diff --git a/src/couch/src/couch_os_process.erl b/src/couch/src/couch_os_process.erl
index 0b6436dda4e..873ae54d547 100644
--- a/src/couch/src/couch_os_process.erl
+++ b/src/couch/src/couch_os_process.erl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 -export([start_link/1, start_link/2, start_link/3, stop/1]).
 -export([set_timeout/2, prompt/2, killer/1]).
--export([send/2, writeline/2, readline/1, writejson/2, readjson/1]).
+-export([writeline/2, readline/1, writejson/2, readjson/1]).
 -export([init/1, terminate/2, handle_call/3, handle_cast/2, handle_info/2, code_change/3]).
 
 -include_lib("couch/include/couch_db.hrl").
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ stop(Pid) ->
 set_timeout(Pid, TimeOut) when is_integer(TimeOut) ->
     ok = gen_server:call(Pid, {set_timeout, TimeOut}, infinity).
 
-% Used by couch_event_os_process.erl
-send(Pid, Data) ->
-    gen_server:cast(Pid, {send, Data}).
-
 prompt(Pid, Data) ->
     case ioq:call(Pid, {prompt, Data}, erlang:get(io_priority)) of
         {ok, Result} ->
@@ -224,15 +220,6 @@ handle_call({prompt, Data}, _From, #os_proc{idle = Idle} = OsProc) ->
         garbage_collect()
     end.
 
-handle_cast({send, Data}, #os_proc{writer = Writer, idle = Idle} = OsProc) ->
-    try
-        Writer(OsProc, Data),
-        {noreply, OsProc, Idle}
-    catch
-        throw:OsError ->
-            couch_log:error("Failed sending data: ~p -> ~p", [Data, OsError]),
-            {stop, normal, OsProc}
-    end;
 handle_cast(garbage_collect, #os_proc{idle = Idle} = OsProc) ->
     erlang:garbage_collect(),
     {noreply, OsProc, Idle};
diff --git a/src/couch_event/src/couch_event_os_listener.erl b/src/couch_event/src/couch_event_os_listener.erl
deleted file mode 100644
index ef379402aa1..00000000000
--- a/src/couch_event/src/couch_event_os_listener.erl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
-% use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
-% the License at
-%
-%   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-%
-% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-% WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-% License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
-% the License.
-
--module(couch_event_os_listener).
--behaviour(gen_server).
--vsn(1).
-
--export([
-    start_link/1
-]).
-
--export([
-    init/1,
-    terminate/2,
-    handle_call/3,
-    handle_cast/2,
-    handle_info/2,
-    code_change/3
-]).
-
-start_link(Exe) when is_list(Exe) ->
-    gen_server:start_link(?MODULE, Exe, []).
-
-init(Exe) ->
-    process_flag(trap_exit, true),
-    ok = couch_event:register_all(self()),
-    couch_os_process:start_link(Exe, []).
-
-terminate(_Reason, Pid) when is_pid(Pid) ->
-    couch_os_process:stop(Pid);
-terminate(_Reason, _Pid) ->
-    ok.
-
-handle_call(Msg, From, Pid) ->
-    couch_log:notice("~s ignoring call ~w from ~w", [?MODULE, Msg, From]),
-    {reply, ignored, Pid, 0}.
-
-handle_cast(Msg, Pid) ->
-    couch_log:notice("~s ignoring cast ~w", [?MODULE, Msg]),
-    {noreply, Pid, 0}.
-
-handle_info({'$couch_event', DbName, Event}, Pid) ->
-    Obj =
-        {[
-            {db, DbName},
-            {type, list_to_binary(atom_to_list(Event))}
-        ]},
-    ok = couch_os_process:send(Pid, Obj),
-    {noreply, Pid};
-handle_info({'EXIT', Pid, Reason}, Pid) ->
-    couch_log:error("Update notificatio process ~w died: ~w", [Pid, Reason]),
-    {stop, normal, nil};
-handle_info(Msg, Pid) ->
-    couch_log:notice("~s ignoring info ~w", [?MODULE, Msg]),
-    {noreply, Pid, 0}.
-
-code_change(_OldVsn, St, _Extra) ->
-    {ok, St}.