diff --git a/artiq/frontend/artiq_netboot.py b/artiq/frontend/artiq_netboot.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 4f72b2c45..000000000
--- a/artiq/frontend/artiq_netboot.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-import argparse
-import socket
-import struct
-import os
-
-
-def send_file(sock, filename):
-    with open(filename, "rb") as input_file:
-        sock.sendall(struct.pack(">I", os.fstat(input_file.fileno()).st_size))
-        while True:
-            data = input_file.read(4096)
-            if not data:
-                break
-            sock.sendall(data)
-        sock.sendall(b"OK")
-
-
-def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="ARTIQ netboot tool")
-    parser.add_argument("hostname", metavar="HOSTNAME",
-                        help="hostname of the target board")
-    parser.add_argument("-f", "--firmware", nargs=1,
-                        help="firmware to load")
-    # Note that on softcore systems, the main gateware cannot be replaced
-    # with -g. This option is used for loading the RTM FPGA from the AMC
-    # on Sayma, and the PL on Zynq.
-    parser.add_argument("-g", "--gateware", nargs=1,
-                        help="gateware to load")
-    parser.add_argument("-b", "--boot", action="store_true",
-                        help="boot the device")
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    sock = socket.create_connection((args.hostname, 4269))
-    try:
-        if args.firmware is not None:
-            sock.sendall(b"F")
-            send_file(sock, args.firmware[0])
-        if args.gateware is not None:
-            sock.sendall(b"G")
-            send_file(sock, args.gateware[0])
-        if args.boot:
-            sock.sendall(b"B")
-    finally:
-        sock.close()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 44022073d..95bbbe2ab 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ console_scripts = [
     "artiq_coreanalyzer = artiq.frontend.artiq_coreanalyzer:main",
     "artiq_coremgmt = artiq.frontend.artiq_coremgmt:main",
     "artiq_ddb_template = artiq.frontend.artiq_ddb_template:main",
-    "artiq_netboot = artiq.frontend.artiq_netboot:main",
     "artiq_master = artiq.frontend.artiq_master:main",
     "artiq_mkfs = artiq.frontend.artiq_mkfs:main",
     "artiq_rtiomon = artiq.frontend.artiq_rtiomon:main",