diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
index f335467..42861a4 100755
--- a/application.py
+++ b/application.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import mode.lisp, mode.elisp, mode.scheme, mode.ocaml
 import mode.blame, mode.diff, mode.dir
 import mode.xml, mode.tt, mode.css, mode.javascript, mode.html
 import mode.text, mode.text2, mode.mutt
-import mode.bds, mode.life
+import mode.bds
 import mode.rst
 
 def run(buffers, jump_to_line=None, init_mode=None):
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ class Application(object):
             'xml':         mode.xml.XML,
             'html':        mode.html.HTML,
             'css':         mode.css.CSS,
-            'life':        mode.life.Life,
             'mutt':        mode.mutt.Mutt,
             'javascript':  mode.javascript.Javascript,
             'sql':         mode.sql.Sql,
diff --git a/mode/life.py b/mode/life.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d86f417..0000000
--- a/mode/life.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-import re, sets, string, sys
-import color, commands, default, method, mode2, regex, tab2
-from point2 import Point
-
-class Life(mode2.Fundamental):
-    def __init__(self, w):
-        mode2.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
-        self.add_action(LifeShiftLeft())
-        self.add_action(LifeShiftRight())
-        self.add_action_and_bindings(LifeDoTurn(), ('M-RETURN',))
-        for c in string.letters + string.digits + string.punctuation:
-            self.add_action_and_bindings(LifeInsertString(c), c)
-        self.token = 'o'
-        w.buffer.set_lines(self.normalize_board(), force=True)
-        w.goto_beginning()
-        
-    def name(self):
-        return "Life"
-    def normalize_board(self):
-        lines    = self.window.buffer.lines
-        s        = ' ' * (self.window.width-1)
-        newlines = [s] * (self.window.height-1)
-        for i in range(0, min(len(lines), (self.window.height-1))):
-            chars = [' '] * (self.window.width-1)
-            for j in range(0, min(len(lines[i]), (self.window.height-1))):
-                if lines[i][j] != ' ':
-                    chars[j] = self.token
-            newlines[i] = ''.join(chars)
-        return newlines
-
-class LifeShiftLeft(method.Method):
-    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
-        newlines = list(w.buffer.lines)
-        for i in range(0, len(newlines)):
-            newlines[i] = newlines[i][10:] + newlines[i][:10]
-        w.buffer.set_lines(newlines)
-        w.goto_beginning()
-class LifeShiftRight(method.Method):
-    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
-        newlines = list(w.buffer.lines)
-        for i in range(0, len(newlines)):
-            newlines[i] = newlines[i][-10:] + newlines[i][:-10]
-        w.buffer.set_lines(newlines)
-        w.goto_beginning()
-
-# insert text
-class LifeInsertString(method.Method):
-    _is_method = False
-    def __init__(self, s):
-        self.name   = "life-insert-string-%s" % (s)
-        self.args   = []
-        self.help   = "Insert %r into the current buffer." % s
-        self.string = s
-    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
-        if w.cursor_char() == '\n':
-            return
-        w.right_delete()
-        w.insert_string_at_cursor(w.mode.token)
-
-class LifeDoTurn(method.Method):
-    '''Run a turn of life on the current buffer'''
-    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
-        lines    = w.mode.normalize_board()
-        newlines = list(lines)
-        w.buffer.set_lines(lines)
-        w.goto_beginning()
-        for y in range(0, (w.height-1)):
-            line = list(newlines[y])
-            for x in range(0, (w.width-1)):
-                on = lines[y][x] != ' '
-                count = 0
-                for (i,j) in ((-1, -1), (-1, 0), (-1, 1), (0, 1),
-                              (0, -1), (1, -1), (1, 0), (1, 1)):
-                    y2 = (y + i) % (w.height-2)
-                    x2 = (x + j) % (w.width-2)
-                    if lines[y2][x2] != ' ':
-                        count += 1
-                if count == 3 or count == 2 and on:
-                    line[x] = w.mode.token
-                else:
-                    line[x] = ' '
-            newlines[y] = ''.join(line)
-        w.buffer.set_lines(newlines)
-        w.goto_beginning()