diff --git a/toolbox/Android.mk b/toolbox/Android.mk
index aa92af7..ae880c3 100644
--- a/toolbox/Android.mk
+++ b/toolbox/Android.mk
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
     stop \
     top \
     uptime \
-    watchprops \
 
 ALL_TOOLS = $(BSD_TOOLS) $(OUR_TOOLS)
 
diff --git a/toolbox/watchprops.c b/toolbox/watchprops.c
deleted file mode 100644
index cd62922..0000000
--- a/toolbox/watchprops.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <time.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-
-#include <cutils/properties.h>
-#include <cutils/hashmap.h>
-
-#define _REALLY_INCLUDE_SYS__SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_H_
-#include <sys/_system_properties.h>
-
-static int str_hash(void *key)
-{
-    return hashmapHash(key, strlen(key));
-}
-
-static bool str_equals(void *keyA, void *keyB)
-{
-    return strcmp(keyA, keyB) == 0;
-}
-
-static void announce(char *name, char *value)
-{
-    unsigned char *x;
-    
-    for(x = (unsigned char *)value; *x; x++) {
-        if((*x < 32) || (*x > 127)) *x = '.';
-    }
-
-    fprintf(stderr,"%10d %s = '%s'\n", (int) time(0), name, value);
-}
-
-static void add_to_watchlist(Hashmap *watchlist, const char *name,
-        const prop_info *pi)
-{
-    char *key = strdup(name);
-    unsigned *value = malloc(sizeof(unsigned));
-    if (!key || !value)
-        exit(1);
-
-    *value = __system_property_serial(pi);
-    hashmapPut(watchlist, key, value);
-}
-
-static void populate_watchlist(const prop_info *pi, void *cookie)
-{
-    Hashmap *watchlist = cookie;
-    char name[PROP_NAME_MAX];
-    char value_unused[PROP_VALUE_MAX];
-
-    __system_property_read(pi, name, value_unused);
-    add_to_watchlist(watchlist, name, pi);
-}
-
-static void update_watchlist(const prop_info *pi, void *cookie)
-{
-    Hashmap *watchlist = cookie;
-    char name[PROP_NAME_MAX];
-    char value[PROP_VALUE_MAX];
-    unsigned *serial;
-
-    __system_property_read(pi, name, value);
-    serial = hashmapGet(watchlist, name);
-    if (!serial) {
-        add_to_watchlist(watchlist, name, pi);
-        announce(name, value);
-    } else {
-        unsigned tmp = __system_property_serial(pi);
-        if (*serial != tmp) {
-            *serial = tmp;
-            announce(name, value);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-int watchprops_main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-    unsigned serial;
-    
-    Hashmap *watchlist = hashmapCreate(1024, str_hash, str_equals);
-    if (!watchlist)
-        exit(1);
-
-    __system_property_foreach(populate_watchlist, watchlist);
-
-    for(serial = 0;;) {
-        serial = __system_property_wait_any(serial);
-        __system_property_foreach(update_watchlist, watchlist);
-    }
-    return 0;
-}