diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/jython/v27/JythonScriptSplitter.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/jython/v27/JythonScriptSplitter.java
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index d113f6fb1f6cd7ac85c9e99123123ea76f57c37b..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/jython/v27/JythonScriptSplitter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2012 ETH Zuerich, CISD
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package ch.systemsx.cisd.common.jython.v27;
-
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.python27.core.PyException;
-
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.jython.JythonScript;
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.jython.JythonScriptBatch;
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.jython.JythonScriptBatches;
-
-/**
- * Splits jython code into smaller batches to overcome 64KB script size limitation.
- * 
- * @author pkupczyk
- */
-public class JythonScriptSplitter
-{
-
-    private static final int DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE = 100;
-
-    private int batchSize = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE;
-
-    public List<String> split(String scriptToSplit) throws PyException
-    {
-        JythonScript script = new JythonScript(scriptToSplit);
-        JythonScriptBatches batches = new JythonScriptBatches();
-        JythonScriptBatch batch = new JythonScriptBatch();
-        JythonScriptCommand command = new JythonScriptCommand();
-
-        for (String line : script.getLines())
-        {
-            if (command.getSize() > 0 && command.isNextCommand(line))
-            {
-                if (batch.getSize() > 0 && batch.getSize() + command.getSize() > getBatchSize())
-                {
-                    batches.addBatch(batch);
-                    batch = new JythonScriptBatch();
-                }
-                batch.addLines(command);
-                command = new JythonScriptCommand();
-                command.addLine(line);
-            } else
-            {
-                command.addLine(line);
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (command.getSize() > 0)
-        {
-            batch.addLines(command);
-        }
-        if (batch.getSize() > 0)
-        {
-            batches.addBatch(batch);
-        }
-
-        return batches.getLines();
-    }
-
-    public int getBatchSize()
-    {
-        return batchSize;
-    }
-
-    public void setBatchSize(int batchSize)
-    {
-        if (batchSize <= 0)
-        {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Batch size must be > 0");
-        }
-        this.batchSize = batchSize;
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/jython/v27/JythonScriptSplitterTest.java b/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/jython/v27/JythonScriptSplitterTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index ee6513a7ec2340fb7853ea0286de747a948408f4..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/jython/v27/JythonScriptSplitterTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2012 ETH Zuerich, CISD
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package ch.systemsx.cisd.common.jython.v27;
-
-import java.io.File;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.apache.commons.io.output.ByteArrayOutputStream;
-import org.testng.Assert;
-import org.testng.annotations.Test;
-
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.filesystem.FileUtilities;
-
-/**
- * @author pkupczyk
- */
-// TODO: remove "broken" if jython 2.7 is working
-@Test(groups =
-{ "slow", "broken" })
-public class JythonScriptSplitterTest
-{
-
-    @Test
-    public void testSplittingNullScriptShouldReturnNoBatches()
-    {
-        JythonScriptSplitter splitter = new JythonScriptSplitter();
-        List<String> batches = splitter.split(null);
-        Assert.assertNotNull(batches);
-        Assert.assertEquals(batches, Collections.emptyList());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testSplittingEmptyScriptShouldReturnOneEmptyBatch()
-    {
-        JythonScriptSplitter splitter = new JythonScriptSplitter();
-        List<String> batches = splitter.split("");
-        Assert.assertNotNull(batches);
-        Assert.assertEquals(batches.size(), 1);
-        Assert.assertEquals(batches.get(0), "");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testSplittingScriptSmallerThanBatchSizeShouldReturnOneBatch()
-    {
-        List<String> batches = testSplittingScript(1, 100);
-        Assert.assertEquals(batches.size(), 1);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testSplittingScriptBiggerThanBatchSizeShouldReturnMultipleBatches()
-    {
-        List<String> batches = testSplittingScript(1, 10);
-        Assert.assertEquals(batches.size(), 3);
-        Assert.assertEquals(batches.get(0), getTestScriptCodeBatch(1));
-        Assert.assertEquals(batches.get(1), getTestScriptCodeBatch(2));
-        Assert.assertEquals(batches.get(2), getTestScriptCodeBatch(3));
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testSplittingScriptBiggerThanJavaLimitShouldReturnMultipleBatches()
-    {
-        List<String> batches = testSplittingScript(200, 100);
-        Assert.assertTrue(batches.size() > 1);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testSplittingScriptWithCommandsBiggerThanBatchSizeShouldReturnBatchesThatFitCommands()
-    {
-        List<String> batches = testSplittingScript(2, 5);
-        Assert.assertTrue(batches.size() > 1);
-    }
-
-    private List<String> testSplittingScript(int scriptSize, int batchSize)
-    {
-        String originalScript = getTestScriptCode(scriptSize);
-
-        JythonScriptSplitter splitter = new JythonScriptSplitter();
-        splitter.setBatchSize(batchSize);
-
-        List<String> batches = splitter.split(originalScript);
-        Assert.assertNotNull(batches);
-
-        StringBuilder scriptFromBatches = new StringBuilder();
-        for (String batch : batches)
-        {
-            scriptFromBatches.append(batch);
-        }
-        Assert.assertEquals(scriptFromBatches.toString(), originalScript);
-
-        String originalScriptOutput = getTestScriptOutput(scriptSize);
-
-        ByteArrayOutputStream scriptFromBatchesOutput = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-        PythonInterpreter27 interpreter = PythonInterpreter27.createNonIsolatedPythonInterpreter();
-        interpreter.setOut(scriptFromBatchesOutput);
-
-        for (String batch : batches)
-        {
-            interpreter.exec(batch);
-        }
-
-        Assert.assertEquals(scriptFromBatchesOutput.toString(), originalScriptOutput);
-
-        return batches;
-    }
-
-    private String getTestScriptCode(int scriptSize)
-    {
-        return getTestFile("testScriptCode.py", scriptSize);
-    }
-
-    private String getTestScriptCodeBatch(int index)
-    {
-        return getTestFile("testScriptCodeBatch" + index + ".py", 1);
-    }
-
-    private String getTestScriptOutput(int scriptSize)
-    {
-        return getTestFile("testScriptOutput.txt", scriptSize);
-    }
-
-    private String getTestFile(String fileName, int numberOfDuplications)
-    {
-        File file = new File("resource/test-data/" + getClass().getSimpleName() + "/" + fileName);
-        String content = FileUtilities.loadToString(file);
-        StringBuilder duplicatedContent = new StringBuilder();
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < numberOfDuplications; i++)
-        {
-            duplicatedContent.append(content);
-        }
-        return duplicatedContent.toString();
-    }
-
-}