diff --git a/kafka/protocol/pickle.py b/kafka/protocol/pickle.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d6e5fa74f..000000000
--- a/kafka/protocol/pickle.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
-try:
-    import copyreg  # pylint: disable=import-error
-except ImportError:
-    import copy_reg as copyreg  # pylint: disable=import-error
-
-import types
-
-
-def _pickle_method(method):
-    try:
-        func_name = method.__func__.__name__
-        obj = method.__self__
-        cls = method.__self__.__class__
-    except AttributeError:
-        func_name = method.im_func.__name__
-        obj = method.im_self
-        cls = method.im_class
-
-    return _unpickle_method, (func_name, obj, cls)
-
-
-def _unpickle_method(func_name, obj, cls):
-    for cls in cls.mro():
-        try:
-            func = cls.__dict__[func_name]
-        except KeyError:
-            pass
-        else:
-            break
-        return func.__get__(obj, cls)
-
-# https://bytes.com/topic/python/answers/552476-why-cant-you-pickle-instancemethods
-copyreg.pickle(types.MethodType, _pickle_method, _unpickle_method)