diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
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--- a/Readme.md
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@@ -420,7 +420,3 @@ Set up a git repository (if one doesn't exist), add all files, and make an initi
 ## git-touch [filename]
 
 Call `touch` on the given file, and add it to the current index. One-step creation of new files.
-
-## git-promote
-
-Promotes a local topic branch to a remote tracking branch of the same name, by pushing and then setting up the `git config`.
diff --git a/bin/git-promote b/bin/git-promote
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index 5007f8a..0000000
--- a/bin/git-promote
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-branch=$(git symbolic-ref -q HEAD | sed -e 's|^refs/heads/||')
-
-remote_branch=$(git branch -r | grep "origin/${branch}")
-test -z "${remote_branch}" && ( git push origin "${branch}" )
-
-origin=$(git config --get "branch.${branch}.remote")
-test -z "${origin}" && ( git config --add "branch.${branch}.remote" origin )
-
-merge=$(git config --get "branch.${branch}.merge")
-test -z "${merge}" && ( git config --add "branch.${branch}.merge" "refs/heads/${branch}" )