diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f36f39ae..e1ff2156 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@ WEAVER_EXE=prog/weaver/weaver
 WEAVEPROXY_EXE=prog/weaveproxy/weaveproxy
 SIGPROXY_EXE=prog/sigproxy/sigproxy
 WEAVEWAIT_EXE=prog/weavewait/weavewait
-WEAVEHOSTS_EXE=prog/weavehosts/weavehosts
 NETCHECK_EXE=prog/netcheck/netcheck
 DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE=prog/docker_tls_args/docker_tls_args
 RUNNER_EXE=testing/runner/runner
 
-EXES=$(WEAVER_EXE) $(SIGPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEWAIT_EXE) $(WEAVEHOSTS_EXE) $(NETCHECK_EXE) $(DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE) $(RUNNER_EXE)
+EXES=$(WEAVER_EXE) $(SIGPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEWAIT_EXE) $(NETCHECK_EXE) $(DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE) $(RUNNER_EXE)
 
 WEAVER_UPTODATE=.weaver.uptodate
 WEAVEEXEC_UPTODATE=.weaveexec.uptodate
@@ -78,11 +77,10 @@ $(NETCHECK_EXE): prog/netcheck/netcheck.go
 # the main build stanza due to not importing net package
 $(SIGPROXY_EXE): prog/sigproxy/main.go
 $(WEAVEWAIT_EXE): prog/weavewait/main.go net/*.go
-$(WEAVEHOSTS_EXE): prog/weavehosts/weavehosts.go
 $(RUNNER_EXE): testing/runner/runner.go
 $(DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE): prog/docker_tls_args/*.go
 
-$(WEAVEWAIT_EXE) $(SIGPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEHOSTS_EXE) $(RUNNER_EXE) $(DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE):
+$(WEAVEWAIT_EXE) $(SIGPROXY_EXE) $(RUNNER_EXE) $(DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE):
 	go get -tags netgo ./$(@D)
 	go build $(BUILD_FLAGS) -o $@ ./$(@D)
 
@@ -90,12 +88,11 @@ $(WEAVER_UPTODATE): prog/weaver/Dockerfile $(WEAVER_EXE)
 	$(SUDO) docker build -t $(WEAVER_IMAGE) prog/weaver
 	touch $@
 
-$(WEAVEEXEC_UPTODATE): prog/weaveexec/Dockerfile $(DOCKER_DISTRIB) weave $(SIGPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEWAIT_EXE) $(WEAVEHOSTS_EXE) $(NETCHECK_EXE) $(DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE)
+$(WEAVEEXEC_UPTODATE): prog/weaveexec/Dockerfile $(DOCKER_DISTRIB) weave $(SIGPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEWAIT_EXE) $(NETCHECK_EXE) $(DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE)
 	cp weave prog/weaveexec/weave
 	cp $(SIGPROXY_EXE) prog/weaveexec/sigproxy
 	cp $(WEAVEPROXY_EXE) prog/weaveexec/weaveproxy
 	cp $(WEAVEWAIT_EXE) prog/weaveexec/weavewait
-	cp $(WEAVEHOSTS_EXE) prog/weaveexec/weavehosts
 	cp $(NETCHECK_EXE) prog/weaveexec/netcheck
 	cp $(DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE) prog/weaveexec/docker_tls_args
 	cp $(DOCKER_DISTRIB) prog/weaveexec/docker.tgz
diff --git a/prog/weaveexec/Dockerfile b/prog/weaveexec/Dockerfile
index bb189584..3cd1972d 100644
--- a/prog/weaveexec/Dockerfile
+++ b/prog/weaveexec/Dockerfile
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ RUN apk add --update \
   && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
 
 ADD ./weave ./sigproxy ./weaveproxy /home/weave/
-ADD ./netcheck ./weavehosts ./docker_tls_args /usr/bin/
+ADD ./netcheck ./docker_tls_args /usr/bin/
 ADD ./weavewait /w/w
 ADD ./docker.tgz /
diff --git a/prog/weavehosts/weavehosts.go b/prog/weavehosts/weavehosts.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b1694365..00000000
--- a/prog/weavehosts/weavehosts.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-/* weavehosts: rewrite /etc/hosts as necessary to put the weave address(es) at the top */
-package main
-
-import (
-	"bufio"
-	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"net"
-	"os"
-	"sort"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-func main() {
-	args := os.Args
-	if len(args) < 4 {
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "usage: weavehosts hostpath hostname cidr [cidr ...]")
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	checkErr(updateHosts(args[1], args[2], args[3:]))
-
-	os.Exit(0)
-}
-
-func checkErr(err error) {
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-}
-
-func updateHosts(path, hostname string, cidrs []string) error {
-	hosts, err := parseHosts(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Remove existing ips pointing to our hostname
-	toRemove := []string{}
-	for ip, addrs := range hosts {
-		for _, addr := range addrs {
-			if addr == hostname {
-				toRemove = append(toRemove, ip)
-				break
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	for _, ip := range toRemove {
-		delete(hosts, ip)
-	}
-
-	// Add the weave ip(s)
-	for _, cidr := range cidrs {
-		ip, _, err := net.ParseCIDR(cidr)
-		checkErr(err)
-		ipStr := ip.String()
-		hosts[ipStr] = append(hosts[ipStr], hostname)
-	}
-
-	return writeHosts(path, hosts)
-}
-
-func parseHosts(path string) (map[string][]string, error) {
-	f, err := os.Open(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer f.Close()
-	ips := map[string][]string{}
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(f)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := scanner.Text()
-
-		// Remove any comments
-		if i := strings.IndexByte(line, '#'); i != -1 {
-			line = line[:i]
-		}
-
-		fields := strings.Fields(line)
-		if len(fields) > 0 {
-			ips[fields[0]] = append(ips[fields[0]], fields[1:]...)
-		}
-	}
-	if scanner.Err() != nil {
-		return nil, scanner.Err()
-	}
-	return ips, nil
-}
-
-func writeHosts(path string, contents map[string][]string) error {
-	ips := []string{}
-	for ip := range contents {
-		ips = append(ips, ip)
-	}
-	sort.Strings(ips)
-
-	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	fmt.Fprintln(buf, "# modified by weave")
-	for _, ip := range ips {
-		if addrs := contents[ip]; len(addrs) > 0 {
-			fmt.Fprintf(buf, "%s\t%s\n", ip, strings.Join(uniqueStrs(addrs), " "))
-		}
-	}
-	return ioutil.WriteFile(path, buf.Bytes(), 644)
-}
-
-func uniqueStrs(s []string) []string {
-	m := map[string]struct{}{}
-	result := []string{}
-	for _, str := range s {
-		if _, ok := m[str]; !ok {
-			m[str] = struct{}{}
-			result = append(result, str)
-		}
-	}
-	sort.Strings(result)
-	return result
-}