diff --git a/IPython/utils/growl.py b/IPython/utils/growl.py
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index db1279b..0000000
--- a/IPython/utils/growl.py
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@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-# encoding: utf-8
-"""
-Utilities using Growl on OS X for notifications.
-"""
-
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#  Copyright (C) 2008-2011  The IPython Development Team
-#
-#  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
-#  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Imports
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Code
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-class IPythonGrowlError(Exception):
-    pass
-
-class Notifier(object):
-
-    def __init__(self, app_name):
-        try:
-            import Growl
-        except ImportError:
-            self.g_notifier = None
-        else:
-            self.g_notifier =  Growl.GrowlNotifier(app_name, ['kernel', 'core'])
-            self.g_notifier.register()
-
-    def _notify(self, title, msg):
-        if self.g_notifier is not None:
-            self.g_notifier.notify('core', title, msg)
-
-    def notify(self, title, msg):
-        self._notify(title, msg)
-
-    def notify_deferred(self, r, msg):
-        title = "Deferred Result"
-        msg = msg + '\n' + repr(r)
-        self._notify(title, msg)
-        return r
-
-_notifier = None
-
-def notify(title, msg):
-    pass
-
-def notify_deferred(r, msg):
-    return r
-
-def start(app_name):
-    global _notifier, notify, notify_deferred
-    if _notifier is not None:
-        raise IPythonGrowlError("this process is already registered with Growl")
-    else:
-        _notifier = Notifier(app_name)
-        notify = _notifier.notify
-        notify_deferred = _notifier.notify_deferred
-
-