diff --git a/mobile/res/values/strings.xml b/mobile/res/values/strings.xml
index 942c186d..16f5500d 100644
--- a/mobile/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/mobile/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@
     <string name="pref_fake_user_agent">Fake User Agent</string>
     <string name="pref_fake_user_agent_sum">Let IITCm appear as a desktop browser for the intel site.
         Note: If just want to use the desktop mode use the \'force desktop mode\' setting</string>
-    <string name="pref_select_iitc">IITC source</string>
-    <string name="pref_select_iitc_sum">Load IITC main script from url or use local script. Currently used source:</string>
 
     <string-array name="pref_hide_fullscreen">
         <item>System Bar</item>
diff --git a/mobile/res/xml/preferences.xml b/mobile/res/xml/preferences.xml
index aabe316c..1244770c 100644
--- a/mobile/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/mobile/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -71,13 +71,6 @@
                 android:key="pref_dev_checkbox"
                 android:summary="@string/pref_enable_dev_mode_sum"
                 android:title="@string/pref_enable_dev_mode"/>
-
-            <!-- summary is set in settings fragment -->
-            <EditTextPreference
-                android:defaultValue="local"
-                android:key="pref_iitc_source"
-                android:title="@string/pref_select_iitc"/>
-
             <PreferenceCategory
                 android:key="pref_advanced_ui_cat"
                 android:title="@string/pref_ui_cat">
diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_FileManager.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_FileManager.java
index d20a4f84..6fe49f1c 100644
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_FileManager.java
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_FileManager.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.io.PipedInputStream;
 import java.io.PipedOutputStream;
-import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLEncoder;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 
@@ -155,27 +154,6 @@ public class IITC_FileManager {
             }
         }
 
-        final String source = mPrefs.getString("pref_iitc_source", "local");
-        if (!source.equals("local")) {
-            // load iitc script from web or asset folder
-            if (source.contains("http")) {
-                try {
-                    final URL context = new URL(source);
-                    final URL url = new URL(context, filename);
-                    return url.openStream();
-                } catch (final IOException e) {
-                    Log.w(e);
-                }
-            } else {
-                final File file = new File(source + File.separatorChar + filename);
-                try {
-                    return new FileInputStream(file);
-                } catch (final FileNotFoundException e) {
-                    Log.w(e);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         // load plugins from asset folder
         return mAssetManager.open(filename);
     }
diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/async/UrlContentToString.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/async/UrlContentToString.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 539378d9..00000000
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/async/UrlContentToString.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-package com.cradle.iitc_mobile.async;
-
-import android.os.AsyncTask;
-
-import com.cradle.iitc_mobile.IITC_FileManager;
-
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileInputStream;
-import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
-import java.net.URL;
-
-/*
- * this class parses the content of a web page.
- * since network operations shouldn't be done on main UI thread
- * (NetworkOnMainThread exception is thrown) we use an async task for this.
- */
-public class UrlContentToString extends AsyncTask<URL, Integer, String> {
-
-    @Override
-    protected String doInBackground(URL... urls) {
-        String js = "";
-        URL url = urls[0];
-        try {
-            FileInputStream is = new FileInputStream(new File(url.getPath()));
-            js = IITC_FileManager.readStream(is);
-        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }
-        return js;
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/fragments/MainSettings.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/fragments/MainSettings.java
index e9e6d7dd..79a46ef6 100644
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/fragments/MainSettings.java
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/fragments/MainSettings.java
@@ -44,20 +44,6 @@ public class MainSettings extends PreferenceFragment {
         IITC_AboutDialogPreference pref_about = (IITC_AboutDialogPreference) findPreference("pref_about");
         pref_about.setVersions(iitcVersion, buildVersion);
 
-        // set iitc source
-        EditTextPreference pref_iitc_source = (EditTextPreference) findPreference("pref_iitc_source");
-        pref_iitc_source.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(new OnPreferenceChangeListener() {
-            @Override
-            public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object newValue) {
-                preference.setSummary(getString(R.string.pref_select_iitc_sum) + " " + newValue);
-                // TODO: update mIitcVersion when iitc source has changed
-                return true;
-            }
-        });
-        // first init of summary
-        String pref_iitc_source_sum = getString(R.string.pref_select_iitc_sum) + " " + pref_iitc_source.getText();
-        pref_iitc_source.setSummary(pref_iitc_source_sum);
-
         final ListPreference pref_user_location_mode = (ListPreference) findPreference("pref_user_location_mode");
         pref_user_location_mode.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(new OnPreferenceChangeListener() {
             @Override