diff --git a/public/templates/admin/header.tpl b/public/templates/admin/header.tpl
index 5a2b08c0c1..e3db80e96d 100644
--- a/public/templates/admin/header.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/admin/header.tpl
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@
 				<div class="well sidebar-nav">
 					<ul class="nav nav-list">
 						<li class="nav-header">Social Authentication</li>
-						<li><a href="{relative_path}/admin/twitter"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-twitter-square"></i> Twitter</a></li>
 						<li><a href="{relative_path}/admin/gplus"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-google-plus-square"></i> Google+</a></li>
 						<!-- BEGIN authentication -->
 						<li>
diff --git a/public/templates/admin/twitter.tpl b/public/templates/admin/twitter.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 86dd5ccd94..0000000000
--- a/public/templates/admin/twitter.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<h1><i class="fa fa-twitter-square"></i> Twitter Social Authentication</h1>
-<hr />
-
-<form>
-	<div class="alert alert-warning">
-		<p>
-			Create a <strong>Twitter Application</strong> via the
-			<a href="https://dev.twitter.com/">Twitter Developers Page</a> and then
-			paste your application details here.
-		</p>
-		<br />
-		<input type="text" data-field="social:twitter:key" title="Consumer Key" class="form-control input-lg" placeholder="Consumer Key"><br />
-		<input type="text" data-field="social:twitter:secret" title="Consumer Secret" class="form-control input-md" placeholder="Consumer Secret">
-	</div>
-</form>
-
-<button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" id="save">Save</button>
-
-<script>
-	require(['forum/admin/settings'], function(Settings) {
-		Settings.prepare();
-	});
-</script>
diff --git a/public/templates/config.json b/public/templates/config.json
index 81b6435a9b..e3ab19a569 100644
--- a/public/templates/config.json
+++ b/public/templates/config.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 		"^admin/plugins/?$": "admin/plugins",
 		"^admin/languages/?$": "admin/languages",
 		"^admin/settings.*": "admin/settings",
-		"^admin/twitter.*": "admin/twitter",
 		"^admin/logger.*": "admin/logger",
 		"^admin/gplus.*": "admin/gplus",
 		"^admin/motd/?$": "admin/motd",
diff --git a/src/login.js b/src/login.js
index 29fea1391b..1e0bb1d8c9 100644
--- a/src/login.js
+++ b/src/login.js
@@ -57,44 +57,6 @@ var user = require('./user'),
 		}
 	}
 
-	Login.loginViaTwitter = function(twid, handle, photos, callback) {
-		user.getUidByTwitterId(twid, function(err, uid) {
-			if(err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-
-			if (uid !== null) {
-				// Existing User
-				callback(null, {
-					uid: uid
-				});
-			} else {
-				// New User
-				user.create({username: handle}, function(err, uid) {
-					if(err) {
-						return callback(err);
-					}
-
-					// Save twitter-specific information to the user
-					user.setUserField(uid, 'twid', twid);
-					db.setObjectField('twid:uid', twid, uid);
-
-					// Save their photo, if present
-					if (photos && photos.length > 0) {
-						var photoUrl = photos[0].value;
-						photoUrl = path.dirname(photoUrl) + '/' + path.basename(photoUrl, path.extname(photoUrl)).slice(0, -6) + 'bigger' + path.extname(photoUrl);
-						user.setUserField(uid, 'uploadedpicture', photoUrl);
-						user.setUserField(uid, 'picture', photoUrl);
-					}
-
-					callback(null, {
-						uid: uid
-					});
-				});
-			}
-		});
-	};
-
 	Login.loginViaGoogle = function(gplusid, handle, email, callback) {
 		user.getUidByGoogleId(gplusid, function(err, uid) {
 			if(err) {
diff --git a/src/routes/admin.js b/src/routes/admin.js
index 3977a659e1..093ab9b4a9 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin.js
+++ b/src/routes/admin.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var nconf = require('nconf'),
 		(function () {
 			var routes = [
 				'categories/active', 'categories/disabled', 'users', 'topics', 'settings', 'themes',
-				'twitter', 'gplus', 'database', 'events', 'motd', 'groups', 'plugins',
+				'gplus', 'database', 'events', 'motd', 'groups', 'plugins',
 				'languages', 'logger',
 				'users/latest', 'users/sort-posts', 'users/sort-reputation', 'users/search'
 			];
@@ -409,10 +409,6 @@ var nconf = require('nconf'),
 				res.json(200, {});
 			});
 
-			app.get('/twitter', function (req, res) {
-				res.json(200, {});
-			});
-
 			app.get('/gplus', function (req, res) {
 				res.json(200, {});
 			});
diff --git a/src/routes/authentication.js b/src/routes/authentication.js
index b8007de36a..b8b9e93885 100644
--- a/src/routes/authentication.js
+++ b/src/routes/authentication.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 (function(Auth) {
 	var passport = require('passport'),
 		passportLocal = require('passport-local').Strategy,
-		passportTwitter = require('passport-twitter').Strategy,
 		passportGoogle = require('passport-google-oauth').OAuth2Strategy,
 		login_strategies = [],
 		nconf = require('nconf'),
@@ -31,29 +30,6 @@
 		});
 	});
 
-	if (meta.config['social:twitter:key'] && meta.config['social:twitter:secret']) {
-		passport.use(new passportTwitter({
-			consumerKey: meta.config['social:twitter:key'],
-			consumerSecret: meta.config['social:twitter:secret'],
-			callbackURL: nconf.get('url') + '/auth/twitter/callback'
-		}, function(token, tokenSecret, profile, done) {
-			login_module.loginViaTwitter(profile.id, profile.username, profile.photos, function(err, user) {
-				if (err) {
-					return done(err);
-				}
-				done(null, user);
-			});
-		}));
-
-		login_strategies.push({
-			name: 'twitter',
-			url: '/auth/twitter',
-			callbackURL: '/auth/twitter/callback',
-			icon: 'twitter',
-			scope: ''
-		});
-	}
-
 	if (meta.config['social:google:id'] && meta.config['social:google:secret']) {
 		passport.use(new passportGoogle({
 			clientID: meta.config['social:google:id'],
diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index 405d533cc4..1899c00158 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -742,15 +742,6 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 		});
 	};
 
-	User.getUidByTwitterId = function(twid, callback) {
-		db.getObjectField('twid:uid', twid, function(err, uid) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-			callback(null, uid);
-		});
-	};
-
 	User.getUidByGoogleId = function(gplusid, callback) {
 		db.getObjectField('gplusid:uid', gplusid, function(err, uid) {
 			if (err) {