diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index d090f8e2d..e81722306 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ src/gen/db/cursor.py
 src/gen/db/exceptions.py
 src/gen/db/dbconst.py
 src/gen/db/__init__.py
-src/gen/db/iterator.py
 src/gen/db/undoredo.py
 
 # gen lib API
diff --git a/src/gen/db/Makefile.am b/src/gen/db/Makefile.am
index 5ac91fee9..e204e4a11 100644
--- a/src/gen/db/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gen/db/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ pkgdata_PYTHON = \
 	cursor.py \
 	dbconst.py \
 	exceptions.py \
-	iterator.py \
 	read.py \
 	txn.py \
 	undoredo.py \
diff --git a/src/gen/db/iterator.py b/src/gen/db/iterator.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 362e2fff6..000000000
--- a/src/gen/db/iterator.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2007 Richard Taylor
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
-#
-
-# $Id:iterator.py 9912 2008-01-22 09:17:46Z acraphae $
-
-from gen.utils import LongOpStatus
-
-class CursorIterator(object):
-    
-    def __init__(self, db, cursor, msg=""):
-        self._db = db
-        self._cursor = cursor
-        self._status = LongOpStatus(total_steps=cursor.get_length(), 
-                                    interval=10)
-        #self._status = LongOpStatus(msg=msg)
-
-    def __iter__(self):
-        try:
-            # Emit start signal
-            self._db.emit('long-op-start', (self._status,))
-            
-            first = self._cursor.first()
-            if first: 
-                yield first
-            
-            next = self._cursor.next()
-            while next:
-                yield next
-            
-                # check for cancel
-                #if self._status.should_cancel():
-                #    raise DbUserCancel
-            
-                # emit heartbeat
-                self._status.heartbeat()
-                next = self._cursor.next()
-            
-            # emit stop signal
-            self._status.end()
-            self._cursor.close()
-            raise StopIteration
-        except:
-            # Not allowed to use 'finally' because we 
-            # yeild inside the try clause.
-            self._cursor.close()
-            self._status.end()
-            raise
-    
diff --git a/src/plugins/lib/libgrdb.py b/src/plugins/lib/libgrdb.py
index 52cd34214..848b673a5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lib/libgrdb.py
+++ b/src/plugins/lib/libgrdb.py
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(".Db")
 from gen.lib import (MediaObject, Person, Family, Source, Event, Place, 
                      Repository, Note, GenderStats, Researcher)
 from gen.utils.callback import Callback
-from gen.db.iterator import CursorIterator
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -323,51 +322,27 @@ class DbGrdb(Callback):
     def get_person_cursor(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def get_person_cursor_iter(self, msg=_("Processing Person records")):
-        return CursorIterator(self, self.get_person_cursor(), msg)
-
     def get_family_cursor(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def get_family_cursor_iter(self, msg=_("Processing Family records")):
-        return CursorIterator(self, self.get_family_cursor(), msg)
-
     def get_event_cursor(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def get_event_cursor_iter(self, msg=_("Processing Event records")):
-        return CursorIterator(self, self.get_event_cursor(), msg)
-
     def get_place_cursor(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def get_place_cursor_iter(self, msg=_("Processing Place records")):
-        return CursorIterator(self, self.get_place_cursor(), msg)
-
     def get_source_cursor(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def get_source_cursor_iter(self, msg=_("Processing Source records")):
-        return CursorIterator(self, self.get_source_cursor(), msg)
-
     def get_media_cursor(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def get_media_cursor_iter(self, msg=_("Processing Media records")):
-        return CursorIterator(self, self.get_media_cursor(), msg)
-
     def get_repository_cursor(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def get_repository_cursor_iter(self, msg=_("Processing Repository records")):
-        return CursorIterator(self, self.get_repository_cursor(), msg)
-
     def get_note_cursor(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def get_note_cursor_iter(self, msg=_("Processing Note records")):
-        return CursorIterator(self, self.get_note_cursor(), msg)
-
     def open_undodb(self):
         if not self.readonly:
             self.undolog = "%s.undo" % self.full_name