diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d5f7107..9bdc4246 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -222,9 +222,6 @@ Reveal.initialize({
 		// Speaker notes
 		{ src: 'plugin/notes/notes.js', async: true },
 
-		// Remote control your reveal.js presentation using a touch device
-		{ src: 'plugin/remotes/remotes.js', async: true },
-
 		// MathJax
 		{ src: 'plugin/math/math.js', async: true }
 	]
diff --git a/plugin/remotes/remotes.js b/plugin/remotes/remotes.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ba0dbad7..00000000
--- a/plugin/remotes/remotes.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Touch-based remote controller for your presentation courtesy 
- * of the folks at http://remotes.io
- */
-
-(function(window){
-
-    /**
-     * Detects if we are dealing with a touch enabled device (with some false positives)
-     * Borrowed from modernizr: https://github.com/Modernizr/Modernizr/blob/master/feature-detects/touch.js   
-     */
-    var hasTouch  = (function(){
-        return ('ontouchstart' in window) || window.DocumentTouch && document instanceof DocumentTouch;
-    })();
-
-    /**
-     * Detects if notes are enable and the current page is opened inside an /iframe
-     * this prevents loading Remotes.io several times
-     */
-    var isNotesAndIframe = (function(){
-        return window.RevealNotes && !(self == top);
-    })();
-
-    if(!hasTouch && !isNotesAndIframe){
-        head.ready( 'remotes.ne.min.js', function() {
-            new Remotes("preview")
-                .on("swipe-left", function(e){ Reveal.right(); })
-                .on("swipe-right", function(e){ Reveal.left(); })
-                .on("swipe-up", function(e){ Reveal.down(); })
-                .on("swipe-down", function(e){ Reveal.up(); })
-                .on("tap", function(e){ Reveal.next(); })
-                .on("zoom-out", function(e){ Reveal.toggleOverview(true); })
-                .on("zoom-in", function(e){ Reveal.toggleOverview(false); })
-            ;
-        } );
-
-        head.js('https://hakim-static.s3.amazonaws.com/reveal-js/remotes.ne.min.js');
-    }
-})(window);
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