diff --git a/snapper/Makefile.am b/snapper/Makefile.am
index 85982ae..6ce21aa 100644
--- a/snapper/Makefile.am
+++ b/snapper/Makefile.am
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ libsnapper_la_SOURCES =					\
 	Compare.cc		Compare.h		\
 	SystemCmd.cc		SystemCmd.h		\
 	AsciiFile.cc		AsciiFile.h		\
-	Regex.cc		Regex.h			\
 	Acls.cc			Acls.h			\
 	Hooks.cc		Hooks.h			\
 	Exception.cc		Exception.h		\
diff --git a/snapper/Regex.cc b/snapper/Regex.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 26962c1..0000000
--- a/snapper/Regex.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) [2004-2011] Novell, Inc.
- *
- * All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as published
- * by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * 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, contact Novell, Inc.
- *
- * To contact Novell about this file by physical or electronic mail, you may
- * find current contact information at www.novell.com.
- */
-
-
-// This file is obsolete. It is only present for compatibility of libsnapper, esp. the
-// Regex class was used in older versions of the zypp-plugin and we must avoid potentially
-// problems during updates.
-
-
-#include <stdexcept>
-#include "snapper/Regex.h"
-
-extern int _nl_msg_cat_cntr;
-
-
-namespace snapper
-{
-
-Regex::Regex (const string& pattern, int cflags, unsigned int nm)
-    : pattern (pattern),
-      cflags (cflags),
-      nm (cflags & REG_NOSUB ? 0 : nm)
-{
-    int errcode = regcomp (&rx, pattern.c_str (), cflags);
-    if (errcode) {
-	size_t esize = regerror(errcode, &rx, nullptr, 0);
-	char error[esize];
-	regerror(errcode, &rx, error, esize);
-	throw std::runtime_error(string("Regex compilation error: ") + error);
-    }
-    my_nl_msg_cat_cntr = _nl_msg_cat_cntr;
-    rm = new regmatch_t[nm];
-}
-
-
-Regex::~Regex ()
-{
-    delete [] rm;
-    regfree (&rx);
-}
-
-
-bool
-Regex::match (const string& str, int eflags) const
-{
-    if (my_nl_msg_cat_cntr != _nl_msg_cat_cntr) {
-	regfree (&rx);
-	regcomp (&rx, pattern.c_str (), cflags);
-	my_nl_msg_cat_cntr = _nl_msg_cat_cntr;
-    }
-
-    last_str = str;
-
-    return regexec (&rx, str.c_str (), nm, rm, eflags) == 0;
-}
-
-
-regoff_t
-Regex::so (unsigned int i) const
-{
-    return i < nm ? rm[i].rm_so : -1;
-}
-
-
-regoff_t
-Regex::eo (unsigned int i) const
-{
-    return i < nm ? rm[i].rm_eo : -1;
-}
-
-
-string
-Regex::cap (unsigned int i) const
-{
-    if (i < nm && rm[i].rm_so > -1)
-	return last_str.substr (rm[i].rm_so, rm[i].rm_eo - rm[i].rm_so);
-    return "";
-}
-
-
-const string Regex::ws = "[ \t]*";
-const string Regex::number = "[0123456789]+";
-const string Regex::trailing_comment = "(#.*)?";
-
-}
diff --git a/snapper/Regex.h b/snapper/Regex.h
deleted file mode 100644
index cd47686..0000000
--- a/snapper/Regex.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) [2004-2012] Novell, Inc.
- *
- * All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as published
- * by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * 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, contact Novell, Inc.
- *
- * To contact Novell about this file by physical or electronic mail, you may
- * find current contact information at www.novell.com.
- */
-
-
-// This file is obsolete. It is only present for compatibility of libsnapper, esp. the
-// Regex class was used in older versions of the zypp-plugin and we must avoid potentially
-// problems during updates.
-
-
-#ifndef SNAPPER_REGEX_H
-#define SNAPPER_REGEX_H
-
-
-#include <regex.h>
-#include <string>
-#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
-
-
-namespace snapper
-{
-    using std::string;
-
-
-class Regex : private boost::noncopyable
-{
-public:
-
-    Regex (const string& pattern, int cflags = REG_EXTENDED, unsigned int = 10);
-    ~Regex ();
-
-    string getPattern () const { return pattern; }
-    int getCflags () const { return cflags; }
-
-    bool match (const string&, int eflags = 0) const;
-
-    regoff_t so (unsigned int) const;
-    regoff_t eo (unsigned int) const;
-
-    string cap (unsigned int) const;
-
-    static const string ws;
-    static const string number;
-    static const string trailing_comment;
-
-private:
-
-    const string pattern;
-    const int cflags;
-    const unsigned int nm;
-
-    mutable regex_t rx;
-    mutable int my_nl_msg_cat_cntr;
-    mutable regmatch_t* rm;
-
-    mutable string last_str;
-};
-
-}
-
-#endif