diff --git a/Lib/lib-tk/Canvas.py b/Lib/lib-tk/Canvas.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 89929e76bad..00000000000
--- a/Lib/lib-tk/Canvas.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,188 +0,0 @@
-# This module exports classes for the various canvas item types
-
-# NOTE: This module was an experiment and is now obsolete.
-# It's best to use the Tkinter.Canvas class directly.
-
-from Tkinter import Canvas, _cnfmerge, _flatten
-
-
-class CanvasItem:
-    def __init__(self, canvas, itemType, *args, **kw):
-        self.canvas = canvas
-        self.id = canvas._create(itemType, args, kw)
-        if not hasattr(canvas, 'items'):
-            canvas.items = {}
-        canvas.items[self.id] = self
-    def __str__(self):
-        return str(self.id)
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return '<%s, id=%d>' % (self.__class__.__name__, self.id)
-    def delete(self):
-        del self.canvas.items[self.id]
-        self.canvas.delete(self.id)
-    def __getitem__(self, key):
-        v = self.canvas.tk.split(self.canvas.tk.call(
-                self.canvas._w, 'itemconfigure',
-                self.id, '-' + key))
-        return v[4]
-    cget = __getitem__
-    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
-        self.canvas.itemconfig(self.id, {key: value})
-    def keys(self):
-        if not hasattr(self, '_keys'):
-            self._keys = map(lambda x, tk=self.canvas.tk:
-                             tk.splitlist(x)[0][1:],
-                             self.canvas.tk.splitlist(
-                                     self.canvas._do(
-                                             'itemconfigure',
-                                             (self.id,))))
-        return self._keys
-    def __contains__(self, key):
-        return key in self.keys()
-    def addtag(self, tag, option='withtag'):
-        self.canvas.addtag(tag, option, self.id)
-    def bbox(self):
-        x1, y1, x2, y2 = self.canvas.bbox(self.id)
-        return (x1, y1), (x2, y2)
-    def bind(self, sequence=None, command=None, add=None):
-        return self.canvas.tag_bind(self.id, sequence, command, add)
-    def unbind(self, sequence, funcid=None):
-        self.canvas.tag_unbind(self.id, sequence, funcid)
-    def config(self, cnf={}, **kw):
-        return self.canvas.itemconfig(self.id, _cnfmerge((cnf, kw)))
-    def coords(self, pts = ()):
-        flat = ()
-        for x, y in pts: flat = flat + (x, y)
-        return self.canvas.coords(self.id, *flat)
-    def dchars(self, first, last=None):
-        self.canvas.dchars(self.id, first, last)
-    def dtag(self, ttd):
-        self.canvas.dtag(self.id, ttd)
-    def focus(self):
-        self.canvas.focus(self.id)
-    def gettags(self):
-        return self.canvas.gettags(self.id)
-    def icursor(self, index):
-        self.canvas.icursor(self.id, index)
-    def index(self, index):
-        return self.canvas.index(self.id, index)
-    def insert(self, beforethis, string):
-        self.canvas.insert(self.id, beforethis, string)
-    def lower(self, belowthis=None):
-        self.canvas.tag_lower(self.id, belowthis)
-    def move(self, xamount, yamount):
-        self.canvas.move(self.id, xamount, yamount)
-    def tkraise(self, abovethis=None):
-        self.canvas.tag_raise(self.id, abovethis)
-    raise_ = tkraise # BW compat
-    def scale(self, xorigin, yorigin, xscale, yscale):
-        self.canvas.scale(self.id, xorigin, yorigin, xscale, yscale)
-    def type(self):
-        return self.canvas.type(self.id)
-
-class Arc(CanvasItem):
-    def __init__(self, canvas, *args, **kw):
-        CanvasItem.__init__(self, canvas, 'arc', *args, **kw)
-
-class Bitmap(CanvasItem):
-    def __init__(self, canvas, *args, **kw):
-        CanvasItem.__init__(self, canvas, 'bitmap', *args, **kw)
-
-class ImageItem(CanvasItem):
-    def __init__(self, canvas, *args, **kw):
-        CanvasItem.__init__(self, canvas, 'image', *args, **kw)
-
-class Line(CanvasItem):
-    def __init__(self, canvas, *args, **kw):
-        CanvasItem.__init__(self, canvas, 'line', *args, **kw)
-
-class Oval(CanvasItem):
-    def __init__(self, canvas, *args, **kw):
-        CanvasItem.__init__(self, canvas, 'oval', *args, **kw)
-
-class Polygon(CanvasItem):
-    def __init__(self, canvas, *args, **kw):
-        CanvasItem.__init__(self, canvas, 'polygon', *args, **kw)
-
-class Rectangle(CanvasItem):
-    def __init__(self, canvas, *args, **kw):
-        CanvasItem.__init__(self, canvas, 'rectangle', *args, **kw)
-
-# XXX "Text" is taken by the Text widget...
-class CanvasText(CanvasItem):
-    def __init__(self, canvas, *args, **kw):
-        CanvasItem.__init__(self, canvas, 'text', *args, **kw)
-
-class Window(CanvasItem):
-    def __init__(self, canvas, *args, **kw):
-        CanvasItem.__init__(self, canvas, 'window', *args, **kw)
-
-class Group:
-    def __init__(self, canvas, tag=None):
-        if not tag:
-            tag = 'Group%d' % id(self)
-        self.tag = self.id = tag
-        self.canvas = canvas
-        self.canvas.dtag(self.tag)
-    def str(self):
-        return self.tag
-    __str__ = str
-    def _do(self, cmd, *args):
-        return self.canvas._do(cmd, (self.tag,) + _flatten(args))
-    def addtag_above(self, tagOrId):
-        self._do('addtag', 'above', tagOrId)
-    def addtag_all(self):
-        self._do('addtag', 'all')
-    def addtag_below(self, tagOrId):
-        self._do('addtag', 'below', tagOrId)
-    def addtag_closest(self, x, y, halo=None, start=None):
-        self._do('addtag', 'closest', x, y, halo, start)
-    def addtag_enclosed(self, x1, y1, x2, y2):
-        self._do('addtag', 'enclosed', x1, y1, x2, y2)
-    def addtag_overlapping(self, x1, y1, x2, y2):
-        self._do('addtag', 'overlapping', x1, y1, x2, y2)
-    def addtag_withtag(self, tagOrId):
-        self._do('addtag', 'withtag', tagOrId)
-    def bbox(self):
-        return self.canvas._getints(self._do('bbox'))
-    def bind(self, sequence=None, command=None, add=None):
-        return self.canvas.tag_bind(self.id, sequence, command, add)
-    def unbind(self, sequence, funcid=None):
-        self.canvas.tag_unbind(self.id, sequence, funcid)
-    def coords(self, *pts):
-        return self._do('coords', pts)
-    def dchars(self, first, last=None):
-        self._do('dchars', first, last)
-    def delete(self):
-        self._do('delete')
-    def dtag(self, tagToDelete=None):
-        self._do('dtag', tagToDelete)
-    def focus(self):
-        self._do('focus')
-    def gettags(self):
-        return self.canvas.tk.splitlist(self._do('gettags', self.tag))
-    def icursor(self, index):
-        return self._do('icursor', index)
-    def index(self, index):
-        return self.canvas.tk.getint(self._do('index', index))
-    def insert(self, beforeThis, string):
-        self._do('insert', beforeThis, string)
-    def config(self, cnf={}, **kw):
-        return self.canvas.itemconfigure(self.tag, _cnfmerge((cnf,kw)))
-    def lower(self, belowThis=None):
-        self._do('lower', belowThis)
-    def move(self, xAmount, yAmount):
-        self._do('move', xAmount, yAmount)
-    def tkraise(self, aboveThis=None):
-        self._do('raise', aboveThis)
-    lift = tkraise
-    def scale(self, xOrigin, yOrigin, xScale, yScale):
-        self._do('scale', xOrigin, yOrigin, xScale, yScale)
-    def select_adjust(self, index):
-        self.canvas._do('select', ('adjust', self.tag, index))
-    def select_from(self, index):
-        self.canvas._do('select', ('from', self.tag, index))
-    def select_to(self, index):
-        self.canvas._do('select', ('to', self.tag, index))
-    def type(self):
-        return self._do('type')
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 0b58d3a08f0..b5023e5fe55 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ Extension Modules
 Library
 -------
 
+- The Canvas module has been removed.
+
 - The Decimal module gained the magic methods __round__, __ceil__,
   __floor__ and __trunc__, to give support for round, math.ceil,
   math.floor and math.trunc.