diff --git a/scripts/update-translations.php b/scripts/update-translations.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 2746a99..0000000
--- a/scripts/update-translations.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Update gettext translations
- */
-chdir(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)));
-
-//do not include php-gettext or database layer
-passthru(
-    'xgettext -kT_ngettext:1,2 -kT_ -L PHP'
-    . ' -o data/locales/messages.po'
-    . ' src/SemanticScuttle/*.php'
-    . ' src/SemanticScuttle/Model/*.php'
-    . ' src/SemanticScuttle/Service/*.php'
-    . ' data/templates/*.php'
-    . ' www/*.php'
-    . ' www/*/*.php'
-);
-
-?>
\ No newline at end of file