diff --git a/ethutil/script.go b/ethutil/script.go
index f5c53f84c7..b796e7c1eb 100644
--- a/ethutil/script.go
+++ b/ethutil/script.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/obscuren/mutan"
 	"github.com/obscuren/mutan/backends"
-	"github.com/obscuren/serpent-go"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -15,13 +14,15 @@ func Compile(script string, silent bool) (ret []byte, err error) {
 
 		if len(line) > 1 && line[0:2] == "#!" {
 			switch line {
-			case "#!serpent":
-				byteCode, err := serpent.Compile(script)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
+			/*
+				case "#!serpent":
+					byteCode, err := serpent.Compile(script)
+					if err != nil {
+						return nil, err
+					}
 
-				return byteCode, nil
+					return byteCode, nil
+			*/
 			}
 		} else {