diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index f418d13..5b4e057 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ syntax: glob
 .*.swp
 *.pyc
 *.orig
-iambuttbot_password
 persist
 config
 pep8.py
diff --git a/plugins/iambuttbot.py b/plugins/iambuttbot.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a793f8a..0000000
--- a/plugins/iambuttbot.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-"""
-iambuttbot.py: avidal 2009
-posts everything buttbot says to the iambuttbot twitter account
-"""
-
-import urllib
-
-from util import hook
-
-
-@hook.command(hook=r'(.*)', prefix=False, ignorebots=False)
-def iambuttbot(bot, input):
-    if input.nick.lower() not in ('buttbot', 'buttsbot'):
-        return
-
-    if '@' in input.inp or '#' in input.inp:
-        return #prevent abuse
-
-    password = open('iambuttbot_password').readlines()[0].strip()
-    status = input.inp if len(input.inp) <= 140 else input.inp[:137] + "..."
-    data = urllib.urlencode({"status": status.encode('utf8')})
-    url = 'http://iambuttbot:%s@twitter.com/statuses/update.xml' % password
-    response = urllib.urlopen(url, data)
-
-try:
-    open('iambuttbot_password')
-except IOError:
-    print 'iambuttbot twitter password not found: module disabled'
-    del iambuttbot