diff --git a/examples/print-next-message b/examples/print-next-message
deleted file mode 100755
index c610896..0000000
--- a/examples/print-next-message
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-# Copyright © 2012 Zulip, Inc.
-#
-# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-#
-# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
-# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-#
-# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
-# THE SOFTWARE.
-
-from __future__ import print_function
-import sys
-import os
-import optparse
-
-usage = """print-next-message --user=<bot's email address> --api-key=<bot's api key> [options]
-
-Prints out the next message received by the user.
-
-Example: print-next-messages --user=username@example.com --api-key=a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5
-
-You can omit --user and --api-key arguments if you have a properly set up ~/.zuliprc
-"""
-sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
-import zulip
-
-parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=usage)
-parser.add_option_group(zulip.generate_option_group(parser))
-(options, args) = parser.parse_args()
-
-client = zulip.init_from_options(options)
-
-print(client.get_messages({}))
diff --git a/zulip/__init__.py b/zulip/__init__.py
index d8243c8..43f38f0 100644
--- a/zulip/__init__.py
+++ b/zulip/__init__.py
@@ -537,7 +537,6 @@ class ZulipStream(object):
 
 Client._register('send_message', url='messages', make_request=(lambda request: request))
 Client._register('update_message', method='PATCH', url='messages', make_request=(lambda request: request))
-Client._register('get_messages', method='GET', url='messages/latest', longpolling=True)
 Client._register('get_events', url='events', method='GET', longpolling=True, make_request=(lambda **kwargs: kwargs))
 Client._register('register', make_request=_mk_events)
 Client._register('export', method='GET', url='export')