diff --git a/shell/view/frame/ZoomBox.py b/shell/view/frame/ZoomBox.py
index 57bc78a5..e77e350c 100644
--- a/shell/view/frame/ZoomBox.py
+++ b/shell/view/frame/ZoomBox.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from gettext import gettext as _
 
 import hippo
 
-from sugar.graphics.menuicon import MenuIcon
 from sugar.graphics.menu import Menu, MenuItem
 from sugar.graphics.iconcolor import IconColor
 from sugar.graphics.iconbutton import IconButton
diff --git a/sugar/graphics/Makefile.am b/sugar/graphics/Makefile.am
index 7032066d..ee1c578d 100644
--- a/sugar/graphics/Makefile.am
+++ b/sugar/graphics/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ sugar_PYTHON =			\
 	iconcolor.py		\
 	label.py		\
 	menu.py			\
-	menuicon.py		\
 	menushell.py		\
 	optionmenu.py		\
 	roundbox.py		\
diff --git a/sugar/graphics/menuicon.py b/sugar/graphics/menuicon.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 62d12754..00000000
--- a/sugar/graphics/menuicon.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2006, Red Hat, Inc.
-#
-# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-# version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-# Lesser General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-# License along with this library; if not, write to the
-# Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
-# Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-
-import hippo
-import gobject
-import logging
-
-from sugar.graphics.canvasicon import CanvasIcon
-from sugar.graphics.timeline import Timeline
-
-class MenuIcon(CanvasIcon):
-    def __init__(self, menu_shell, **kwargs):
-        CanvasIcon.__init__(self, **kwargs)
-
-        self._menu_shell = menu_shell
-        self._menu = None
-        self._hover_menu = False
-
-        self._timeline = Timeline(self)
-        self._timeline.add_tag('popup', 6, 6)
-        self._timeline.add_tag('before_popdown', 7, 7)
-        self._timeline.add_tag('popdown', 8, 8)
-
-        self.connect('motion-notify-event', self._motion_notify_event_cb)
-
-    def do_popup(self, current, n_frames):
-        if self._menu:
-            return
-
-        self._menu = self.create_menu()
-
-        self._menu.connect('enter-notify-event',
-                           self._menu_enter_notify_event_cb)
-        self._menu.connect('leave-notify-event',
-                           self._menu_leave_notify_event_cb)
-
-        [x, y] = self._menu_shell.get_position(self._menu, self)
-
-        self._menu.move(x, y)
-        self._menu.show()
-
-        self._menu_shell.set_active(self)
-
-    def do_popdown(self, current, frame):
-        if self._menu:
-            self._menu.destroy()
-            self._menu = None
-            self._menu_shell.set_active(None)
-
-    def popdown(self):
-        self._timeline.play('popdown', 'popdown')
-
-    def _motion_notify_event_cb(self, item, event):
-        if event.detail == hippo.MOTION_DETAIL_ENTER:
-            self._timeline.play(None, 'popup')
-        elif event.detail == hippo.MOTION_DETAIL_LEAVE:
-            if not self._hover_menu:
-                self._timeline.play('before_popdown', 'popdown')
-
-    def _menu_enter_notify_event_cb(self, widget, event):
-        self._hover_menu = True
-        self._timeline.play('popup', 'popup')
-
-    def _menu_leave_notify_event_cb(self, widget, event):
-        self._hover_menu = False
-        self._timeline.play('popdown', 'popdown')