diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/BrowserControl.py b/Lib/idlelib/BrowserControl.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 3829d49..0000000
--- a/Lib/idlelib/BrowserControl.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,157 +0,0 @@
-"""Remote-control interfaces to some browsers."""
-
-import os
-import string
-import sys
-
-
-DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE = "~/.browser.ini"
-PROCESS_CREATION_DELAY = 4
-
-DEFAULT_BROWSER = "netscape"
-
-_browsers = {}
-
-
-def get(name=None):
-    if name is None:
-        name = get_default_browser()
-    else:
-        name = string.lower(name)
-    L = _browsers[name]
-    if L[1] is None:
-        L[1] = L[0]()
-    return L[1]
-
-
-def get_default_browser(file=None):
-    if file is None:
-        files = [DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE]
-    else:
-        files = [file, DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE]
-    for file in files:
-        file = os.path.expandvars(os.path.expanduser(file))
-        if file and os.path.isfile(file):
-            import ConfigParser
-            cf = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
-            cf.read([file])
-            try:
-                return string.lower(cf.get("Browser", "name"))
-            except ConfigParser.Error:
-                pass
-    return DEFAULT_BROWSER
-
-
-_default_browser = None
-
-def _get_browser():
-    global _default_browser
-    if _default_browser is None:
-        _default_browser = get()
-    return _default_browser
-
-
-def open(url, new=0):
-    _get_browser().open(url, new)
-
-
-def open_new(url):
-    _get_browser().open_new(url)
-
-
-def register(name, klass):
-    _browsers[string.lower(name)] = [klass, None]
-
-
-class Netscape:
-    autoRaise = 0
-
-    def _remote(self, action):
-        raise_opt = ("-noraise", "-raise")[self.autoRaise]
-        cmd = "netscape %s -remote '%s' >/dev/null 2>&1" % (raise_opt, action)
-        rc = os.system(cmd)
-        if rc:
-            import time
-            os.system("netscape -no-about-splash &")
-            time.sleep(PROCESS_CREATION_DELAY)
-            rc = os.system(cmd)
-        return not rc
-
-    def open(self, url, new=0):
-        if new:
-            self.open_new(url)
-        else:
-            self._remote("openURL(%s)" % url)
-
-    def open_new(self, url):
-        self._remote("openURL(%s, new-window)" % url)
-
-register("netscape", Netscape)
-
-
-class Grail:
-    # There should be a way to maintain a connection to Grail, but the
-    # Grail remote control protocol doesn't really allow that at this
-    # point.  It probably never will!
-
-    def _find_grail_rc(self):
-        import glob
-        import pwd
-        import socket
-        import tempfile
-        tempdir = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), ".grail-unix")
-        user = pwd.getpwuid(_os.getuid())[0]
-        filename = os.path.join(tempdir, user + "-*")
-        maybes = glob.glob(filename)
-        if not maybes:
-            return None
-        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-        for fn in maybes:
-            # need to PING each one until we find one that's live
-            try:
-                s.connect(fn)
-            except socket.error:
-                # no good; attempt to clean it out, but don't fail:
-                try:
-                    os.unlink(fn)
-                except IOError:
-                    pass
-            else:
-                return s
-
-    def _remote(self, action):
-        s = self._find_grail_rc()
-        if not s:
-            return 0
-        s.send(action)
-        s.close()
-        return 1
-
-    def open(self, url, new=0):
-        if new:
-            self.open_new(url)
-        else:
-            self._remote("LOAD " + url)
-
-    def open_new(self, url):
-        self._remote("LOADNEW " + url)
-
-register("grail", Grail)
-
-
-class WindowsDefault:
-    def open(self, url, new=0):
-        import win32api, win32con
-        try:
-            win32api.ShellExecute(0, "open", url, None, ".",
-                                  win32con.SW_SHOWNORMAL)
-        except:
-            traceback.print_exc()
-            raise
-
-    def open_new(self, url):
-        self.open(url)
-
-if sys.platform[:3] == "win":
-    register("windows-default", WindowsDefault)
-    DEFAULT_BROWSER = "windows-default"