diff --git a/src/openalpr/CMakeLists.txt b/src/openalpr/CMakeLists.txt
index 2cdaaa4..ba46e8d 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/openalpr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ set(lpr_source_files
  platecorners.cpp
  colorfilter.cpp
  textdetection/characteranalysis.cpp
- textdetection/characteranalysis2l.cpp
  textdetection/platemask.cpp
  textdetection/textcontours.cpp
  textdetection/textline.cpp
diff --git a/src/openalpr/textdetection/characteranalysis2l.cpp b/src/openalpr/textdetection/characteranalysis2l.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 6bfc957..0000000
--- a/src/openalpr/textdetection/characteranalysis2l.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2014 New Designs Unlimited, LLC
- * Opensource Automated License Plate Recognition [http://www.openalpr.com]
- *
- * This file is part of OpenAlpr.
- *
- * OpenAlpr is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation
- *
- * 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-
-#include "characteranalysis2l.h"
-
-using namespace cv;
-using namespace std;
-
-CharacterAnalysis2L::CharacterAnalysis2L(PipelineData* pipeline_data) {
-  this->pipeline_data = pipeline_data;
-}
-
-
-CharacterAnalysis2L::~CharacterAnalysis2L() {
-}
-
-void CharacterAnalysis2L::analyze() {
-
-  pipeline_data->clearThresholds();
-  pipeline_data->thresholds = produceThresholds(pipeline_data->crop_gray, pipeline_data->config);
-
-  std::vector<std::vector<std::vector<cv::Point> > > allContours;
-  std::vector<std::vector<cv::Vec4i> > allHierarchy;
-
-  timespec startTime;
-  getTime(&startTime);
-
-  for (uint i = 0; i < pipeline_data->thresholds.size(); i++)
-  {
-    vector<vector<Point> > contours;
-    vector<Vec4i> hierarchy;
-
-    Mat tempThreshold(pipeline_data->thresholds[i].size(), CV_8U);
-    pipeline_data->thresholds[i].copyTo(tempThreshold);
-    findContours(tempThreshold,
-                 contours, // a vector of contours
-                 hierarchy,
-                 CV_RETR_TREE, // retrieve all contours
-                 CV_CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE ); // all pixels of each contours
-
-    allContours.push_back(contours);
-    allHierarchy.push_back(hierarchy);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/openalpr/textdetection/characteranalysis2l.h b/src/openalpr/textdetection/characteranalysis2l.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 9efdb26..0000000
--- a/src/openalpr/textdetection/characteranalysis2l.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2014 New Designs Unlimited, LLC
- * Opensource Automated License Plate Recognition [http://www.openalpr.com]
- *
- * This file is part of OpenAlpr.
- *
- * OpenAlpr is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation
- *
- * 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-
-#ifndef OPENALPR_CHARACTERANALYSIS2L_H
-#define	OPENALPR_CHARACTERANALYSIS2L_H
-
-#include "utility.h"
-#include "config.h"
-#include "pipeline_data.h"
-
-class CharacterAnalysis2L {
-public:
-  CharacterAnalysis2L(PipelineData* pipeline_data);
-  virtual ~CharacterAnalysis2L();
-private:
-
-  PipelineData* pipeline_data;
-  void analyze();
-};
-
-#endif	/* OPENALPR_CHARACTERANALYSIS2L_H */
-