diff --git a/rq/daemon.py b/rq/daemon.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d77cc0e..0000000
--- a/rq/daemon.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-try:
-    from logbook import Logger
-except ImportError:
-    from logging import Logger
-from .worker import Worker
-
-def run_daemon(queue_keys, rv_ttl=500, quit_when_done=False):
-    """Simple implementation of a Redis queue worker, based on
-    http://flask.pocoo.org/snippets/73/
-
-    Will listen endlessly on the given queue keys.
-    """
-    worker = Worker(queue_keys, rv_ttl)
-
-    log = Logger('worker')
-    log.info('Listening for messages on Redis queues:')
-    for key in queue_keys:
-        log.info('- %s' % (key,))
-
-    worker.work(quit_when_done)