diff --git a/dotdrop/config.py b/dotdrop/config.py
index ea22c10..c2cb09b 100644
--- a/dotdrop/config.py
+++ b/dotdrop/config.py
@@ -504,37 +504,6 @@ class Cfg:
             cnt += 1
         return key
 
-    def short_to_long(self):
-        """transform all short keys to long keys"""
-        if not self.content[self.key_dotfiles]:
-            return
-        match = {}
-        new = {}
-        # handle the entries in dotfiles
-        for oldkey, v in self.content[self.key_dotfiles].items():
-            path = v[self.key_dotfiles_dst]
-            path = os.path.expanduser(path)
-            newkey = self._get_long_key(path)
-            new[newkey] = v
-            match[oldkey] = newkey
-        # replace with new keys
-        self.content[self.key_dotfiles] = new
-
-        # handle the entries in profiles
-        for k, v in self.lnk_profiles.items():
-            if self.key_profiles_dots not in v:
-                continue
-            if not v[self.key_profiles_dots]:
-                continue
-            new = []
-            for oldkey in v[self.key_profiles_dots]:
-                if oldkey == self.key_all:
-                    continue
-                newkey = match[oldkey]
-                new.append(newkey)
-            # replace with new keys
-            v[self.key_profiles_dots] = new
-
     def _dotfile_exists(self, dotfile):
         """return True and the existing dotfile key
         if it already exists, False and a new unique key otherwise"""
diff --git a/scripts/short-to-long-key.py b/scripts/short-to-long-key.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 45dbde0..0000000
--- a/scripts/short-to-long-key.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-author: deadc0de6 (https://github.com/deadc0de6)
-Copyright (c) 2017, deadc0de6
-
-transform all short dotfile keys
-from the short format to the long
-format
-
-For example ~/.config/awesome/rc.lua
-  short format: f_rc.lua
-  long format:  f_config_awesome_rc.lua
-
-You need to have dotdrop installed for this script
-to work (either with setup.py or pypi).
-"""
-
-from docopt import docopt
-import sys
-import os
-from dotdrop.config import Cfg
-
-
-USAGE = """
-short-to-long-key.py
-
-Usage:
-  short-to-long-key.py <config.yaml>
-  short-to-long-key.py --help
-
-Options:
-  -h --help               Show this screen.
-
-"""
-
-
-def main():
-    args = docopt(USAGE)
-    path = os.path.expanduser(args['<config.yaml>'])
-
-    try:
-
-        conf = Cfg(path)
-    except ValueError as e:
-        print('error: {}'.format(str(e)))
-        return False
-
-    conf.short_to_long()
-    print(conf.dump())
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    if main():
-        sys.exit(0)
-    sys.exit(1)