diff --git a/py/Boinc/pymw_setup.py b/py/Boinc/pymw_setup.py
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index 17197e6e57..0000000000
--- a/py/Boinc/pymw_setup.py
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@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-import configxml
-from optparse import OptionParser
-import os
-import logging
-import sys
-
-parser = OptionParser(usage="usage: %prog")
-parser.add_option("-p", "--pymw_dir", dest="pymw_dir", default="", help="specify the working directory of pymw", metavar="<ABSOLUTE_PATH>")
-options, args = parser.parse_args()
-
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.ERROR, format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s")
-
-pymw_dir = options.pymw_dir
-
-if pymw_dir == "":
-    logging.error("py_mw working directory have to be provided (-p switch)")
-    sys.exit(0)
-elif not os.path.exists(pymw_dir):
-    logging.error(pymw_dir + " does not exist")
-    sys.exit(0)
-
-logging.info("pymw working directory set to " + pymw_dir)
-
-logging.info("writing pymw_assimilator in config.xml")
-config = configxml.ConfigFile().read()
-
-# Remove old instances of pymw_assimilator
-for daemon in config.daemons:
-    if daemon.cmd[0:16] == 'pymw_assimilator':
-	config.daemons.remove_node(daemon)
-
-# Append new instance of pymw_assimilator
-config.daemons.make_node_and_append("daemon").cmd = "pymw_assimilator -d 3 -app pymw -pymw_dir " + pymw_dir
-config.write()
-
-print "pymw setup successful"