diff --git a/docs/settings.rst b/docs/settings.rst
index 0a04f804..a75badfc 100644
--- a/docs/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/settings.rst
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ Setting name (default value)                                            What doe
                                                                         generating new files. This can be useful in preventing older,
                                                                         unnecessary files from persisting in your output. However, **this is
                                                                         a destructive setting and should be handled with extreme care.**
-`FILES_TO_COPY` (``()``)                                                A list of files (or directories) to copy from the source (inside the
-                                                                        content directory) to the destination (inside the output directory).
-                                                                        For example: ``(('extra/robots.txt', 'robots.txt'),)``.
 `JINJA_EXTENSIONS` (``[]``)                                             A list of any Jinja2 extensions you want to use.
 `JINJA_FILTERS` (``{}``)                                                A list of custom Jinja2 filters you want to use.
                                                                         The dictionary should map the filtername to the filter function.
diff --git a/pelican/generators.py b/pelican/generators.py
index b777efec..c48f8067 100644
--- a/pelican/generators.py
+++ b/pelican/generators.py
@@ -559,19 +559,6 @@ class StaticGenerator(Generator):
                 self.staticfiles.append(static)
                 self.add_source_path(static)
 
-        # same thing for FILES_TO_COPY
-        for src, dest in self.settings['FILES_TO_COPY']:
-            static = read_file(
-                base_path=self.path, path=f, content_class=Static,
-                fmt='static',
-                settings=self.settings, context=self.context,
-                preread_signal=signals.static_generator_preread,
-                preread_sender=self,
-                context_signal=signals.static_generator_context,
-                context_sender=self)
-            self.staticfiles.append(static)
-            self.add_source_path(static)
-
     def generate_output(self, writer):
         self._copy_paths(self.settings['THEME_STATIC_PATHS'], self.theme,
                          'theme', self.output_path, os.curdir)
diff --git a/pelican/settings.py b/pelican/settings.py
index 34a2b42a..5386d172 100644
--- a/pelican/settings.py
+++ b/pelican/settings.py
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
     'DEFAULT_METADATA': (),
     'FILENAME_METADATA': '(?P<date>\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}).*',
     'PATH_METADATA': '',
-    'FILES_TO_COPY': (),
     'DEFAULT_STATUS': 'published',
     'ARTICLE_PERMALINK_STRUCTURE': '',
     'TYPOGRIFY': False,