diff --git a/DrBotIRC.py b/DrBotIRC.py
index 8b6b05b..6bc5ff1 100644
--- a/DrBotIRC.py
+++ b/DrBotIRC.py
@@ -356,19 +356,6 @@ class DrBotIRC(irclib.IRC):
         # guess it was never loaded
         return 'Module ' + modname + ' is not loaded.'
 
-    def reload_module(self, modname):
-        """Attempt to reload a module, by removing it from memory and then
-        re-initializing it.
-        """
-
-        ret = self.unload_module(modname)
-        if ret == 'Module ' + modname + ' unloaded.':
-            ret = self.load_module(modname)
-            if ret == 'Module ' + modname + ' loaded.':
-                return 'Module ' + modname + ' reloaded.'
-
-        return 'Module ' + modname + ' reload failed. Check the console.'
-
     def list_modules(self):
         """List loaded modules."""
 
diff --git a/Module.py b/Module.py
index 88b48f3..d3159e7 100644
--- a/Module.py
+++ b/Module.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Module(object):
 
     def unregister_handlers(self):
         """Unhook handler functions from the IRC library. Inverse of the above.
-        This is called by reload, to remove the soon-to-be old object from the server
+        This is called by unload, to remove the soon-to-be old object from the server
         global handlers (or whatever has been added via register_handlers). Classes
         inheriting from Module could reimplement this, e.g.:
 
diff --git a/modules/IrcAdmin.py b/modules/IrcAdmin.py
index 5fe715c..d9924c6 100644
--- a/modules/IrcAdmin.py
+++ b/modules/IrcAdmin.py
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ class IrcAdmin(Module):
             return self.reply(connection, event, self.sub_change_nick(connection, event, nick, userhost, what, admin_unlocked))
         elif whats[0] == '!load' and admin_unlocked and len(whats) >= 2:
             return self.reply(connection, event, self.sub_load_module(connection, event, nick, userhost, what, admin_unlocked))
-        elif whats[0] == '!reload' and admin_unlocked and len(whats) >= 2:
-            return self.reply(connection, event, self.sub_reload_module(connection, event, nick, userhost, what, admin_unlocked))
         elif whats[0] == '!unload' and admin_unlocked and len(whats) >= 2:
             return self.reply(connection, event, self.sub_unload_module(connection, event, nick, userhost, what, admin_unlocked))
         elif whats[0] == '!modules':
@@ -157,14 +155,6 @@ class IrcAdmin(Module):
         whats = what.split(' ')
         return self.irc.unload_module(whats[1])
 
-    def sub_reload_module(self, connection, event, nick, userhost, what, admin_unlocked):
-        """Attempt to reload a module, by removing it from memory and then
-        re-initializing it.
-        """
-
-        whats = what.split(' ')
-        return self.irc.reload_module(whats[1])
-
     def sub_list_modules(self, connection, event, nick, userhost, what, admin_unlocked):
         """Get the list of loaded modules from DrBotIRC and display it."""
 
@@ -182,7 +172,7 @@ class IrcAdmin(Module):
         "no help available for module foo"
         """
         return """Bot admin commands (do '!help IrcAdmin [cmd] for details):
-!join, !part, !quit, !autojoin, !save, !nick, !load, !reload, !unload, !modules"""
+!join, !part, !quit, !autojoin, !save, !nick, !load, !unload, !modules"""
 
     def help_detail(self, command):
         """Return detailed help for the given command. Return None if there
@@ -207,8 +197,6 @@ class IrcAdmin(Module):
             return "!nick - cause the bot to change its nick"
         elif words[0] == 'load':
             return "!load - make the bot load a module dynamically"
-        elif words[0] == 'reload':
-            return "!reload - reload an already-loaded module"
         elif words[0] == 'unload':
             return "!unload - unload a loaded module, removing its functionality"
         elif words[0] == 'modules':