diff --git a/administrator/components/com_joomlaupdate/tmpl/update/default.php b/administrator/components/com_joomlaupdate/tmpl/update/default.php
index 20930e131c994..62ed4bab56a42 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_joomlaupdate/tmpl/update/default.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_joomlaupdate/tmpl/update/default.php
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 JHtml::_('jquery.framework');
 
 // Load the scripts
-JHtml::_('script', 'com_joomlaupdate/json2.js', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true));
 JHtml::_('script', 'com_joomlaupdate/encryption.js', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true));
 JHtml::_('script', 'com_joomlaupdate/update.js', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true));
 
diff --git a/media/com_joomlaupdate/js/json2.js b/media/com_joomlaupdate/js/json2.js
deleted file mode 100644
index dcc673e3c1c88..0000000000000
--- a/media/com_joomlaupdate/js/json2.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  json2.js
- *  2014-02-04
- *  Public Domain.
- *  NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
- *  See http://www.JSON.org/js.html
- */
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diff --git a/media/com_joomlaupdate/js/json2.min.js b/media/com_joomlaupdate/js/json2.min.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f74d4acae688b..0000000000000
--- a/media/com_joomlaupdate/js/json2.min.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
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