diff --git a/scripts/github_issue_no_activity_closer.py b/scripts/github_issue_no_activity_closer.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 85c5af132..000000000
--- a/scripts/github_issue_no_activity_closer.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-import datetime
-import getpass
-import json
-import re
-import time
-
-import requests
-
-AUTOCLOSE_MESSAGE = """\
-### This is an automated comment
-
-This issue has been closed due to lack of activity. This doesn't mean the \
-issue is invalid, it simply got no attention within the last year. Please \
-reopen with missing/relevant information if still valid.
-
-Typically, issues fall in this state for one of the following reasons:
-- Hard, impossible or not enough information to reproduce
-- Missing test case
-- Lack of a champion with interest and/or funding to address the issue
-"""
-
-AUTOCLOSE_LABEL = "No Recent Activity"
-
-
-def fetch_issues(headers):
-    issues = []
-    url = ("https://api.github.com/repos/mapserver/mapserver/issues?"
-            "per_page=100")
-
-    while url:
-        print "Fetching %s" % url
-        r = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
-        r.raise_for_status()
-        time.sleep(1)
-        issues.extend(r.json())
-
-        match = re.match(r'<(.*?)>; rel="next"', r.headers['Link'] or '')
-        url = match.group(1) if match else None
-
-    return issues
-
-
-def close_issue(issue, headers):
-    """Attempt to close an issue and return whether it succeeded."""
-    r = requests.post("https://api.github.com/repos/mapserver/mapserver/"
-            "issues/%s" % issue['number'],
-            data=json.dumps({'state': 'closed'}), headers=headers)
-
-    try:
-        r.raise_for_status()
-        time.sleep(1)
-        return True
-    except requests.HTTPError:
-        return False
-
-
-def post_issue_comment(issue, comment_text, headers):
-    """Attempt to post an issue comment and return whether it succeeded."""
-    r = requests.post("https://api.github.com/repos/mapserver/mapserver/"
-            "issues/%s/comments" % issue['number'],
-            data=json.dumps({'body': comment_text}), headers=headers)
-
-    try:
-        r.raise_for_status()
-        time.sleep(1)
-        return True
-    except requests.HTTPError:
-        return False
-
-
-def add_issue_label(issue, label, headers):
-    """Attempt to add a label to the issue and return whether it succeeded."""
-    r = requests.post("https://api.github.com/repos/mapserver/mapserver/"
-            "issues/%s/labels" % issue['number'],
-            data=json.dumps([label]), headers=headers)
-
-    try:
-        r.raise_for_status()
-        time.sleep(1)
-        return True
-    except requests.HTTPError:
-        return False
-
-
-def close_old_issues(close_before, headers):
-    all_issues = fetch_issues(headers)
-
-    for issue in all_issues:
-        issue_last_activity = datetime.datetime.strptime(
-            issue['updated_at'], "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
-
-        print "Processing issue %s with last activity at %s" % (issue['number'], issue_last_activity)
-
-        if issue_last_activity < close_before and issue["state"] == "open":
-            if post_issue_comment(issue, AUTOCLOSE_MESSAGE, headers):
-                print "    Added comment to old issue %s" % issue['number']
-            else:
-                print "    Error adding comment to old issue %s" % issue['number']
-                continue
-
-            if add_issue_label(issue, AUTOCLOSE_LABEL, headers):
-                print "    Added label to old issue %s" % issue['number']
-            else:
-                print "    Error adding label to old issue %s" % issue['number']
-
-            if close_issue(issue, headers):
-                print "    Closed old issue %s" % issue['number']
-            else:
-                print "    Error closing old issue %s" % issue['number']
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    close_before = datetime.datetime.today() - datetime.timedelta(days=366)
-
-    print
-    print "This script closes all issues with no activity within the last year."
-    print
-
-    github_token = getpass.getpass("Please provide an oauth token: ")
-    print
-
-    headers = {"Authorization": "token %s" % github_token}
-    close_old_issues(close_before, headers)