diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.simpleservices.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.simpleservices.ts
index 350a893d7167d8b14b5a12a543dcde127007c34e..3920c5d2d3163ad5505f7bf0a32c9e176fe923bc 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.simpleservices.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.simpleservices.ts
@@ -144,36 +144,6 @@ registerSingleton(IBackupFileService, SimpleBackupFileService, true);
 
 //#endregion
 
-//#region Broadcast
-
-export const IBroadcastService = createDecorator<IBroadcastService>('broadcastService');
-
-export interface IBroadcast {
-	channel: string;
-	payload: any;
-}
-
-export interface IBroadcastService {
-	_serviceBrand: any;
-
-	onBroadcast: Event<IBroadcast>;
-
-	broadcast(b: IBroadcast): void;
-}
-
-export class SimpleBroadcastService implements IBroadcastService {
-
-	_serviceBrand: any;
-
-	readonly onBroadcast: Event<IBroadcast> = Event.None;
-
-	broadcast(b: IBroadcast): void { }
-}
-
-registerSingleton(IBroadcastService, SimpleBroadcastService, true);
-
-//#endregion
-
 //#region Clipboard
 
 export class SimpleClipboardService implements IClipboardService {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/broadcast/common/broadcast.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/broadcast/common/broadcast.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fc9e13031b6961d194617fd4e8d46bd345bf1fcb..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/broadcast/common/broadcast.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
- *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
- *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-import { createDecorator } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
-import { Event } from 'vs/base/common/event';
-
-export const IBroadcastService = createDecorator<IBroadcastService>('broadcastService');
-
-export interface IBroadcast {
-	channel: string;
-	payload: any;
-}
-
-export interface IBroadcastService {
-	_serviceBrand: any;
-
-	onBroadcast: Event<IBroadcast>;
-
-	broadcast(b: IBroadcast): void;
-}
-
-export class NullBroadcastService implements IBroadcastService {
-	_serviceBrand: any;
-	onBroadcast: Event<IBroadcast> = Event.None;
-	broadcast(_b: IBroadcast): void {
-
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/broadcast/electron-browser/broadcastService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/broadcast/electron-browser/broadcastService.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c4a5f3d79f7d8d627a8033a2430086a02a9e9ed5..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/broadcast/electron-browser/broadcastService.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
- *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
- *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-import { Event, Emitter } from 'vs/base/common/event';
-import { ipcRenderer as ipc } from 'electron';
-import { ILogService } from 'vs/platform/log/common/log';
-import { Disposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
-import { registerSingleton } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/extensions';
-import { IWindowService } from 'vs/platform/windows/common/windows';
-import { IBroadcastService, IBroadcast } from 'vs/workbench/services/broadcast/common/broadcast';
-
-class BroadcastService extends Disposable implements IBroadcastService {
-	_serviceBrand: any;
-
-	private readonly _onBroadcast: Emitter<IBroadcast> = this._register(new Emitter<IBroadcast>());
-	get onBroadcast(): Event<IBroadcast> { return this._onBroadcast.event; }
-
-	private windowId: number;
-
-	constructor(
-		@IWindowService readonly windowService: IWindowService,
-		@ILogService private readonly logService: ILogService
-	) {
-		super();
-
-		this.windowId = windowService.windowId;
-
-		this.registerListeners();
-	}
-
-	private registerListeners(): void {
-		ipc.on('vscode:broadcast', (event: unknown, b: IBroadcast) => {
-			this.logService.trace(`Received broadcast from main in window ${this.windowId}: `, b);
-
-			this._onBroadcast.fire(b);
-		});
-	}
-
-	broadcast(b: IBroadcast): void {
-		this.logService.trace(`Sending broadcast to main from window ${this.windowId}: `, b);
-
-		ipc.send('vscode:broadcast', this.windowId, {
-			channel: b.channel,
-			payload: b.payload
-		});
-	}
-}
-
-registerSingleton(IBroadcastService, BroadcastService, true);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/workbench.main.ts b/src/vs/workbench/workbench.main.ts
index 3b71d71b1fdd819fc36310368bfd69428b76b90d..78cc5e9594298d98b32e295003f60b6839bbf158 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/workbench.main.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/workbench.main.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ import 'vs/workbench/services/decorations/browser/decorationsService';
 import 'vs/workbench/services/search/node/searchService';
 import 'vs/workbench/services/progress/browser/progressService';
 import 'vs/workbench/services/editor/browser/codeEditorService';
-import 'vs/workbench/services/broadcast/electron-browser/broadcastService';
 import 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/electron-browser/extensionHostDebugService';
 import 'vs/workbench/services/preferences/browser/preferencesService';
 import 'vs/workbench/services/output/node/outputChannelModelService';
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/workbench.web.main.ts b/src/vs/workbench/workbench.web.main.ts
index 08bd32f044fcf3a5cc32a3d856ba13d39c236425..147c0818ae43612de82bae2a6637da58caf656bd 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/workbench.web.main.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/workbench.web.main.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ import { ContextViewService } from 'vs/platform/contextview/browser/contextViewS
 // import { IURLService } from 'vs/platform/url/common/url';
 // import { RelayURLService } from 'vs/platform/url/electron-browser/urlService';
 import { IHeapService, NullHeapService } from 'vs/workbench/services/heap/common/heap';
-import { IBroadcastService, NullBroadcastService } from 'vs/workbench/services/broadcast/common/broadcast';
 import { ConfigurationResolverService } from 'vs/workbench/services/configurationResolver/browser/configurationResolverService';
 import { IConfigurationResolverService } from 'vs/workbench/services/configurationResolver/common/configurationResolver';
 
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ import 'vs/workbench/services/decorations/browser/decorationsService';
 // import 'vs/workbench/services/search/node/searchService';
 import 'vs/workbench/services/progress/browser/progressService';
 import 'vs/workbench/services/editor/browser/codeEditorService';
-// import 'vs/workbench/services/broadcast/electron-browser/broadcastService';
 import 'vs/workbench/services/preferences/browser/preferencesService';
 import 'vs/workbench/services/output/common/outputChannelModelService';
 import 'vs/workbench/services/configuration/common/jsonEditingService';
@@ -166,7 +164,6 @@ registerSingleton(IContextViewService, ContextViewService, true);
 // registerSingleton(IMenubarService, MenubarService);
 // registerSingleton(IURLService, RelayURLService);
 registerSingleton(IHeapService, NullHeapService);
-registerSingleton(IBroadcastService, NullBroadcastService);
 registerSingleton(IContextMenuService, ContextMenuService);
 registerSingleton(IConfigurationResolverService, ConfigurationResolverService, true);