diff --git a/tools/data_source/gbrowse_datasource.py b/tools/data_source/gbrowse_datasource.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 410b784eefb..00000000000
--- a/tools/data_source/gbrowse_datasource.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-#Retreives data from GMOD and stores in a file. GBrowse parameters are provided in the input/output file.
-import urllib, sys, os, gzip, tempfile, shutil
-
-assert sys.version_info[:2] >= ( 2, 4 )
-
-def stop_err( msg ):
-    sys.stderr.write( msg )
-    sys.exit()
-
-def __main__():
-    filename = sys.argv[1]
-    params = {}
-    
-    for line in open( filename, 'r' ):
-        try:
-            line = line.strip()
-            fields = line.split( '\t' )
-            params[ fields[0] ] = fields[1]
-        except:
-            continue
-    
-    URL = params.get( 'URL', None )
-    if not URL:
-        open( filename, 'w' ).write( "" )
-        stop_err( 'Datasource has not sent back a URL parameter.' )
-
-    for i, param in enumerate( params.keys() ):
-        if i == 0:
-            sep = '?'
-        else:
-            sep = '&'
-        if param != '__collected_datasets__':
-            URL += "%s%s=%s" % ( sep, param, params.get( param ) )
-
-    CHUNK_SIZE = 2**20 # 1Mb 
-    try:
-        page = urllib.urlopen( URL )
-    except Exception, exc:
-        raise Exception( 'Problems connecting to %s (%s)' % ( URL, exc ) )
-        sys.exit( 1 )
-    
-    fp = open( filename, 'wb' )
-    while 1:
-        chunk = page.read( CHUNK_SIZE )
-        if not chunk:
-            break
-        fp.write( chunk )
-    fp.close()      
-    
-if __name__ == "__main__": __main__()