diff --git a/CMakeModules/FindGloox.cmake b/CMakeModules/FindGloox.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index ccdbdcfbf..000000000
--- a/CMakeModules/FindGloox.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# - Try to find GLOOX
-# Find GLOOX headers, libraries and the answer to all questions.
-#
-#  GLOOX_FOUND               True if gloox got found
-#  GLOOX_INCLUDE_DIR        Location of gloox headers 
-#  GLOOX_LIBRARIES           List of libaries to use gloox 
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2009 Nigmatullin Ruslan <euroelessar@gmail.com>
-#
-#  Redistribution and use is allowed according to the terms of the New
-#  BSD license.
-#  For details see the accompanying COPYING-CMAKE-SCRIPTS file.
-#
-
-FIND_PATH( GLOOX_INCLUDE_DIR "gloox/gloox.h" )
-FIND_LIBRARY( GLOOX_LIBRARIES gloox )
-
-if( GLOOX_LIBRARIES AND GLOOX_INCLUDE_DIR )
-	message( STATUS "Found gloox: ${GLOOX_LIBRARIES}" )
-	set( GLOOX_FOUND 1 )
-else( GLOOX_LIBRARIES AND GLOOX_INCLUDE_DIR )
-	message( STATUS "Could NOT find gloox" )
-endif( GLOOX_LIBRARIES AND GLOOX_INCLUDE_DIR )
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 78aefef0d..07e594c76 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -154,11 +154,6 @@ IF( APPLE )
     SET( tomahawkSources ${tomahawkSources} mac/TomahawkApp_Mac.mm mac/MacShortcutHandler.cpp )
 ENDIF( APPLE )
 
-IF(GLOOX_FOUND)
-  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${GLOOX_INCLUDE_DIR} )
-  SET( tomahawkSources ${tomahawkSources} xmppbot/XmppBot.cpp )
-ENDIF(GLOOX_FOUND)
-
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( accounts )
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( infoplugins )
 
@@ -207,9 +202,6 @@ SET(LINK_LIBRARIES  "")
 IF(LIBLASTFM_FOUND)
     SET(LINK_LIBRARIES ${LINK_LIBRARIES} tomahawk_lastfm2 )
 ENDIF(LIBLASTFM_FOUND)
-IF(GLOOX_FOUND)
-    SET(LINK_LIBRARIES ${LINK_LIBRARIES} ${GLOOX_LIBRARIES} )
-ENDIF(GLOOX_FOUND)
 IF(QCA2_FOUND)
     SET(LINK_LIBRARIES ${LINK_LIBRARIES} ${QCA2_LIBRARIES} )
 ENDIF(QCA2_FOUND)
diff --git a/src/Config.h.in b/src/Config.h.in
index 87ec9b48d..c6172e0d9 100644
--- a/src/Config.h.in
+++ b/src/Config.h.in
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #cmakedefine WITH_CRASHREPORTER
 
 #cmakedefine LIBLASTFM_FOUND
-#cmakedefine GLOOX_FOUND
 #cmakedefine QCA2_FOUND
 
 #endif // CONFIG_H_IN
diff --git a/src/TomahawkApp.cpp b/src/TomahawkApp.cpp
index 21dd156ad..796b4392a 100644
--- a/src/TomahawkApp.cpp
+++ b/src/TomahawkApp.cpp
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@
     #include <TomahawkSettingsGui.h>
 #endif
 
-// should go to a plugin actually
-#ifdef GLOOX_FOUND
-    #include "xmppbot/XmppBot.h"
-#endif
-
 #ifdef Q_WS_MAC
 #include "mac/MacShortcutHandler.h"
 
@@ -593,10 +588,6 @@ TomahawkApp::initSIP()
     //FIXME: jabber autoconnect is really more, now that there is sip -- should be renamed and/or split out of jabber-specific settings
     if ( !arguments().contains( "--nosip" ) )
     {
-#ifdef GLOOX_FOUND
-        m_xmppBot = QWeakPointer<XMPPBot>( new XMPPBot( this ) );
-#endif
-
         tDebug( LOGINFO ) << "Connecting SIP classes";
         Accounts::AccountManager::instance()->initSIP();
     }