diff --git a/src/calibre/linux.py b/src/calibre/linux.py
index e3bfe04e75..f1a53603e7 100644
--- a/src/calibre/linux.py
+++ b/src/calibre/linux.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ __copyright__ = '2008, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>'
 
 ''' Post installation script for linux '''
 
-import sys, os, cPickle, textwrap, stat, importlib
+import sys, os, cPickle, textwrap, stat
 from subprocess import check_call
 
 from calibre import  __appname__, prints, guess_type
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ class PostInstall:
         self.mime_resources = []
         if islinux or isbsd:
             self.setup_completion()
-        self.install_man_pages()
         if islinux or isbsd:
             self.setup_desktop_integration()
         self.create_uninstaller()
@@ -343,38 +342,6 @@ class PostInstall:
             self.task_failed('Setting up completion failed')
     # }}}
 
-    def install_man_pages(self): # {{{
-        try:
-            from calibre.utils.help2man import create_man_page
-            if isbsd:
-                manpath = os.path.join(self.opts.staging_root, 'man/man1')
-            else:
-                manpath = os.path.join(self.opts.staging_sharedir, 'man/man1')
-            if not os.path.exists(manpath):
-                os.makedirs(manpath)
-            self.info('Installing MAN pages...')
-            for src in entry_points['console_scripts']:
-                prog, right = src.split('=')
-                prog = prog.strip()
-                module = importlib.import_module(right.split(':')[0].strip())
-                parser = getattr(module, 'option_parser', None)
-                if parser is None:
-                    continue
-                parser = parser()
-                raw = create_man_page(prog, parser)
-                if isbsd:
-                    manfile = os.path.join(manpath, prog+'.1')
-                else:
-                    manfile = os.path.join(manpath, prog+'.1'+__appname__+'.bz2')
-                self.info('\tInstalling MAN page for', prog)
-                open(manfile, 'wb').write(raw)
-                self.manifest.append(manfile)
-        except:
-            if self.opts.fatal_errors:
-                raise
-            self.task_failed('Installing MAN pages failed')
-    # }}}
-
     def setup_desktop_integration(self): # {{{
         try:
             self.info('Setting up desktop integration...')
diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/help2man.py b/src/calibre/utils/help2man.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b079dc2314..0000000000
--- a/src/calibre/utils/help2man.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import with_statement
-__license__ = 'GPL 3'
-__copyright__ = '2009, Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>'
-__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
-
-import time, bz2
-from calibre.constants import isbsd
-
-from calibre.constants import __version__, __appname__, __author__
-
-
-def create_man_page(prog, parser):
-    usage  = parser.usage.splitlines()
-    for i, line in enumerate(list(usage)):
-        if not line.strip():
-            usage[i] = '.PP'
-        else:
-            usage[i] = line.replace('%prog', prog)
-    lines = [
-             '.TH ' + prog.upper() + ' "1" ' + time.strftime('"%B %Y"') +
-             ' "%s (%s %s)" "%s"'%(prog, __appname__, __version__, __appname__),
-             '.SH NAME',
-             prog + r' \- part of '+__appname__,
-             '.SH SYNOPSIS',
-             '.B "%s"'%prog + r'\fR '+' '.join(usage[0].split()[1:]),
-             '.SH DESCRIPTION',
-             ]
-    lines += usage[1:]
-
-    lines += [
-              '.SH OPTIONS'
-              ]
-    def format_option(opt):
-        ans = ['.TP']
-        opts = []
-        opts += opt._short_opts
-        opts.append(opt.get_opt_string())
-        opts = [r'\fB'+x.replace('-', r'\-')+r'\fR' for x in opts]
-        ans.append(', '.join(opts))
-        help = opt.help if opt.help else ''
-        ans.append(help.replace('%prog', prog).replace('%default', str(opt.default)))
-        return ans
-
-    for opt in parser.option_list:
-        lines.extend(format_option(opt))
-    for group in parser.option_groups:
-        lines.append('.SS '+group.title)
-        if group.description:
-            lines.extend(['.PP', group.description])
-        for opt in group.option_list:
-            lines.extend(format_option(opt))
-
-    lines += ['.SH SEE ALSO',
-              'The User Manual is available at '
-              'http://manual.calibre-ebook.com',
-              '.PP', '.B Created by '+__author__]
-
-    lines = [x if isinstance(x, unicode) else unicode(x, 'utf-8', 'replace') for
-            x in lines]
-
-    if not isbsd:
-        return  bz2.compress((u'\n'.join(lines)).encode('utf-8'))
-    else:
-        return  (u'\n'.join(lines)).encode('utf-8')
-
-