diff --git a/cmds/cmds.ts b/cmds/cmds.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e5e1fec..00000000
--- a/cmds/cmds.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/// <reference path="../node_modules/pxt-core/typings/node/node.d.ts"/>
-/// <reference path="../node_modules/pxt-core/built/pxtlib.d.ts" />
-
-import * as fs from "fs";
-import * as path from "path";
-import * as child_process from "child_process";
-
-let writeFileAsync: any = Promise.promisify(fs.writeFile)
-let execAsync: (cmd: string, options?: { cwd?: string }) => Promise<Buffer> = Promise.promisify(child_process.exec)
-let readDirAsync = Promise.promisify(fs.readdir)
-
-
-export function deployCoreAsync(res: ts.pxtc.CompileResult) {
-    return getBitDrivesAsync()
-        .then(drives => {
-            if (drives.length == 0) {
-                console.log("cannot find any drives to deploy to");
-                return Promise.resolve(0);
-            }
-
-            console.log(`copy ${ts.pxtc.BINARY_HEX} to ` + drives.join(", "));
-
-            let writeHexFile = (filename: string) => {
-                return writeFileAsync(filename + ts.pxtc.BINARY_HEX, res.outfiles[ts.pxtc.BINARY_HEX])
-                    .then(() => console.log("wrote hex file to " + filename));
-            };
-
-            return Promise.map(drives, d => writeHexFile(d))
-                .then(() => drives.length);
-        });
-}
-
-function getBitDrivesAsync(): Promise<string[]> {
-    if (process.platform == "win32") {
-        const rx = new RegExp("^([A-Z]:).* " + pxt.appTarget.compile.deployDrives)
-        return execAsync("wmic PATH Win32_LogicalDisk get DeviceID, VolumeName, FileSystem")
-            .then(buf => {
-                let res: string[] = []
-                buf.toString("utf8").split(/\n/).forEach(ln => {
-                    let m = rx.exec(ln)
-                    if (m) {
-                        res.push(m[1] + "/")
-                    }
-                })
-                return res
-            })
-    }
-    else if (process.platform == "darwin") {
-        const rx = new RegExp(pxt.appTarget.compile.deployDrives)
-        return readDirAsync("/Volumes")
-            .then(lst => lst.filter(s => rx.test(s)).map(s => "/Volumes/" + s + "/"))
-    } else if (process.platform == "linux") {
-        const rx = new RegExp(pxt.appTarget.compile.deployDrives)
-        const user = process.env["USER"]
-        return readDirAsync(`/media/${user}`)
-            .then(lst => lst.filter(s => rx.test(s)).map(s => `/media/${user}/${s}/`))
-    } else {
-        return Promise.resolve([])
-    }
-}
diff --git a/cmds/pxtrequire.ts b/cmds/pxtrequire.ts
index 26442585..227781fb 100644
--- a/cmds/pxtrequire.ts
+++ b/cmds/pxtrequire.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+/// <reference path="../node_modules/pxt-core/typings/node/node.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../node_modules/pxt-core/built/pxtlib.d.ts" />
+
 import * as path from "path";
 export let pxtCore = require("pxt-core");
 // require.resolve() gives path to [pxt dir]/built/pxt.js, so move up twice to get pxt root dir