diff --git a/tools/data_source/echo.py b/tools/data_source/echo.py
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index 761a47303c7..00000000000
--- a/tools/data_source/echo.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-"""
-Script that just echos the command line.
-"""
-
-import sys
-
-assert sys.version_info[:2] >= ( 2, 4 )
-
-print '-' * 20, "<br>"
-for elem in sys.argv:
-    print elem, "<br>"
-print '-' * 20, "<br>"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/data_source/echo.xml b/tools/data_source/echo.xml
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index 43ad52fa29c..00000000000
--- a/tools/data_source/echo.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-
-<tool name="Echo" id="echo1" version="1.0.0">
-
-	<description>
-		echoes parameters  
-	</description>
-	
-	<command interpreter="python">echo.py $input $database $output </command>
-
-	<inputs>
-		<param format="tabular" name="input" type="data" label="Input stuff"/>
-        <param type="select" name="database" label="Database">
-            <option value="alignseq.loc">Human (hg18)</option>
-            <option value="faseq.loc">Fly (dm3)</option>
-        </param>
-	</inputs>
-
-	<outputs>
-		<data format="input" name="output" label="Blat on ${database.value_label}" />
-	</outputs>
-
-</tool>