diff --git a/data/plugins/exec.lua b/data/plugins/exec.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index e3decfd6..00000000
--- a/data/plugins/exec.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-local core = require "core"
-local command = require "core.command"
-
-
-local function exec(cmd, keep_newline)
-  local fp = io.popen(cmd, "r")
-  local res = fp:read("*a")
-  fp:close()
-  return keep_newline and res or res:gsub("%\n$", "")
-end
-
-
-local function printfb_quote(str)
-  local sub = {
-    ["\\"] = "\\\\",
-    [string.char(0)] = "\\0000",
-    ["'"] = "'\\''",
-  }
-  return "'" .. str:gsub(".", sub) .. "'"
-end
-
-
-command.add("core.docview", {
-  ["exec:insert"] = function()
-    core.command_view:enter("Insert Result Of Command", function(cmd)
-      core.active_view.doc:text_input(exec(cmd))
-    end)
-  end,
-
-  ["exec:replace"] = function()
-    core.command_view:enter("Replace With Result Of Command", function(cmd)
-      core.active_view.doc:replace(function(str)
-        return exec(
-          "printf %b " .. printfb_quote(str:gsub("%\n$", "") .. "\n") .. " | " .. cmd,
-          str:find("%\n$")
-        )
-      end)
-    end)
-  end,
-})