diff --git a/bin/2bld.cmd b/bin/2bld.cmd
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d18f6327..000000000
--- a/bin/2bld.cmd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-
-rem build TiddlyWiki 2.x
-
-rem cook the TiddlyWiki 2.x.x index file
-
-node .\tiddlywiki.js ^
-	editions\tw2 ^
-	--verbose ^
-	--output tmp\tw2 ^
-	--load editions\tw2\source\tiddlywiki.com\index.html.recipe ^
-	--rendertiddler $:/core/templates/tiddlywiki2.template.html index.html text/plain ^
-	|| exit 1
-
-fc tmp\tw2\index.html editions\tw2\target\prebuilt.html
diff --git a/bin/2bld.sh b/bin/2bld.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 530466540..000000000
--- a/bin/2bld.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# build TiddlyWiki 2.x
-
-# cook the TiddlyWiki 2.x.x index file
-
-node ./tiddlywiki.js \
-	editions/tw2 \
-	--verbose \
-	--output tmp/tw2 \
-	--load editions/tw2/source/tiddlywiki.com/index.html.recipe \
-	--rendertiddler $:/core/templates/tiddlywiki2.template.html index.html text/plain \
-	|| exit 1
-
-diff -q tmp/tw2/index.html editions/tw2/target/prebuilt.html
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/nodejs/Scripts for TiddlyWiki on Node.js.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/nodejs/Scripts for TiddlyWiki on Node.js.tid
index d31974f80..3d22b97c2 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/nodejs/Scripts for TiddlyWiki on Node.js.tid	
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/nodejs/Scripts for TiddlyWiki on Node.js.tid	
@@ -47,8 +47,3 @@ Or:
 ```
 
 This script serves the `tw5.com-server` edition content with LazyLoading applied to images.
-
-!! `2bld`: builds TiddlyWiki 2.6.5
-
-This script builds TiddlyWiki 2.6.5 from the original source and then displays the differences between them (`diff` is used for *nix, `fc` for Windows).
-