diff --git a/contrib/README.md b/contrib/README.md
index 7d4b91e88..125594312 100644
--- a/contrib/README.md
+++ b/contrib/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 Wallet Tools
 ---------------------
 
-### [BitRPC](/contrib/bitrpc) ###
-Allows for sending of all standard Bitcoin commands via RPC rather than as command line args.
-
 ### [SpendFrom](/contrib/spendfrom) ###
 
 Use the raw transactions API to send coins received on a particular
diff --git a/contrib/bitrpc/README.md b/contrib/bitrpc/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index f5ef2f040..000000000
--- a/contrib/bitrpc/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-### BitRPC
-Allows for sending of all standard Bitcoin commands via RPC rather than as command line args.
-
-### Looking for Wallet Tools?
-BitRPC.py is able to do the exact same thing as `walletchangepass.py` and `walletunlock.py`. Their respective commands in BitRPC.py are:
-
-	bitrpc.py walletpassphrasechange
-	bitrpc.py walletpassphrase
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diff --git a/contrib/bitrpc/bitrpc.py b/contrib/bitrpc/bitrpc.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c3ce9d793..000000000
--- a/contrib/bitrpc/bitrpc.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,335 +0,0 @@
-from jsonrpc import ServiceProxy
-import sys
-import string
-import getpass
-
-# ===== BEGIN USER SETTINGS =====
-# if you do not set these you will be prompted for a password for every command
-rpcuser = ""
-rpcpass = ""
-# ====== END USER SETTINGS ======
-
-
-if rpcpass == "":
-    access = ServiceProxy("http://127.0.0.1:8332")
-else:
-    access = ServiceProxy("http://"+rpcuser+":"+rpcpass+"@127.0.0.1:8332")
-cmd = sys.argv[1].lower()
-
-if cmd == "backupwallet":
-    try:
-        path = raw_input("Enter destination path/filename: ")
-        print access.backupwallet(path)
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "encryptwallet":
-    try:
-        pwd = getpass.getpass(prompt="Enter passphrase: ")
-        pwd2 = getpass.getpass(prompt="Repeat passphrase: ")
-        if pwd == pwd2:
-            access.encryptwallet(pwd)
-            print "\n---Wallet encrypted. Server stopping, restart to run with encrypted wallet---\n"
-        else:
-            print "\n---Passphrases do not match---\n"
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "getaccount":
-    try:
-        addr = raw_input("Enter a Bitcoin address: ")
-        print access.getaccount(addr)
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "getaccountaddress":
-    try:
-        acct = raw_input("Enter an account name: ")
-        print access.getaccountaddress(acct)
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "getaddressesbyaccount":
-    try:
-        acct = raw_input("Enter an account name: ")
-        print access.getaddressesbyaccount(acct)
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "getbalance":
-    try:
-        acct = raw_input("Enter an account (optional): ")
-        mc = raw_input("Minimum confirmations (optional): ")
-        try:
-            print access.getbalance(acct, mc)
-        except:
-            print access.getbalance()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "getblockbycount":
-    try:
-        height = raw_input("Height: ")
-        print access.getblockbycount(height)
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "getblockcount":
-    try:
-        print access.getblockcount()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "getblocknumber":
-    try:
-        print access.getblocknumber()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "getconnectioncount":
-    try:
-        print access.getconnectioncount()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "getdifficulty":
-    try:
-        print access.getdifficulty()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "getgenerate":
-    try:
-        print access.getgenerate()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "gethashespersec":
-    try:
-        print access.gethashespersec()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "getinfo":
-    try:
-        print access.getinfo()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "getnewaddress":
-    try:
-        acct = raw_input("Enter an account name: ")
-        try:
-            print access.getnewaddress(acct)
-        except:
-            print access.getnewaddress()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "getreceivedbyaccount":
-    try:
-        acct = raw_input("Enter an account (optional): ")
-        mc = raw_input("Minimum confirmations (optional): ")
-        try:
-            print access.getreceivedbyaccount(acct, mc)
-        except:
-            print access.getreceivedbyaccount()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "getreceivedbyaddress":
-    try:
-        addr = raw_input("Enter a Bitcoin address (optional): ")
-        mc = raw_input("Minimum confirmations (optional): ")
-        try:
-            print access.getreceivedbyaddress(addr, mc)
-        except:
-            print access.getreceivedbyaddress()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "gettransaction":
-    try:
-        txid = raw_input("Enter a transaction ID: ")
-        print access.gettransaction(txid)
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "getwork":
-    try:
-        data = raw_input("Data (optional): ")
-        try:
-            print access.gettransaction(data)
-        except:
-            print access.gettransaction()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "help":
-    try:
-        cmd = raw_input("Command (optional): ")
-        try:
-            print access.help(cmd)
-        except:
-            print access.help()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "listaccounts":
-    try:
-        mc = raw_input("Minimum confirmations (optional): ")
-        try:
-            print access.listaccounts(mc)
-        except:
-            print access.listaccounts()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "listreceivedbyaccount":
-    try:
-        mc = raw_input("Minimum confirmations (optional): ")
-        incemp = raw_input("Include empty? (true/false, optional): ")
-        try:
-            print access.listreceivedbyaccount(mc, incemp)
-        except:
-            print access.listreceivedbyaccount()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "listreceivedbyaddress":
-    try:
-        mc = raw_input("Minimum confirmations (optional): ")
-        incemp = raw_input("Include empty? (true/false, optional): ")
-        try:
-            print access.listreceivedbyaddress(mc, incemp)
-        except:
-            print access.listreceivedbyaddress()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "listtransactions":
-    try:
-        acct = raw_input("Account (optional): ")
-        count = raw_input("Number of transactions (optional): ")
-        frm = raw_input("Skip (optional):")
-        try:
-            print access.listtransactions(acct, count, frm)
-        except:
-            print access.listtransactions()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "move":
-    try:
-        frm = raw_input("From: ")
-        to = raw_input("To: ")
-        amt = raw_input("Amount:")
-        mc = raw_input("Minimum confirmations (optional): ")
-        comment = raw_input("Comment (optional): ")
-        try:
-            print access.move(frm, to, amt, mc, comment)
-        except:
-            print access.move(frm, to, amt)
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "sendfrom":
-    try:
-        frm = raw_input("From: ")
-        to = raw_input("To: ")
-        amt = raw_input("Amount:")
-        mc = raw_input("Minimum confirmations (optional): ")
-        comment = raw_input("Comment (optional): ")
-        commentto = raw_input("Comment-to (optional): ")
-        try:
-            print access.sendfrom(frm, to, amt, mc, comment, commentto)
-        except:
-            print access.sendfrom(frm, to, amt)
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "sendmany":
-    try:
-        frm = raw_input("From: ")
-        to = raw_input("To (in format address1:amount1,address2:amount2,...): ")
-        mc = raw_input("Minimum confirmations (optional): ")
-        comment = raw_input("Comment (optional): ")
-        try:
-            print access.sendmany(frm,to,mc,comment)
-        except:
-            print access.sendmany(frm,to)
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "sendtoaddress":
-    try:
-        to = raw_input("To (in format address1:amount1,address2:amount2,...): ")
-        amt = raw_input("Amount:")
-        comment = raw_input("Comment (optional): ")
-        commentto = raw_input("Comment-to (optional): ")
-        try:
-            print access.sendtoaddress(to,amt,comment,commentto)
-        except:
-            print access.sendtoaddress(to,amt)
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "setaccount":
-    try:
-        addr = raw_input("Address: ")
-        acct = raw_input("Account:")
-        print access.setaccount(addr,acct)
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "setgenerate":
-    try:
-        gen= raw_input("Generate? (true/false): ")
-        cpus = raw_input("Max processors/cores (-1 for unlimited, optional):")
-        try:
-            print access.setgenerate(gen, cpus)
-        except:
-            print access.setgenerate(gen)
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "settxfee":
-    try:
-        amt = raw_input("Amount:")
-        print access.settxfee(amt)
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "stop":
-    try:
-        print access.stop()
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "validateaddress":
-    try:
-        addr = raw_input("Address: ")
-        print access.validateaddress(addr)
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "walletpassphrase":
-    try:
-        pwd = getpass.getpass(prompt="Enter wallet passphrase: ")
-        access.walletpassphrase(pwd, 60)
-        print "\n---Wallet unlocked---\n"
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-elif cmd == "walletpassphrasechange":
-    try:
-        pwd = getpass.getpass(prompt="Enter old wallet passphrase: ")
-        pwd2 = getpass.getpass(prompt="Enter new wallet passphrase: ")
-        access.walletpassphrasechange(pwd, pwd2)
-        print
-        print "\n---Passphrase changed---\n"
-    except Exception as inst:
-        print inst
-
-else:
-    print "Command not found or not supported"
diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
index db6c28972..9caac4f7a 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -63,3 +63,5 @@ git merge commit are mentioned.
 
 ### Miscellaneous
 
+- Removed bitrpc.py from contrib
+