diff --git a/include/text.hpp b/include/text.hpp
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index bfb50e53b..000000000
--- a/include/text.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-/* This file is part of Mapnik (c++ mapping toolkit)
- * Copyright (C) 2005 Artem Pavlenko
- *
- * Mapnik is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
- * of the License, or any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
- */
-
-//$Id: text.hpp 39 2005-04-10 20:39:53Z pavlenko $
-
-#ifndef TEXT_HPP
-#define TEXT_HPP
-
-#ifdef __HAVE_FREETYPE2__ //TODO:: fix configure.ac AP_CHECK_FREETYPE2
- 
-#include <ft2build.h>
-#include FT_FREETYPE_H
-#include <iostream>
-#include <string>
-#include "graphics.hpp"
-
-namespace mapnik
-{
-    template <typename PixBuffer> class TextRasterizer
-    {
-        private:
-            PixBuffer* pixbuf_;
-            std::string fontName_;
-        public:
-            TextRasterizer(PixBuffer& pixbuf,const char* fontName)
-		: pixbuf_(&pixbuf),
-		  fontName_(fontName) {}
-            void render(const char* text);
-        private:
-            TextRasterizer(const TextRasterizer&);
-            TextRasterizer& operator=(const TextRasterizer&);
-            void render_bitmap(FT_Bitmap *bitmap,int x,int y);
-    };
-}
-#endif
-#endif                                            //TEXT_HPP
diff --git a/src/text.cpp b/src/text.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index bfbd5c6c4..000000000
--- a/src/text.cpp
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@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-/* This file is part of Mapnik (c++ mapping toolkit)
- * Copyright (C) 2005 Artem Pavlenko
- *
- * Mapnik is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
- * of the License, or any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
- */
-
-//$Id: text.cpp 17 2005-03-08 23:58:43Z pavlenko $
-
-#include "text.hpp"
-
-#ifdef __HAVE_FREETYPE2__
-namespace mapnik
-{
-    using namespace std;
-    template <class PixBuffer>
-        void TextRasterizer<PixBuffer>::render(const char* text)
-    {
-        FT_Library library;
-        FT_Face face;
-        FT_Error  error;
-        error = FT_Init_FreeType( &library );
-        if (error)
-        {
-            cout<<"an error occurred during library initialization\n";
-            return;
-        }
-        error = FT_New_Face( library, fontName_.c_str(), 0, &face );
-        if (error == FT_Err_Unknown_File_Format )
-        {
-            cout<<"the font file could be opened and read, but it appears\n";
-            cout<<"that its font format is unsupported"<<endl;
-            return;
-        }
-        else if ( error )
-        {
-            cout<<"font file could not be opened or read, or simply that it is broken\n";
-            return;
-        }
-        error = FT_Set_Pixel_Sizes(face,24,0);
-        FT_GlyphSlot slot = face->glyph;
-        int x=40,y=200;
-        int len=strlen(text);
-        for (int i=0;i<len;++i)
-        {
-            FT_UInt glyph_index;
-            glyph_index = FT_Get_Char_Index(face,text[i]);
-            error=FT_Load_Glyph(face,glyph_index,FT_LOAD_DEFAULT);
-            if (error) continue;
-            error=FT_Render_Glyph( face->glyph,FT_RENDER_MODE_NORMAL);
-            if (error) continue;
-            render_bitmap(&slot->bitmap,x+slot->bitmap_left,y-slot->bitmap_top);
-            x+=slot->advance.x>>6;
-            y+=slot->advance.y>>6;
-        }
-        FT_Done_Face(face);
-        FT_Done_FreeType(library);
-    }
-
-    template <class PixBuffer>
-    void TextRasterizer<PixBuffer>::render_bitmap(FT_Bitmap *bitmap,int x,int y)
-    {
-        int x_max=x+bitmap->width;
-        int y_max=y+bitmap->rows;
-        int i,p,j,q;
-
-        Color c(255,200,120);
-        for (i=x,p=0;i<x_max;++i,++p)
-        {
-            for (j=y,q=0;j<y_max;++j,++q)
-            {
-                int gray=bitmap->buffer[q*bitmap->width+p];
-                if (gray)
-                {
-                    pixbuf_->blendPixel(i,j,c.rgba(),gray);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    template class TextRasterizer<Image32>;
-}
-
-#endif