diff --git a/contrib/lightning-open-channel b/contrib/lightning-open-channel
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--- a/contrib/lightning-open-channel
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@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh -e
-# A terrible script to fund a channel.
-
-if [ $# -ne 3 ]; then
-    echo "Usage: <network-address> <portnum> <amount>" >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-HOST="$1"
-PORT="$2"
-AMOUNT="$3"
-
-NEWADDR=`cli/lightning-cli newaddr | sed -n 's/{ "address" : "\(.*\)" }/\1/p'`
-TXID=`bitcoin-cli -testnet sendtoaddress $NEWADDR $AMOUNT`
-RAWTX=`bitcoin-cli -testnet getrawtransaction $TXID`
-
-echo "Connecting to $HOST port $PORT with $AMOUNT (minus fee) in address $NEWADDR tx $TXID"
-echo "(Note: this will block until we get sufficient confirmations!)"
-exec cli/lightning-cli connect "$HOST" "$PORT" $RAWTX