diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d06583c..843db46 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ We have some guides and general documentation in the [docs](docs/) directory. Am
 - [Tests](docs/tests.md)
 - [HTTP Router](docs/router.md)
 - [Template engine](docs/template.md)
-- [Script integrations](docs/util.md)
 - [List of security fixes](docs/sec-fixes/)
 
 ## Dependencies
diff --git a/docs/running.md b/docs/running.md
index b6cbc97..f6df44b 100644
--- a/docs/running.md
+++ b/docs/running.md
@@ -9,6 +9,3 @@ The arg parsing is a bit rudimentary atm. Assume only one option supported per i
 - `debug` shows stderr (useful for debugging)
 - `debuggier` shows stderr and calltrace 
 - `shell` drops you into an environment practically equivalent to the runtime
-- `utils` lists all available [utilities](./util.md) (scripts which integrate into the
-  standard HTTP.sh environment, but are strictly for CLI use. Useful for administrative tasks.)
-- `<util> [params]` launches an utility, if it's available
diff --git a/docs/util.md b/docs/util.md
deleted file mode 100644
index b11dc2c..0000000
--- a/docs/util.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-# utils: integrating scripts with http.sh
-
-HTTP.sh provides a number of useful APIs designed to make interfacing with HTTP and browsers easier.
-Some of those (especially notORM) are also useful in a CLI environment, to help with migrations and
-other administrative tasks.
-
-Utils integrate into HTTP.sh through calling the main script, with the utility name as the first
-parameter. So, for `meow.sh` the invocation would be `./http.sh meow`, or `./http.sh meow [params]`
-if the util takes any parameters.
-
-Utils are automagically started within the environment, and otherwise work like normal scripts.
-Of note:
-
-- `$0` is always the `./http.sh` invocation, not your script name
-- script name is instead stored in `$HTTPSH_SCRIPTNAME`
-- `$@` contain parameters to the utility, not a full invocation.
-- at the present, only the `master.sh` config is loaded
-- the environment is equivalent to `./http.sh shell`
-
-A list of utilities can be obtained by calling `./http.sh utils`.
-
-## Built-in utils
-
-The following scripts are generic helpers shipped with HTTP.sh. We hope they'll come in handy.
-
-### notORM
-
-WIP. Currently can only dump a store out to the terminal:
-
-```bash
-$ ./http.sh notORM dump storage/new.dat
-declare -a data=([0]="0" [1]="domi" [2]="http://sdomi.pl/" [3]="" [4]="XOaj44smtzCg1p88fgG7bEnMeTNt361wK8Up4BKEiU747lcNIuMAez60zEiAaALWMwzcQ6" [5]="0" [6]="meow~" [7]="RCszUuBXQI")
- (…)
-```
-
-### bump
-
-Acknowledges a version after a HTTP.sh update. Takes no parameters.
-
-## Future plans
-
-- List a description for each util on the `./http.sh utils` page. This would require storing more
-  metadata on the utils, TBD.
-- more 1st-party utils!
-- more work on notORM util, ideally it should allow one to do all actions on the DB
diff --git a/http.sh b/http.sh
index 34a9cab..b3877ef 100755
--- a/http.sh
+++ b/http.sh
@@ -59,12 +59,7 @@ fi
 source config/master.sh
 
 if [[ "$HTTPSH_VERSION" != "${cfg[init_version]}" ]]; then
-	echo "WARN: HTTP.sh was updated since this instance was initialized (config v${cfg[init_version]:-(none)}, runtime v$HTTPSH_VERSION). There may be breaking changes.
-
-Check for breaking changes (announced on IRC and in `git log`),
-then use this to ACK the message:
-
-./http.sh bump"
+	echo "WARN: HTTP.sh was updated since this instance was initialized (config v${cfg[init_version]:-(none)}, runtime v$HTTPSH_VERSION). There may be breaking changes. Edit cfg[init_version] in config/master.sh to remove this warning."
 fi	
 
 while read i; do
@@ -107,32 +102,6 @@ if [[ "$1" == 'shell' ]]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-if [[ "$1" == "utils" ]]; then # list all available utils
-	# would be cool to make this more generic
-	ls "${cfg[namespace]}/util/" "src/util"
-	exit 0
-fi
-
-for path in "${cfg[namespace]}/util/" "src/util/"; do
-	HTTPSH_SCRIPTNAME="$(basename "$1")"
-	if [[ -x "$path$HTTPSH_SCRIPTNAME.sh" ]]; then
-		shift
-		shopt -s extglob
-		source src/account.sh
-		source src/mail.sh
-		source src/mime.sh
-		source src/misc.sh
-		source src/notORM.sh
-		source src/template.sh
-		source "${cfg[namespace]}/config.sh"
-		source "$path$HTTPSH_SCRIPTNAME.sh"
-		exit 0
-	elif [[ -f "$path$HTTPSH_SCRIPTNAME.sh" ]]; then
-		echo "[WARN] util '$1' found, but not executable. Ignoring..." >&2
-	fi
-done
-unset path HTTPSH_SCRIPTNAME
-
 cat <<EOF >&2
  _    _ _______ _______ _____  ______ _    _ 
 | |  | |_______|_______|  _  \/  ___/| |  | |
diff --git a/src/util/bump.sh b/src/util/bump.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 7db026b..0000000
--- a/src/util/bump.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-if [[ "$HTTPSH_VERSION" != "${cfg[init_version]}" ]]; then
-	sed -i '/cfg\[init_version\]=/d' config/master.sh
-	echo "cfg[init_version]=$HTTPSH_VERSION" >> "config/master.sh"
-	echo "Version bumped. I hope you checked for breaking changes!"
-else
-	echo "All good! :3"
-fi
diff --git a/src/util/notORM.sh b/src/util/notORM.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 27a9120..0000000
--- a/src/util/notORM.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-if [[ ! "$1" ]]; then
-	echo "usage: $0 $HTTPSH_SCRIPTNAME <action> [params]
-
-Action can be one of:
-  dump <store> - dump the contents of a notORM store"
-	exit 1
-elif [[ "$1" == dump ]]; then
-	x() { declare -p data; }
-	data_iter "$2" { } x
-fi
diff --git a/src/version.sh b/src/version.sh
index 3285da3..c290b98 100644
--- a/src/version.sh
+++ b/src/version.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-HTTPSH_VERSION=0.97.3
+HTTPSH_VERSION=0.97.2