diff --git a/src/_h5ai/public/js/lib/ext/peer5.js b/src/_h5ai/public/js/lib/ext/peer5.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d27a451a..00000000
--- a/src/_h5ai/public/js/lib/ext/peer5.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-const {win, jq} = require('../globals');
-const allsettings = require('../core/settings');
-
-const settings = Object.assign({
-    enabled: false,
-    id: 'z142i5n5qypq4cxr'
-}, allsettings.peer5);
-
-
-function init() {
-    if (!settings.enabled) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    const peer5js = '//api.peer5.com/peer5.js?id=' + settings.id;
-
-    jq.ajax({
-        url: peer5js,
-        dataType: 'script',
-        cache: true
-    });
-
-    // attach to file items, once the DOM is ready
-    jq(() => {
-        jq('body').on('click', '.item.file > a', ev => { // eslint-disable-line consistent-return
-            if (win.peer5) {
-                ev.preventDefault();
-                const url = ev.currentTarget.href;
-                win.peer5.download(url);
-                return false;
-            }
-        });
-    });
-}
-
-
-init();
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/public/js/lib/main/index.js b/src/_h5ai/public/js/lib/main/index.js
index 045a62b1..c174663d 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/public/js/lib/main/index.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/public/js/lib/main/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ require('../ext/filter');
 require('../ext/google-analytics');
 require('../ext/info');
 require('../ext/l10n');
-require('../ext/peer5');
 require('../ext/piwik-analytics');
 require('../ext/preview');
 require('../ext/preview-aud');