diff --git a/src/bin/system/e_system_test.c b/src/bin/system/e_system_test.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 2cdd7687a..000000000
--- a/src/bin/system/e_system_test.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,147 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <Eina.h>
-#include <Ecore.h>
-
-typedef struct
-{
-   char cmd[24];
-   int  size;
-} Message_Head;
-
-static Ecore_Exe *exe;
-
-static Eina_Bool
-_cb_exe_del(void *data EINA_UNUSED, int ev_type EINA_UNUSED, void *event EINA_UNUSED)
-{
-   ecore_main_loop_quit();
-   return EINA_TRUE;
-}
-
-static Eina_Binbuf *buf = NULL;
-
-static Eina_Bool
-_message_read(void)
-{
-   Message_Head *head;
-   const void *bdata = eina_binbuf_string_get(buf);
-   const unsigned char *data = bdata;
-   size_t len = eina_binbuf_length_get(buf);
-   Eina_Binbuf *buf2;
-
-   if (!data) return EINA_FALSE;
-   if (len < sizeof(Message_Head)) return EINA_FALSE;
-   head = (Message_Head *)bdata;
-   if (len < (sizeof(Message_Head) + head->size)) return EINA_FALSE;
-   printf("CMD: [%s]", head->cmd);
-   if (head->size == 0) printf("\n\n");
-   else printf(" [%s]\n\n", data + sizeof(Message_Head));
-   buf2 = eina_binbuf_new();
-   eina_binbuf_append_length(buf2,
-                             data + sizeof(Message_Head) + head->size,
-                             len - (sizeof(Message_Head) + head->size));
-   eina_binbuf_free(buf);
-   buf = buf2;
-   return EINA_TRUE;
-}
-
-static Eina_Bool
-_cb_exe_data(void *data EINA_UNUSED, int ev_type EINA_UNUSED, void *event)
-{
-   Ecore_Exe_Event_Data *ev = event;
-
-   eina_binbuf_append_length(buf, ev->data, ev->size);
-   while (_message_read());
-   return EINA_TRUE;
-}
-
-static void
-_cb_input(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Ecore_Thread *th)
-{
-   char b[4096], *msg = NULL;
-
-   for (;;)
-     {
-        while (fgets(b, sizeof(b) - 1, stdin))
-          {
-             b[sizeof(b) - 1] = 0;
-             size_t len = strlen(b);
-             for (len = len - 1; len > 0; len--)
-               {
-                  if (b[len] == '\n') b[len] = '\0';
-                  else if (b[len] == '\r') b[len] = '\0';
-                  else break;
-               }
-             msg = strdup(b);
-             if (msg) ecore_thread_feedback(th, msg);
-          }
-     }
-}
-
-static void
-_cb_input_message(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Ecore_Thread *th EINA_UNUSED, void *msg_data)
-{
-   char *msg = msg_data;
-   char *spc, *params = NULL;
-   Message_Head head;
-
-   head.size = 0;
-   spc = strchr(msg, ' ');
-   if (spc)
-     {
-        *spc = '\0';
-        params = spc + 1;
-        head.size = strlen(params) + 1;
-     }
-   strcpy(head.cmd, msg);
-   ecore_exe_send(exe, &head, sizeof(Message_Head));
-   if (head.size > 0) ecore_exe_send(exe, params, strlen(params) + 1);
-}
-
-static void
-_cb_input_end(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Ecore_Thread *th EINA_UNUSED)
-{
-}
-
-static void
-_cb_input_cancel(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Ecore_Thread *th EINA_UNUSED)
-{
-}
-
-int
-main(int argc, const char **argv)
-{
-   const char *backend;
-
-   if (argc < 2)
-     {
-        printf("use: %s /usr/local/lib/enlightenment/utils/enlightenment_system\n"
-               " or the path to the enlightenment_system tool wherever it is\n",
-               argv[0]);
-        return -1;
-     }
-   backend = argv[1];
-
-   eina_init();
-   ecore_init();
-
-   buf = eina_binbuf_new();
-   ecore_event_handler_add(ECORE_EXE_EVENT_DEL, _cb_exe_del, NULL);
-   ecore_event_handler_add(ECORE_EXE_EVENT_DATA, _cb_exe_data, NULL);
-   exe = ecore_exe_pipe_run(backend,
-                            ECORE_EXE_NOT_LEADER |
-                            ECORE_EXE_TERM_WITH_PARENT |
-                            ECORE_EXE_PIPE_READ |
-                            ECORE_EXE_PIPE_WRITE, NULL);
-   ecore_thread_feedback_run(_cb_input, _cb_input_message,
-                             _cb_input_end, _cb_input_cancel, NULL, EINA_TRUE);
-
-   ecore_main_loop_begin();
-
-   ecore_shutdown();
-   eina_shutdown();
-   return 0;
-}
-
diff --git a/src/bin/system/meson.build b/src/bin/system/meson.build
index f681e1ace..d570fa4d6 100644
--- a/src/bin/system/meson.build
+++ b/src/bin/system/meson.build
@@ -21,9 +21,3 @@ executable('enlightenment_system', src,
            install            : true
            )
 suid_exes += join_paths(dir_e_utils, 'enlightenment_system')
-executable('enlightenment_system_test', [ 'e_system_test.c' ],
-           include_directories: include_directories('../../..'),
-           dependencies       : [ dep_eina, dep_ecore ],
-           install_dir        : dir_e_utils,
-           install            : true
-          )