diff --git a/Documentation/pkglist_filter.sh b/Documentation/pkglist_filter.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index cb5321e9635..00000000000
--- a/Documentation/pkglist_filter.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-while read -r line         
-do     
-    # the multiple -e are to work-around for MacOS BSD sed.
-    # don't touch it unless you have a Mac to test it.
-    pkg=$(echo ${line} | sed -n -e '/\\package_listing{[^}]*}/ { s/\\package_listing{\([^}]*\)}/\1/;' -e 'p' -e '}')
-
-    if [ -n "${pkg}" ]; then
-        top_level=${pkg%/*}
-        lower_level=${pkg##*/}
-        if [ -n "${top_level}" ]; then
-            filename="../${top_level}/doc/${lower_level}/PackageDescription.txt"
-        else
-            filename="../${pkg}/doc/${pkg}/PackageDescription.txt"
-        fi
-        sed -n '/PkgDescriptionBegin/,/PkgDescriptionEnd/p' < "$filename"
-    else
-        echo -E "${line}"
-    fi
-done <"$1"