diff --git a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/google-analytics.js b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/google-analytics.js
index 76cb8492..5aa55f62 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/google-analytics.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/google-analytics.js
@@ -1,34 +1,3 @@
-modulejs.define('ext/google-analytics-ga', ['_', 'core/settings'], function (_, allsettings) {
-
-    var settings = _.extend({
-            enabled: false,
-            gaq: []
-        }, allsettings['google-analytics-ga']);
-
-
-    function init() {
-
-        if (!settings.enabled) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        window._gaq = settings.gaq;
-
-        var scriptLiteral = 'script';
-        var doc = document;
-        var newScriptTag = doc.createElement(scriptLiteral);
-        var firstScriptTag = doc.getElementsByTagName(scriptLiteral)[0];
-
-        newScriptTag.async = true;
-        newScriptTag.src = ('https:' === location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
-        firstScriptTag.parentNode.insertBefore(newScriptTag, firstScriptTag);
-    }
-
-
-    init();
-});
-
-
 modulejs.define('ext/google-analytics-ua', ['_', 'core/settings', 'core/event'], function (_, allsettings, event) {
 
     var settings = _.extend({
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/conf/options.json b/src/_h5ai/conf/options.json
index 4063b48d..16bf8daf 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/conf/options.json
+++ b/src/_h5ai/conf/options.json
@@ -127,25 +127,6 @@ Options
         "type": "php"
     },
 
-    /*
-    [DEPRECATED, will be removed]
-    Adds Google Analytics asynchronous tracking code.
-
-    for example:
-    "gaq": [
-        ["_setAccount", "UA-xxxxxx-x"],
-        ["_setDomainName", ".your-domain.tld"],
-        ["_trackPageview"],
-        ["_trackPageLoadTime"]
-    ]
-
-    see: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/
-    */
-    "google-analytics-ga": {
-        "enabled": false,
-        "gaq": []
-    },
-
     /*
     Adds Google Universial Analytics asynchronous tracking code.