diff --git a/commit.sh b/commit.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index ee683251..00000000
--- a/commit.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-abend()
-{
-    local message=$1
-    echo "fatal: $message" 1>&2
-    exit 1
-}
-
-files=$(git ls-files -m | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
-
-[ "$files" -ne 1 ] && abend "only one modified file at a time please"
-
-file=$(git ls-files -m)
-node "$file" || abend "test is now failing"
-name=$(basename $file)
-
-case "$1" in
-    tidy)
-        git commit -a -m 'Tidy `'$file'`.'$'\n\nSee #351.'
-        ;;
-    assert)
-        git commit -a -m 'Use `assert` in `'$name'`.'$'\n\nSee #351.'
-        ;;
-    vivify)
-        git commit -a -m 'Use `vivify` in `'$name'`.'$'\n\nSee #352.'
-        ;;
-esac