diff --git a/asv_bench/vbench_to_asv.py b/asv_bench/vbench_to_asv.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b1179387e65d5..0000000000000
--- a/asv_bench/vbench_to_asv.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,163 +0,0 @@
-import ast
-import vbench
-import os
-import sys
-import astor
-import glob
-
-
-def vbench_to_asv_source(bench, kinds=None):
-    tab = ' ' * 4
-    if kinds is None:
-        kinds = ['time']
-
-    output = 'class {}(object):\n'.format(bench.name)
-    output += tab + 'goal_time = 0.2\n\n'
-
-    if bench.setup:
-        indented_setup = [tab * 2 + '{}\n'.format(x) for x in bench.setup.splitlines()]
-        output += tab + 'def setup(self):\n' + ''.join(indented_setup) + '\n'
-
-    for kind in kinds:
-        output += tab + 'def {}_{}(self):\n'.format(kind, bench.name)
-        for line in bench.code.splitlines():
-            output += tab * 2 + line + '\n'
-        output += '\n\n'
-
-    if bench.cleanup:
-        output += tab + 'def teardown(self):\n' + tab * 2 + bench.cleanup
-
-    output += '\n\n'
-    return output
-
-
-class AssignToSelf(ast.NodeTransformer):
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(AssignToSelf, self).__init__()
-        self.transforms = {}
-        self.imports = []
-
-        self.in_class_define = False
-        self.in_setup = False
-
-    def visit_ClassDef(self, node):
-        self.transforms = {}
-        self.in_class_define = True
-
-        functions_to_promote = []
-        setup_func = None
-
-        for class_func in ast.iter_child_nodes(node):
-            if isinstance(class_func, ast.FunctionDef):
-                if class_func.name == 'setup':
-                    setup_func = class_func
-                    for anon_func in ast.iter_child_nodes(class_func):
-                        if isinstance(anon_func, ast.FunctionDef):
-                            functions_to_promote.append(anon_func)
-
-        if setup_func:
-            for func in functions_to_promote:
-                setup_func.body.remove(func)
-                func.args.args.insert(0, ast.Name(id='self', ctx=ast.Load()))
-                node.body.append(func)
-                self.transforms[func.name] = 'self.' + func.name
-
-            ast.fix_missing_locations(node)
-
-        self.generic_visit(node)
-
-        return node
-
-    def visit_TryExcept(self, node):
-        if any(isinstance(x, (ast.Import, ast.ImportFrom)) for x in node.body):
-            self.imports.append(node)
-        else:
-            self.generic_visit(node)
-            return node
-
-    def visit_Assign(self, node):
-        for target in node.targets:
-            if isinstance(target, ast.Name) and not isinstance(target.ctx, ast.Param) and not self.in_class_define:
-                self.transforms[target.id] = 'self.' + target.id
-        self.generic_visit(node)
-
-        return node
-
-    def visit_Name(self, node):
-        new_node = node
-        if node.id in self.transforms:
-            if not isinstance(node.ctx, ast.Param):
-                new_node = ast.Attribute(value=ast.Name(id='self', ctx=node.ctx), attr=node.id, ctx=node.ctx)
-
-        self.generic_visit(node)
-
-        return ast.copy_location(new_node, node)
-
-    def visit_Import(self, node):
-        self.imports.append(node)
-
-    def visit_ImportFrom(self, node):
-        self.imports.append(node)
-
-    def visit_FunctionDef(self, node):
-        """Delete functions that are empty due to imports being moved"""
-        self.in_class_define = False
-
-        self.generic_visit(node)
-
-        if node.body:
-            return node
-
-
-def translate_module(target_module):
-    g_vars = {}
-    l_vars = {}
-    exec('import ' + target_module) in g_vars
-
-    print(target_module)
-    module = eval(target_module, g_vars)
-
-    benchmarks = []
-    for obj_str in dir(module):
-        obj = getattr(module, obj_str)
-        if isinstance(obj, vbench.benchmark.Benchmark):
-            benchmarks.append(obj)
-
-    if not benchmarks:
-        return
-
-    rewritten_output = ''
-    for bench in benchmarks:
-        rewritten_output += vbench_to_asv_source(bench)
-
-    with open('rewrite.py', 'w') as f:
-        f.write(rewritten_output)
-
-    ast_module = ast.parse(rewritten_output)
-
-    transformer = AssignToSelf()
-    transformed_module = transformer.visit(ast_module)
-
-    unique_imports = {astor.to_source(node): node for node in transformer.imports}
-
-    transformed_module.body = unique_imports.values() + transformed_module.body
-
-    transformed_source = astor.to_source(transformed_module)
-
-    with open('benchmarks/{}.py'.format(target_module), 'w') as f:
-        f.write(transformed_source)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    cwd = os.getcwd()
-    new_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../vb_suite')
-    sys.path.insert(0, new_dir)
-
-    for module in glob.glob(os.path.join(new_dir, '*.py')):
-        mod = os.path.basename(module)
-        if mod in ['make.py', 'measure_memory_consumption.py', 'perf_HEAD.py', 'run_suite.py', 'test_perf.py', 'generate_rst_files.py', 'test.py', 'suite.py']:
-            continue
-        print('')
-        print(mod)
-
-        translate_module(mod.replace('.py', ''))