diff --git a/fastrip/fastrip.c b/fastrip/fastrip.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d04e7800e..000000000
--- a/fastrip/fastrip.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
-
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-
-void strip(FILE * i, FILE * o)
-{
-	char lin[513];
-
-	while (fgets(lin, 512, i) != NULL)
-	{
-		char instring = '\0';
-		char wasspace = 0;
-
-		char* c = lin;
-		for(; isspace(*c); c++);  // salta spazi iniziali
-
-		for (; *c; c++)
-		{
-			if (*c == '/' && *(c+1) == '/') 
-      {
-        fputc('\n', o);
-        break;
-      }
-
-			if (*c == '#')
-			{
-				fputc(*c, o);
-				while (isspace(*(++c))); 
-			}
-			if (*c == '"' || *c == '\'')
-			{
-				if (instring == *c) 
-          instring = '\0';
-				else
-        {
-				  if (instring == '\0') 
-            instring = *c;
-        }
-			}
-
-			if (isspace(*c))
-			{
-				if (!instring)
-				{
-					if (wasspace && *c != '\n') 
-            continue;
-					wasspace = 1;
-				}
-			} 
-      else 
-        wasspace = 0;
-
-			fputc(*c, o);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-
-int main(int argc, char ** argv)
-{
-//	cerr << "Strip 1.2 - White spaces filter by Guy 2012" << endl;
-	FILE* i = argc > 1 ? fopen(argv[1], "r") : stdin;
-	FILE* o = argc > 2 ? fopen(argv[2], "w") : stdout;
-	if (i && o)
-  {
-	  strip(i, o);
-    fclose(o);
-    fclose(i);
-  }
-	return 0;
-}