diff --git a/example/py/foobar.py b/example/py/foobar.py
deleted file mode 100755
index ac544f7..0000000
--- a/example/py/foobar.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-
-import gearman
-
-def check_request_status(job_request):
-    if job_request.complete:
-        print "Job %s finished!  Result: %s - %s" % (job_request.job.unique, job_request.state, job_request.result)
-    elif job_request.timed_out:
-        print "Job %s timed out!" % job_request.unique
-    elif job_request.state == JOB_UNKNOWN:
-        print "Job %s connection failed!" % job_request.unique
-
-def main():
-    client = gearman.GearmanClient(['localhost:4730', 'otherhost:4730'])
-    for i in range(100000000):
-        try:
-            completed_job_request = client.submit_job("ToUpper", "arbitrary binary data")
-            check_request_status(completed_job_request)
-        except Exception as e:
-            print type(e)
-
-        try:
-            completed_job_request = client.submit_job("SysInfo", "")
-            check_request_status(completed_job_request)
-        except Exception as e:
-            print type(e)
-
-        try:
-            completed_job_request = client.submit_job("MemInfo", "")
-            check_request_status(completed_job_request)
-        except Exception as e:
-            print type(e)
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
-