diff --git a/src/README.md b/src/README.md
index a70cad1e985cdd..a2cad09165887b 100644
--- a/src/README.md
+++ b/src/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ The CHIP src directory is structured as follows:
 | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
 | app           | Application Layer -- Zigbee Cluster Library (ZCL)  |
 | ble           | BLE Layer -- Bluetooth Transport Protocol (BTP)    |
-| chipcli       | QR code tool CLI                                   |
 | controller    | Controller API                                     |
 | crypto        | Cryptography libraries                             |
 | darwin        | Darwin Framework (iOS and MacOS)                   |
diff --git a/src/chipcli/chiptool.cpp b/src/chipcli/chiptool.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index a8553f0c918144..00000000000000
--- a/src/chipcli/chiptool.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *
- *    Copyright (c) 2020 Project CHIP Authors
- *
- *    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- *    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- *    You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- *    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- *    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- *    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- *    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- *    limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#include <support/logging/CHIPLogging.h>
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include "chiptool_command_manager.h"
-
-static int match_command(const char * command_name, const char * name)
-{
-    return !strncmp(command_name, name, strlen(name));
-}
-
-static int help(int argc, char ** argv)
-{
-    chiptool_command_t * cmd = NULL;
-    for (cmd = commands; cmd->c_name != NULL; cmd++)
-    {
-        ChipLogDetail(chipTool, "%s\t%s\n", cmd->c_name, cmd->c_help);
-    }
-}
-
-static int usage(const char * prog_name)
-{
-    ChipLogDetail(chipTool,
-                  "Usage: %s [-h] [command] [opt ...]\n"
-                  "%s commands are:\n",
-                  prog_name, prog_name);
-    help(0, NULL);
-    return 2;
-}
-
-static int execute_command(int argc, char ** argv)
-{
-    if (argc == 0)
-    {
-        return -1;
-    }
-    const chiptool_command_t * command_to_execute = NULL;
-    bool found                                    = false;
-
-    for (command_to_execute = commands; command_to_execute->c_name; command_to_execute++)
-    {
-        if (match_command(command_to_execute->c_name, argv[0]))
-        {
-            found = true;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (found)
-    {
-        ChipLogDetail(chipTool, "Executing cmd %s\n", command_to_execute->c_name);
-        return command_to_execute->c_func(argc, argv);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        help(0, NULL);
-    }
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char ** argv)
-{
-    int result  = 0;
-    int do_help = 0;
-    int ch;
-
-    /* Remember my name. */
-    char * prog_name = strrchr(argv[0], '/');
-    prog_name        = prog_name ? prog_name + 1 : argv[0];
-    /* Do getopt stuff for global options. */
-    optind = 1;
-
-    while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "h")) != -1)
-    {
-        switch (ch)
-        {
-        case 'h':
-            do_help = 1;
-            break;
-
-        case '?':
-        default:
-            return usage(prog_name);
-        }
-    }
-
-    argc -= optind;
-    argv += optind;
-
-    if (do_help)
-    {
-        /* Munge argc/argv so that argv[0] is something. */
-        help(0, NULL);
-    }
-    else if (argc > 0)
-    {
-        execute_command(argc, argv);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        result = usage(prog_name);
-    }
-    return result;
-}