diff --git a/panda/src/downloadertools/Sources.pp b/panda/src/downloadertools/Sources.pp
index b82a5d336c..2dcd1fb7b5 100644
--- a/panda/src/downloadertools/Sources.pp
+++ b/panda/src/downloadertools/Sources.pp
@@ -79,13 +79,3 @@
     pdecompress.cxx
 
 #end bin_target
-
-#begin bin_target
-  #define TARGET test_downloader
-  #define BUILD_TARGET $[HAVE_ZLIB]
-  #define USE_PACKAGES $[USE_PACKAGES] zlib
-
-  #define SOURCES \
-    test_downloader.cxx
-
-#end bin_target
diff --git a/panda/src/downloadertools/test_downloader.cxx b/panda/src/downloadertools/test_downloader.cxx
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d80a9798a..0000000000
--- a/panda/src/downloadertools/test_downloader.cxx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-// Filename: test_downloader.cxx
-// Created by:  
-//
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// PANDA 3D SOFTWARE
-// Copyright (c) 2001, Disney Enterprises, Inc.  All rights reserved
-//
-// All use of this software is subject to the terms of the Panda 3d
-// Software license.  You should have received a copy of this license
-// along with this source code; you will also find a current copy of
-// the license at http://www.panda3d.org/license.txt .
-//
-// To contact the maintainers of this program write to
-// panda3d@yahoogroups.com .
-//
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-#include <pandabase.h>
-#include <downloader.h>
-#include <error_utils.h>
-#include <decompressor.h>
-
-int
-main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-
-  //if (argc < 4) {
-  if (argc < 3) {
-    //cerr << "Usage: test_downloader <server> <source file> <dest file>"
-    cerr << "Usage: test_downloader <server> <source file>"
-      << endl;
-    return 0;
-  }
-
-  string server_name = argv[1];
-  Filename src_file = argv[2];
-  //Filename dest_file = argv[3];
-
-  Downloader dl;
-  if (dl.connect_to_server(server_name) == false)
-    return 0;
-
-  //int ret = dl.initiate(src_file, dest_file);
-  int ret = dl.initiate(src_file);
-  if (ret < 0)
-    return 0;
-
-  //for (;;) {
-  bool done = false;
-  while (!done) {
-    ret = dl.run();
-    if (ret == EU_success) {
-      cerr << "bytes per second: " << dl.get_bytes_per_second() << endl;
-      //return 1;
-      done = true;
-    } else if (ret == EU_write) {
-      cerr << "bytes per second: " << dl.get_bytes_per_second() << endl;
-    } else if (ret < 0) {
-      cerr << "error!" << endl;
-      return 0;
-    }
-  }
-
-  cerr << "download to memory complete" << endl;
-  Ramfile rfile;
-  dl.get_ramfile(rfile);
-  cerr << "ram file length: " << rfile._data.length() << endl;
-  Decompressor dc;
-  dc.decompress(rfile);
-  cerr << "ram file length: " << rfile._data.length() << endl;
-
-  return 0;
-}