diff --git a/doc/source/lib/log_tempfile.rst b/doc/source/lib/log_tempfile.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index a1dfd15db15..00000000000
--- a/doc/source/lib/log_tempfile.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-log\_tempfile module
-====================
-
-.. automodule:: log_tempfile
-    :members:
-    :undoc-members:
-    :show-inheritance:
diff --git a/doc/source/lib/modules.rst b/doc/source/lib/modules.rst
index 1d21ae74cb3..4e3ca7d29bd 100644
--- a/doc/source/lib/modules.rst
+++ b/doc/source/lib/modules.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ lib
 
    galaxy
    galaxy_ext
-   log_tempfile
    mimeparse
    tool_shed
diff --git a/lib/log_tempfile.py b/lib/log_tempfile.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cbb90dd33b..00000000000
--- a/lib/log_tempfile.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# override tempfile methods for debugging
-import logging
-import tempfile
-import traceback
-
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class TempFile(object):
-    def __init__(self):
-        tempfile._NamedTemporaryFile = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile
-        tempfile._mkstemp = tempfile.mkstemp
-        tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile = self.NamedTemporaryFile
-        tempfile.mkstemp = self.mkstemp
-
-    def NamedTemporaryFile(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        f = tempfile._NamedTemporaryFile(*args, **kwargs)
-        try:
-            log.debug(("Opened tempfile %s with NamedTemporaryFile:\n" % f.name) + "".join(traceback.format_stack()))
-        except AttributeError:
-            pass
-        return f
-
-    def mkstemp(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        f = tempfile._mkstemp(*args, **kwargs)
-        try:
-            log.debug(("Opened tempfile %s with mkstemp:\n" % f[1]) + "".join(traceback.format_stack()))
-        except TypeError:
-            pass
-        return f
diff --git a/scripts/paster.py b/scripts/paster.py
index bcd2080724c..90fb608d940 100755
--- a/scripts/paster.py
+++ b/scripts/paster.py
@@ -20,8 +20,4 @@ try:
 except Exception:
     sys.exit(1)
 
-if 'LOG_TEMPFILES' in os.environ:
-    from log_tempfile import TempFile
-    _log_tempfile = TempFile()
-
 serve.run()