diff --git a/pandora/settings.py b/pandora/settings.py
index a297b07f0..540a0a10f 100644
--- a/pandora/settings.py
+++ b/pandora/settings.py
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'person',
     'place',
     'text',
-    'torrent',
     'edit',
     'news',
     'user',
diff --git a/pandora/torrent/__init__.py b/pandora/torrent/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/pandora/torrent/management/__init__.py b/pandora/torrent/management/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/pandora/torrent/management/commands/__init__.py b/pandora/torrent/management/commands/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/pandora/torrent/management/commands/seeding.py b/pandora/torrent/management/commands/seeding.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f1cb753c..000000000
--- a/pandora/torrent/management/commands/seeding.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
-
-import os
-from os.path import join, dirname, basename, splitext, exists
-
-from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
-from django.conf import settings
-
-from ... import daemon
-
-
-class Command(BaseCommand):
-    """
-    listen to rabbitmq and execute encoding tasks.
-    """
-    help = 'listen to rabbitmq and execute encoding tasks.'
-    args = ''
-
-    def handle(self, **options):
-        transmission.startDaemon()
-
diff --git a/pandora/torrent/models.py b/pandora/torrent/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 71a836239..000000000
--- a/pandora/torrent/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from django.db import models
-
-# Create your models here.
diff --git a/pandora/torrent/tests.py b/pandora/torrent/tests.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2247054b3..000000000
--- a/pandora/torrent/tests.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-"""
-This file demonstrates two different styles of tests (one doctest and one
-unittest). These will both pass when you run "manage.py test".
-
-Replace these with more appropriate tests for your application.
-"""
-
-from django.test import TestCase
-
-class SimpleTest(TestCase):
-    def test_basic_addition(self):
-        """
-        Tests that 1 + 1 always equals 2.
-        """
-        self.failUnlessEqual(1 + 1, 2)
-
-__test__ = {"doctest": """
-Another way to test that 1 + 1 is equal to 2.
-
->>> 1 + 1 == 2
-True
-"""}
-
diff --git a/pandora/torrent/transmission.py b/pandora/torrent/transmission.py
deleted file mode 100644
index af5b339ec..000000000
--- a/pandora/torrent/transmission.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
-from __future__ import with_statement
-import os
-import time
-import base64
-from subprocess import Popen
-
-from django.conf import settings
-import ox.torrent
-import transmissionrpc
-
-
-def connect():
-    return transmissionrpc.Client(settings.TRANSMISSON_HOST,
-                                  port=settings.TRANSMISSON_PORT,
-                                  user=settings.TRANSMISSON_USER,
-                                  password=settings.TRANSMISSON_PASSWORD)
-
-
-def remove(info_hash):
-    if settings.DEBUG:
-        print 'remove', info_hash
-    if info_hash:
-        try:
-            tc = connect()
-            tc.remove(info_hash.lower())
-        except:
-            if settings.DEBUG:
-                import traceback
-                traceback.print_exc()
-
-
-def add(torrent_file):
-    download_dir = os.path.dirname(torrent_file)
-    with open(torrent_file) as f:
-        torrent_data = base64.b64encode(f.read())
-    info_hash = ox.torrent.getInfoHash(torrent_file)
-    try:
-        tc = connect()
-        if not is_seeding(info_hash):
-            tc.add(torrent_data, download_dir=download_dir)
-    except:
-        if settings.DEBUG:
-            import traceback
-            traceback.print_exc()
-
-
-def is_seeding(info_hash):
-    info_hash = info_hash.lower()
-    try:
-        tc = connect()
-        torrents = tc.info(info_hash)
-    except:
-        torrents = False
-        if settings.DEBUG:
-            import traceback
-            traceback.print_exc()
-    if torrents:
-        return True
-    return False
-
-
-def start_daemon():
-    try:
-        tc = connect()
-    except:
-        Popen(['transmission-daemon',
-            '-M',
-            '-a', '127.0.0.1',
-            '-r', '127.0.0.1',
-            '-p', str(settings.TRANSMISSON_PORT),
-            '--auth',
-            '-u', settings.TRANSMISSON_USER,
-            '-v', settings.TRANSMISSON_PASSWORD,
-            '-w', settings.MEDIA_ROOT,
-        ])
-        time.sleep(1)
diff --git a/pandora/torrent/views.py b/pandora/torrent/views.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 60f00ef0e..000000000
--- a/pandora/torrent/views.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# Create your views here.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 11804de67..71ee76bbf 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -13,5 +13,4 @@ django-celery>2.1.1
 -e git://github.com/bit/django-extensions.git#egg=django_extensions
 -e bzr+http://firefogg.org/dev/python-firefogg/#egg=python-firefogg
 -e git+git://github.com/dcramer/django-devserver#egg=django_devserver
-transmissionrpc
 gunicorn