diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index 3a9f48211..7a2e21c8d 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -221,10 +221,12 @@ int Context::initialize (int argc, const char** argv)
     // Initialize the database.
     tdb2.set_location (data_dir);
 
+/*
     // Hook system init, plus post-start event occurring at the first possible
     // moment after hook initialization.
     hooks.initialize ();
     hooks.trigger ("on-launch");
+*/
   }
 
   catch (const std::string& message)
@@ -384,8 +386,9 @@ int Context::run ()
       std::cerr << colorizeError (*e) << "\n";
     else
       std::cerr << *e << "\n";
-
+/*
   hooks.trigger ("on-exit");
+*/
   return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Hooks.cpp b/src/Hooks.cpp
index 55eda25e5..0609b826e 100644
--- a/src/Hooks.cpp
+++ b/src/Hooks.cpp
@@ -25,68 +25,14 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #include <cmake.h>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <algorithm>
 #include <Context.h>
 #include <Hooks.h>
-#include <Timer.h>
-#include <text.h>
-#include <i18n.h>
 
 extern Context context;
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-Hook::Hook ()
-: _event ("")
-, _file ("")
-, _function ("")
-{
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-Hook::Hook (const std::string& e, const std::string& f, const std::string& fn)
-: _event (e)
-, _file (f)
-, _function (fn)
-{
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-Hook::Hook (const Hook& other)
-{
-  _event = other._event;
-  _file = other._file;
-  _function = other._function;
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-Hook& Hook::operator= (const Hook& other)
-{
-  if (this != &other)
-  {
-    _event = other._event;
-    _file = other._file;
-    _function = other._function;
-  }
-
-  return *this;
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Hooks::Hooks ()
 {
-  // New 2.x hooks.
-  _validTaskEvents.push_back ("on-task-add");       // Unimplemented
-  _validTaskEvents.push_back ("on-task-modify");    // Unimplemented
-  _validTaskEvents.push_back ("on-task-complete");  // Unimplemented
-  _validTaskEvents.push_back ("on-task-delete");    // Unimplemented
-
-  _validProgramEvents.push_back ("on-launch");
-  _validProgramEvents.push_back ("on-exit");
-  _validProgramEvents.push_back ("on-file-read");   // Unimplemented
-  _validProgramEvents.push_back ("on-file-write");  // Unimplemented
-  _validProgramEvents.push_back ("on-synch");       // Unimplemented
-  _validProgramEvents.push_back ("on-gc");          // Unimplemented
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -94,87 +40,5 @@ Hooks::~Hooks ()
 {
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Enumerate all hooks, and tell API about the script files it must load in
-// order to call them.  Note that API will perform a deferred read, which means
-// that if it isn't called, a script will not be loaded.
-void Hooks::initialize ()
-{
-  // Allow a master switch to turn the whole thing off.
-  bool big_red_switch = context.config.getBoolean ("extensions");
-  if (big_red_switch)
-  {
-    Config::const_iterator it;
-    for (it = context.config.begin (); it != context.config.end (); ++it)
-    {
-      std::string type;
-      std::string name;
-      std::string value;
-
-      // "<type>.<name>"
-      Nibbler n (it->first);
-      if (n.getUntil ('.', type) &&
-          type == "hook"         &&
-          n.skip ('.')           &&
-          n.getUntilEOS (name))
-      {
-        Nibbler n (it->second);
-
-        // <path>:<function> [, ...]
-        while (!n.depleted ())
-        {
-          std::string file;
-          std::string function;
-          if (n.getUntil (':', file) &&
-              n.skip (':')           &&
-              n.getUntil (',', function))
-          {
-            context.debug (std::string ("Event '") + name + "' hooked by " + file + ", function " + function);
-            Hook h (name, Path::expand (file), function);
-            _all.push_back (h);
-
-            (void) n.skip (',');
-          }
-          else
-            ; // Was: throw std::string (format ("Malformed hook definition '{1}'.", it->first));
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  else
-    context.debug ("Hooks::initialize --> off");
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Program hooks.
-bool Hooks::trigger (const std::string& event)
-{
-  return false;
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Task hooks.
-bool Hooks::trigger (const std::string& event, Task& task)
-{
-  return false;
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-bool Hooks::validProgramEvent (const std::string& event)
-{
-  if (std::find (_validProgramEvents.begin (), _validProgramEvents.end (), event) != _validProgramEvents.end ())
-    return true;
-
-  return false;
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-bool Hooks::validTaskEvent (const std::string& event)
-{
-  if (std::find (_validTaskEvents.begin (), _validTaskEvents.end (), event) != _validTaskEvents.end ())
-    return true;
-
-  return false;
-}
-
+// TODO Time the hook runs.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/Hooks.h b/src/Hooks.h
index 02b67adec..6103fffab 100644
--- a/src/Hooks.h
+++ b/src/Hooks.h
@@ -27,25 +27,6 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDED_HOOKS
 #define INCLUDED_HOOKS
 
-#include <vector>
-#include <string>
-
-// Hook class representing a single hook, which is just a three-way map.
-class Hook
-{
-public:
-  Hook ();
-  Hook (const std::string&, const std::string&, const std::string&);
-  Hook (const Hook&);
-  Hook& operator= (const Hook&);
-
-public:
-  std::string _event;
-  std::string _file;
-  std::string _function;
-};
-
-// Hooks class for managing the loading and calling of hook functions.
 class Hooks
 {
 public:
@@ -54,20 +35,7 @@ public:
   Hooks (const Hooks&);             // Deliberately unimplemented
   Hooks& operator= (const Hooks&);  // Deliberately unimplemented
 
-  void initialize ();
-
-  bool trigger (const std::string&);                                   // Program
-  bool trigger (const std::string&, Task&);                            // Task
-
 private:
-  bool validProgramEvent (const std::string&);
-  bool validTaskEvent (const std::string&);
-
-private:
-  std::vector <Hook> _all;           // All current hooks.
-
-  std::vector <std::string> _validProgramEvents;
-  std::vector <std::string> _validTaskEvents;
 };
 
 #endif