diff --git a/bin/dev/updatetpl.py b/bin/dev/updatetpl.py
deleted file mode 100755
index c58b9d62d9..0000000000
--- a/bin/dev/updatetpl.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-#
-# Script to update Smarty template files from all internal templates
-# Copyright 2013 Zach Prezkuta
-# Licensed under GPL v3
-
-
-import os
-import sys, getopt
-import subprocess
-
-
-def help(pname):
-	print "\nUsage:"
-	print "\t" + pname + " -h\n\n\t\t\tShow this help screen\n"
-	print "\t" + pname + " -p directory\n\n\t\t\tConvert all .tpl files in top-level\n\t\t\tFriendica directory to Smarty templates\n"
-	print "\t" + pname + "\n\n\t\t\tInteractive mode\n"
-
-
-
-#
-# Main script
-#
-
-path = ''
-
-try:
-	opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "hp:")
-	for opt, arg in opts:
-		if opt == '-h':
-			help(sys.argv[0])
-			sys.exit()
-		elif opt == '-p':
-			path = arg
-except getopt.GetoptError:
-	help(sys.argv[0])
-	sys.exit(2)
-
-if path == '':
-	path = raw_input('Path to top-level Friendica directory: ')
-
-if path[-1:] != '/':
-	path = path + '/'
-
-tplpaths = ['view/']
-names = os.listdir(path + 'view/')
-for name in names:
-	if os.path.isdir(path + 'view/' + name):
-		if name != 'smarty3' and name != 'theme':
-			tplpaths.append('view/' + name + '/')
-
-names = os.listdir(path + 'view/theme/')
-for name in names:
-	if os.path.isdir(path + 'view/theme/' + name):
-		tplpaths.append('view/theme/' + name + '/')
-
-fnull = open(os.devnull, "w")
-
-for tplpath in tplpaths:
-	print "Converting " + path + tplpath
-	subprocess.call(['python', path + 'bin/dev/friendica-to-smarty-tpl.py', '-p', path + tplpath], stdout = fnull)
-
-fnull.close()
-