diff --git a/src/Tools/DownloadStatistics.py b/src/Tools/DownloadStatistics.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d335cb52de..0000000000
--- a/src/Tools/DownloadStatistics.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import requests
-
-r = requests.get("https://api.github.com/repos/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/releases")
-myobj = r.json()
-for p in myobj:
-    if "assets" in p:
-        for asset in p["assets"]:
-            print(asset["name"] + ": " + str(asset["download_count"]) + " downloads")