diff --git a/local-cli/cli.js b/local-cli/cli.js
index 7a263e848..6de43c546 100644
--- a/local-cli/cli.js
+++ b/local-cli/cli.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ var defaultConfig = require('./default.config');
 var dependencies = require('./dependencies/dependencies');
 var generate = require('./generate/generate');
 var library = require('./library/library');
-var link = require('./library/link');
 var path = require('path');
 var Promise = require('promise');
 var runAndroid = require('./runAndroid/runAndroid');
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ var documentedCommands = {
   'bundle': [bundle, 'builds the javascript bundle for offline use'],
   'unbundle': [unbundle, 'builds javascript as "unbundle" for offline use'],
   'new-library': [library, 'generates a native library bridge'],
-  'link': [link, 'Adds a third-party library to your project. Example: react-native link awesome-camera'],
   'android': [generateWrapper, 'generates an Android project for your app'],
   'run-android': [runAndroid, 'builds your app and starts it on a connected Android emulator or device'],
   'run-ios': [runIOS, 'builds your app and starts it on iOS simulator'],
diff --git a/local-cli/library/link.js b/local-cli/library/link.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 86efb174b..000000000
--- a/local-cli/library/link.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
- * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
- */
-'use strict';
-
-const execSync = require('child_process').execSync;
-const eol = require('os').EOL;
-const fs = require('fs');
-const Promise = require('promise');
-
-/**
- * Adds a third-party library to the current project.
- *
- * Usage:
- * react-native link awesome-camera
- * react-native link awesome-camera@0.2.0
- *
- * Does the following:
- *   npm install --save awesome-camera
- *   If the library contains native Android code, adds it to the build.
- */
-function link(argv, config) {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    try {
-      _link(argv, config);
-    } catch (e) {
-      reject(e);
-      return;
-    }
-    resolve();
-  });
-}
-
-function _link(argv, config) {
-  // argv examples:
-  // ['link', 'awesome-camera']
-  // ['link', 'awesome-camera@0.2']
-  if (argv.length !== 2) {
-    throw 'Please provide one argument (library to install).\n' +
-        'Usage example: react-native link awesome-camera';
-  }
-
-  const libraryAndVersion = argv[1];
-  const library = libraryAndVersion.split('@')[0];
-
-  _npmInstall(libraryAndVersion);
-  _maybeLinkAndroid(library);
-}
-
-function _npmInstall(library) {
-  const command = 'npm install --save ' + library;
-  console.log('Running ' + command);
-  try {
-    execSync(command);
-  } catch (e) {
-    throw command + ' failed';
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * If this library contains Android native code, add it to the build.
- */
-function _maybeLinkAndroid(library) {
-  if (!_pathExists(`node_modules/${library}/android`)) {
-    return;
-  }
-  if (
-    (!_pathExists('android/settings.gradle')) ||
-    (!_pathExists('android/app/build.gradle'))) {
-    console.log('The library contains native Android code but this is not an ' +
-        'Android project, skipping.'
-    );
-    return;
-  }
-  if (!_pathExists(`node_modules/${library}/android/build.gradle`)) {
-    console.log('Looks like the Android library has incorrect format: ' +
-        'android/build.gradle is missing.'
-    );
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // Update settings.gradle
-  if (fs.readFileSync('android/settings.gradle', 'utf8').indexOf(`include ':${library}'`) !== -1) {
-    console.log('The library is already present in android/settings.gradle.');
-  } else {
-    fs.appendFileSync('android/settings.gradle',
-      `${eol}// ${library} dependency${eol}` +
-      `include ':${library}'${eol}` +
-      `project(':${library}').projectDir = ` +
-          `new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/${library}/android')${eol}`
-    );
-    console.log('Updated android/settings.gradle');
-  }
-
-  // Update android/app/build.gradle
-  const build = fs.readFileSync('android/app/build.gradle', 'utf8');
-  if (build.indexOf(`compile project(":${library}")`) !== -1) {
-    console.log('The library is already present in android/app/build.gradle.');
-  } else {
-    const append = (
-      // Include sources
-      `    compile project(":${library}")${eol}` +
-      // Include libs/*.jar
-      `    compile fileTree(dir: "node_modules/${library}/android/libs", include: ["*.jar"])`
-    );
-    const buildWithDeps = build.replace(
-      /dependencies {([^}]*)}/g,
-      `dependencies {$1${eol}${append}${eol}}`
-    );
-    fs.writeFileSync('android/app/build.gradle', buildWithDeps, 'utf8');
-    console.log('Updated android/app/build.gradle');
-  }
-  // We could try to automate this as well.
-  // E.g. by convention the package name would end with Package.java.
-  console.log('Next step: add the library to your MainActivity.java by calling addPackage().\n' +
-    `Look for the package name in node_modules/${library}/android/src/main/java`
-  );
-}
-
-function _pathExists(path) {
-  try {
-    const stats = fs.statSync(path);
-    return stats.isFile() || stats.isDirectory();
-  } catch (e) {
-    if (e.code === 'ENOENT') {
-      return false;
-    }
-    throw e;
-  }
-}
-
-module.exports = link;