diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 838955abd3..0e9834176c 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 #include <node_http_parser.h>
 #include <node_signal_watcher.h>
 #include <node_stat_watcher.h>
-#include <node_timer.h>
 #include <node_child_process.h>
 #include <node_constants.h>
 #include <node_stdio.h>
@@ -1875,11 +1874,6 @@ static Handle<Value> Binding(const Arguments& args) {
     IOWatcher::Initialize(exports);
     binding_cache->Set(module, exports);
 
-  } else if (!strcmp(*module_v, "timer")) {
-    exports = Object::New();
-    Timer::Initialize(exports);
-    binding_cache->Set(module, exports);
-
   } else if (!strcmp(*module_v, "natives")) {
     exports = Object::New();
     DefineJavaScript(exports);
diff --git a/src/node_timer.cc b/src/node_timer.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 50902895e7..0000000000
--- a/src/node_timer.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,200 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
-//
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
-// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
-// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
-// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
-// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
-// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
-// following conditions:
-//
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
-// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-//
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
-// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
-// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
-// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
-// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
-// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
-// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-#include <node.h>
-#include <node_timer.h>
-#include <assert.h>
-
-namespace node {
-
-using namespace v8;
-
-Persistent<FunctionTemplate> Timer::constructor_template;
-
-
-static Persistent<String> timeout_symbol;
-static Persistent<String> repeat_symbol;
-static Persistent<String> callback_symbol;
-
-
-void Timer::Initialize(Handle<Object> target) {
-  HandleScope scope;
-
-  Local<FunctionTemplate> t = FunctionTemplate::New(Timer::New);
-  constructor_template = Persistent<FunctionTemplate>::New(t);
-  constructor_template->InstanceTemplate()->SetInternalFieldCount(1);
-  constructor_template->SetClassName(String::NewSymbol("Timer"));
-
-  timeout_symbol = NODE_PSYMBOL("timeout");
-  repeat_symbol = NODE_PSYMBOL("repeat");
-  callback_symbol = NODE_PSYMBOL("callback");
-
-  NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(constructor_template, "start", Timer::Start);
-  NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(constructor_template, "stop", Timer::Stop);
-  NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(constructor_template, "again", Timer::Again);
-
-  constructor_template->InstanceTemplate()->SetAccessor(repeat_symbol,
-      RepeatGetter, RepeatSetter);
-
-  target->Set(String::NewSymbol("Timer"), constructor_template->GetFunction());
-}
-
-
-Handle<Value> Timer::RepeatGetter(Local<String> property,
-                                  const AccessorInfo& info) {
-  HandleScope scope;
-  Timer *timer = ObjectWrap::Unwrap<Timer>(info.This());
-
-  assert(timer);
-  assert(property == repeat_symbol);
-
-  Local<Integer> v = Integer::New(timer->watcher_.repeat);
-
-  return scope.Close(v);
-}
-
-void Timer::RepeatSetter(Local<String> property,
-                         Local<Value> value,
-                         const AccessorInfo& info) {
-  HandleScope scope;
-  Timer *timer = ObjectWrap::Unwrap<Timer>(info.This());
-
-  assert(timer);
-  assert(property == repeat_symbol);
-
-  timer->watcher_.repeat = NODE_V8_UNIXTIME(value);
-}
-
-void Timer::OnTimeout(EV_P_ ev_timer *watcher, int revents) {
-  Timer *timer = static_cast<Timer*>(watcher->data);
-
-  assert(revents == EV_TIMEOUT);
-
-  HandleScope scope;
-
-  Local<Value> callback_v = timer->handle_->Get(callback_symbol);
-  if (!callback_v->IsFunction()) {
-    timer->Stop();
-    return;
-  }
-
-  Local<Function> callback = Local<Function>::Cast(callback_v);
-
-  TryCatch try_catch;
-
-  callback->Call(timer->handle_, 0, NULL);
-
-  if (try_catch.HasCaught()) {
-    FatalException(try_catch);
-  }
-
-  if (timer->watcher_.repeat == 0) timer->Unref();
-}
-
-
-Timer::~Timer() {
-  ev_timer_stop(EV_DEFAULT_UC_ &watcher_);
-}
-
-
-Handle<Value> Timer::New(const Arguments& args) {
-  if (!args.IsConstructCall()) {
-    return FromConstructorTemplate(constructor_template, args);
-  }
-
-  HandleScope scope;
-
-  Timer *t = new Timer();
-  t->Wrap(args.Holder());
-
-  return args.This();
-}
-
-Handle<Value> Timer::Start(const Arguments& args) {
-  HandleScope scope;
-  Timer *timer = ObjectWrap::Unwrap<Timer>(args.Holder());
-
-  if (args.Length() != 2)
-    return ThrowException(String::New("Bad arguments"));
-
-  bool was_active = ev_is_active(&timer->watcher_);
-
-  ev_tstamp after = NODE_V8_UNIXTIME(args[0]);
-  ev_tstamp repeat = NODE_V8_UNIXTIME(args[1]);
-  ev_timer_init(&timer->watcher_, Timer::OnTimeout, after, repeat);
-  timer->watcher_.data = timer;
-
-  // Update the event loop time. Need to call this because processing JS can
-  // take non-negligible amounts of time.
-  ev_now_update(EV_DEFAULT_UC);
-
-  ev_timer_start(EV_DEFAULT_UC_ &timer->watcher_);
-
-  if (!was_active) timer->Ref();
-
-  return Undefined();
-}
-
-
-Handle<Value> Timer::Stop(const Arguments& args) {
-  HandleScope scope;
-  Timer *timer = ObjectWrap::Unwrap<Timer>(args.Holder());
-  timer->Stop();
-  return Undefined();
-}
-
-
-void Timer::Stop() {
-  if (watcher_.active) {
-    ev_timer_stop(EV_DEFAULT_UC_ &watcher_);
-    Unref();
-  }
-}
-
-
-Handle<Value> Timer::Again(const Arguments& args) {
-  HandleScope scope;
-  Timer *timer = ObjectWrap::Unwrap<Timer>(args.Holder());
-
-  int was_active = ev_is_active(&timer->watcher_);
-
-  if (args.Length() > 0) {
-    ev_tstamp repeat = NODE_V8_UNIXTIME(args[0]);
-    if (repeat > 0) timer->watcher_.repeat = repeat;
-  }
-
-  ev_timer_again(EV_DEFAULT_UC_ &timer->watcher_);
-
-  // ev_timer_again can start or stop the watcher.
-  // So we need to check what happened and adjust the ref count
-  // appropriately.
-
-  if (ev_is_active(&timer->watcher_)) {
-    if (!was_active) timer->Ref();
-  } else {
-    if (was_active) timer->Unref();
-  }
-
-  return Undefined();
-}
-
-
-}  // namespace node
diff --git a/src/node_timer.h b/src/node_timer.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e1c6a5126..0000000000
--- a/src/node_timer.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
-//
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
-// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
-// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
-// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
-// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
-// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
-// following conditions:
-//
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
-// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-//
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
-// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
-// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
-// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
-// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
-// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
-// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-#ifndef SRC_NODE_TIMER_H_
-#define SRC_NODE_TIMER_H_
-
-#include <node.h>
-#include <node_object_wrap.h>
-#include <v8.h>
-#include <ev.h>
-
-namespace node {
-
-class Timer : ObjectWrap {
- public:
-  static void Initialize(v8::Handle<v8::Object> target);
-
- protected:
-  static v8::Persistent<v8::FunctionTemplate> constructor_template;
-
-  Timer() : ObjectWrap() {
-    // dummy timeout values
-    ev_timer_init(&watcher_, OnTimeout, 0., 1.);
-    watcher_.data = this;
-  }
-
-  ~Timer();
-
-  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> New(const v8::Arguments& args);
-  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Start(const v8::Arguments& args);
-  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Stop(const v8::Arguments& args);
-  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Again(const v8::Arguments& args);
-  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> RepeatGetter(v8::Local<v8::String> property,
-                                            const v8::AccessorInfo& info);
-  static void RepeatSetter(v8::Local<v8::String> property,
-                           v8::Local<v8::Value> value,
-                           const v8::AccessorInfo& info);
-
- private:
-  static void OnTimeout(EV_P_ ev_timer *watcher, int revents);
-  void Stop();
-  ev_timer watcher_;
-};
-
-}  // namespace node
-#endif  // SRC_NODE_TIMER_H_
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index a97dd65668..c4d7804911 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -842,7 +842,6 @@ def build(bld):
     src/node_file.cc
     src/node_signal_watcher.cc
     src/node_stat_watcher.cc
-    src/node_timer.cc
     src/node_script.cc
     src/node_os.cc
     src/node_dtrace.cc