diff --git a/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/configuration/PythonSdkDetailsDialog.java b/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/configuration/PythonSdkDetailsDialog.java
index f445a4d696c9..d23fa87e9441 100644
--- a/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/configuration/PythonSdkDetailsDialog.java
+++ b/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/configuration/PythonSdkDetailsDialog.java
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ public class PythonSdkDetailsDialog extends DialogWrapper {
         }
       })
       .addExtraAction(new ToggleVirtualEnvFilterButton())
-      .addExtraAction(new ShowPathButton())
-      .addExtraAction(new GenerateSkeletonsButton());
+      .addExtraAction(new ShowPathButton());
 
     decorator.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(600, 500));
     myMainPanel = decorator.createPanel();
@@ -454,36 +453,4 @@ public class PythonSdkDetailsDialog extends DialogWrapper {
       updateOkButton();
     }
   }
-
-  private class GenerateSkeletonsButton extends AnActionButton implements DumbAware {
-    public GenerateSkeletonsButton() {
-      super("Generate skeletons for the selected interpreter", PythonIcons.Python.Skeleton);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean isEnabled() {
-      return (getSelectedSdk() instanceof PyDetectedSdk);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void actionPerformed(AnActionEvent e) {
-      final Sdk sdk = getSelectedSdk();
-      if (sdk instanceof PyDetectedSdk) {
-        try {
-          myProjectSdksModel.apply();
-        }
-        catch (ConfigurationException ignored) {
-        }
-
-        final Sdk addedSdk = SdkConfigurationUtil.setupSdk(myProjectSdksModel.getSdks(), sdk.getHomeDirectory(),
-                                                          PythonSdkType.getInstance(), true,
-                                                           null, null);
-        myProjectSdksModel.addSdk(addedSdk);
-        myProjectSdksModel.removeSdk(sdk);
-        refreshSdkList();
-        mySdkList.setSelectedValue(addedSdk, true);
-        updateOkButton();
-      }
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/python/resources/icons/com/jetbrains/python/skeleton.png b/python/resources/icons/com/jetbrains/python/skeleton.png
deleted file mode 100644
index b77c54ca92f8..000000000000
Binary files a/python/resources/icons/com/jetbrains/python/skeleton.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/python/resources/icons/com/jetbrains/python/skeleton@2x.png b/python/resources/icons/com/jetbrains/python/skeleton@2x.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 313b0249fffa..000000000000
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diff --git a/python/src/icons/PythonIcons.java b/python/src/icons/PythonIcons.java
index 2adb29d6c544..4e91858a0969 100644
--- a/python/src/icons/PythonIcons.java
+++ b/python/src/icons/PythonIcons.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ public class PythonIcons {
     public static final Icon Python_24 = load("/icons/com/jetbrains/python/python_24.png"); // 24x24
     public static final Icon PythonClosed = load("/icons/com/jetbrains/python/pythonClosed.png"); // 16x16
     public static final Icon PythonTests = load("/icons/com/jetbrains/python/pythonTests.png"); // 16x16
-    public static final Icon Skeleton = load("/icons/com/jetbrains/python/skeleton.png"); // 16x16
     public static final Icon TemplateRoot = load("/icons/com/jetbrains/python/templateRoot.png"); // 16x16
     public static final Icon Virtualenv = load("/icons/com/jetbrains/python/virtualenv.png"); // 16x16