diff --git a/share/python/console/shutdown.py b/share/python/console/shutdown.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 65f82559c0..0000000000
--- a/share/python/console/shutdown.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
-
-import ConfigParser
-import xmlrpclib
-import optparse
-import os.path
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    parser = optparse.OptionParser()
-    parser.add_option('-c', '--config', dest = 'config', help = 'config file', metavar = 'CONFIG')
-    parser.add_option('-s', '--server', dest = 'server', help = 'URI for the grid server', metavar = 'SERVER')
-    parser.add_option('-p', '--password', dest = 'password', help = 'password for the grid server', metavar = 'PASSWD')
-    (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
-
-    configFile = options.config
-    if not configFile:
-        if os.path.isfile(os.path.expanduser('~/.opensim-console.rc')):
-            configFile = os.path.expanduser('~/.opensim-console.rc')
-    if not configFile:
-        parser.error('missing option config')
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
-    config.readfp(open(configFile))
-
-    server = config.get('opensim', 'server')
-    password = config.get('opensim', 'password')
-    
-    if options.server: server = options.server
-    if options.password: password = options.password
-
-    gridServer = xmlrpclib.Server(server)
-    res = gridServer.admin_shutdown({'password': password})
-
-    if res['success'] == 'true':
-        print 'shutdown of %s initiated' % server
-    else:
-        print 'shutdown of %s failed' % server
diff --git a/share/python/grid_info.py b/share/python/grid_info.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 8a89328730..0000000000
--- a/share/python/grid_info.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
-import xmlrpclib
-
-# XML-RPC URL (http_listener_port)
-gridServerURL = 'http://127.0.0.1:9000'
-
-# instantiate server object
-gridServer = xmlrpclib.Server(gridServerURL)
-
-# invoke admin_alert: requires password and message
-print gridServer.get_grid_info({})