diff --git a/gluon/module_installer.py b/gluon/module_installer.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 068421b8..00000000
--- a/gluon/module_installer.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-from setuptools.command import easy_install
-import pkg_resources
-
-def install(module_names):
-    for name in module_names:
-        try:
-            pkg_resources.require(name)
-        except pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound:
-            easy_install.main( ["-U",name] )
-            pkg_resources.require(name)