diff --git a/go/metastore/backing_test.go b/go/metastore/backing_test.go
index c8497fe4b..a3de491c7 100644
--- a/go/metastore/backing_test.go
+++ b/go/metastore/backing_test.go
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ func TestFileBacking(t *testing.T) {
 	verifySetGet(t, ms)
 }
 
-func TestEtcdBacking(t *testing.T) {
-	ms := &MetaStore{NewMetaStoreEtcdBacking("http://localhost:4001")}
-	verifySetGet(t, ms)
-}
-
 func verifySetGet(t *testing.T, ms *MetaStore) {
 	data := uint64(234234)
 	ms.SetUint64("/tmp/sequence", data)
diff --git a/go/metastore/etcd_backing.go b/go/metastore/etcd_backing.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d4a5aef6..000000000
--- a/go/metastore/etcd_backing.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-// +build ignore
-
-package metastore
-
-import (
-	"code.google.com/p/weed-fs/go/glog"
-	"errors"
-	"github.com/coreos/go-etcd/etcd"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-// store data on etcd
-
-type MetaStoreEtcdBacking struct {
-	client *etcd.Client
-}
-
-func NewMetaStoreEtcdBacking(etcdCluster string) *MetaStoreEtcdBacking {
-	m := &MetaStoreEtcdBacking{}
-	m.client = etcd.NewClient(strings.Split(etcdCluster, ","))
-	return m
-}
-
-func (m MetaStoreEtcdBacking) Set(path, val string) error {
-	res, e := m.client.Set(path, val, 0)
-	glog.V(2).Infof("etcd set response: %+v\n", res)
-	return e
-}
-
-func (m MetaStoreEtcdBacking) Get(path string) (string, error) {
-	results, err := m.client.Get(path)
-	for i, res := range results {
-		glog.V(2).Infof("[%d] get response: %+v\n", i, res)
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	if results[0].Key != path {
-		return "", errors.New("Key Not Found:" + path)
-	}
-	return results[0].Value, nil
-}
-
-func (m MetaStoreEtcdBacking) Has(path string) (ok bool) {
-	results, err := m.client.Get(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	if results[0].Key != path {
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
-}
diff --git a/go/sequence/sequence.go b/go/sequence/sequence.go
index d86d88385..493804ec6 100644
--- a/go/sequence/sequence.go
+++ b/go/sequence/sequence.go
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ func NewFileSequencer(filepath string) (m *SequencerImpl) {
 	return
 }
 
-//func NewEtcdSequencer(etcdCluster string) (m *SequencerImpl) {
-//	m = &SequencerImpl{fileFullPath: "/weedfs/default/sequence"}
-//	m.metaStore = &metastore.MetaStore{metastore.NewMetaStoreEtcdBacking(etcdCluster)}
-//	m.initilize()
-//	return
-//}
-
 func (m *SequencerImpl) initilize() {
 	if !m.metaStore.Has(m.fileFullPath) {
 		m.FileIdSequence = FileIdSaveInterval
diff --git a/go/weed/master.go b/go/weed/master.go
index a1dffe5ac..55ded2869 100644
--- a/go/weed/master.go
+++ b/go/weed/master.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ var (
 	mMaxCpu               = cmdMaster.Flag.Int("maxCpu", 0, "maximum number of CPUs. 0 means all available CPUs")
 	garbageThreshold      = cmdMaster.Flag.String("garbageThreshold", "0.3", "threshold to vacuum and reclaim spaces")
 	masterWhiteListOption = cmdMaster.Flag.String("whiteList", "", "comma separated Ip addresses having write permission. No limit if empty.")
-	//etcdCluster           = cmdMaster.Flag.String("etcd", "", "comma separated etcd urls, e.g., http://localhost:4001, See github.com/coreos/go-etcd/etcd")
 
 	masterWhiteList []string
 )
diff --git a/go/weed/weed_server/master_server.go b/go/weed/weed_server/master_server.go
index ee1181f1d..e13358105 100644
--- a/go/weed/weed_server/master_server.go
+++ b/go/weed/weed_server/master_server.go
@@ -40,11 +40,7 @@ func NewMasterServer(r *mux.Router, version string, port int, metaFolder string,
 		garbageThreshold:  garbageThreshold,
 		whiteList:         whiteList,
 	}
-	//if len(*etcdCluster) == 0 {
 	seq := sequence.NewFileSequencer(path.Join(metaFolder, "weed.seq"))
-	//} else {
-	//	seq = sequence.NewEtcdSequencer(*etcdCluster)
-	//}
 	var e error
 	if ms.topo, e = topology.NewTopology("topo", confFile, seq,
 		uint64(volumeSizeLimitMB)*1024*1024, pulseSeconds); e != nil {