diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 8c7de28..0000000
--- a/install.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -e
-root=$(readlink -e "$(dirname "$0")")
-
-prefix="/opt/nntpchan"
-
-help_text="usage: $0 [--prefix /opt/nntpchan] [-q|--quiet] [-r|--rebuild] [--disable-redis]"
-
-# check for help flags first
-for arg in "$@" ; do
-    case $arg in
-        -h|--help)
-            echo "$help_text"
-            exit 0
-            ;;
-    esac
-done
-
-_next=""
-want_rebuild="0"
-want_quiet="0"
-build_args=""
-
-# check for main flags
-for arg in "$@" ; do
-    case $arg in
-        -q|--quiet)
-            want_quiet="1"
-            ;;
-        -r|--rebuild)
-            want_rebuild="1"
-            ;;
-        --prefix)
-            _next="prefix"
-            ;;
-        --prefix=*)
-            prefix=$(echo "$arg" | cut -d'=' -f2)
-            ;;
-        --disable-redis)
-            build_args="$build_args --disable-redis"
-            ;;
-        *)
-            if [ "X$_next" == "Xprefix" ] ; then
-                # set prefix
-                prefix="$arg"
-                _next=""
-            fi
-            ;;
-    esac
-done
-
-_cmd() {
-    if [ "X$want_quiet" == "X1" ] ; then
-        "$@" &> /dev/null
-    else
-        "$@"
-    fi
-}
-
-if [ "X$want_rebuild" == "X1" ] ; then
-    _cmd echo "rebuilding daemon";
-    _cmd "$root/build.sh" $build_args
-fi
-
-if [ ! -e "$root/srndv2" ] ; then
-    _cmd echo "building daemon"
-    # TODO: use different GOPATH for root?
-    _cmd "$root/build.sh" "$build_args"
-fi
-
-
-_cmd mkdir -p "$prefix"
-_cmd mkdir -p "$prefix/webroot/thm"
-_cmd mkdir -p "$prefix/webroot/img"
-_cmd cp -f "$root/srndv2" "$prefix/srndv2"
-_cmd cp -rf "$root/"{doc,contrib,certs} "$prefix/"
-_cmd echo "installed to $prefix"