diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/service.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/service.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9871cb5fc7..0000000000
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/service.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-# (c) 2015, Ansible Inc,
-#
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible 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
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
-__metaclass__ = type
-
-
-from ansible.plugins.action import ActionBase
-
-
-class ActionModule(ActionBase):
-
-    TRANSFERS_FILES = False
-
-    def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
-        ''' handler for package operations '''
-        if task_vars is None:
-            task_vars = dict()
-
-        result = super(ActionModule, self).run(tmp, task_vars)
-
-        module = self._task.args.get('use', 'auto')
-
-        if module == 'auto':
-            try:
-                module = self._templar.template('{{ansible_service_mgr}}')
-            except:
-                pass # could not get it from template!
-
-        if module == 'auto':
-            facts = self._execute_module(module_name='setup', module_args=dict(filter='ansible_service_mgr'), task_vars=task_vars)
-            self._display.debug("Facts %s" % facts)
-            if 'failed' not in facts:
-                module = getattr(facts['ansible_facts'], 'ansible_service_mgr', 'auto')
-
-        if not module or module == 'auto' or module not in self._shared_loader_obj.module_loader:
-            module = 'service'
-
-        if module != 'auto':
-            # run the 'service' module
-            new_module_args = self._task.args.copy()
-            if 'use' in new_module_args:
-                del new_module_args['use']
-
-            self._display.vvvv("Running %s" % module)
-            result.update(self._execute_module(module_name=module, module_args=new_module_args, task_vars=task_vars))
-        else:
-            result['failed'] = True
-            result['msg'] = 'Could not detect which service manager to use. Try gathering facts or setting the "use" option.'
-
-        return result