diff --git a/convert-config.py b/convert-config.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 8ff11e90e..000000000
--- a/convert-config.py
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@@ -1,229 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-import sys
-import re
-
-def readObject():
-    inObject = False
-
-    obj = {
-        'type': None,
-        'properties': {}
-    }
-
-    for line in sys.stdin:
-        # remove new-line as well as other whitespace characters
-        line = line.strip()
-
-        # replace tabs with space
-        line = line.replace("\t", ' ')
-
-        # ignore comments and empty lines
-        if line == '' or line[0] == '#':
-            continue
-
-        if not inObject:
-            match = re.match('^define +([^ ]+) *{$', line)
-
-            if not match:
-                raise ValueError('Invalid line in config file: ' + line)
-
-            obj['type'] = match.group(1)
-            inObject = True
-        else:
-            match = re.match('^}$', line)
-
-            if match:
-                return obj
-
-            match = re.match('^ *([^ ]+) *(.*)$', line)
-
-            if match:
-                obj['properties'][match.group(1)] = match.group(2)
-            else:
-                raise ValueError('Invalid line in config file: ' + line)
-
-    return None
-
-def dumpValue(obj, indent = 0):
-    result = '';
-
-    indent += 1
-
-    if isinstance(obj, dict):
-        result = "{\n"
-
-        for k, v in obj.iteritems():
-            op = '+=' if isinstance(v, (dict, list)) else '='
-            result += "\t" * indent + k + ' ' + op + ' ' + dumpValue(v, indent) + ",\n"
-
-        result += "\t" * (indent - 1) + "}"
-    elif isinstance(obj, list):
-        result = "{\n"
-
-        for v in obj:
-            result += "\t" * indent + dumpValue(v) + ",\n"
-
-        result += "\t" * (indent - 1) + "}"
-    elif isinstance(obj, (int, long)):
-        result = str(obj)
-    else:
-        result = ''.join(['"', str(obj), '"'])
-
-    return result
-
-def printObject(obj):
-    if 'abstract' in obj and obj['abstract']:
-        print 'abstract',
-
-    if 'local' in obj and obj['local']:
-        print 'local',
-
-    if 'temporary' in obj and obj['temporary']:
-        print 'temporary',
-
-    print 'object', obj['type'], ''.join(['"', obj['name'], '"']),
-
-    if 'parents' in obj and len(obj['parents']) > 0:
-        print 'inherits',
-        print ', '.join([''.join(['"', parent, '"']) for parent in obj['parents']]),
-
-    print dumpValue(obj['properties'])
-    print
-
-nagios_svc_template = {
-    'name': 'nagios-service',
-    'type': 'service',
-    'abstract': True,
-    'properties': {
-        'check_type': 'nagios',
-        'macros': {
-            'USER1': '/tmp/nagios/plugins',
-            'SERVICESTATE': 0,
-            'SERVICEDURATIONSEC': 0,
-            'TOTALHOSTSERVICESCRITICAL': 0,
-            'TOTALHOSTSERVICESWARNING': 0
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-printObject(nagios_svc_template)
-
-allObjects = []
-objects = {}
-
-while True:
-    obj = readObject()
-
-    if obj == None:
-        break
-
-    props = obj['properties']
-
-    # transform the name property
-    name = None
-    for prop in [obj['type'] + '_name', 'name', 'service_description']:
-        if prop in props:
-            if prop == 'service_description':
-                name = props[prop] + '-' + props['host_name']
-            else:
-                name = props[prop]
-            del props[prop]
-            break
-
-    if name == None:
-        raise ValueError('Object has no name: ' + str(obj))
-
-    obj['name'] = name
-
-    if not obj['type'] in objects:
-        objects[obj['type']] = {}
-
-    allObjects.append(obj)
-    objects[obj['type']][obj['name']] = obj
-
-for obj in allObjects:
-    props = obj['properties']
-    newprops = {}
-
-    obj['parents'] = []
-
-    # transform 'register' property
-    if 'register' in props:
-        if int(props['register']) == 0:
-            obj['abstract'] = True
-
-        del props['register']
-
-    # transform 'use' property        
-    if 'use' in props:
-        obj['parents'] = props['use'].split(',')
-        del props['use']
-
-    # transform commands into service templates
-    if obj['type'] == 'command':
-        obj['abstract'] = True
-        obj['type'] = 'service'
-        obj['parents'].append('nagios-service')
-
-        if 'command_line' in props:
-            newprops['check_command'] = props['command_line']
-            del props['command_line']
-
-    # transform contactgroups/hostgroups/servicegroups
-    #elif obj['type'] in ['contactgroup', 'hostgroup', 'servicegroup']:
-    #    if 'alias' in props:
-    #        newprops['alias'] = props['alias']
-    #        del props['alias']
-    #
-    #    if 'members' in props:
-    #        newprops['members'] = props['members'].split(',')
-    #        del props['members']
-
-    # transform services
-    elif obj['type'] == 'service':
-        newprops['macros'] = {}
-
-        if 'check_command' in props:
-            tokens = props['check_command'].split('!')
-            obj['parents'].append(tokens[0])
-
-            num = 0
-            for token in tokens[1:]:
-                num += 1
-                newprops['macros']['ARG' + str(num)] = token
-
-            del props['check_command']
-
-        if 'check_interval' in props:
-            newprops['check_interval'] = int(float(props['check_interval']) * 60)
-            del props['check_interval']
-
-        if 'retry_interval' in props:
-            newprops['retry_interval'] = int(float(props['retry_interval']) * 60)
-            del props['retry_interval']
-
-        if 'max_check_attempts' in props:
-            newprops['max_check_attempts'] = int(props['max_check_attempts'])
-            del props['max_check_attempts']
-
-        newprops['macros']['SERVICEDESC'] = obj['name']
-
-        if 'host_name' in props:
-            newprops['host_name'] = props['host_name']
-            newprops['macros']['HOSTNAME'] = props['host_name']
-            del props['host_name']
-
-            newprops['alias'] = obj['name']
-            obj['name'] = newprops['host_name'] + '-' + obj['name']
-
-        for k, v in props.iteritems():
-            if k[0] == '_':
-                newprops['macros'][k] = v
-
-    obj['properties'] = newprops
-
-    #if len(props) > 0:
-    #    obj['properties']['old'] = props
-
-    printObject(obj)
-