diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e33b1ae0..0de2eb8c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                 'pybitmessage = pybitmessage.bitmessagemain:main'
             ] if sys.platform[:3] == 'win' else []
         },
-        scripts=['src/pybitmessage3'],
+        scripts=['src/pybitmessage'],
         cmdclass={'install': InstallCmd},
         command_options={
             'build_sphinx': {
diff --git a/src/pybitmessage3 b/src/pybitmessage3
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c674cc4..00000000
--- a/src/pybitmessage3
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python2.7
-
-import os
-import pkg_resources
-
-
-dist = pkg_resources.get_distribution('pybitmessage')
-script_file = os.path.join(dist.location, dist.key, 'bitmessagemain.py')
-new_globals = globals()
-new_globals.update(__file__=script_file)
-
-try:
-    execfile(script_file, new_globals)
-except NameError:
-    exec(compile(open(script_file, "rb").read(), script_file, 'exec'), new_globals)
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