diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index ff981cf8f..60f228ffa 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Dependencies:
 
 - libcurl
 
+- libupnp (>= 1.2.1)
+
 - python >= 2.3 (previous might work - not tested): needed by search engine.
 
 NOTE FOR GNOME USERS:
diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index 79aac610b..23ef2075e 100644
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ SOURCES += GUI.cpp \
 	   searchEngine.cpp
 !contains(DEFINES, NO_UPNP){
   message(UPnP Enabled)
-  HEADERS += UPnP.h upnp.h
-  SOURCES += UPnP.cpp upnp.cpp
+  HEADERS += UPnP.h
+  SOURCES += UPnP.cpp
 }else{
   message(UPnP Disabled)
 }
diff --git a/src/upnp.cpp b/src/upnp.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 88bef33d7..000000000
--- a/src/upnp.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-#include "upnp.h"
-
-#define WAIT_TIMEOUT 5
-
-// Control point registration callback
-int callBackCPRegister( Upnp_EventType EventType, void* Event, void* Cookie ){
-  switch(EventType){
-    case UPNP_DISCOVERY_ADVERTISEMENT_ALIVE:
-    case UPNP_DISCOVERY_SEARCH_RESULT:
-    {
-      struct Upnp_Discovery *d_event = (struct Upnp_Discovery*) Event;
-      IXML_Document *DescDoc;
-      int ret = UpnpDownloadXmlDoc(d_event->Location, &DescDoc);
-      if(ret != UPNP_E_SUCCESS){
-        // silently ignore?
-      }else{
-        ((UPnPHandler*)Cookie)->addUPnPDevice(d_event, DescDoc);
-//         TvCtrlPointAddDevice(DescDoc, d_event->Location, d_event->Expires);
-      }
-      if(DescDoc) ixmlDocument_free(DescDoc);
-//       TvCtrlPointPrintList();
-      break;
-    }
-    case UPNP_DISCOVERY_SEARCH_TIMEOUT:
-      qDebug("UPnP devices discovery timed out...");
-      break;
-    case UPNP_DISCOVERY_ADVERTISEMENT_BYEBYE:
-    {
-      struct Upnp_Discovery *d_event = (struct Upnp_Discovery*) Event;
-      ((UPnPHandler*)Cookie)->removeUPnPDevice(QString(d_event->DeviceId));
-//       TvCtrlPointPrintList();
-      break;
-    }
-    default:
-      qDebug("Debug: UPnP Unhandled event");
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
-void UPnPHandler::run(){
-  // Initialize the SDK
-  int ret = UpnpInit(NULL, 0);
-  if(ret != UPNP_E_SUCCESS){
-    qDebug("Fatal error: UPnP initialization failed");
-    UpnpFinish();
-    return;
-  }
-  qDebug("UPnP successfully initialized");
-  qDebug("UPnP bind on IP %s:%d", UpnpGetServerIpAddress(), UpnpGetServerPort());
-  // Register the UPnP control point
-  ret = UpnpRegisterClient(callBackCPRegister, this, &UPnPClientHandle);
-  if(ret != UPNP_E_SUCCESS){
-    qDebug("Fatal error: UPnP control point registration failed");
-    UpnpFinish();
-    return;
-  }
-  qDebug("UPnP control point successfully registered");
-  // Look for UPnP enabled routers (devices)
-  ret = UpnpSearchAsync(UPnPClientHandle, WAIT_TIMEOUT, "upnp:rootdevice", this);
-}
diff --git a/src/upnp.h b/src/upnp.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 668646556..000000000
--- a/src/upnp.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Bittorrent Client using Qt4 and libtorrent.
- * Copyright (C) 2006  Christophe Dumez
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
- * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
- *
- * Contact : chris@qbittorrent.org
- */
-#ifndef __QBT_UPNP__
-#define __QBT_UPNP__
-
-#include <QThread>
-#include <QHash>
-
-#include <upnp/upnp.h>
-
-class UPnPDevice{
-  private:
-    struct Upnp_Discovery* device;
-    IXML_Document *doc;
-
-  public:
-    UPnPDevice(struct Upnp_Discovery* device, IXML_Document* doc): device(device), doc(doc){}
-    IXML_Document* getDoc(){ return doc; }
-    struct Upnp_Discovery* getDevice(){ return device;}
-};
-
-class UPnPHandler : public QThread {
-  Q_OBJECT
-
-  private:
-    UpnpClient_Handle UPnPClientHandle;
-    QHash<QString, UPnPDevice*> UPnPDevices;
-
-  public:
-    UPnPHandler(){}
-    ~UPnPHandler(){}
-
-  public slots:
-    void addUPnPDevice(struct Upnp_Discovery* device, IXML_Document *doc){
-      UPnPDevices.insert(QString(device->DeviceId), new UPnPDevice(device, doc));
-    }
-
-    void removeUPnPDevice(QString device_id){
-      UPnPDevices.remove(device_id);
-    }
-
-  private:
-    void run();
-};
-
-#endif