diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3882ff121c..8d92a64219 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2232,8 +2232,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES(po/Makefile.in
           src/gnome-search/Makefile
           src/import-export/Makefile
           src/import-export/test/Makefile
-          src/import-export/binary-import/Makefile
-          src/import-export/binary-import/test/Makefile
           src/import-export/qif-import/Makefile
           src/import-export/qif/Makefile
           src/import-export/qif/test/Makefile
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.skip b/po/POTFILES.skip
index 70a1c5dc6c..cd00ea13e2 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.skip
+++ b/po/POTFILES.skip
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ src/backend/dwi/qofmap.c
 src/gnome-utils/gnc-tree-model-selection.c
 src/backend/file/gncmod-backend-file.c
 src/gnome/schemas/apps_gnucash_dialog_scheduled_transctions.schemas.in
+src/backend/file/io-gncbin-r.c
+src/import-export/binary-import/binary-import.glade
+src/import-export/binary-import/druid-commodity.c
+src/import-export/binary-import/gncmod-binary-import.c
diff --git a/src/backend/file/Makefile.am b/src/backend/file/Makefile.am
index b72b8df8c4..7ad4e6929a 100644
--- a/src/backend/file/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/backend/file/Makefile.am
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ libgnc_backend_file_utils_la_SOURCES = \
   gnc-schedxaction-xml-v2.c \
   gnc-transaction-xml-v2.c \
   io-example-account.c \
-  io-gncbin-r.c \
   io-gncxml-gen.c \
   io-gncxml-v1.c \
   io-gncxml-v2.c \
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
   gnc-xml.h \
   gnc-xml-helper.h \
   io-example-account.h \
-  io-gncbin.h \
   io-gncxml-gen.h \
   io-gncxml.h \
   io-gncxml-v2.h \
diff --git a/src/backend/file/gnc-backend-file.c b/src/backend/file/gnc-backend-file.c
index ad1b1a9825..b094c87cec 100644
--- a/src/backend/file/gnc-backend-file.c
+++ b/src/backend/file/gnc-backend-file.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #include "gnc-filepath-utils.h"
 
 #include "io-gncxml.h"
-#include "io-gncbin.h"
 #include "io-gncxml-v2.h"
 #include "gnc-backend-file.h"
 #include "gnc-gconf-utils.h"
@@ -403,8 +402,6 @@ gnc_file_be_determine_file_type(const char *path)
     }
   } else if (gnc_is_xml_data_file(path)) {
     return GNC_BOOK_XML1_FILE;
-  } else if (gnc_is_bin_file(path)) {
-    return GNC_BOOK_BIN_FILE;
   }
   return GNC_BOOK_NOT_OURS;
 }
@@ -426,7 +423,6 @@ gnc_determine_file_type (const char *path)
 	if (sbuf.st_size == 0)    { PINFO (" empty file"); return TRUE; }
 	if(gnc_is_xml_data_file_v2(path, NULL)) { return TRUE; } 
 	else if(gnc_is_xml_data_file(path))     { return TRUE; } 
-	else if(gnc_is_bin_file(path))          { return TRUE; }
 	PINFO (" %s is not a gnc file", path);
 	return FALSE;
 }	
@@ -868,10 +864,6 @@ gnc_file_be_load_from_file (QofBackend *bend, QofBook *book)
         rc = qof_session_load_from_xml_file (book, be->fullpath);
         if (FALSE == rc) error = ERR_FILEIO_PARSE_ERROR;
         break;
-    case GNC_BOOK_BIN_FILE:
-        qof_session_load_from_binfile(book, be->fullpath);
-        error = gnc_get_binfile_io_error();
-        break;
     default:
         PWARN("File not any known type");
         error = ERR_FILEIO_UNKNOWN_FILE_TYPE;
diff --git a/src/bin/gnucash-bin.c b/src/bin/gnucash-bin.c
index e80a5705b0..2b62e4b90e 100644
--- a/src/bin/gnucash-bin.c
+++ b/src/bin/gnucash-bin.c
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ load_gnucash_modules()
         { "gnucash/register/ledger-core", 0, FALSE },
         { "gnucash/register/register-core", 0, FALSE },
         { "gnucash/register/register-gnome", 0, FALSE },
-        { "gnucash/import-export/binary-import", 0, FALSE },
         { "gnucash/import-export/qif-import", 0, FALSE },
         { "gnucash/import-export/ofx", 0, TRUE },
         { "gnucash/import-export/mt940", 0, TRUE },
diff --git a/src/import-export/Makefile.am b/src/import-export/Makefile.am
index 05ad0ff49a..78dc19b7f5 100644
--- a/src/import-export/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/import-export/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-SUBDIRS = . schemas binary-import qif qif-import ${OFX_DIR} ${HBCI_DIR} ${MT940_DIR} log-replay test
-DIST_SUBDIRS = schemas binary-import qif qif-import qif-io-core ofx hbci mt940 log-replay test
+SUBDIRS = . schemas qif qif-import \
+	${OFX_DIR} ${HBCI_DIR} ${MT940_DIR} log-replay test
+DIST_SUBDIRS = schemas qif qif-import qif-io-core \
+	ofx hbci mt940 log-replay test
 
 pkglib_LTLIBRARIES=libgncmod-generic-import.la