diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ee7fd91f..bde7e14a6 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ set( libSources
     artist.cpp
     album.cpp
     collection.cpp
-    webcollection.cpp
     playlist.cpp
     resolver.cpp
     query.cpp
@@ -201,7 +200,6 @@ set( libHeaders
 
     aclsystem.h
     collection.h
-    webcollection.h
     query.h
     resolver.h
     result.h
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/webcollection.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/webcollection.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 80a8785de..000000000
--- a/src/libtomahawk/webcollection.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
-    Copyright (C) 2011  Leo Franchi <lfranchi@kde.org>
-
-    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-    with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-    51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-*/
-
-
-#include "webcollection.h"
-
-using namespace Tomahawk;
-
-WebCollection::WebCollection( const source_ptr& source, const QString& name, QObject* parent )
-    : Collection( source, name, parent )
-{
-
-}
-
-WebCollection::~WebCollection()
-{
-}
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/webcollection.h b/src/libtomahawk/webcollection.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ba016f023..000000000
--- a/src/libtomahawk/webcollection.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/*
-    Copyright (C) 2011  Leo Franchi <lfranchi@kde.org>
-
-    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-    with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-    51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-*/
-
-
-#ifndef WEBCOLLECTION_H
-#define WEBCOLLECTION_H
-
-#include "collection.h"
-#include "dllmacro.h"
-
-namespace Tomahawk
-{
-
-class DLLEXPORT WebCollection : public Collection
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-public:
-    WebCollection( const source_ptr& source, const QString& name = QString(), QObject* parent = 0 );
-    virtual ~WebCollection();
-
-    virtual void removeTracks( const QDir& ) {}
-    virtual void addTracks( const QList< QVariant >& ) {}
-};
-
-
-}
-
-#endif // WEBCOLLECTION_H
diff --git a/src/tomahawkapp.cpp b/src/tomahawkapp.cpp
index 55be072b4..bd841c2dc 100644
--- a/src/tomahawkapp.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawkapp.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #include "scanmanager.h"
 #include "tomahawksettings.h"
 #include "globalactionmanager.h"
-#include "webcollection.h"
 #include "database/localcollection.h"
 #include "musicscanner.h"
 
@@ -482,13 +481,6 @@ TomahawkApp::initLocalCollection()
 
     src->addCollection( coll );
     SourceList::instance()->setLocal( src );
-
-    // dummy source/collection for web-based result-hints.
-/*    source_ptr dummy( new Source( -1, "" ) );
-    dummy->setOnline();
-    collection_ptr dummycol( new WebCollection( dummy ) );
-    dummy->addCollection( dummycol );
-    SourceList::instance()->setWebSource( dummy );*/
     SourceList::instance()->loadSources();
 
     // to make the stats signal be emitted by our local source