diff --git a/modules/mod_footer/mod_footer.php b/modules/mod_footer/mod_footer.php
deleted file mode 100644
index b1ab61faf3126..0000000000000
--- a/modules/mod_footer/mod_footer.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @package     Joomla.Site
- * @subpackage  mod_footer
- *
- * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2017 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
- */
-
-defined('_JEXEC') or die;
-
-use Joomla\String\StringHelper;
-
-$app        = JFactory::getApplication();
-$date       = JFactory::getDate();
-$cur_year   = JHtml::_('date', $date, 'Y');
-$csite_name = $app->get('sitename');
-
-if (is_int(StringHelper::strpos(JText :: _('MOD_FOOTER_LINE1'), '%date%')))
-{
-	$line1 = str_replace('%date%', $cur_year, JText :: _('MOD_FOOTER_LINE1'));
-}
-else
-{
-	$line1 = JText :: _('MOD_FOOTER_LINE1');
-}
-
-if (is_int(StringHelper::strpos($line1, '%sitename%')))
-{
-	$lineone = str_replace('%sitename%', $csite_name, $line1);
-}
-else
-{
-	$lineone = $line1;
-}
-
-$moduleclass_sfx = htmlspecialchars($params->get('moduleclass_sfx'), ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8');
-
-require JModuleHelper::getLayoutPath('mod_footer', $params->get('layout', 'default'));
diff --git a/modules/mod_footer/mod_footer.xml b/modules/mod_footer/mod_footer.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 215eb8bb93b4b..0000000000000
--- a/modules/mod_footer/mod_footer.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<extension type="module" version="3.1" client="site" method="upgrade">
-	<name>mod_footer</name>
-	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
-	<creationDate>July 2006</creationDate>
-	<copyright>Copyright (C) 2005 - 2017 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.</copyright>
-	<license>GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt</license>
-	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
-	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
-	<version>3.0.0</version>
-	<description>MOD_FOOTER_XML_DESCRIPTION</description>
-	<files>
-		<filename module="mod_footer">mod_footer.php</filename>
-		<folder>tmpl</folder>
-	</files>
-	<languages>
-		<language tag="en-GB">en-GB.mod_footer.ini</language>
-		<language tag="en-GB">en-GB.mod_footer.sys.ini</language>
-	</languages>
-	<help key="JHELP_EXTENSIONS_MODULE_MANAGER_FOOTER" />
-	<config>
-		<fields name="params">
-			<fieldset name="advanced">
-				<field
-					name="layout"
-					type="modulelayout"
-					label="JFIELD_ALT_LAYOUT_LABEL"
-					description="JFIELD_ALT_MODULE_LAYOUT_DESC"
-				/>
-
-				<field
-					name="moduleclass_sfx"
-					type="textarea"
-					label="COM_MODULES_FIELD_MODULECLASS_SFX_LABEL"
-					description="COM_MODULES_FIELD_MODULECLASS_SFX_DESC"
-					rows="3"
-				/>
-
-				<field
-					name="cache"
-					type="list"
-					label="COM_MODULES_FIELD_CACHING_LABEL"
-					description="COM_MODULES_FIELD_CACHING_DESC"
-					default="1"
-					>
-					<option value="1">JGLOBAL_USE_GLOBAL</option>
-					<option value="0">COM_MODULES_FIELD_VALUE_NOCACHING</option>
-				</field>
-
-				<field
-					name="cache_time"
-					type="text"
-					label="COM_MODULES_FIELD_CACHE_TIME_LABEL"
-					description="COM_MODULES_FIELD_CACHE_TIME_DESC"
-					default="900"
-				/>
-
-				<field
-					name="cachemode"
-					type="hidden"
-					default="static"
-					>
-					<option value="static"></option>
-				</field>
-			</fieldset>
-		</fields>
-	</config>
-</extension>
diff --git a/modules/mod_footer/tmpl/default.php b/modules/mod_footer/tmpl/default.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b82ab06029e0..0000000000000
--- a/modules/mod_footer/tmpl/default.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @package     Joomla.Site
- * @subpackage  mod_footer
- *
- * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2017 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
- */
-
-defined('_JEXEC') or die;
-?>
-<div class="footer1<?php echo $moduleclass_sfx; ?>"><?php echo $lineone; ?></div>
-<div class="footer2<?php echo $moduleclass_sfx; ?>"><?php echo JText::_('MOD_FOOTER_LINE2'); ?></div>