diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index d9deeff11..998ebea2b 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ set (task_SRCS A3.cpp A3.h
                JSON.cpp JSON.h
                Nibbler.cpp Nibbler.h
                Path.cpp Path.h
-               Permission.cpp Permission.h
                RX.cpp RX.h
                TDB2.cpp TDB2.h
                Task.cpp Task.h
diff --git a/src/Permission.cpp b/src/Permission.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index d1d6bc31d..000000000
--- a/src/Permission.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// taskwarrior - a command line task list manager.
-//
-// Copyright 2006-2011, Paul Beckingham, Federico Hernandez.
-//
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-//
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
-// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-//
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
-// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
-// THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-// SOFTWARE.
-//
-// http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
-//
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-#define L10N                                           // Localization complete.
-
-#include <iostream>
-#include <Permission.h>
-#include <Context.h>
-#include <util.h>
-#include <text.h>
-#include <i18n.h>
-
-extern Context context;
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-Permission::Permission ()
-: _need_confirmation (false)
-, _all_confirmed (false)
-, _quit (false)
-{
-  // Turning confirmations off is the same as entering "all".
-  if (context.config.getBoolean ("confirmation") == false)
-    _all_confirmed = true;
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-bool Permission::confirmed (const Task& task, const std::string& question)
-{
-  if (_quit)
-    return false;
-
-  if (!_need_confirmation)
-    return true;
-
-  if (_all_confirmed)
-    return true;
-
-  std::cout << "\n"
-            << format (STRING_PERM_TASK_LINE, task.id, task.get ("description"));
-
-  if (task.getStatus () == Task::recurring ||
-      task.has ("parent"))
-  {
-    std::cout << " "
-              << STRING_PERM_RECURRING;
-  }
-
-  std::cout << std::endl;  // Flush.
-
-  int answer = confirm4 (question);
-  std::cout << "\n";       // #499
-
-  if (answer == 2)
-    _all_confirmed = true;
-
-  if (answer == 1 || answer == 2)
-    return true;
-
-  if (answer == 3)
-    _quit = true;
-
-  return false;
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/Permission.h b/src/Permission.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 91e37088c..000000000
--- a/src/Permission.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// taskwarrior - a command line task list manager.
-//
-// Copyright 2006-2011, Paul Beckingham, Federico Hernandez.
-//
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-//
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
-// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-//
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
-// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
-// THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-// SOFTWARE.
-//
-// http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
-//
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-#ifndef INCLUDED_PERMISSION
-#define INCLUDED_PERMISSION
-#define L10N                                           // Localization complete.
-
-#include <string>
-#include <Task.h>
-
-class Permission
-{
-public:
-  Permission ();
-  Permission (const Permission&);
-  Permission& operator= (const Permission&);
-
-  void bigChange ()   { _need_confirmation = true; }
-  void bigSequence () { _need_confirmation = true; }
-  bool confirmed (const Task&, const std::string&);
-
-private:
-  bool _need_confirmation;
-  bool _all_confirmed;
-  bool _quit;
-};
-
-#endif
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////