diff --git a/scripts/comment.pl b/scripts/comment.pl
deleted file mode 100755
index 57a310e8f..000000000
--- a/scripts/comment.pl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
-# Missing comments (it is a good idea to write a comment before a variable declaration)
-# usage:
-#     scripts/comment.pl lib/checkstl.cpp
-sub checkfile
-{
-    my $filename = $_[0];
-
-    # parse file
-    open(FILE, $filename);
-    my @lines = <FILE>;
-    close(FILE);
-
-    # check comments..
-    my $comment = false;
-    my $linenr = 0;
-    foreach $line (@lines)
-    {
-        $linenr = $linenr + 1;
-
-        # missing comment before variable declaration?
-        if (($comment == 0) && 
-            ($line =~ /^\s+([a-z]+)? [a-z]+(\s)+[a-z][a-z0-9]*\s*[;=]/) && 
-            (!($line =~ /return|delete|operator/)))
-        {
-                print "[$filename:$linenr] No comment before variable declaration\n";
-        }
-
-        # set comment variable
-        if (($line =~ /\/\//) || ($line =~ /\/\*/))
-        {
-            $comment = 1;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            $comment = 0;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
-foreach $filename (@ARGV)
-{
-    checkfile($filename)
-}
-
-
diff --git a/scripts/define.pl b/scripts/define.pl
deleted file mode 100755
index a6b7c0296..000000000
--- a/scripts/define.pl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
-# warn if there are #define in the code. it is often preferred with "const"
-# usage:
-#     scripts/define.pl lib/checkstl.cpp
-
-sub checkfile
-{
-    my $filename = $_[0];
-
-    # parse file
-    open(FILE, $filename);
-    my @lines = <FILE>;
-    close(FILE);
-
-    # check comments..
-    my $linenr = 0;
-    foreach $line (@lines)
-    {
-        $linenr = $linenr + 1;
-
-        # is there a define?
-        if ($line =~ /^#define\s+[A-Za-z0-9_]+\s+[^\s]/)
-        {
-            print "[$filename:$linenr] found #define\n";
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
-foreach $filename (@ARGV)
-{
-    checkfile($filename)
-}
-
-
diff --git a/scripts/magic-numbers.pl b/scripts/magic-numbers.pl
deleted file mode 100755
index 9c9917d98..000000000
--- a/scripts/magic-numbers.pl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
-# warn if there are magic numbers in the code.
-# usage:
-#     scripts/magic-numbers.pl lib/checkstl.cpp
-
-sub checkfile
-{
-    my $filename = $_[0];
-
-    # parse file
-    open(FILE, $filename);
-    my @lines = <FILE>;
-    close(FILE);
-
-    # check comments..
-    my $linenr = 0;
-    foreach $line (@lines)
-    {
-        $linenr = $linenr + 1;
-
-        # is there a magic number?
-        if (($line =~ /[^a-zA-Z0-9_][0-9]{3,}/) && 
-            (!($line =~ /define|const|(\/\/)/)))
-        {
-                print "[$filename:$linenr] Magic number\n";
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
-foreach $filename (@ARGV)
-{
-    checkfile($filename)
-}
-
-
diff --git a/scripts/readme.txt b/scripts/readme.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index dabb1159e..000000000
--- a/scripts/readme.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-
-simple perl scripts that performs stylistic checking of C/C++ source code.
-
-They are not intended to be 'released' as extra checks. I will just use them
-to check the Cppcheck source code.
-
-feel free to try them.
-
-feel free to add additional scripts.
-
diff --git a/scripts/tabs.pl b/scripts/tabs.pl
deleted file mode 100755
index bf58359ae..000000000
--- a/scripts/tabs.pl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
-# warn if there are tabs in string constants, it can have surprising effects.
-# example usage:
-#     scripts/tabs.pl lib/checkstl.cpp
-
-sub checkfile
-{
-    my $filename = $_[0];
-
-    # parse file
-    open(FILE, $filename);
-    my @lines = <FILE>;
-    close(FILE);
-
-    # check comments..
-    my $linenr = 0;
-    foreach $line (@lines)
-    {
-        $linenr = $linenr + 1;
-
-        # is there a tab in a string
-        if ($line =~ /".*\t.*"/)
-        {
-                print "[$filename:$linenr] tab inside string constant\n";
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
-foreach $filename (@ARGV)
-{
-    checkfile($filename)
-}
-
-