diff --git a/tools/generate_interfaces/generate_interfaces.cpp b/tools/generate_interfaces/generate_interfaces.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c2ae7238..000000000
--- a/tools/generate_interfaces/generate_interfaces.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,111 +0,0 @@
-#include <regex>
-#include <string>
-#include <fstream>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <filesystem>
-
-// these are defined in dll.cpp at the top like this:
-// static char old_xxx[128] = ...
-const static std::vector<std::string> interface_patterns = {
-    R"(SteamClient\d+)",
-
-    R"(SteamGameServerStats\d+)",
-    R"(SteamGameServer\d+)",
-
-    R"(SteamMatchMakingServers\d+)",
-    R"(SteamMatchMaking\d+)",
-
-    R"(SteamUser\d+)",
-    R"(SteamFriends\d+)",
-    R"(SteamUtils\d+)",
-    R"(STEAMUSERSTATS_INTERFACE_VERSION\d+)",
-    R"(STEAMAPPS_INTERFACE_VERSION\d+)",
-    R"(SteamNetworking\d+)",
-    R"(STEAMREMOTESTORAGE_INTERFACE_VERSION\d+)",
-    R"(STEAMSCREENSHOTS_INTERFACE_VERSION\d+)",
-    R"(STEAMHTTP_INTERFACE_VERSION\d+)",
-    R"(STEAMUNIFIEDMESSAGES_INTERFACE_VERSION\d+)",
-
-    R"(STEAMCONTROLLER_INTERFACE_VERSION)",
-    R"(SteamController\d+)",
-
-    R"(STEAMUGC_INTERFACE_VERSION\d+)",
-    R"(STEAMAPPLIST_INTERFACE_VERSION\d+)",
-    R"(STEAMMUSIC_INTERFACE_VERSION\d+)",
-    R"(STEAMMUSICREMOTE_INTERFACE_VERSION\d+)",
-    R"(STEAMHTMLSURFACE_INTERFACE_VERSION_\d+)",
-    R"(STEAMINVENTORY_INTERFACE_V\d+)",
-    R"(STEAMVIDEO_INTERFACE_V\d+)",
-    R"(SteamMasterServerUpdater\d+)",
-};
-
-unsigned int findinterface(
-    std::ofstream &out_file,
-    const std::string &file_contents,
-    const std::string &interface_patt)
-{
-    std::regex interface_regex(interface_patt);
-
-    auto begin = std::sregex_iterator(file_contents.cbegin(), file_contents.cend(), interface_regex);
-    auto end = std::sregex_iterator();
-
-    unsigned int matches = 0;
-
-    for (std::sregex_iterator i = begin; i != end; ++i)
-    {
-        out_file << i->str() << std::endl;
-        ++matches;
-    }
-
-    return matches;
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-    if (argc < 2)
-    {
-        std::cerr << "usage: " << argv[0] << " <path to steam_api .dll or .so>" << std::endl;
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    std::ifstream steam_api_file(std::filesystem::u8path(argv[1]), std::ios::binary);
-    if (!steam_api_file)
-    {
-        std::cerr << "Error opening file: " << argv[1] << std::endl;
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    std::string steam_api_contents((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(steam_api_file)), std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
-
-    steam_api_file.close();
-
-    if (steam_api_contents.empty())
-    {
-        std::cerr << "Error loading data" << std::endl;
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    std::ofstream out_file("steam_interfaces.txt");
-    if (!out_file)
-    {
-        std::cerr << "Error opening output file" << std::endl;
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    unsigned int total_matches = 0;
-
-    for (const auto &patt : interface_patterns)
-    {
-        total_matches += findinterface(out_file, steam_api_contents, patt);
-    }
-
-    out_file.close();
-
-    if (total_matches == 0)
-    {
-        std::cerr << "No interfaces were found" << std::endl;
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}