diff --git a/ack/ack.sh b/ack/ack.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 433c1c4..0000000
--- a/ack/ack.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# add support for project/directory level .ackrc files
-
-ackrc=""
-if [ -f ./.ackrc ]; then
-    ackrc=$(tr '\n' ' ' < ./.ackrc)
-fi
-
-ack $ackrc $*