diff --git a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e6fc75ee..09cb60af0 100644
--- a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ if (BUILD_SUPPORTED)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(stockpiles stockpiles.cpp)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(stocks stocks.cpp)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(strangemood strangemood.cpp)
-    DFHACK_PLUGIN(syndromeTrigger syndromeTrigger.cpp)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(tiletypes tiletypes.cpp Brushes.h)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(treefarm treefarm.cpp)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(tubefill tubefill.cpp)
diff --git a/plugins/syndromeTrigger.cpp b/plugins/syndromeTrigger.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 475d1d56a..000000000
--- a/plugins/syndromeTrigger.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,205 +0,0 @@
-
-#include "Core.h"
-#include "Console.h"
-#include "DataDefs.h"
-#include "Export.h"
-#include "PluginManager.h"
-
-#include "modules/EventManager.h"
-#include "modules/Once.h"
-
-#include "df/caste_raw.h"
-#include "df/creature_raw.h"
-#include "df/syndrome.h"
-#include "df/unit.h"
-#include "df/unit_syndrome.h"
-#include "df/world.h"
-
-#include <cstdlib>
-
-using namespace DFHack;
-using namespace std;
-
-DFHACK_PLUGIN_IS_ENABLED(enabled);
-DFHACK_PLUGIN("syndromeTrigger");
-
-void syndromeHandler(color_ostream& out, void* ptr);
-
-command_result syndromeTrigger(color_ostream& out, vector<string>& parameters);
-
-DFhackCExport command_result plugin_init ( color_ostream &out, std::vector <PluginCommand> &commands)
-{
-    commands.push_back(PluginCommand("syndromeTrigger", "Run commands and enable true transformations, configured by the raw files.\n", &syndromeTrigger, false,
-        "syndromeTrigger:\n"
-        "  syndromeTrigger 0 //disable\n"
-        "  syndromeTrigger 1 //enable\n"
-        "  syndromeTrigger disable //disable\n"
-        "  syndromeTrigger enable //enable\n"
-        "\n"
-        "See Readme.rst for details.\n"
-        ));
-
-    return CR_OK;
-}
-
-DFhackCExport command_result plugin_enable(color_ostream& out, bool enable)
-{
-    if ( enable == enabled )
-        return CR_OK;
-
-    enabled = enable;
-    EventManager::unregisterAll(plugin_self);
-    if ( enabled ) {
-        EventManager::EventHandler handle(syndromeHandler, 1);
-        EventManager::registerListener(EventManager::EventType::SYNDROME, handle, plugin_self);
-    }
-
-    return CR_OK;
-}
-
-command_result syndromeTrigger(color_ostream& out, vector<string>& parameters) {
-    if ( parameters.size() > 1 )
-        return CR_WRONG_USAGE;
-
-    bool enable;
-    if ( parameters.size() == 1 ) {
-        if ( parameters[0] == "enable" ) {
-            enable = true;
-        } else if ( parameters[0] == "disable" ) {
-            enable = false;
-        } else {
-            int32_t a = atoi(parameters[0].c_str());
-            if ( a < 0 || a > 1 )
-                return CR_WRONG_USAGE;
-
-            enable = (bool)a;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    plugin_enable(out, enable);
-    out.print("syndromeTrigger is %s\n", enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled");
-    return CR_OK;
-    
-}
-
-void syndromeHandler(color_ostream& out, void* ptr) {
-    EventManager::SyndromeData* data = (EventManager::SyndromeData*)ptr;
-    
-    if ( !ptr ) {
-        if ( DFHack::Once::doOnce("syndromeTrigger_null data") ) {
-            out.print("%s, %d: null pointer from EventManager.\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
-        }
-        return;
-    }
-    //out.print("Syndrome started: unit %d, syndrome %d.\n", data->unitId, data->syndromeIndex);
-
-    df::unit* unit = df::unit::find(data->unitId);
-    if (!unit) {
-        if ( DFHack::Once::doOnce("syndromeTrigger_no find unit" ) )
-            out.print("%s, line %d: couldn't find unit.\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    df::unit_syndrome* unit_syndrome = unit->syndromes.active[data->syndromeIndex];
-    //out.print("  syndrome type %d\n", unit_syndrome->type);
-    df::syndrome* syndrome = df::global::world->raws.syndromes.all[unit_syndrome->type];
-    
-    bool foundPermanent = false;
-    bool foundCommand = false;
-    bool foundAutoSyndrome = false;
-    string commandStr;
-    vector<string> args;
-    int32_t raceId = -1;
-    df::creature_raw* creatureRaw = NULL;
-    int32_t casteId = -1;
-    for ( size_t a = 0; a < syndrome->syn_class.size(); a++ ) {
-        std::string& clazz = *syndrome->syn_class[a];
-        //out.print("  clazz %d = %s\n", a, clazz.c_str());
-        if ( foundCommand ) {
-            if ( commandStr == "" ) {
-                commandStr = clazz;
-                continue;
-            }
-            stringstream bob;
-            if ( clazz == "\\LOCATION" ) {
-                bob << unit->pos.x;
-                args.push_back(bob.str());
-                bob.str("");
-                bob.clear();
-                
-                bob << unit->pos.y;
-                args.push_back(bob.str());
-                bob.str("");
-                bob.clear();
-                
-                bob << unit->pos.z;
-                args.push_back(bob.str());
-                bob.str("");
-                bob.clear();
-            } else if ( clazz == "\\UNIT_ID" ) {
-                bob << unit->id;
-                args.push_back(bob.str());
-                bob.str("");
-                bob.clear();
-            } else if ( clazz == "\\SYNDROME_ID" ) {
-                bob << unit_syndrome->type;
-                args.push_back(bob.str());
-                bob.str("");
-                bob.clear();
-            } else {
-                args.push_back(clazz);
-            }
-            continue;
-        }
-        if ( clazz == "\\AUTO_SYNDROME" ) {
-            foundAutoSyndrome = true;
-            continue;
-        }
-        if ( clazz == "\\COMMAND" ) {
-            foundCommand = true;
-            continue;
-        }
-        if ( clazz == "\\PERMANENT" ) {
-            foundPermanent = true;
-            continue;
-        }
-        if ( !foundPermanent )
-            continue;
-        if ( raceId == -1 ) {
-            //find the race with the name
-            string& name = *syndrome->syn_class[a];
-            for ( size_t b = 0; b < df::global::world->raws.creatures.all.size(); b++ ) {
-                df::creature_raw* creature = df::global::world->raws.creatures.all[b];
-                if ( creature->creature_id != name )
-                    continue;
-                raceId = b;
-                creatureRaw = creature;
-                break;
-            }
-            continue;
-        }
-        if ( raceId != -1 && casteId == -1 ) {
-            string& name = *syndrome->syn_class[a];
-            for ( size_t b = 0; b < creatureRaw->caste.size(); b++ ) {
-                df::caste_raw* caste = creatureRaw->caste[b];
-                if ( caste->caste_id != name )
-                    continue;
-                casteId = b;
-                break;
-            }
-            continue;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    if ( !foundAutoSyndrome && commandStr != "" ) {
-        Core::getInstance().runCommand(out, commandStr, args);
-    }
-    
-    if ( !foundPermanent || raceId == -1 || casteId == -1 )
-        return;
-
-    unit->enemy.normal_race = raceId;
-    unit->enemy.normal_caste = casteId;
-    //that's it!
-}
-