diff --git a/packaging/installation_components.txt b/packaging/installation_components.txt
index 127193338..ba8825a7b 100644
--- a/packaging/installation_components.txt
+++ b/packaging/installation_components.txt
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ uniq_images, corebinaries
 unu, corebinaries
 waver, corebinaries
 whereami, corebinaries
-whirlgif, corebinaries
 3dMax, tcsh
 3dPAR2AFNI.pl, tcsh
 @1dDiffMag, tcsh
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists_binaries.txt b/src/CMakeLists_binaries.txt
index d53368390..8c8e9e1fb 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists_binaries.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists_binaries.txt
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ foreach(
   uniq_images
   unu
   whereami
-  whirlgif
 )

   add_afni_executable(${target} ${target}.c)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.INCLUDE b/src/Makefile.INCLUDE
index f44103def..7ac08a87d 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.INCLUDE
+++ b/src/Makefile.INCLUDE
@@ -3495,11 +3495,6 @@ help_format:help_format.o
 ibinom:ibinom.o
 	$(CC) -o ibinom ibinom.o $(LFLAGS) $(LLIBS)

-## GIF animation
-
-whirlgif:whirlgif.h whirlgif.c
-	$(CC) -o whirlgif whirlgif.c $(INFLAGS) $(LFLAGS) $(LLIBS)
-
 extor.o:extor.c
 	$(CCFAST) -c extor.c $(INFLAGS)