diff --git a/compiler/profile_stats.py b/compiler/profile_stats.py
deleted file mode 100755
index d3c33801..00000000
--- a/compiler/profile_stats.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import pstats
-p = pstats.Stats('profile.dat')
-p.strip_dirs()
-p.sort_stats('cumulative')
-p.print_stats(50)