diff --git a/src/info.py b/src/info.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 645b07edf..000000000
--- a/src/info.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-import urllib
-import platform
-import gtk
-import os
-import common
-
-pygtk = '%i.%i.%i' %(gtk.pygtk_version[0],gtk.pygtk_version[1],gtk.pygtk_version[2])
-
-urllib.urlopen("http://download.deluge-torrent.org/stats.php?processor=" + \
-    platform.machine() + "&python=" + platform.python_version() \
-    + "&os=" + platform.system() + "&pygtk=" + pygtk)
-
-f = open(os.path.join(common.CONFIG_DIR, 'infosent'), 'w')
-f.write("")
-f.close
diff --git a/src/update.py b/src/update.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ffcbae70f..000000000
--- a/src/update.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-import urllib
-import sys
-
-new_release = urllib.urlopen("http://download.deluge-torrent.org/version").read().strip()
-if new_release >  sys.argv[1]:
-    import gtk
-    import pygtk
-    dialog = gtk.MessageDialog(parent = None,
-                    flags = gtk.DIALOG_MODAL | gtk.DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT,
-                    buttons = gtk.BUTTONS_YES_NO,
-                    message_format=_("There is a newer version of Deluge.  Would you like to be taken to our download site?"),
-                    type=gtk.MESSAGE_QUESTION)
-    dialog.set_title('New Release!')
-    import time
-    #give main client time to get up and running so we dont get placed in the
-    #background and hidden.  also sleep this long for blocklist import
-    time.sleep(20)
-    result = dialog.run()
-    dialog.destroy()
-    if result == gtk.RESPONSE_YES:
-        import os
-        os.spawnlp(os.P_NOWAIT, 'python', 'python', '-c', "import webbrowser; webbrowser.open('http://download.deluge-torrent.org/')")
-    elif result == gtk.RESPONSE_NO:
-        pass