diff --git a/artiq/frontend/artiq_pcap.py b/artiq/frontend/artiq_pcap.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 59f124734..000000000
--- a/artiq/frontend/artiq_pcap.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-# This script makes the following assumptions:
-#  * tcpdump has CAP_NET_RAW capabilities set
-#    use # setcap cap_net_raw+eip /usr/sbin/tcpdump
-
-import os
-import argparse
-import subprocess
-
-from artiq.tools import verbosity_args, init_logger, logger, SSHClient
-
-
-def get_argparser():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="ARTIQ core device "
-                                                 "packet capture tool")
-
-    verbosity_args(parser)
-
-    parser.add_argument("-H", "--host", metavar="HOST",
-                        type=str, default="lab.m-labs.hk",
-                        help="SSH host where the development board is located")
-    parser.add_argument("-D", "--device", metavar="DEVICE",
-                        type=str, default="kc705.lab.m-labs.hk",
-                        help="address or domain corresponding to the development board")
-    parser.add_argument("-f", "--file", metavar="PCAP_FILE",
-                        type=str, default="coredevice.pcap",
-                        help="Location to retrieve the pcap file into")
-
-    parser.add_argument("command", metavar="COMMAND",
-                        type=str, default=[], nargs=argparse.REMAINDER,
-                        help="command to execute while capturing")
-
-    return parser
-
-
-def main():
-    args = get_argparser().parse_args()
-    init_logger(args)
-
-    client = SSHClient(args.host)
-
-    sftp = client.get_sftp()
-    tcpdump = client.spawn_command(
-        "/usr/sbin/tcpdump host {device} -w {tmp}/trace.pcap", get_pty=True,
-        device=args.device)
-
-    try:
-        subprocess.check_call(args.command)
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-        logger.error("Command failed")
-
-    tcpdump.close()
-    sftp.get("{tmp}/trace.pcap".format(tmp=client.tmp),
-             args.file + ".new")
-    os.rename(args.file + ".new", args.file)
-    logger.info("Pcap file {file} retrieved".format(file=args.file))
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a10ec254b..70187c8b2 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ console_scripts = [
     "artiq_coremgmt = artiq.frontend.artiq_coremgmt:main",
     "artiq_ctlmgr = artiq.frontend.artiq_ctlmgr:main",
     "artiq_devtool = artiq.frontend.artiq_devtool:main",
-    "artiq_pcap = artiq.frontend.artiq_pcap:main",
     "artiq_influxdb = artiq.frontend.artiq_influxdb:main",
     "artiq_master = artiq.frontend.artiq_master:main",
     "artiq_mkfs = artiq.frontend.artiq_mkfs:main",