diff --git a/py/_path/gateway/__init__.py b/py/_path/gateway/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 792d60054..000000000
--- a/py/_path/gateway/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#
diff --git a/py/_path/gateway/channeltest.py b/py/_path/gateway/channeltest.py
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index ac821aeb9..000000000
--- a/py/_path/gateway/channeltest.py
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@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-import threading
-
-
-class PathServer:
-
-    def __init__(self, channel):
-        self.channel = channel
-        self.C2P = {}
-        self.next_id = 0
-        threading.Thread(target=self.serve).start()
-
-    def p2c(self, path):
-        id = self.next_id
-        self.next_id += 1
-        self.C2P[id] = path
-        return id
-
-    def command_LIST(self, id, *args):
-        path = self.C2P[id]
-        answer = [(self.p2c(p), p.basename) for p in path.listdir(*args)]
-        self.channel.send(answer)
-
-    def command_DEL(self, id):
-        del self.C2P[id]
-
-    def command_GET(self, id, spec):
-        path = self.C2P[id]
-        self.channel.send(path._getbyspec(spec))
-
-    def command_READ(self, id):
-        path = self.C2P[id]
-        self.channel.send(path.read())
-
-    def command_JOIN(self, id, resultid, *args):
-        path = self.C2P[id]
-        assert resultid not in self.C2P
-        self.C2P[resultid] = path.join(*args)
-
-    def command_DIRPATH(self, id, resultid):
-        path = self.C2P[id]
-        assert resultid not in self.C2P
-        self.C2P[resultid] = path.dirpath()
-
-    def serve(self):
-        try:
-            while 1:
-                msg = self.channel.receive()
-                meth = getattr(self, 'command_' + msg[0])
-                meth(*msg[1:])
-        except EOFError:
-            pass
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    import py
-    gw = execnet.PopenGateway()
-    channel = gw._channelfactory.new()
-    srv = PathServer(channel)
-    c = gw.remote_exec("""
-        import remotepath
-        p = remotepath.RemotePath(channel.receive(), channel.receive())
-        channel.send(len(p.listdir()))
-    """)
-    c.send(channel)
-    c.send(srv.p2c(py.path.local('/tmp')))
-    print(c.receive())
diff --git a/py/_path/gateway/channeltest2.py b/py/_path/gateway/channeltest2.py
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index 827abb7d3..000000000
--- a/py/_path/gateway/channeltest2.py
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@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-import py
-from remotepath import RemotePath
-
-
-SRC = open('channeltest.py', 'r').read()
-
-SRC += '''
-import py
-srv = PathServer(channel.receive())
-channel.send(srv.p2c(py.path.local("/tmp")))
-'''
-
-
-#gw = execnet.SshGateway('codespeak.net')
-gw = execnet.PopenGateway()
-gw.remote_init_threads(5)
-c = gw.remote_exec(SRC, stdout=py.std.sys.stdout, stderr=py.std.sys.stderr)
-subchannel = gw._channelfactory.new()
-c.send(subchannel)
-
-p = RemotePath(subchannel, c.receive())
diff --git a/py/_path/gateway/remotepath.py b/py/_path/gateway/remotepath.py
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index 149baa435..000000000
--- a/py/_path/gateway/remotepath.py
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@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-import py, itertools
-from py._path import common
-
-COUNTER = itertools.count()
-
-class RemotePath(common.PathBase):
-    sep = '/'
-
-    def __init__(self, channel, id, basename=None):
-        self._channel = channel
-        self._id = id
-        self._basename = basename
-        self._specs = {}
-
-    def __del__(self):
-        self._channel.send(('DEL', self._id))
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return 'RemotePath(%s)' % self.basename
-
-    def listdir(self, *args):
-        self._channel.send(('LIST', self._id) + args)
-        return [RemotePath(self._channel, id, basename)
-                for (id, basename) in self._channel.receive()]
-
-    def dirpath(self):
-        id = ~COUNTER.next()
-        self._channel.send(('DIRPATH', self._id, id))
-        return RemotePath(self._channel, id)
-
-    def join(self, *args):
-        id = ~COUNTER.next()
-        self._channel.send(('JOIN', self._id, id) + args)
-        return RemotePath(self._channel, id)
-
-    def _getbyspec(self, spec):
-        parts = spec.split(',')
-        ask = [x for x in parts  if x not in self._specs]
-        if ask:
-            self._channel.send(('GET', self._id, ",".join(ask)))
-            for part, value in zip(ask, self._channel.receive()):
-                self._specs[part] = value
-        return [self._specs[x] for x in parts]
-
-    def read(self):
-        self._channel.send(('READ', self._id))
-        return self._channel.receive()