diff --git a/scikits/image/io/_plugins/wx_plugin.py b/scikits/image/io/_plugins/wx_plugin.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ef93414c..00000000
--- a/scikits/image/io/_plugins/wx_plugin.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-import numpy as np
-import plugin
-from util import prepare_for_display
-
-try:
-    import wx
-except ImportError:
-    pass
-else:
-
-    # idea shamelessly taken from here:
-    # http://wiki.wxpython.org/WorkingWithImages
-
-    class ImagePanel(wx.Panel):
-        def __init__(self, parent, id):
-            wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent, id)
-            self.bitmap = None
-            self.Bind(wx.EVT_PAINT, self.OnPaint)
-
-        def display(self, npy_img):
-            self.bitmap = self.get_bitmap(npy_img)
-            self.Refresh(True)
-
-        def OnPaint(self, evt):
-            dc = wx.PaintDC(self)
-            if self.bitmap:
-                dc.DrawBitmap(self.bitmap, 0, 0)
-
-        def get_bitmap(self, npy_img):
-            width = npy_img.shape[1]
-            height = npy_img.shape[0]
-            wx_img = wx.EmptyImage(width, height)
-            wx_img.SetData(npy_img.data)
-            return wx.BitmapFromImage(wx_img)
-
-
-    class ImageFrame(wx.Frame):
-        def __init__(self, img):
-            self.img = img
-            width = img.shape[1]
-            height = img.shape[0]
-            wx.Frame.__init__(self, None, -1, 'wx', wx.DefaultPosition,
-                                wx.Size(width, height))
-
-            self.iPanel = ImagePanel(self, -1)
-            self.iPanel.display(self.img)
-
-    def wx_imshow(img):
-        f = ImageFrame(prepare_for_display(img))
-        f.CenterOnScreen()
-        f.Show()
-
-    plugin.register('wx', show=wx_imshow)