diff --git a/src/umbraco.presentation/Global.asax b/src/umbraco.presentation/Global.asax
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index a72605dd1a..0000000000
--- a/src/umbraco.presentation/Global.asax
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<%@ Application Codebehind="Global.asax.cs" Inherits="umbraco.Global" Language="C#" %>
diff --git a/src/umbraco.presentation/Global.asax.cs b/src/umbraco.presentation/Global.asax.cs
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index aa1ebb664d..0000000000
--- a/src/umbraco.presentation/Global.asax.cs
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-using System;
-using System.Web;
-using System.Threading;
-
-using umbraco.BusinessLogic;
-using umbraco.BusinessLogic.Actions;
-using umbraco.cms.businesslogic.datatype.controls;
-
-namespace umbraco
-{
-	/// <summary>
-	/// Summary description for Global.
-	/// </summary>
-	public class Global : HttpApplication
-	{
-        protected virtual void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-
-        }
-
-        protected virtual void Application_BeginRequest(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-
-        }
-
-        protected virtual void Application_AuthenticateRequest(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-
-        }
-
-        protected virtual void Application_Error(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-
-        }
-
-        protected virtual void Session_End(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-
-        }
-
-		protected virtual void Application_End(Object sender, EventArgs e)
-		{
-            Log.Add(LogTypes.System, BusinessLogic.User.GetUser(0), -1, "Application shut down at " + DateTime.Now);
-		}
-	}
-}
-