
+    def check_if_complete(
+        oi: dict[str, dict[str, Decimal | None]],
+    
+        ) -> bool:
+            for strike in oi:
+                if (
+                    oi[strike]['C'] == None 
+                    or
+                    oi[strike]['P'] == None
+                ):
+                    return False
+    
+            return True
+
 
 
 async def main():
diff --git a/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py b/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
index b0bedaa2..19a3297a 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
@@ -246,20 +246,6 @@ def get_config() -> dict[str, Any]:
 
     return section
 
-def check_if_complete(
-    oi: dict[str, dict[str, Decimal | None]],
-
-    ) -> bool:
-        for strike in oi:
-            if (
-                oi[strike]['C'] == None 
-                or
-                oi[strike]['P'] == None
-            ):
-                return False
-
-        return True
-                
 
 class Client:
     '''