diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 4617dfbf64..298eec7c43 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ detect-engine-file.c detect-engine-file.h \
 detect-engine-filedata-smtp.c detect-engine-filedata-smtp.h \
 detect-engine-hcbd.c detect-engine-hcbd.h \
 detect-engine-hcd.c detect-engine-hcd.h \
-detect-engine-hhd.c detect-engine-hhd.h \
 detect-engine-hhhd.c detect-engine-hhhd.h \
 detect-engine-hmd.c detect-engine-hmd.h \
 detect-engine-hrhd.c detect-engine-hrhd.h \
diff --git a/src/detect-engine-file.c b/src/detect-engine-file.c
index 7db290d3e5..9464799b4c 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-file.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-file.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 #include "detect-engine-uri.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hcbd.h"
-#include "detect-engine-hhd.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hrhd.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hmd.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hcd.h"
diff --git a/src/detect-engine-hhd.c b/src/detect-engine-hhd.c
deleted file mode 100644
index aab3c56205..0000000000
--- a/src/detect-engine-hhd.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2010 Open Information Security Foundation
- *
- * You can copy, redistribute or modify this Program under the terms of
- * the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free
- * Software Foundation.
- *
- * 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
- * version 2 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
- * 02110-1301, USA.
- */
-
-/**
- * \ingroup httplayer
- *
- * @{
- */
-
-
-/** \file
- *
- * \author Anoop Saldanha <anoopsaldanha@gmail.com>
- *
- * \brief Handle HTTP header match
- *
- */
-
-#include "suricata-common.h"
-#include "suricata.h"
-#include "decode.h"
-
-#include "detect.h"
-#include "detect-engine.h"
-#include "detect-engine-hhd.h"
-#include "detect-engine-mpm.h"
-#include "detect-parse.h"
-#include "detect-engine-state.h"
-#include "detect-engine-content-inspection.h"
-#include "detect-engine-prefilter.h"
-
-#include "flow-util.h"
-#include "util-debug.h"
-#include "util-print.h"
-#include "util-memcmp.h"
-#include "flow.h"
-
-#include "stream-tcp.h"
-
-#include "app-layer-parser.h"
-
-#include "util-unittest.h"
-#include "util-unittest-helper.h"
-#include "app-layer.h"
-#include "app-layer-htp.h"
-#include "app-layer-protos.h"
-
-#include "util-validate.h"
-
-/***********************************Unittests**********************************/
-
-#ifdef UNITTESTS
-
-#endif /* UNITTESTS */
-
-void DetectEngineHttpHeaderRegisterTests(void)
-{
-
-#ifdef UNITTESTS
-
-#endif /* UNITTESTS */
-
-    return;
-}
-/**
- * @}
- */
diff --git a/src/detect-engine-hhd.h b/src/detect-engine-hhd.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 86b9a85b78..0000000000
--- a/src/detect-engine-hhd.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2010 Open Information Security Foundation
- *
- * You can copy, redistribute or modify this Program under the terms of
- * the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free
- * Software Foundation.
- *
- * 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
- * version 2 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
- * 02110-1301, USA.
- */
-
-/** \file
- *
- * \author Anoop Saldanha <anoopsaldanha@gmail.com>
- */
-
-#ifndef __DETECT_ENGINE_HHD_H__
-#define __DETECT_ENGINE_HHD_H__
-
-#include "app-layer-htp.h"
-
-#endif /* __DETECT_ENGINE_HHD_H__ */
diff --git a/src/detect-engine-mpm.c b/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
index 069ea6306d..40ec280f8e 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #include "detect-engine-uri.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hrud.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hmd.h"
-#include "detect-engine-hhd.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hrhd.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hcd.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hua.h"
diff --git a/src/detect-http-header.c b/src/detect-http-header.c
index a9f29d2a66..fa65b9c062 100644
--- a/src/detect-http-header.c
+++ b/src/detect-http-header.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 
 #include "app-layer-htp.h"
 #include "detect-http-header.h"
-#include "detect-engine-hhd.h"
 #include "stream-tcp.h"
 
 static int DetectHttpHeaderSetup(DetectEngineCtx *, Signature *, char *);
diff --git a/src/detect.c b/src/detect.c
index 19d2d9a491..37576ddc36 100644
--- a/src/detect.c
+++ b/src/detect.c
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@
 #include "detect-http-response-line.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hcbd.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hsbd.h"
-#include "detect-engine-hhd.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hrhd.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hmd.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hcd.h"
diff --git a/src/runmode-unittests.c b/src/runmode-unittests.c
index 17bdc4e975..6d1632dc4e 100644
--- a/src/runmode-unittests.c
+++ b/src/runmode-unittests.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include "detect-engine-uri.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hcbd.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hsbd.h"
-#include "detect-engine-hhd.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hrhd.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hmd.h"
 #include "detect-engine-hcd.h"