diff --git a/toolbox/Android.mk b/toolbox/Android.mk
index c9e2ddd90..4852fa4f8 100644
--- a/toolbox/Android.mk
+++ b/toolbox/Android.mk
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ BSD_TOOLS := \
 OUR_TOOLS := \
     getevent \
     newfs_msdos \
-    sendevent \
 
 ALL_TOOLS = $(BSD_TOOLS) $(OUR_TOOLS)
 
diff --git a/toolbox/sendevent.c b/toolbox/sendevent.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d0ca1760..000000000
--- a/toolbox/sendevent.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <linux/input.h>
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-int sendevent_main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-    int fd;
-    ssize_t ret;
-    int version;
-    struct input_event event;
-
-    if(argc != 5) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "use: %s device type code value\n", argv[0]);
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    fd = open(argv[1], O_RDWR);
-    if(fd < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "could not open %s, %s\n", argv[optind], strerror(errno));
-        return 1;
-    }
-    if (ioctl(fd, EVIOCGVERSION, &version)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "could not get driver version for %s, %s\n", argv[optind], strerror(errno));
-        return 1;
-    }
-    memset(&event, 0, sizeof(event));
-    event.type = atoi(argv[2]);
-    event.code = atoi(argv[3]);
-    event.value = atoi(argv[4]);
-    ret = write(fd, &event, sizeof(event));
-    if(ret < (ssize_t) sizeof(event)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "write event failed, %s\n", strerror(errno));
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}