diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6ef8d643..2e812c8d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -80,13 +80,11 @@ vninc_HEADERS += src/cnode/cnode-algorithm.hpp
 vpincdir = $(vincludedir)/cparse
 vpinc_HEADERS = src/cparse/cparse.hpp
 
-sbin_PROGRAMS = src/priority
-sbin_PROGRAMS += src/exe_action
+sbin_PROGRAMS = src/exe_action
 sbin_PROGRAMS += src/dump
 sbin_PROGRAMS += src/my_cli_bin
 sbin_PROGRAMS += src/my_cli_shell_api
 
-src_priority_SOURCES = src/priority.c
 src_exe_action_SOURCES = src/exe_action.c
 src_dump_SOURCES = src/dump_session.c
 src_my_cli_bin_SOURCES = src/cli_bin.cpp
diff --git a/src/priority.c b/src/priority.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f126109..00000000
--- a/src/priority.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,138 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <syslog.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <glib-object.h>  /* g_type_init */
-
-void recurse(char *cur_dir,FILE *out);
-
-/**
- *
- *
- **/
-void
-usage(void)
-{
-  printf("priority: recurses templates and generates priority file\n");
-  printf("\t-h\thelp\n");
-  printf("\t-f\toutput file\n");
-}
-
-
-/**
- *
- *
- **/
-int
-main(int argc, char** argv)
-{
-  int ch;
-  char *filename = NULL;
-
-  /* this is needed before calling certain glib functions */
-  #if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,35,0)
-  g_type_init();
-  #endif
-
-  //grab inputs
-  while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "hf:")) != -1) {
-    switch (ch) {
-    case 'h':
-      usage();
-      exit(0);
-    case 'f':
-      filename = optarg;
-      //GET OUT FILE HERE
-    }
-
-    if (filename == NULL) {
-        strcpy(filename,"priority");
-    }
-
-    FILE *fp = fopen(filename,"w");
-    if (fp == NULL) {
-      printf("cannot open priority file. exiting...\n");
-    }
-    
-    char root_dir[2048] = "";
-    recurse(root_dir,fp);
-    fclose(fp);
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
-
-/**
- * On each priority node write out location and value and continue recursion
- *
- **/
-void
-recurse(char *cur_dir,FILE *out)
-{
-  char root_path[] = "/opt/vyatta/share/vyatta-cfg/templates";
-  char str[2048];
-  //open and scan node.def
-
-  char file[2048];
-  sprintf(file,"%s/%s/node.def",root_path,cur_dir);
-  FILE *fp = fopen(file,"r");
-  //  printf("found node.def at: %s\n",file);
-
-  if (fp != NULL) {
-    while (fgets(str, 1024, fp) != 0) {
-      if (strncmp("priority:",str,9) == 0) {
-	//retrieve value and write out...
-
-	const char delimiters[] = " ";
-	char *running;
-	char *token;
-
-	running = strdup(str);
-	token = strsep(&running, delimiters);    
-	token = strsep(&running, delimiters);    
-
-	unsigned long val = strtoul(token,NULL,10);
-	if (val > 0 && val <= 1000) {
-	  fwrite(token,1,strlen(token)-1,out);
-	  fwrite(" ",1,1,out);
-
-	  //remove fixed path
-	  //offset by 1 to remove the leading slash
-	  fwrite(cur_dir+1,1,strlen(cur_dir)-1,out);
-	  fwrite("\n",1,1,out);
-	}
-	break;
-      }
-    }    
-    fclose(fp);
-  }
-
-
-  //now recurse the other directories here.
-  //iterate over directory here
-
-  char path[2048];
-  sprintf(path,"%s/%s",root_path,cur_dir);
-  DIR *dp;
-  if ((dp = opendir(path)) == NULL) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  //finally iterate over valid child directory entries
-  struct dirent *dirp = NULL;
-  while ((dirp = readdir(dp)) != NULL) {
-    if (strcmp(dirp->d_name, ".") != 0 && 
-	strcmp(dirp->d_name, "..") != 0 &&
-	strcmp(dirp->d_name, "node.def") != 0) {
-      char local_dir[2048];
-      strcpy(local_dir,cur_dir);
-      strcat(local_dir,"/");
-      strcat(local_dir,dirp->d_name);
-      recurse(local_dir,out);
-    }
-  }  
-  closedir(dp);
-}