diff --git a/qubes/tools/qubes_monitor_layout_notify.py b/qubes/tools/qubes_monitor_layout_notify.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b18c857..00000000
--- a/qubes/tools/qubes_monitor_layout_notify.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-#
-# The Qubes OS Project, https://www.qubes-os.org/
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2015-2016  Joanna Rutkowska <joanna@invisiblethingslab.com>
-# Copyright (C) 2015-2016  Wojtek Porczyk <woju@invisiblethingslab.com>
-#
-# 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.
-#
-
-'''qvm-create - Create new Qubes OS store'''
-
-# TODO allow to set properties and create domains
-
-import subprocess
-import threading
-
-import qubes.ext.gui
-import qubes.tools
-
-
-parser = qubes.tools.QubesArgumentParser(
-    description='Send monitor layout to one qube or to all of them',
-    want_app=True, vmname_nargs='?')
-
-
-def main(args=None):
-    '''Main routine of :program:`qubes-create`.
-
-    :param list args: Optional arguments to override those delivered from \
-        command line.
-    '''
-
-    args = parser.parse_args(args)
-    monitor_layout = qubes.ext.gui.get_monitor_layout()
-
-    # notify only if we've got a non-empty monitor_layout or else we
-    # break proper qube resolution set by gui-agent
-    if not monitor_layout:
-        args.app.log.error('cannot get monitor layout')
-        return 1
-
-    subprocess.check_call(['killall', '-HUP', 'qubes-guid'])
-    if args.vm:
-        args.vm.fire_event('monitor-layout-change', layout=monitor_layout)
-    else:
-        threads = []
-
-        for vm in args.app.domains:
-            thread = threading.Thread(name=vm.name, target=vm.fire_event,
-                args=('monitor-layout-change',),
-                kwargs={'layout': monitor_layout})
-            threads.append(thread)
-            thread.run()
-
-        for thread in threads:
-            thread.join()
-
-    return 0
diff --git a/rpm_spec/core-dom0.spec b/rpm_spec/core-dom0.spec
index ba37ba6f..f22ae0cc 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/core-dom0.spec
+++ b/rpm_spec/core-dom0.spec
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ fi
 %{python3_sitelib}/qubes/tools/__init__.py
 %{python3_sitelib}/qubes/tools/qmemmand.py
 %{python3_sitelib}/qubes/tools/qubes_create.py
-%{python3_sitelib}/qubes/tools/qubes_monitor_layout_notify.py
 %{python3_sitelib}/qubes/tools/qubes_prefs.py
 %{python3_sitelib}/qubes/tools/qubesd.py
 %{python3_sitelib}/qubes/tools/qubesd_query.py