diff --git a/src/tools/GetVar b/src/tools/GetVar
deleted file mode 100755
index c4e858c47..000000000
--- a/src/tools/GetVar
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# $Id$
-#
-#  Retrieve a variable value from EPICS configuration makefiles.
-#	by Matthew Needes
-#
-#  Syntax:
-#	GetVar VAR_NAME [TARGET_ARCH]
-#
-#  If TARGET_ARCH is NOT specified, only those general variables in
-#	CONFIG_SITE are available.
-#
-#  If TARGET_ARCH is specified, all EPICS target specific variables
-#	are accessable in addition to all general variables.
-#
-# $Log$
-# Revision 1.1  1996/02/20 20:58:31  jba
-# Moved tools to src/tools dir. base/tools dir removed.
-#
-# Revision 1.10  1995/08/18  15:26:39  jba
-# Added pathname to gmake
-#
-# Revision 1.9  1995/08/17  20:30:00  jba
-# EPICS now passed as param - FindEpics removed
-#
-# Revision 1.8  1994/10/25  15:55:28  winans
-# Changed 'make' to 'gmake' for performing make operations.
-#
-# Revision 1.7  1994/10/05  18:39:27  jba
-# Modified syntax of makefile usage
-#
-# Revision 1.6  1994/09/22  01:41:44  mcn
-# MakeRelease - MAJOR bug fix.  GetVar / MakeDirs - minor fix.
-#
-# Revision 1.5  1994/09/08  13:47:08  mcn
-# Fixed GetVar's inclusions.
-#
-# Revision 1.4  1994/09/07  20:59:13  mcn
-# Revamped GetVar, modified scripts for new GetVar.
-#
-# Revision 1.3  1994/09/07  19:08:49  jba
-# Modified to work with extensions and do depends
-#
-# Revision 1.2  1994/08/21  00:56:38  mcn
-# New Stuff
-#
-# Revision 1.1  1994/08/16  16:12:18  mcn
-# Added GetVar, made use of 'ln' compatible with SYSV Unix.
-#
-#
-
-
-if [ -z "$2" ]; then
-	echo "usage: $0 EPICS MAKE VAR_NAME [TARGET_ARCH]"
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-EPICS=$1
-MAKE=$2
-
-INCLUDE=${EPICS}/config/CONFIG_BASE
-
-if [ -z "$4" ]; then
-	OPTS=""
-else
-	OPTS="T_A=$4"
-fi
-
-PID=$$
-
-# Construct temporary makefile
-cat - <<MFILE > /tmp/Makefile.tmp.$$
-
-EPICS=$EPICS
-
-include ${INCLUDE}
-
-all:
-	@echo "\$($3)" > /tmp/Makefile.tmp.out.$PID
-
-MFILE
-
-$MAKE -f /tmp/Makefile.tmp.$$ $OPTS > /dev/null
-
-# Display value
-cat /tmp/Makefile.tmp.out.$$
-
-rm -f /tmp/Makefile.tmp.$$ /tmp/Makefile.tmp.out.$$
-
-exit 0
-
diff --git a/src/tools/Makefile.Unix b/src/tools/Makefile.Unix
index e9f10cd37..0b582e827 100644
--- a/src/tools/Makefile.Unix
+++ b/src/tools/Makefile.Unix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ include Target.include
 include $(EPICS)/config/CONFIG_BASE
 
 PROD = installEpics
-SCRIPTS = InstallVersion GetVar getrel 
+SCRIPTS = InstallVersion getrel 
 
 include $(EPICS)/config/RULES.Unix