diff --git a/libtransmission/Makefile.am b/libtransmission/Makefile.am
index 14034085f..c66f96284 100644
--- a/libtransmission/Makefile.am
+++ b/libtransmission/Makefile.am
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
     verify.h \
     web.h
 
-bin_PROGRAMS = benc2php
-
 TESTS = \
     blocklist-test \
     bencode-test \
@@ -107,8 +105,6 @@ APPS_LDADD = \
     $(PTHREAD_LIBS) \
     -lm
 
-benc2php_SOURCES = benc2php.c
-benc2php_LDADD = $(APPS_LDADD)
 bencode_test_SOURCES = bencode-test.c
 bencode_test_LDADD = $(APPS_LDADD)
 blocklist_test_SOURCES = blocklist-test.c
diff --git a/libtransmission/benc2php.c b/libtransmission/benc2php.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 15fd47886..000000000
--- a/libtransmission/benc2php.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This file Copyright (C) 2008 Charles Kerr <charles@rebelbase.com>
- *
- * This file is licensed by the GPL version 2.  Works owned by the
- * Transmission project are granted a special exemption to clause 2(b)
- * so that the bulk of its code can remain under the MIT license. 
- * This exemption does not extend to derived works not owned by
- * the Transmission project.
- *
- * $Id:$
- */
-
-#include <stdio.h> /* fprintf() */
-#include <string.h> /* strlen() */
-#include <libtransmission/utils.h> /* tr_free() */
-#include <libtransmission/bencode.h> /* tr_bencLoad() */
-
-int
-main( int argc, char *argv[] )
-{
-    if( argc != 2 )
-    {
-        fprintf( stderr, "Convert bencoded text to serialized php.\n" );
-        fprintf( stderr, "Usage: benc2php bencoded-text\n" );
-        return -1;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        tr_benc top;
-        const char * benc_str = argv[1];
-        char * serialized;
-        tr_bencLoad( benc_str, strlen( benc_str ), &top, NULL );
-        serialized = tr_bencSaveAsSerializedPHP( &top, NULL );
-        puts( serialized );
-        tr_free( serialized );
-        return 0;
-    }
-}