diff --git a/addons/metrics.py b/addons/metrics.py
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index 090e5b096..000000000
--- a/addons/metrics.py
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@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-# Rough metrics
-#
-# complexity is calculated according to the "shortcut" here:
-# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9097987/calculation-of-cyclomatic-complexity
-
-import cppcheckdata
-import sys
-
-def getNumberOfComments(rawtokens):
-    numberOfComments = 0
-    file = None
-    comment = False
-    for tok in rawtokens:
-        if file is None:
-            file = tok.file
-        if tok.file != file:
-            continue
-        if tok.str.startswith('//') or tok.str.startswith('/*'):
-            if not comment:
-                numberOfComments += 1
-                comment = True
-        else:
-            comment = False
-    return numberOfComments
-
-def getMetrics(data):
-    print('number of comments:' + str(getNumberOfComments(data.rawTokens)))
-    for cfg in data.configurations:
-        for func in cfg.functions:
-            if func.tokenDef is None:
-                continue
-            location = func.tokenDef.file + ':' + str(func.tokenDef.linenr)
-            print('name:'+func.name)
-            print('  location:' + location)
-            
-            indent = 0
-            lines = 0
-            complexity = 0
-            tok = func.tokenDef
-            while tok:
-                #print(tok.str)
-                if tok.str == '{':
-                    indent = indent + 1
-                    if indent > 1:
-                        lines = lines + 1
-                    complexity = complexity + 1
-                elif tok.str == '}':
-                    indent = indent - 1
-                    if indent < 1:
-                        break
-                elif tok.str == ';':
-                    if indent <= 0:
-                        break
-                    lines = lines + 1
-                elif tok.str == '(':
-                    tokens = [tok.astOperand2]
-                    while len(tokens) > 0:
-                        tok2 = tokens.pop()
-                        if tok2 is None:
-                            continue
-                        if tok2.str != '&&' and tok2.str != '||':
-                            continue
-                        complexity = complexity + 1
-                        tokens.append(tok2.astOperand1)
-                        tokens.append(tok2.astOperand2)
-                    tok = tok.link
-                tok = tok.next
-
-            print('  lines:' + str(lines))
-            print('  complexity:' + str(complexity))
-    return
-
-for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
-    data = cppcheckdata.parsedump(arg)
-    getMetrics(data)
diff --git a/addons/test/metrics-test.c b/addons/test/metrics-test.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c7cf81b9..000000000
--- a/addons/test/metrics-test.c
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@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-
-// complexity is measured according to the "shortcut" here:
-// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9097987/calculation-of-cyclomatic-complexity
-
-void test1(int x) { // lines:2 complexity:3
-  if (x>0) {}
-  if (x<10) {}
-}
-
-void test2(int x) { // lines:1 complexity:3
-    if (x>0 && x<10) {}
-}