diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 999e8359d7..d7c3746e57 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 #include <Logging.h>
 #include <OctalCode.h>
 #include <PacketHeaders.h>
-#include <PairingHandler.h>
 #include <ParticlesScriptingInterface.h>
 #include <PerfStat.h>
 #include <UUID.h>
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 6b7d02af4a..b5567f7e90 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <UUID.h>
 
 #include "Application.h"
-#include "PairingHandler.h"
 #include "Menu.h"
 #include "Util.h"
 #include "InfoView.h"
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ Menu::Menu() :
     addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(fileMenu, MenuOption::SettingsExport, 0, this, SLOT(exportSettings()));
 
     addDisabledActionAndSeparator(fileMenu, "Devices");
-    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(fileMenu, MenuOption::Pair, 0, PairingHandler::getInstance(), SLOT(sendPairRequest()));
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(fileMenu, MenuOption::TransmitterDrive, 0, true);
 
     addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(fileMenu,
diff --git a/interface/src/PairingHandler.cpp b/interface/src/PairingHandler.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index a710ebce7c..0000000000
--- a/interface/src/PairingHandler.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-//
-//  PairingHandler.cpp
-//  hifi
-//
-//  Created by Stephen Birarda on 5/13/13.
-//  Copyright (c) 2013 High Fidelity, Inc. All rights reserved.
-//
-
-#ifndef _WIN32
-#include <arpa/inet.h> // not available on windows
-#endif
-
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#include <QtNetwork/QHostInfo>
-
-#include <HifiSockAddr.h>
-#include <NodeList.h>
-
-#include "PairingHandler.h"
-
-const char PAIRING_SERVER_HOSTNAME[] = "pairing.highfidelity.io";
-const int PAIRING_SERVER_PORT = 7247;
-
-PairingHandler* PairingHandler::getInstance() {
-    static PairingHandler* instance = NULL;
-
-    if (!instance) {
-        instance = new PairingHandler();
-    }
-
-    return instance;
-}
-
-void PairingHandler::sendPairRequest() {
-
-    // prepare the pairing request packet
-
-    NodeList* nodeList = NodeList::getInstance();
-
-    // use the getLocalAddress helper to get this client's listening address
-    quint32 localAddress = htonl(getHostOrderLocalAddress());
-
-    char pairPacket[24] = {};
-    sprintf(pairPacket, "Find %d.%d.%d.%d:%hu",
-            localAddress & 0xFF,
-            (localAddress >> 8) & 0xFF,
-            (localAddress >> 16) & 0xFF,
-            (localAddress >> 24) & 0xFF,
-            NodeList::getInstance()->getNodeSocket().localPort());
-    qDebug("Sending pair packet: %s", pairPacket);
-
-    HifiSockAddr pairingServerSocket(PAIRING_SERVER_HOSTNAME, PAIRING_SERVER_PORT);
-
-    // send the pair request to the pairing server
-    nodeList->getNodeSocket().writeDatagram((char*) pairPacket, strlen(pairPacket),
-                                            pairingServerSocket.getAddress(), pairingServerSocket.getPort());
-}
diff --git a/interface/src/PairingHandler.h b/interface/src/PairingHandler.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 68d9f7de5a..0000000000
--- a/interface/src/PairingHandler.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-//
-//  PairingHandler.h
-//  hifi
-//
-//  Created by Stephen Birarda on 5/13/13.
-//  Copyright (c) 2013 High Fidelity, Inc. All rights reserved.
-//
-
-#ifndef __hifi__PairingHandler__
-#define __hifi__PairingHandler__
-
-#include <QtCore/QObject>
-
-class PairingHandler : public QObject {
-    Q_OBJECT
-public:
-    static PairingHandler* getInstance();
-public slots:
-    void sendPairRequest();
-};
-
-#endif /* defined(__hifi__PairingHandler__) */