diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 339e207..cf360c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ search.o: search.c estruct.h edef.h
 spawn.o: spawn.c estruct.h edef.h
 tcap.o: tcap.c estruct.h edef.h
 termio.o: termio.c estruct.h edef.h
-usage.o: usage.c usage.h
 utf8.o: utf8.c utf8.h
 vmsvt.o: vmsvt.c estruct.h edef.h
 vt52.o: vt52.c estruct.h edef.h
diff --git a/usage.c b/usage.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 3edb798..0000000
--- a/usage.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/* usage.c -- implements usage.h */
-
-/* TODO: align exit return code */
-
-#include "usage.h"
-
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-static void report( const char *prefix, const char *err, va_list params) {
-	char msg[ 4096] ;
-
-	vsnprintf( msg, sizeof msg, err, params) ;
-	fprintf( stderr, "%s%s\n", prefix, msg) ;
-}
-
-void die( const char *err, ...) {
-	va_list params ;
-
-	va_start( params, err) ;
-	report( "fatal: ", err, params) ;
-	va_end( params) ;
-	exit( 128) ;
-}
-
-/* end of usage.c */