diff --git a/IkiWiki.pm b/IkiWiki.pm
index 8b3a91114..bab7b707a 100644
--- a/IkiWiki.pm
+++ b/IkiWiki.pm
@@ -655,19 +655,8 @@ sub newpagefile ($$) { #{{{
 sub targetpage ($$) { #{{{
 	my $page=shift;
 	my $ext=shift;
-
-	my $targetpage='';
-	run_hooks(targetpage => sub {
-		$targetpage=shift->(
-			page => $page,
-			ext => $ext,
-		);
-	});
-
-	if (defined $targetpage && (length($targetpage) > 0)) {
-		return $targetpage;
-	}
-	elsif (! $config{usedirs} || $page eq 'index') {
+	
+	if (! $config{usedirs} || $page eq 'index') {
 		return $page.".".$ext;
 	}
 	else {
diff --git a/IkiWiki/Plugin/skeleton.pm.example b/IkiWiki/Plugin/skeleton.pm.example
index af22b3406..f844ddb91 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/Plugin/skeleton.pm.example
+++ b/IkiWiki/Plugin/skeleton.pm.example
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ sub import { #{{{
 	hook(type => "formbuilder_setup", id => "skeleton", call => \&formbuilder_setup);
 	hook(type => "formbuilder", id => "skeleton", call => \&formbuilder);
 	hook(type => "savestate", id => "skeleton", call => \&savestate);
-	hook(type => "targetpage", id => "skeleton", call => \&targetpage);
 } # }}}
 
 sub getopt () { #{{{
@@ -205,8 +204,4 @@ sub savestate () { #{{{
 	debug("skeleton plugin running in savestate");
 } #}}}
 
-sub targetpage () { #{{{
-	debug("skeleton plugin running in targetpage");
-} #}}}
-
 1
diff --git a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
index e8ac9614b..abcabbdc3 100644
--- a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
@@ -427,15 +427,6 @@ describes the plugin as a whole. For example:
   and undef if a rebuild could be needed in some circumstances, but is not
   strictly required.
 
-### targetpage
-
-	hook(type => "targetpage", id => "foo", call => \&targetpage);
-
-This hook can be used to override the name of the file a page should
-be compiled into. 
-
-It should return the target filename.
-
 ## Plugin interface
 
 To import the ikiwiki plugin interface: