diff --git a/wxPython/config.py b/wxPython/config.py
index 73773acac7..86fae48981 100644
--- a/wxPython/config.py
+++ b/wxPython/config.py
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ BUILD_DLLWIDGET = 0# Build a module that enables unknown wx widgets
                    # to be loaded from a DLL and to be used from Python.
 
                    # Internet Explorer wrapper (experimental)
-BUILD_IEWIN = 0 #(os.name == 'nt')
 BUILD_ACTIVEX = (os.name == 'nt')  # new version of IEWIN and more
 
 
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ WXPYTHON_TYPE_TABLE = '_wxPython_table'
 
 # Boolean (int) flags
 for flag in [ 'BUILD_ACTIVEX', 'BUILD_ANIMATE', 'BUILD_DLLWIDGET',
-              'BUILD_GIZMOS', 'BUILD_GLCANVAS', 'BUILD_IEWIN',
+              'BUILD_GIZMOS', 'BUILD_GLCANVAS', 
               'BUILD_OGL', 'BUILD_STC',     
              'CORE_ONLY', 'PREP_ONLY', 'USE_SWIG', 'UNICODE',
              'UNDEF_NDEBUG', 'NO_SCRIPTS', 'NO_HEADERS', 'BUILD_RENAMERS',
@@ -633,7 +632,6 @@ if CORE_ONLY:
     BUILD_STC = 0
     BUILD_GIZMOS = 0
     BUILD_DLLWIDGET = 0
-    BUILD_IEWIN = 0
     BUILD_ACTIVEX = 0
     BUILD_ANIMATE = 0
 
diff --git a/wxPython/setup.py b/wxPython/setup.py
index 50bfe0d1ee..6a1b7fe998 100755
--- a/wxPython/setup.py
+++ b/wxPython/setup.py
@@ -561,38 +561,6 @@ if BUILD_STC:
     wxpExtensions.append(ext)
 
 
-
-#----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Define the IEWIN extension module (experimental)
-#----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-if BUILD_IEWIN:
-    msg('Preparing IEWIN...')
-    location = 'contrib/iewin'
-
-    swig_files = ['iewin.i', ]
-
-    swig_sources = run_swig(swig_files, location, '', PKGDIR,
-                            USE_SWIG, swig_force, swig_args, swig_deps)
-
-
-    ext = Extension('_iewin', ['%s/IEHtmlWin.cpp' % location,
-                               '%s/wxactivex.cpp' % location,
-                             ] + swig_sources,
-
-                    include_dirs =  includes + CONTRIBS_INC,
-                    define_macros = defines,
-
-                    library_dirs = libdirs,
-                    libraries = libs,
-
-                    extra_compile_args = cflags,
-                    extra_link_args = lflags,
-                    )
-
-    wxpExtensions.append(ext)
-
-
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Define the ACTIVEX extension module (experimental)
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------