diff --git a/message/output/email/lib.php b/message/output/email/lib.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 26d07542393..00000000000
--- a/message/output/email/lib.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
-//
-// Moodle 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.
-//
-// Moodle 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 Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-/**
- * Email message processor library file
- *
- * @package    message_email
- * @copyright  2008 Luis Rodrigues and Martin Dougiamas
- * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
- */
-
-/**
- * Register the processor
- */
-function email_install(){
-    global $DB;
-    $result = true;
-
-    $provider = new stdClass();
-    $provider->name  = 'email';
-    $DB->insert_record('message_processors', $provider);
-    return $result;
-}
diff --git a/message/output/jabber/lib.php b/message/output/jabber/lib.php
deleted file mode 100644
index c0e677f8e4e..00000000000
--- a/message/output/jabber/lib.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
-//
-// Moodle 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.
-//
-// Moodle 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 Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-/**
- * Jabber message processor - lib file
- *
- * @package    message_jabber
- * @copyright  2008 Luis Rodrigues
- * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU Public License
- */
-
-/**
- * Register the processor.
- */
-function jabber_install(){
-    global $DB;
-
-    $result = true;
-
-    $provider = new stdClass();
-    $provider->name  = 'jabber';
-    $DB->insert_record('message_processors', $provider);
-    return $result;
-}
diff --git a/message/output/popup/lib.php b/message/output/popup/lib.php
deleted file mode 100644
index dd16ff3f490..00000000000
--- a/message/output/popup/lib.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
-//
-// Moodle 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.
-//
-// Moodle 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 Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-/**
- * Popup message processor - lib file
- *
- * @package   message_popup
- * @copyright 2008 Luis Rodrigues
- * @license   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU Public License
- */
-
-/**
- * Register the popup message processor
- */
-function popup_install(){
-    global $DB;
-
-    $result = true;
-
-    $provider = new stdClass();
-    $provider->name  = 'popup';
-    $DB->insert_record('message_processors', $provider);
-    return $result;
-}
-