diff --git a/oml/item/models.py b/oml/item/models.py
index 13bb27e..d7c46db 100644
--- a/oml/item/models.py
+++ b/oml/item/models.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ from utils import remove_empty_folders, get_ratio
 from websocket import trigger_event
 import db
 import media
-#import metaremote as meta
 import meta
 import settings
 import state
diff --git a/oml/metaremote.py b/oml/metaremote.py
deleted file mode 100644
index dce0f74..0000000
--- a/oml/metaremote.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
-
-
-import json
-from urllib.parse import urlencode
-
-from ox.cache import read_url
-
-import settings
-
-import logging
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-def request(action, data):
-        data = urlencode({
-            'action': action,
-            'data': json.dumps(data)
-        })
-        url = 'http://meta.openmedialibrary.com/api/'
-        try:
-            return json.loads(read_url(url, data, timeout=60).decode('utf-8'))['data']
-        except:
-            logger.debug('metadata request failed', exc_info=True)
-            return {}
-
-def find(query):
-    logger.debug('find %s', query)
-    return request('findMetadata', {'query': query}).get('items', [])
-
-def lookup(key, value):
-    logger.debug('lookup %s %s', key, value)
-    data = request('getMetadata', {key: value})
-    for key in [k['id'] for k in settings.config['itemKeys'] if isinstance(k['type'], list)]:
-        if key in data and not isinstance(data[key], list):
-            data[key] = [data[key]]
-    return data
diff --git a/oml/metaserver.py b/oml/metaserver.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e937fe2..0000000
--- a/oml/metaserver.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
-
-
-from tornado.web import Application
-from tornado.httpserver import HTTPServer
-from tornado.ioloop import IOLoop
-
-import oxtornado
-from oxtornado import actions
-
-import meta
-import utils
-
-import logging
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-
-def findMetadata(data):
-    '''
-        takes {
-            query: string,
-        }
-        returns {
-            items: [{
-                key: value
-            }]
-        }
-        key is one of the supported identifiers: isbn, olid...
-    '''
-    response = {}
-    logger.debug('findMetadata %s', data)
-    response['items'] = meta.find(data['query'])
-    return response
-actions.register(findMetadata)
-
-def getMetadata(data):
-    '''
-        takes {
-            key: value
-            includeEdits: boolean
-        }
-        key can be one of the supported identifiers: isbn, oclc, olid,...
-    '''
-    logger.debug('getMetadata %s', data)
-    if 'includeEdits' in data:
-        include_edits = data.pop('includeEdits')
-    else:
-        include_edits = False
-    key, value = next(iter(data.items()))
-    if key == 'isbn':
-        value = utils.normalize_isbn(value)
-    logger.debug('getMetadata key=%s value=%s', key, value)
-    response = meta.lookup(key, value)
-    if response:
-        response['primaryid'] = [key, value]
-    return response
-actions.register(getMetadata)
-
-def run():
-
-    options = {
-        'debug': True
-    }
-
-    handlers = [
-        (r'/api/', oxtornado.ApiHandler),
-    ]
-
-    http_server = HTTPServer(Application(handlers, **options))
-
-    port = 9855
-    address = ''
-    http_server.listen(port, '')
-
-    main = IOLoop.instance()
-
-    if ':' in address:
-        host = '[%s]' % address
-    elif not address:
-        host = '[::1]'
-    else:
-        host = address
-    url = 'http://%s:%s/' % (host, port)
-    print(url)
-    main.start()
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    run()