diff --git a/src/engine/Makefile b/src/engine/Makefile
index 752b9365f5..41ea2f8a52 100644
--- a/src/engine/Makefile
+++ b/src/engine/Makefile
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ $(TARGET): $(OBJS)
 	@echo "+++"
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(INCLPATH) $<
 
-swig:
-	swig -I. -guile swig.i
-
-
 depend:
 	makedepend -- $(INCLPATH) $(DEFN) -- $(SRCS)
 
diff --git a/src/engine/Makefile.in b/src/engine/Makefile.in
index 6d8a0841aa..792eeb0661 100644
--- a/src/engine/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/engine/Makefile.in
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ $(TARGET): $(OBJS)
 	@echo "+++"
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(INCLPATH) $<
 
-swig:
-	swig -I. -guile swig.i
-
-
 depend:
 	makedepend -- $(INCLPATH) $(DEFN) -- $(SRCS)
 
diff --git a/src/engine/swig.i b/src/engine/swig.i
deleted file mode 100644
index fffa2a4e39..0000000000
--- a/src/engine/swig.i
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#
-# FILE:
-# swig.i
-#
-# FUNCTION:
-# SWIG project file
-#
-# HISTORY:
-# Rob Browning March 1988
-#
-%module xaccSwig
-%include Account.h
-%include Group.h
-%include FileIO.h
-%include LedgerUtils.h
-%include Transaction.h
-