diff --git a/src/test/examples/Makefile b/src/test/examples/Makefile
index b07c84efe5..d811a7030c 100644
--- a/src/test/examples/Makefile
+++ b/src/test/examples/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ LIBS += $(libpq)
 
 
 # PROGS= testlibpq0 testlibpq1 testlibpq2 testlibpq3 testlibpq4 testlo
-PROGS = testlibpq testlibpq2 testlibpq3 testlibpq4 testlo testlo2
+PROGS = testlibpq testlibpq2 testlibpq3 testlibpq4 testlo
 
 all: $(PROGS)
 
diff --git a/src/test/examples/testlo2.c b/src/test/examples/testlo2.c
deleted file mode 100644
index fd1a517b2d..0000000000
--- a/src/test/examples/testlo2.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,245 +0,0 @@
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * lotest.c
- *	  test using large objects with libpq
- *
- * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2000, PostgreSQL, Inc
- * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
- *
- *
- * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/test/examples/Attic/testlo2.c,v 1.14 2000/04/25 16:39:07 momjian Exp $
- *
- *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include "libpq-fe.h"
-#include "libpq/libpq-fs.h"
-
-#define BUFSIZE			1024
-
-/*
- * importFile -
- *	  import file "in_filename" into database as large object "lobjOid"
- *
- */
-static Oid
-importFile(PGconn *conn, char *filename)
-{
-	Oid			lobjId;
-	int			lobj_fd;
-	char		buf[BUFSIZE];
-	int			nbytes,
-				tmp;
-	int			fd;
-
-	/*
-	 * open the file to be read in
-	 */
-	fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY, 0666);
-	if (fd < 0)
-	{							/* error */
-		fprintf(stderr, "can't open unix file\"%s\"\n", filename);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * create the large object
-	 */
-	lobjId = lo_creat(conn, INV_READ | INV_WRITE);
-	if (lobjId == 0)
-		fprintf(stderr, "can't create large object");
-
-	lobj_fd = lo_open(conn, lobjId, INV_WRITE);
-
-	/*
-	 * read in from the Unix file and write to the inversion file
-	 */
-	while ((nbytes = read(fd, buf, BUFSIZE)) > 0)
-	{
-		tmp = lo_write(conn, lobj_fd, buf, nbytes);
-		if (tmp < nbytes)
-			fprintf(stderr, "error while reading \"%s\"", filename);
-	}
-
-	close(fd);
-	lo_close(conn, lobj_fd);
-
-	return lobjId;
-}
-
-static void
-pickout(PGconn *conn, Oid lobjId, int start, int len)
-{
-	int			lobj_fd;
-	char	   *buf;
-	int			nbytes;
-	int			nread;
-
-	lobj_fd = lo_open(conn, lobjId, INV_READ);
-	if (lobj_fd < 0)
-		fprintf(stderr, "can't open large object %u", lobjId);
-
-	lo_lseek(conn, lobj_fd, start, SEEK_SET);
-	buf = malloc(len + 1);
-
-	nread = 0;
-	while (len - nread > 0)
-	{
-		nbytes = lo_read(conn, lobj_fd, buf, len - nread);
-		buf[nbytes] = '\0';
-		fprintf(stderr, ">>> %s", buf);
-		nread += nbytes;
-	}
-	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-	lo_close(conn, lobj_fd);
-}
-
-static void
-overwrite(PGconn *conn, Oid lobjId, int start, int len)
-{
-	int			lobj_fd;
-	char	   *buf;
-	int			nbytes;
-	int			nwritten;
-	int			i;
-
-	lobj_fd = lo_open(conn, lobjId, INV_READ);
-	if (lobj_fd < 0)
-		fprintf(stderr, "can't open large object %u", lobjId);
-
-	lo_lseek(conn, lobj_fd, start, SEEK_SET);
-	buf = malloc(len + 1);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
-		buf[i] = 'X';
-	buf[i] = '\0';
-
-	nwritten = 0;
-	while (len - nwritten > 0)
-	{
-		nbytes = lo_write(conn, lobj_fd, buf + nwritten, len - nwritten);
-		nwritten += nbytes;
-	}
-	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-	lo_close(conn, lobj_fd);
-}
-
-
-/*
- * exportFile -
- *	  export large object "lobjOid" to file "out_filename"
- *
- */
-static void
-exportFile(PGconn *conn, Oid lobjId, char *filename)
-{
-	int			lobj_fd;
-	char		buf[BUFSIZE];
-	int			nbytes,
-				tmp;
-	int			fd;
-
-	/*
-	 * create an inversion "object"
-	 */
-	lobj_fd = lo_open(conn, lobjId, INV_READ);
-	if (lobj_fd < 0)
-		fprintf(stderr, "can't open large object %u", lobjId);
-
-	/*
-	 * open the file to be written to
-	 */
-	fd = open(filename, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0666);
-	if (fd < 0)
-	{							/* error */
-		fprintf(stderr, "can't open unix file\"%s\"",
-				filename);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * read in from the Unix file and write to the inversion file
-	 */
-	while ((nbytes = lo_read(conn, lobj_fd, buf, BUFSIZE)) > 0)
-	{
-		tmp = write(fd, buf, nbytes);
-		if (tmp < nbytes)
-		{
-			fprintf(stderr, "error while writing \"%s\"",
-					filename);
-		}
-	}
-
-	lo_close(conn, lobj_fd);
-	close(fd);
-
-	return;
-}
-
-static void
-exit_nicely(PGconn *conn)
-{
-	PQfinish(conn);
-	exit(1);
-}
-
-int
-main(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-	char	   *in_filename,
-			   *out_filename;
-	char	   *database;
-	Oid			lobjOid;
-	PGconn	   *conn;
-	PGresult   *res;
-
-	if (argc != 4)
-	{
-		fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s database_name in_filename out_filename\n",
-				argv[0]);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	database = argv[1];
-	in_filename = argv[2];
-	out_filename = argv[3];
-
-	/*
-	 * set up the connection
-	 */
-	conn = PQsetdb(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, database);
-
-	/* check to see that the backend connection was successfully made */
-	if (PQstatus(conn) == CONNECTION_BAD)
-	{
-		fprintf(stderr, "Connection to database '%s' failed.\n", database);
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s", PQerrorMessage(conn));
-		exit_nicely(conn);
-	}
-
-	res = PQexec(conn, "begin");
-	PQclear(res);
-
-	printf("importing file \"%s\" ...\n", in_filename);
-/*	  lobjOid = importFile(conn, in_filename); */
-	lobjOid = lo_import(conn, in_filename);
-
-	printf("\tas large object %u.\n", lobjOid);
-
-	printf("picking out bytes 1000-2000 of the large object\n");
-	pickout(conn, lobjOid, 1000, 1000);
-
-	printf("overwriting bytes 1000-2000 of the large object with X's\n");
-	overwrite(conn, lobjOid, 1000, 1000);
-
-	printf("exporting large object to file \"%s\" ...\n", out_filename);
-/*	  exportFile(conn, lobjOid, out_filename); */
-	lo_export(conn, lobjOid, out_filename);
-
-	res = PQexec(conn, "end");
-	PQclear(res);
-	PQfinish(conn);
-	return 0;
-}