diff --git a/meta/classes/pkg_metainfo.bbclass b/meta/classes/pkg_metainfo.bbclass
deleted file mode 100644
index 80f6244fca..0000000000
--- a/meta/classes/pkg_metainfo.bbclass
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-python do_pkg_write_metainfo () {
-    deploydir = d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR', True)
-    if not deploydir:
-        bb.error("DEPLOY_DIR not defined, unable to write package info")
-        return
-
-    try:
-        infofile = file(os.path.join(deploydir, 'package-metainfo'), 'a')
-    except OSError:
-        raise bb.build.FuncFailed("unable to open package-info file for writing.")
-
-    name = d.getVar('PN', True)
-    version = d.getVar('PV', True)
-    desc = d.getVar('DESCRIPTION', True)
-    page = d.getVar('HOMEPAGE', True)
-    lic = d.getVar('LICENSE', True)
-
-    infofile.write("|| "+ name +" || "+ version + " || "+ desc +" || "+ page +" || "+ lic + " ||\n" ) 
-    infofile.close()
-}
-
-addtask pkg_write_metainfo after do_package before do_build