diff --git a/platypush/backend/serial/__init__.py b/platypush/backend/serial/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3814461af..000000000
--- a/platypush/backend/serial/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-import serial
-
-from platypush.backend import Backend
-from platypush.context import get_plugin
-from platypush.message.event.serial import SerialDataEvent
-
-
-class SerialBackend(Backend):
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(**kwargs)
-        self.data = None
-
-    def send_message(self, msg):
-        pass
-
-    def get_data(self):
-        plugin = get_plugin('serial')
-        return plugin.get_data().output
-
-    def run(self):
-        super().run()
-        self.logger.info('Initialized serial backend')
-
-        while not self.should_stop():
-            new_data = self.get_data()
-            if self.data is None or self.data != new_data:
-                self.bus.post(SerialDataEvent(data=new_data))
-
-            self.data = new_data
-
-
-# vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
-