diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 50e4db5088..0181892d2a 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
 #include <node_cares.h>
 #include <node_net.h>
 #include <node_file.h>
-#include <node_idle_watcher.h>
+#if 0
+// not in use
+# include <node_idle_watcher.h>
+#endif
 #include <node_http.h>
 #include <node_http_parser.h>
 #include <node_signal_watcher.h>
@@ -1432,7 +1435,8 @@ static void Load(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
   // Initialize the C++ modules..................filename of module
   IOWatcher::Initialize(process);              // io_watcher.cc
-  IdleWatcher::Initialize(process);            // idle_watcher.cc
+  // Not in use at the moment.
+  //IdleWatcher::Initialize(process);            // idle_watcher.cc
   Timer::Initialize(process);                  // timer.cc
   DefineConstants(process);                    // constants.cc
 
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index cfe78a8041..bafc139f4e 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ def build(bld):
     src/node_stat_watcher.cc
     src/node_stdio.cc
     src/node_timer.cc
-    src/node_idle_watcher.cc
   """
   if not bld.env["USE_SYSTEM"]:
     node.includes = """