diff --git a/src/bin/Makefile b/src/bin/Makefile
index abf6373bdc..ab7300c093 100644
--- a/src/bin/Makefile
+++ b/src/bin/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2002, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 # Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
 #
-# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/Makefile,v 1.42 2004/04/20 00:33:47 pgsql Exp $
+# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/Makefile,v 1.43 2004/04/20 00:40:06 momjian Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ top_builddir = ../..
 include $(top_builddir)/src/Makefile.global
 
 DIRS := initdb initlocation ipcclean pg_ctl pg_dump \
-	psql scripts pg_config pg_controldata pg_resetxlog \
-	pg_encoding
+	psql scripts pg_config pg_controldata pg_resetxlog
 
 all install installdirs uninstall depend distprep:
 	@for dir in $(DIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$dir $@ || exit; done
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_encoding/Makefile b/src/bin/pg_encoding/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index c166ea63c0..0000000000
--- a/src/bin/pg_encoding/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# Makefile for src/bin/pg_encoding
-#
-# Copyright (c) 1998, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
-#
-# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_encoding/Makefile,v 1.16 2003/11/29 19:52:05 pgsql Exp $
-#
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-subdir = src/bin/pg_encoding
-top_builddir = ../../..
-include $(top_builddir)/src/Makefile.global
-
-OBJS= pg_encoding.o
-
-all: submake-libpq submake-libpgport pg_encoding
-
-pg_encoding: $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ $(libpq) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) -o $@
-
-install: all installdirs
-	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) pg_encoding$(X) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/pg_encoding$(X)
-
-installdirs:
-	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
-
-uninstall:
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/pg_encoding$(X)
-
-clean distclean maintainer-clean:
-	rm -f pg_encoding$(X) pg_encoding.o
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_encoding/pg_encoding.c b/src/bin/pg_encoding/pg_encoding.c
deleted file mode 100644
index b7703625d8..0000000000
--- a/src/bin/pg_encoding/pg_encoding.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * pg_encoding.c
- *
- *
- * Copyright (c) 1998-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
- *
- *
- * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_encoding/pg_encoding.c,v 1.14 2003/11/29 19:52:05 pgsql Exp $
- *
- *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-#include "postgres.h"
-#include "miscadmin.h"
-#include "mb/pg_wchar.h"
-
-#include <ctype.h>
-
-static void usage(void);
-
-int
-main(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-	char	   *p;
-	int			enc;
-	bool		be_only = FALSE;
-
-	if (argc < 2)
-	{
-		usage();
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	if (strcmp(argv[1], "-b") == 0)
-	{
-		if (argc < 3)
-		{
-			usage();
-			exit(1);
-		}
-		be_only = TRUE;
-		p = argv[2];
-	}
-	else
-		p = argv[1];
-
-	if (p && *p && isdigit((unsigned char) *p))
-	{
-		/*
-		 * Encoding number to name
-		 */
-		char	   *name;
-
-		enc = atoi(p);
-
-		if ((name = (char *) pg_encoding_to_char(enc)))
-		{
-			if (be_only && pg_valid_server_encoding(name) < 0)
-				exit(1);
-
-			/*
-			 * pg_encoding_to_char() returns "" if invalid encoding number
-			 * is given
-			 */
-			else if (strcmp("", name))
-				printf("%s\n", name);
-			else
-				exit(1);
-		}
-		exit(0);
-	}
-	else if (p && *p)
-	{
-		/*
-		 * Encoding name to encoding number
-		 */
-		if ((enc = pg_char_to_encoding(p)) >= 0)
-		{
-			if (be_only && pg_valid_server_encoding(p) < 0)
-				exit(1);
-			printf("%d\n", enc);
-		}
-		else
-			exit(1);
-
-		exit(0);
-	}
-	exit(1);
-}
-
-static void
-usage()
-{
-	fprintf(stderr,
-	 "\nUsage: pg_encoding [options] encoding_name | encoding_number\n\n"
-			"options:"
-		  "         -b        check if encoding is valid for backend\n\n"
-		);
-}