diff --git a/1987/westley/README.md b/1987/westley/README.md
index 95ef214e6..4f74ecf67 100644
--- a/1987/westley/README.md
+++ b/1987/westley/README.md
@@ -12,18 +12,6 @@ make all
 ```
 
 
-## Alternate code:
-
-If you have an older compiler you can try compiling the original source code
-which is true symmetry:
-
-```sh
-make alt
-```
-
-Use `westley.alt` as you would `westley` above.
-
-
 ## Judges' remarks:
 
 `putchar()` must exist in the C library and not just as a macro.
diff --git a/1987/westley/westley.alt.c b/1987/westley/westley.alt.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 57500810d..000000000
--- a/1987/westley/westley.alt.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-				char rahc
-				   [ ]
-				    =
-				  "\n/"
-				    ,
-				redivider
-				   [ ]
-				    =
-		       "Able was I ere I saw elbA"
-				    ,
-				    *
-			     deliver,reviled
-				    =
-				   1+1
-				    ,
-			       niam ; main
-				   ( )
-				  {/*\}
-				   \*/
-				 int tni
-				    =
-				   0x0
-				    ,
-			     rahctup,putchar
-				   ( )
-		           ,LACEDx0 = 0xDECAL,
-				rof ; for
-			     (;(int) (tni);)
-			       (int) (tni)
-			  = reviled ; deliver =
-				redivider
-				    ;
-for ((int)(tni)++,++reviled;reviled* *deliver;deliver++,++(int)(tni)) rof
-			            =
-			     (int) -1- (tni)
-		          ;reviled--;--deliver;
-			     (tni)  =  (int)
-			  - 0xDECAL + LACEDx0 -
-				rof ; for
-       (reviled--,(int)--(tni);(int) (tni);(int)--(tni),--deliver)
-			    rahctup = putchar
-			   (reviled* *deliver)
-				    ;
-			    rahctup * putchar
-			    ((char) * (rahc))
-				    ;
-				   /*\
-				  {\*/}