diff --git a/art/general/erc.ans b/art/general/erc.ans
deleted file mode 100644
index d2f336d2..00000000
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diff --git a/config/menu.hjson b/config/menu.hjson
index 0a57414c..1ee13d07 100644
--- a/config/menu.hjson
+++ b/config/menu.hjson
@@ -1019,10 +1019,6 @@
 					value: { command: "R" }
 					action: @menu:mainMenuRumorz
 				}
-				{
-					value: { command: "CHAT"}
-					action: @menu:ercClient
-				}
 				{
 					value: { command: "BBS"}
 					action: @menu:bbsList
@@ -1473,58 +1469,6 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		ercClient: {
-			art: erc
-			module: erc_client
-			config: {
-				host: localhost
-        		port: 5001
-				bbsTag: CHANGEME
-      		}
-
-			form: {
-				0: {
-					mci: {
-						MT1: {
-							width: 79
-							height: 21
-							mode: preview
-							autoScroll: true
-						}
-						ET3: {
-							autoScale: false
-							width: 77
-							argName: inputArea
-							focus: true
-							submit: true
-						}
-					}
-
-					submit: {
-						*: [
-							{
-								value: { inputArea: null }
-								action: @method:inputAreaSubmit
-							}
-						]
-					}
-					actionKeys: [
-						{
-							keys: [ "tab" ]
-						}
-						{
-							keys: [ "up arrow" ]
-							action: @method:scrollDown
-						}
-						{
-							keys: [ "down arrow" ]
-							action: @method:scrollUp
-						}
-					]
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
 		bbsList: {
 			desc: Viewing BBS List
 			module: bbs_list
diff --git a/core/erc_client.js b/core/erc_client.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 018c9372..00000000
--- a/core/erc_client.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,179 +0,0 @@
-/* jslint node: true */
-'use strict';
-
-const MenuModule    = require('./menu_module.js').MenuModule;
-const stringFormat  = require('./string_format.js');
-
-//  deps
-const async         = require('async');
-const _             = require('lodash');
-const net           = require('net');
-
-/*
-    Expected configuration block example:
-
-    config: {
-        host: 192.168.1.171
-        port: 5001
-        bbsTag: SOME_TAG
-    }
-
-*/
-
-exports.getModule   = ErcClientModule;
-
-exports.moduleInfo = {
-    name    : 'ENiGMA Relay Chat Client',
-    desc    : 'Chat with other ENiGMA BBSes',
-    author  : 'Andrew Pamment',
-};
-
-var MciViewIds = {
-    ChatDisplay : 1,
-    InputArea   : 3,
-};
-
-//  :TODO: needs converted to ES6 MenuModule subclass
-function ErcClientModule(options) {
-    MenuModule.prototype.ctorShim.call(this, options);
-
-    const self          = this;
-    this.config         = options.menuConfig.config;
-
-    this.chatEntryFormat    = this.config.chatEntryFormat || '[{bbsTag}] {userName}: {message}';
-    this.systemEntryFormat  = this.config.systemEntryFormat || '[*SYSTEM*] {message}';
-
-    this.finishedLoading = function() {
-        async.waterfall(
-            [
-                function validateConfig(callback) {
-                    if(_.isString(self.config.host) &&
-                        _.isNumber(self.config.port) &&
-                        _.isString(self.config.bbsTag))
-                    {
-                        return callback(null);
-                    } else {
-                        return callback(new Error('Configuration is missing required option(s)'));
-                    }
-                },
-                function connectToServer(callback) {
-                    const connectOpts = {
-                        port    : self.config.port,
-                        host    : self.config.host,
-                    };
-
-                    const chatMessageView = self.viewControllers.menu.getView(MciViewIds.ChatDisplay);
-
-                    chatMessageView.setText('Connecting to server...');
-                    chatMessageView.redraw();
-
-                    self.viewControllers.menu.switchFocus(MciViewIds.InputArea);
-
-                    //  :TODO: Track actual client->enig connection for optional prevMenu @ final CB
-                    self.chatConnection = net.createConnection(connectOpts.port, connectOpts.host);
-
-                    self.chatConnection.on('data', data => {
-                        data = data.toString();
-
-                        if(data.startsWith('ERCHANDSHAKE')) {
-                            self.chatConnection.write(`ERCMAGIC|${self.config.bbsTag}|${self.client.user.username}\r\n`);
-                        } else if(data.startsWith('{')) {
-                            try {
-                                data = JSON.parse(data);
-                            } catch(e) {
-                                return self.client.log.warn( { error : e.message }, 'ERC: Error parsing ERC data from server');
-                            }
-
-                            let text;
-                            try {
-                                if(data.userName) {
-                                    //  user message
-                                    text = stringFormat(self.chatEntryFormat, data);
-                                } else {
-                                    //  system message
-                                    text = stringFormat(self.systemEntryFormat, data);
-                                }
-                            } catch(e) {
-                                return self.client.log.warn( { error : e.message }, 'ERC: chatEntryFormat error');
-                            }
-
-                            chatMessageView.addText(text);
-
-                            if(chatMessageView.getLineCount() > 30) {   //  :TODO: should probably be ChatDisplay.height?
-                                chatMessageView.deleteLine(0);
-                                chatMessageView.scrollDown();
-                            }
-
-                            chatMessageView.redraw();
-                            self.viewControllers.menu.switchFocus(MciViewIds.InputArea);
-                        }
-                    });
-
-                    self.chatConnection.once('end', () => {
-                        return callback(null);
-                    });
-
-                    self.chatConnection.once('error', err => {
-                        self.client.log.info(`ERC connection error: ${err.message}`);
-                        return callback(new Error('Failed connecting to ERC server!'));
-                    });
-                }
-            ],
-            err => {
-                if(err) {
-                    self.client.log.warn( { error : err.message }, 'ERC error');
-                }
-
-                self.prevMenu();
-            }
-        );
-    };
-
-    this.scrollHandler = function(keyName) {
-        const inputAreaView     = self.viewControllers.menu.getView(MciViewIds.InputArea);
-        const chatDisplayView   = self.viewControllers.menu.getView(MciViewIds.ChatDisplay);
-
-        if('up arrow' === keyName) {
-            chatDisplayView.scrollUp();
-        } else {
-            chatDisplayView.scrollDown();
-        }
-
-        chatDisplayView.redraw();
-        inputAreaView.setFocus(true);
-    };
-
-
-    this.menuMethods = {
-        inputAreaSubmit : function(formData, extraArgs, cb) {
-            const inputAreaView = self.viewControllers.menu.getView(MciViewIds.InputArea);
-            const inputData     = inputAreaView.getData();
-
-            if('/quit' === inputData.toLowerCase()) {
-                self.chatConnection.end();
-            } else {
-                try {
-                    self.chatConnection.write(`${inputData}\r\n`);
-                } catch(e) {
-                    self.client.log.warn( { error : e.message }, 'ERC error');
-                }
-                inputAreaView.clearText();
-            }
-            return cb(null);
-        },
-        scrollUp : function(formData, extraArgs, cb) {
-            self.scrollHandler(formData.key.name);
-            return cb(null);
-        },
-        scrollDown : function(formData, extraArgs, cb) {
-            self.scrollHandler(formData.key.name);
-            return cb(null);
-        }
-    };
-}
-
-require('util').inherits(ErcClientModule, MenuModule);
-
-ErcClientModule.prototype.mciReady = function(mciData, cb) {
-    this.standardMCIReadyHandler(mciData, cb);
-};