diff --git a/tools/dumpaout.py b/tools/dumpaout.py
deleted file mode 100755
index bfb120e..0000000
--- a/tools/dumpaout.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-import sys
-from struct import pack, unpack
-
-v7 = 0
-
-class AOut(object) :
-	def __init__(self, bin) :
-		self.mag, self.txt, self.sym, self.rel, self.dat, self.z = \
-			unpack("<HHHHHH", bin[:12])
-		assert self.z == 0
-		assert self.txt % 2 == 0 and self.sym % 2 == 0 and self.rel % 2 == 0
-		self.txtd = bin[:self.txt]
-		self.symd = bin[self.txt : self.txt+self.sym]
-		self.reld = bin[self.txt+self.sym : self.txt+self.sym+self.rel]
-		# XXX why isnt this true?
-		#assert len(bin) == self.txt+self.sym+self.rel
-	def __str__(self) :
-		return '[a.out mag=%x txt=%x sym=%x rel=%x dat=%x z=%x]' % \
-			(self.mag, self.txt, self.sym, self.rel, self.dat, self.z)
-
-def dump(fn, addr) :
-	f = file(fn, 'rb')
-	a = AOut(f.read())
-	f.close()
-	print a
-	assert a.rel == 0 
-
-	vals = unpack("<%dH" % (a.txt/2), a.txtd)
-
-	# it appears the a.out header isnt used for the kernel.
-	# dropping the first 16 bytes causes the tables in u0.s to
-	# line up with the addresses they were assigned...
-	vals = vals[8:]
-
-	for n,v in enumerate(vals) :
-		print 'dep cpu %o %06o' % (addr+n*2, v)
-	print 'go 400'
-
-# XXX just an example.
-#dump('/tmp/s2/bin/ls', 02000)
-for fn in sys.argv[1:] :
-	dump(fn, 0)
-