diff --git a/src/plugins/Makefile.am b/src/plugins/Makefile.am
index f4d65b79..b2dfb09f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 rspdir = ${pkglibdir}/plugins
 out_daapdir = ${pkglibdir}/plugins
 ssc_ffmpegdir = ${pkglibdir}/plugins
-ssc_scriptdir = ${pkglibdir}/plugins
 
 rsp_LTLIBRARIES=rsp.la
 rsp_la_LDFLAGS=-module -avoid-version
@@ -14,15 +13,11 @@ ssc_ffmpeg_la_LIBADD = @FFMPEG_LIBS@
 ssc_ffmpeg_la_LDFLAGS=-module -avoid-version
 ssc_ffmpeg_la_SOURCES=ssc-ffmpeg.c
 
-ssc_script_LTLIBRARIES=ssc-script.la
-ssc_script_la_LDFLAGS=-module -avoid-version
-ssc_script_la_SOURCES=ssc-script.c
-
 out_daap_LTLIBRARIES=out-daap.la
 out_daap_la_LDFLAGS=-module -avoid-version
 out_daap_la_SOURCES=out-daap.c out-daap-proto.c
 
-EXTRA_DIST = rsp.h xml-rpc.h ssc-ffmpeg.c ssc-script.c out-daap.h \
+EXTRA_DIST = rsp.h xml-rpc.h ssc-ffmpeg.c out-daap.h \
 	out-daap-proto.h
 
 AM_CFLAGS = -I..
diff --git a/src/plugins/ssc-script.c b/src/plugins/ssc-script.c
deleted file mode 100644
index c516c453..00000000
--- a/src/plugins/ssc-script.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,209 +0,0 @@
-
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include "config.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef HAVE_STDINT_H
-#include <stdint.h>
-#endif
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-#include "ff-dbstruct.h"
-#include "ff-plugins.h"
-
-#ifndef TRUE
-# define TRUE 1
-# define FALSE 0
-#endif
-
-/* Forwards */
-void *ssc_script_init(void);
-void ssc_script_deinit(void *vp);
-int ssc_script_open(void *vp, MP3FILE *pmp3);
-int ssc_script_close(void *vp);
-int ssc_script_read(void *vp, char *buffer, int len);
-char *ssc_script_error(void *vp);
-
-PLUGIN_INFO *plugin_info(void);
-
-#define infn ((PLUGIN_INPUT_FN *)(_pi.pi))
-
-/* Globals */
-PLUGIN_TRANSCODE_FN _ptfn = {
-    ssc_script_init,
-    ssc_script_deinit,
-    ssc_script_open,
-    ssc_script_close,
-    ssc_script_read,
-    ssc_script_error
-};
-
-PLUGIN_INFO _pi = {
-    PLUGIN_VERSION,        /* version */
-    PLUGIN_TRANSCODE,      /* type */
-    "ssc-script/" VERSION, /* server */
-    NULL,                  /* output fns */
-    NULL,                  /* event fns */
-    &_ptfn,                /* fns */
-    NULL,                  /* rend info */
-    NULL                   /* codeclist */
-};
-
-typedef struct tag_ssc_handle {
-    FILE *fin;
-} SSCHANDLE;
-
-static char *_ssc_script_program = NULL;
-
-/**
- * return the plugininfo struct to firefly
- */
-PLUGIN_INFO *plugin_info(void) {
-    char *codeclist;
-
-    _ssc_script_program = pi_conf_alloc_string("general","ssc_prog",NULL);
-    if(!_ssc_script_program) {
-        pi_log(E_INF,"No ssc program specified for script transcoder.\n");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    /* FIXME: need an unload function to stop leak */
-    codeclist = pi_conf_alloc_string("general","ssc_codectypes",NULL);
-    if(!codeclist) {
-        pi_log(E_INF,"No codectypes specified for script transcoder.\n");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    _pi.codeclist = codeclist;
-    return &_pi;
-}
-
-
-/*
- * get a new transcode handle
- */
-void *ssc_script_init(void) {
-    SSCHANDLE *handle;
-
-    handle = (SSCHANDLE*)malloc(sizeof(SSCHANDLE));
-    if(handle) {
-        memset(handle,0,sizeof(SSCHANDLE));
-    }
-
-    return (void*)handle;
-}
-
-/**
- * FIXME: make register errors in the sschandle
- */
-char *ssc_script_error(void *vp) {
-    return "Unknown";
-}
-
-
-/**
- * dispose of the transocde handle obtained from init
- *
- * @param pv handle to dispose
- */
-void ssc_script_deinit(void *vp) {
-    SSCHANDLE *handle = (SSCHANDLE*)vp;
-
-    if(handle->fin) {
-        pclose(handle->fin);
-    }
-
-    if(handle)
-        free(handle);
-}
-
-/**
- * open a file to transocde
- *
- * @param pv private sschandle obtained from init
- * @param file file name to transcode
- * @param codec codec type
- * @param duration duration in ms
- */
-int ssc_script_open(void *vp, MP3FILE *pmp3) {
-    SSCHANDLE *handle = (SSCHANDLE*)vp;
-    char *cmd;
-    char *newpath;
-    char *metachars = "\"\\!(){}#*?$&<>`"; /* More?? */
-    char metacount = 0;
-    char *src,*dst;
-    char *file;
-    char *codec;
-    int duration;
-
-    file = pmp3->path;
-    codec = pmp3->codectype;
-    duration = pmp3->song_length;
-
-
-    src=file;
-    while(*src) {
-        if(strchr(metachars,*src))
-            metacount+=5;
-        src++;
-    }
-
-    if(metachars) {
-        newpath = (char*)malloc(strlen(file) + metacount + 1);
-        if(!newpath) {
-            pi_log(E_FATAL,"ssc_script_open: malloc\n");
-        }
-        src=file;
-        dst=newpath;
-
-        while(*src) {
-            if(strchr(metachars,*src)) {
-                *dst++='"';
-                *dst++='\'';
-                *dst++=*src++;
-                *dst++='\'';
-                *dst++='"';
-            } else {
-                *dst++=*src++;
-            }
-        }
-        *dst='\0';
-    } else {
-        newpath = strdup(file); /* becuase it will be freed... */
-    }
-
-    /* FIXME: is 64 enough? is there a better way to determine this? */
-    cmd=(char *)malloc(strlen(_ssc_script_program) +
-                       strlen(file) +
-                       64);
-    sprintf(cmd, "%s \"%s\" 0 %lu.%03lu \"%s\"",
-            _ssc_script_program, newpath, (unsigned long) duration / 1000,
-            (unsigned long)duration % 1000, (codec && *codec) ? codec : "*");
-    pi_log(E_INF,"Executing %s\n",cmd);
-    handle->fin = popen(cmd, "r");
-    free(newpath);
-    free(cmd);  /* should really have in-place expanded the path */
-
-    return TRUE;
-}
-
-int ssc_script_close(void *vp) {
-    SSCHANDLE *handle = (SSCHANDLE*)vp;
-
-    if(handle->fin) {
-        pclose(handle->fin);
-        handle->fin=NULL;
-    }
-
-    return TRUE;
-}
-
-int ssc_script_read(void *vp, char *buffer, int len) {
-    SSCHANDLE *handle = (SSCHANDLE*)vp;
-
-    return fread(buffer,1,len,handle->fin);
-}
-