diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d905b36782..45b6faac2c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ J_F_OFILES=\
        jets/f/face.o \
        jets/f/fitz.o \
        jets/f/flan.o \
-       jets/f/flay.o \
        jets/f/flip.o \
        jets/f/flor.o \
        jets/f/fork.o \
diff --git a/jets/f/flay.c b/jets/f/flay.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 44294ed58f..0000000000
--- a/jets/f/flay.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/* j/6/flay.c
-**
-*/
-#include "all.h"
-
-
-/* functions
-*/
-  static u3_noun
-  _flay_roll(u3_noun quz)
-  {
-    if ( c3n == u3du(quz) ) {
-      return c3__void;
-    } else {
-      u3_noun voo = _flay_roll(u3t(quz));
-      u3_noun oon = u3qf_fork(u3h(u3h(quz)), voo);
-
-      u3z(voo);
-      return oon;
-    }
-  }
-
-  u3_noun
-  u3qf_flay(u3_noun pok)
-  {
-    u3_noun p_pok = u3h(pok);
-    u3_noun q_pok = u3t(pok);
-    u3_noun typ;
-
-    switch ( u3h(q_pok) ) {
-      default: return u3m_bail(c3__fail);
-
-      case c3y: typ = u3k(u3t(q_pok));
-                   break;
-      case c3n: typ = _flay_roll(u3t(u3t(q_pok)));
-                  break;
-    }
-    return u3nc(u3k(p_pok), typ);
-  }
-
-  u3_noun
-  u3wf_flay(u3_noun cor)
-  {
-    u3_noun pok;
-
-    if ( (c3n == u3r_mean(cor, u3x_sam, &pok, 0)) ||
-         (c3n == u3du(pok)) ) {
-      return u3m_bail(c3__fail);
-    } else {
-      return u3qf_flay(pok);
-    }
-  }