diff --git a/data/images/hbc_icon.png b/data/images/hbc_icon.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 71416d0..0000000
Binary files a/data/images/hbc_icon.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/installer/wad/0001000154484246.tmd b/installer/wad/0001000154484246.tmd
index 8f5436b..1b1f2f8 100644
Binary files a/installer/wad/0001000154484246.tmd and b/installer/wad/0001000154484246.tmd differ
diff --git a/source/BootHomebrew/BootHomebrew.cpp b/source/BootHomebrew/BootHomebrew.cpp
index 8a870bf..63612bb 100644
--- a/source/BootHomebrew/BootHomebrew.cpp
+++ b/source/BootHomebrew/BootHomebrew.cpp
@@ -228,8 +228,6 @@ int BootGameCubeHomebrew()
 
 	ES_GetTicketViews(BC, &view, 1);
     int ret = ES_LaunchTitle(BC, &view);
-    if(ret < 0)
-        LoadHBC();
 
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/source/Prompts/prompt_app_info.cpp b/source/Prompts/prompt_app_info.cpp
index 776bb13..2fbf71d 100644
--- a/source/Prompts/prompt_app_info.cpp
+++ b/source/Prompts/prompt_app_info.cpp
@@ -32,25 +32,15 @@ AppInfo(const char *title, string dir, u8* icon)
 
 	string line, quelltext = "", version, coder, descriptionTxt;
 	
-	if(strcasecmp(title, "the homebrew channel") == 0)
-	{
-		string space = "  ";
-		version = tr("Version:") + space + HBC_version;
-		coder = tr("Coder:") + space + "HBC Team";
-		descriptionTxt = "The Homebrew Channel is a channel for launching Wii homebrew applications. It will list homebrew applications stored and organised on an SD card or USB mass storage device in a nice little GUI, which you can very easily customise with descriptions and shiny little icons all by yourself. You can also launch applications via TCP (with a correctly configured PC) or a USBGecko. Both of those built in options make it extremely convenient for testing out new code, as well as a general purpose homebrew launcher.";
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		ifstream in(dir.c_str());
-		while(getline(in, line))
-			quelltext = quelltext + line + "\n";
+	ifstream in(dir.c_str());
+	while(getline(in, line))
+		quelltext = quelltext + line + "\n";
+		
+	string space = "  ";
+	version = tr("Version:") + space + parser(quelltext, "<version>", "</version>");
+	coder = tr("Coder:") + space + parser(quelltext, "<coder>", "</coder>");
+	descriptionTxt = parser(quelltext, "<long_description>", "</long_description>");
 		
-		string space = "  ";
-		version = tr("Version:") + space + parser(quelltext, "<version>", "</version>");
-		coder = tr("Coder:") + space + parser(quelltext, "<coder>", "</coder>");
-		descriptionTxt = parser(quelltext, "<long_description>", "</long_description>");
-	}
-	
 	GuiWindow promptWindow(520, 360);
 	promptWindow.SetAlignment(ALIGN_CENTRE, ALIGN_MIDDLE);
 	promptWindow.SetPosition(0, -10);
diff --git a/source/Tools/app_list.cpp b/source/Tools/app_list.cpp
index 48c9e8e..0662d77 100644
--- a/source/Tools/app_list.cpp
+++ b/source/Tools/app_list.cpp
@@ -228,8 +228,5 @@ void app_list()
 	// sortieren
 	std::sort(vechomebrew_list_category[0].begin(),vechomebrew_list_category[0].end(), sort_name_a_z);
 
-	// suchen nach hbc
-	//if(DetectHBC() != 0 && Settings.system != 0)
-	//	vechomebrew_list_category[0].insert(vechomebrew_list_category[0].begin(), homebrew_list("the homebrew channel", "the homebrew channel", "the homebrew channel", (u8*)hbc_icon_png, "the homebrew channel", ""));
 }
 
diff --git a/source/Tools/copy_app_in_category.cpp b/source/Tools/copy_app_in_category.cpp
index 42e8be1..46105b2 100644
--- a/source/Tools/copy_app_in_category.cpp
+++ b/source/Tools/copy_app_in_category.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ void copy_app_in_category(int category) //Apps im Kategorie kopieren
 {
 	copy_app_in_unassigned();
 	vechomebrew_list_category[category].clear();
-	bool hbc = false;
 	
 	for(int a = 0; a < (signed)AvailableCategory.apps[category].size(); a++)
 	{					
@@ -131,10 +130,6 @@ void copy_app_in_category(int category) //Apps im Kategorie kopieren
 					strcasecmp(AvailableCategory.apps[category][a].c_str(), "the homebrew channel") == 0
 					)
 					{
-						if(strcasecmp(AvailableCategory.apps[category][a].c_str(), "the homebrew channel") == 0 && !hbc)
-							hbc = true;
-						else if(strcasecmp(AvailableCategory.apps[category][a].c_str(), "the homebrew channel") == 0 && hbc)
-							break;
 						
 						vechomebrew_list_category[category].push_back(homebrew_list(
 						vechomebrew_list_category[0][i].name,
diff --git a/source/Tools/load_channel.cpp b/source/Tools/load_channel.cpp
index 9954c6d..8351717 100644
--- a/source/Tools/load_channel.cpp
+++ b/source/Tools/load_channel.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 #include "filelist.h"
 using namespace std;
 
-string HBC_version;
-
 template <class pointer>
 s8 free_pointer(pointer*& ptr)
 {
@@ -30,108 +28,6 @@ s8 free_pointer(pointer*& ptr)
 	}
 }
 
-char * DetectHBC_version(const tmd *t)
-{
-	static char desc[10];
-	if (t->title_version) 
-		snprintf(desc, sizeof(desc), "%d.%d", t->title_version >> 8, t->title_version & 0xFF);
-/*  if (t->sys_version)
-		snprintf(desc, sizeof(desc), "%s FW: IOS%llu ", desc, t->sys_version & 0xff);
-*/
-	return desc;
-}
-
-u64 DetectHBC()
-{
-    u64 *list;
-    u32 titlecount;
-    s32 ret;
-	
-	vector<u64>	TitleID;
-	TitleID.push_back(0x0001000148415858LL);	//HAXX
-	TitleID.push_back(0x000100014A4F4449LL);	//JODI
-	TitleID.push_back(0x00010001AF1BF516LL);	//>=0.7
-	
-
-    ret = ES_GetNumTitles(&titlecount);
-    if(ret < 0)
-	{
-		printf("DetectHBC: ES_GetNumTitles Fehler\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-    list = (u64*)memalign(32, titlecount * sizeof(u64) + 32);
-
-	ret = ES_GetTitles(list, titlecount);
-	if(ret < 0) {
-		printf("DetectHBC: ES_GetTitles Error\n");
-		free_pointer(list);
-		return 0;
-    }
-	ret = 0;
-	
-	//lets check for known HBC title id's.
-    for(u32 i=0; i<titlecount; i++) 
-	{
-		u32 tmd_size;
-		ES_GetStoredTMDSize(list[i], &tmd_size);
-		static u8 tmd_buf[MAX_SIGNED_TMD_SIZE] ATTRIBUTE_ALIGN(32);
-		signed_blob *s_tmd = (signed_blob *)tmd_buf;
-		ES_GetStoredTMD(list[i], s_tmd, tmd_size);
-
-		if (list[i] == TitleID[0])	//HAXX
-        {
-			if (ret < 1)
-			{
-				ret = 1;
-				HBC_version = "HAXX";
-			}
-        }
-		if (list[i] == TitleID[1])	//JODI
-		{
-			if (ret < 2)
-			{
-				ret = 2;
-				HBC_version = "JODI";
-			}
-		}
- 		if (list[i] == TitleID[2])	//>=0.7
-		{
-			if(ret < 3)
-			{
-				ret = 3;
-				HBC_version = DetectHBC_version((tmd *)SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD(s_tmd));
-			}
-		}
-    }
-	free_pointer(list);
-    if(ret != 0)
-		return TitleID[ret -1];
-	else
-		printf("ERROR_FIND_HBC\n");
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void LoadHBC()
-{
-	u64 TitleID = DetectHBC();
-	if(TitleID != 0)
-	{
-		u32 cnt ATTRIBUTE_ALIGN(32);
-		ES_GetNumTicketViews(TitleID, &cnt);
-		tikview *views = (tikview *)memalign( 32, sizeof(tikview)*cnt );
-		ES_GetTicketViews(TitleID, views, cnt);
-		ES_LaunchTitle(TitleID, &views[0]);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		//well that went wrong
-		printf("ERROR_BOOT_HBC\n");
-	}
-	
-}
-
 bool CheckAppFound(u64 title)
 {
 
@@ -152,20 +48,6 @@ bool CheckAppFound(u64 title)
 	return false;
 }
 
-u8 hbcStubAvailable()
-{
-	char * sig = (char *)0x80001804;
-	return (
-        sig[0] == 'S' &&
-        sig[1] == 'T' &&
-        sig[2] == 'U' &&
-        sig[3] == 'B' &&
-        sig[4] == 'H' &&
-        sig[5] == 'A' &&
-        sig[6] == 'X' &&
-        sig[7] == 'X') ? 1 : 0;
-}
-
 int DetectHBF()
 {
 	u64 *list;
@@ -214,15 +96,7 @@ int DetectHBF()
 		}
 */	}
 	free_pointer(list);
-    if(ret != 0)
-	{
-		memcpy((void*)0x80001800, stub_bin, stub_bin_size);
-		DCFlushRange((void*)0x80001800,stub_bin_size);
-		
-		hbcStubAvailable();
-		return ret;
-	}
-
+        
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -240,4 +114,4 @@ void LoadHBF()
 		*(vu16*)0x800024D2 = 0x4630;//"F0";
 	}
 */
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/source/Tools/load_channel.h b/source/Tools/load_channel.h
index 751184d..87b27bf 100644
--- a/source/Tools/load_channel.h
+++ b/source/Tools/load_channel.h
@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-
-extern string HBC_version;
-u64 DetectHBC();
-void LoadHBC();
-
 void LoadHBF();
diff --git a/source/filelist.h b/source/filelist.h
index 73e2796..b359548 100644
--- a/source/filelist.h
+++ b/source/filelist.h
@@ -269,9 +269,6 @@ extern const u32	edit_active_png_size;
 extern const u8		edit_inactive_png[];
 extern const u32	edit_inactive_png_size;
 
-extern const u8		hbc_icon_png[];
-extern const u32	hbc_icon_png_size;
-
 extern const u8		recycle_bin_png[];
 extern const u32	recycle_bin_png_size;
 
diff --git a/source/main.cpp b/source/main.cpp
index 96a94b2..e4222a4 100644
--- a/source/main.cpp
+++ b/source/main.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ DefaultOptions()
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+
 	SYS_SetResetCallback(WiiResetPressed);
 	SYS_SetPowerCallback(WiiPowerPressed);
 	WPAD_SetPowerButtonCallback(WiimotePowerPressed);
@@ -229,16 +230,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		if(SelectedIOS() != IOS_GetVersion())
 			IOS_ReloadIOS(SelectedIOS());
 
-		if(Settings.forwarder_path != "the homebrew channel")
-		{
-			if(strstr(Settings.forwarder_path.c_str(), ":/apps/") != 0)
-				BootHomebrew();
-			else if(strstr(Settings.forwarder_path.c_str(), ":/gc_apps/") != 0)
-				BootGameCubeHomebrew();
-		}
-		else
-			LoadHBC();
-	}
+		if(strstr(Settings.forwarder_path.c_str(), ":/apps/") != 0)
+			BootHomebrew();
+		else if(strstr(Settings.forwarder_path.c_str(), ":/gc_apps/") != 0)
+			BootGameCubeHomebrew();
+    }
     else if(boot_buffer)
 		BootHomebrew();