diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6a2fca602..7f238c834 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -357,14 +357,11 @@ if(BUILD_TOOLS)
   if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
     target_link_libraries(osrm-unlock-all rt)
   endif()
-  add_executable(osrm-check-hsgr src/tools/check-hsgr.cpp $<TARGET_OBJECTS:UTIL>)
-  target_link_libraries(osrm-check-hsgr ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${TBB_LIBRARIES})
   add_executable(osrm-springclean src/tools/springclean.cpp $<TARGET_OBJECTS:UTIL>)
   target_link_libraries(osrm-springclean ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 
   install(TARGETS osrm-io-benchmark DESTINATION bin)
   install(TARGETS osrm-unlock-all DESTINATION bin)
-  install(TARGETS osrm-check-hsgr DESTINATION bin)
   install(TARGETS osrm-springclean DESTINATION bin)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/tools/check-hsgr.cpp b/src/tools/check-hsgr.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 54822b1df..000000000
--- a/src/tools/check-hsgr.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-#include "util/percent.hpp"
-#include "contractor/query_edge.hpp"
-#include "util/static_graph.hpp"
-#include "util/integer_range.hpp"
-#include "util/graph_loader.hpp"
-#include "util/simple_logger.hpp"
-#include "util/osrm_exception.hpp"
-
-#include <boost/assert.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
-
-#include <memory>
-#include <vector>
-#include <cstdlib>
-
-namespace osrm
-{
-namespace tools
-{
-
-using EdgeData = contractor::QueryEdge::EdgeData;
-using QueryGraph = util::StaticGraph<EdgeData>;
-}
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char *argv[]) try
-{
-    osrm::util::LogPolicy::GetInstance().Unmute();
-    if (argc != 2)
-    {
-        osrm::util::SimpleLogger().Write(logWARNING) << "usage: " << argv[0] << " <file.hsgr>";
-        return EXIT_FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    boost::filesystem::path hsgr_path(argv[1]);
-
-    std::vector<osrm::tools::QueryGraph::NodeArrayEntry> node_list;
-    std::vector<osrm::tools::QueryGraph::EdgeArrayEntry> edge_list;
-    osrm::util::SimpleLogger().Write() << "loading graph from " << hsgr_path.string();
-
-    unsigned m_check_sum = 0;
-    unsigned m_number_of_nodes =
-        readHSGRFromStream(hsgr_path, node_list, edge_list, &m_check_sum);
-    osrm::util::SimpleLogger().Write() << "expecting " << m_number_of_nodes
-                                       << " nodes, checksum: " << m_check_sum;
-    BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(0 != node_list.size(), "node list empty");
-    osrm::util::SimpleLogger().Write() << "loaded " << node_list.size() << " nodes and "
-                                       << edge_list.size() << " edges";
-    auto m_query_graph = std::make_shared<osrm::tools::QueryGraph>(node_list, edge_list);
-
-    BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(0 == node_list.size(), "node list not flushed");
-    BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(0 == edge_list.size(), "edge list not flushed");
-
-    osrm::util::Percent progress(m_query_graph->GetNumberOfNodes());
-    for (const auto node_u : osrm::util::irange(0u, m_query_graph->GetNumberOfNodes()))
-    {
-        for (const auto eid : m_query_graph->GetAdjacentEdgeRange(node_u))
-        {
-            const osrm::tools::EdgeData &data = m_query_graph->GetEdgeData(eid);
-            if (!data.shortcut)
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-            const unsigned node_v = m_query_graph->GetTarget(eid);
-            const EdgeID edge_id_1 = m_query_graph->FindEdgeInEitherDirection(node_u, data.id);
-            if (SPECIAL_EDGEID == edge_id_1)
-            {
-                throw osrm::util::exception(
-                    "cannot find first segment of edge (" + std::to_string(node_u) + "," +
-                    std::to_string(data.id) + "," + std::to_string(node_v) + "), eid: " +
-                    std::to_string(eid));
-            }
-            const EdgeID edge_id_2 = m_query_graph->FindEdgeInEitherDirection(data.id, node_v);
-            if (SPECIAL_EDGEID == edge_id_2)
-            {
-                throw osrm::util::exception(
-                    "cannot find second segment of edge (" + std::to_string(node_u) + "," +
-                    std::to_string(data.id) + "," + std::to_string(node_v) + "), eid: " +
-                    std::to_string(eid));
-            }
-        }
-        progress.printStatus(node_u);
-    }
-    m_query_graph.reset();
-    osrm::util::SimpleLogger().Write() << "Data file " << argv[0] << " appears to be OK";
-
-    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
-}
-catch (const std::exception &e)
-{
-    osrm::util::SimpleLogger().Write(logWARNING) << "[exception] " << e.what();
-    return EXIT_FAILURE;
-}