diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index c8e44e1d7c5..ee918b49aa0 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -609,14 +609,6 @@ fs.mkdirSync = function(path, mode) {
                        modeNum(mode, 511 /*=0777*/));
 };
 
-fs.sendfile = function(outFd, inFd, inOffset, length, callback) {
-  binding.sendfile(outFd, inFd, inOffset, length, makeCallback(callback));
-};
-
-fs.sendfileSync = function(outFd, inFd, inOffset, length) {
-  return binding.sendfile(outFd, inFd, inOffset, length);
-};
-
 fs.readdir = function(path, callback) {
   callback = makeCallback(callback);
   if (!nullCheck(path, callback)) return;
diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index 714a18c9411..9e43961266e 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ static void After(uv_fs_t *req) {
         break;
 
       case UV_FS_OPEN:
-        /* pass thru */
-      case UV_FS_SENDFILE:
         argv[1] = Integer::New(req->result);
         break;
 
@@ -603,30 +601,6 @@ static Handle<Value> MKDir(const Arguments& args) {
   }
 }
 
-static Handle<Value> SendFile(const Arguments& args) {
-  HandleScope scope;
-
-  if (args.Length() < 4 ||
-      !args[0]->IsUint32() ||
-      !args[1]->IsUint32() ||
-      !args[2]->IsUint32() ||
-      !args[3]->IsUint32()) {
-    return THROW_BAD_ARGS;
-  }
-
-  int out_fd = args[0]->Uint32Value();
-  int in_fd = args[1]->Uint32Value();
-  off_t in_offset = args[2]->Uint32Value();
-  size_t length = args[3]->Uint32Value();
-
-  if (args[4]->IsFunction()) {
-    ASYNC_CALL(sendfile, args[4], out_fd, in_fd, in_offset, length)
-  } else {
-    SYNC_CALL(sendfile, 0, out_fd, in_fd, in_offset, length)
-    return scope.Close(Integer::New(SYNC_RESULT));
-  }
-}
-
 static Handle<Value> ReadDir(const Arguments& args) {
   HandleScope scope;
 
@@ -957,7 +931,6 @@ void File::Initialize(Handle<Object> target) {
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "ftruncate", FTruncate);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "rmdir", RMDir);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "mkdir", MKDir);
-  NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "sendfile", SendFile);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "readdir", ReadDir);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "stat", Stat);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "lstat", LStat);
diff --git a/test/disabled/test-fs-sendfile.js b/test/disabled/test-fs-sendfile.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 44169bda611..00000000000
--- a/test/disabled/test-fs-sendfile.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
-//
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
-// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
-// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
-// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
-// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
-// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
-// following conditions:
-//
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
-// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-//
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
-// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
-// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
-// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
-// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
-// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
-// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-
-
-
-var common = require('../common');
-var assert = require('assert');
-
-var net = require('net');
-var util = require('util');
-var x = path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'x.txt');
-var expected = 'xyz';
-
-var server = net.createServer(function(socket) {
-  socket.on('receive', function(data) {
-    found = data;
-    client.close();
-    socket.close();
-    server.close();
-    assert.equal(expected, found);
-  });
-});
-server.listen(common.PORT);
-
-var client = net.createConnection(common.PORT);
-client.on('connect', function() {
-  fs.open(x, 'r').addCallback(function(fd) {
-    fs.sendfile(client.fd, fd, 0, expected.length)
-      .addCallback(function(size) {
-          assert.equal(expected.length, size);
-        });
-  });
-});