diff --git a/servers/fs/Makefile b/servers/fs/Makefile
index efeebe8a1..ff8d82c14 100644
--- a/servers/fs/Makefile
+++ b/servers/fs/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ LIBS = -lsys -lsysutil -ltimers
 OBJ =	main.o open.o read.o write.o pipe.o dmap.o \
 	device.o path.o mount.o link.o super.o inode.o \
 	cache.o cache2.o filedes.o stadir.o protect.o time.o \
-	lock.o misc.o utility.o select.o timers.o table.o \
-	cdprobe.o
+	lock.o misc.o utility.o select.o timers.o table.o
 
 # build local binary 
 all build:	$(SERVER)
diff --git a/servers/fs/cdprobe.c b/servers/fs/cdprobe.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 78cf36994..000000000
--- a/servers/fs/cdprobe.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-/* This file contains some code to guess where we have to load the
- * RAM image device from, if started from CD. (In this case it's hard
- * to tell where this is without diving into BIOS heuristics.)
- *
- * There is some nasty hard-codery in here (e.g. AT minor device numbers,
- * MINIX cd label) that can be improved on.
- *
- * Changes:
- *   Jul 14, 2005   Created (Ben Gras)
- */
-
-#include "fs.h"
-#include "super.h"
-
-#include <minix/com.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-/*===========================================================================*
- *				cdprobe					     *
- *===========================================================================*/
-PUBLIC int cdprobe(void)
-{
-#define CD_SECTOR	2048
-#define AT_MAJOR	3
-#define AT_MINORS	4
-	int i, minors[AT_MINORS] = { 0, 5, 10, 15 }, dev = 0, found = 0;
-	char pvd[CD_SECTOR];
-	printf("\nLooking for boot CD. This may take a minute.\n"
-		"Please ignore any error messages.\n\n");
-	for(i = 0; i < AT_MINORS && !found; i++) {
-		struct super_block probe_super;
-		int r, minor;
-
-		dev = (AT_MAJOR << MAJOR) | minors[i];
-
-		/* Open device readonly. (This fails if the device
-		 * is also writable, which a CD isn't.)
-		 */
-		if ((r = dev_open(dev, FS_PROC_NR, RO_BIT)) != OK) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if ((r = dev_io(DEV_READ, dev, FS_PROC_NR, pvd,
-			16*CD_SECTOR, sizeof(pvd), 0)) != sizeof(pvd)) {
-			dev_close(dev);
-			continue;
-		}
-		dev_close(dev);
-
-		/* Check PVD ID. */
-		if (pvd[0] !=  1  || pvd[1] != 'C' || pvd[2] != 'D' ||
-		   pvd[3] != '0' || pvd[4] != '0' || pvd[5] != '1' || pvd[6] != 1 ||
-		   strncmp(pvd + 40, "MINIX", 5)) {
-		   	continue;
-		   }
-
-		/* 3. Both c0dXp1 and p2 should have a superblock. */
-		for(minor = minors[i]+2; minor <= minors[i]+3; minor++) {
-			dev = (AT_MAJOR << MAJOR) | minor;
-			if ((r = dev_open(dev, FS_PROC_NR, R_BIT)) != OK) {
-				break;
-			}
-			probe_super.s_dev = dev;
-			r = read_super(&probe_super);
-			dev_close(dev);
-			if (r != OK) {
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (minor > minors[i]+3) {
-			/* Success? Then set dev to p1. */
-			dev = (AT_MAJOR << MAJOR) | (minors[i]+2);
-			found = 1;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (!found) return NO_DEV;
-
-	return dev;
-}
-