diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
index 483523bf..f6272dce 100644
--- a/lib/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -380,31 +380,6 @@ program
     })
   })
 
-program
-  .command('console')
-  .description('start console')
-  .option('-s, --connect-sub <endpoint>'
-    , 'sub endpoint'
-    , cliutil.list)
-  .option('-p, --connect-push <endpoint>'
-    , 'push endpoint'
-    , cliutil.list)
-  .action(function(options) {
-    if (!options.connectSub) {
-      this.missingArgument('--connect-sub')
-    }
-    if (!options.connectPush) {
-      this.missingArgument('--connect-push')
-    }
-
-    require('./roles/console')({
-      endpoints: {
-        sub: options.connectSub
-      , push: options.connectPush
-      }
-    })
-  })
-
 program
   .command('local [serial..]')
   .description('start everything locally')
diff --git a/lib/roles/console.js b/lib/roles/console.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ee3746f..00000000
--- a/lib/roles/console.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,161 +0,0 @@
-var readline = require('readline')
-
-var zmq = require('zmq')
-var Promise = require('bluebird')
-
-var logger = require('../util/logger')
-var tx = require('../util/tx')
-var wire = require('../wire')
-var wireutil = require('../wire/util')
-
-module.exports = function(options) {
-  var log = logger.createLogger('console')
-
-  // Input
-  var sub = zmq.socket('sub')
-  sub.subscribe('ALL')
-  options.endpoints.sub.forEach(function(endpoint) {
-    log.info('SUB connected to %s', endpoint)
-    sub.connect(endpoint)
-  })
-
-  // Output
-  var push = zmq.socket('push')
-  options.endpoints.push.forEach(function(endpoint) {
-    log.info('PUSH connected to %s', endpoint)
-    push.connect(endpoint)
-  })
-
-  // User input
-  var rl = readline.createInterface({
-    input: process.stdin
-  , output: process.stdout
-  })
-  rl.setPrompt('stf> ')
-  rl.prompt()
-
-  var clients = []
-    , group = wireutil.global
-
-  rl.on('line', function(line) {
-    var args = line.trim().split(/\s+/g)
-    switch (args.shift()) {
-      case 'help':
-        console.log()
-        console.log('Available commands:')
-        console.log()
-        console.log('  help - show help')
-        console.log()
-        rl.prompt()
-        break
-      case 'invite':
-        if (clients.length) {
-          log.error('We already have clients')
-          break
-        }
-
-        var ours = group = wireutil.makePrivateChannel()
-
-        var messageListener = function(theirs, data) {
-          if (theirs.toString() === ours) {
-            var wrapper = wire.Envelope.decode(data)
-            switch (wrapper.type) {
-              case wire.MessageType.JOIN_GROUP:
-                var message = wire.JoinGroupMessage.decode(wrapper.message)
-                clients.push(message.serial)
-                log.info('"%s" joined', message.serial)
-                break
-              case wire.MessageType.LEAVE_GROUP:
-                var message = wire.LeaveGroupMessage.decode(wrapper.message)
-                  , index = clients.indexOf(message.serial)
-                clients.splice(index, 1)
-                log.info('"%s" left', message.serial)
-                break
-              default:
-                throw new Error('Unexpected response')
-            }
-          }
-        }
-
-        sub.subscribe(ours)
-        sub.on('message', messageListener)
-
-        push.send([wireutil.global, wireutil.makeGroupMessage(
-          ours
-        , 10000
-        , []
-        )])
-
-        Promise.delay(1000)
-          .then(function() {
-            rl.prompt()
-          })
-        break
-      case 'shell':
-        var resolvers = {}
-          , ours = wireutil.makePrivateChannel()
-          , counter = 0
-
-        log.debug('Using channel "%s"', ours)
-
-        clients.forEach(function(client) {
-          resolvers[client] = Promise.defer()
-        })
-
-        var messageListener = function(theirs, data) {
-          if (theirs.toString() === ours) {
-            var wrapper = wire.Envelope.decode(data)
-            switch (wrapper.type) {
-              case wire.MessageType.DEVICE_DATA:
-                var message = wire.DeviceDataMessage.decode(wrapper.message)
-                log.info('[%s] DATA: %s'
-                  , message.serial, message.data.toUTF8().trim())
-                break
-              case wire.MessageType.DEVICE_DONE:
-                var message = wire.DeviceDoneMessage.decode(wrapper.message)
-                log.info('[%s] DONE', message.serial)
-                resolvers[message.serial].resolve()
-                break
-              case wire.MessageType.DEVICE_FAIL:
-                var message = wire.DeviceFailMessage.decode(wrapper.message)
-                log.error('[%s] FAIL: ', message.serial, message.reason)
-                resolvers[message.serial].reject(new Error(message.reason))
-                break
-              default:
-                throw new Error('Unexpected response')
-            }
-          }
-        }
-
-
-        sub.subscribe(ours)
-        sub.on('message', messageListener)
-
-        push.send([group, wireutil.makeShellCommandMessage(
-          ours
-        , args
-        )])
-
-        var promises = Object.keys(resolvers).map(function(serial) {
-          return resolvers[serial].promise
-        })
-
-        Promise.settle(promises)
-          .then(function() {
-            sub.unsubscribe(ours)
-            sub.removeListener('message', messageListener)
-            rl.prompt()
-          })
-        break
-      case 'exit':
-      case 'quit':
-        process.exit(0)
-        break
-      default:
-        console.log('Unknown command')
-        rl.prompt()
-        break
-    }
-  })
-
-}
diff --git a/lib/util/tx.js b/lib/util/tx.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b2bf9222..00000000
--- a/lib/util/tx.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-var uuid = require('node-uuid')
-var Promise = require('bluebird')
-
-function newId() {
-  return uuid.v4(null, new Buffer(16))
-}
-
-module.exports.newId = newId
-
-function compareId(id1, id2) {
-  for (var i = 0; i < 16; ++i) {
-    if (id1[i] < id2[i]) return -1
-    if (id1[i] > id2[i]) return 1
-  }
-  return 0
-}
-
-module.exports.compareId = compareId
-
-function q(output, input, channel, args) {
-  var deferred = Promise.defer()
-    , ourId = newId()
-    , results = []
-    , mapping = {}
-    , remaining = 0 // @todo pass expected number to query
-
-  function onMessage(theirId, serial, state, data) {
-    if (compareId(ourId, theirId) === 0) {
-      serial = serial.toString()
-      state = state.toString()
-
-      var mapped = mapping[serial]
-
-      if (!mapped) {
-        results.push(mapped = mapping[serial] = {
-            serial: serial
-          , state: state
-          , progress: 0
-          , value: null
-        })
-      }
-      else {
-        mapped.state = state
-      }
-
-      switch (state) {
-        case 'ACK':
-          deferred.progress(results)
-          ++remaining
-          break
-        case 'PRG':
-          mapped.progress = +data
-          deferred.progress(results)
-          break
-        case 'ERR':
-          mapped.value = data
-          --remaining
-          break
-        case 'OKY':
-          mapped.progress = 100
-          mapped.value = data
-          --remaining
-          break
-      }
-
-      if (remaining) {
-        deferred.progress(results)
-      }
-      else {
-        deferred.resolve(results)
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  input.on('message', onMessage)
-  input.subscribe(ourId)
-
-  output.send([channel, ourId].concat(args))
-
-  return deferred.promise.finally(function() {
-    input.unsubscribe(ourId)
-    input.removeListener('message', onMessage)
-    mapping = results = null
-  })
-}
-
-module.exports.q = q