diff --git a/cmd/tile38-cli/kml.go b/cmd/tile38-cli/kml.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a116ef9..00000000
--- a/cmd/tile38-cli/kml.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/tidwall/tile38/pkg/geojson"
-)
-
-type pointT struct {
-	name  string
-	point geojson.SimplePoint
-}
-
-// KML represents a KML object.
-type KML struct {
-	points []pointT
-}
-
-// NewKML returns a new KML object.
-func NewKML() *KML {
-	return &KML{}
-}
-
-// AddPoint adds a point to a KML object.
-func (kml *KML) AddPoint(name string, lat, lon float64) {
-	kml.points = append(kml.points, pointT{name: name, point: geojson.SimplePoint{X: lon, Y: lat}})
-}
-
-// Bytes returns the xml of the KML.
-func (kml *KML) Bytes() []byte {
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	buf.WriteString(`<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>` + "\n")
-	buf.WriteString(`<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2">` + "\n")
-	buf.WriteString(`<Document>` + "\n")
-	buf.WriteString(`<Style id="yellow"><IconStyle><Icon><href>http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mapfiles/ms/icons/yellow-dot.png</href></Icon></IconStyle></Style> ` + "\n")
-	buf.WriteString(`<Style id="blue"><IconStyle><Icon><href>http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mapfiles/ms/icons/blue-dot.png</href></Icon></IconStyle></Style> ` + "\n")
-	for _, point := range kml.points {
-		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(`<Placemark><styleUrl>#yellow</styleUrl><name>%s</name><Point><coordinates>%f,%f,0</coordinates></Point></Placemark>`+"\n", point.name, point.point.X, point.point.Y))
-	}
-	buf.WriteString(`</Document></kml>` + "\n")
-	return buf.Bytes()
-}
diff --git a/cmd/tile38-cli/main.go b/cmd/tile38-cli/main.go
index 2fc61c5e..9e4e87fd 100644
--- a/cmd/tile38-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/tile38-cli/main.go
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ var (
 	output     = "json"
 	port       = 9851
 	oneCommand string
-	tokml      bool
 	raw        bool
 	noprompt   bool
 	tty        bool
@@ -106,8 +105,6 @@ func parseArgs() bool {
 		switch arg {
 		default:
 			return badArg(arg)
-		case "-kml":
-			tokml = true
 		case "--raw":
 			raw = true
 		case "--tty":
@@ -293,9 +290,8 @@ func main() {
 						if err != io.EOF {
 							fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err.Error())
 							return
-						} else {
-							fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, refusedErrorString(addr))
 						}
+						fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, refusedErrorString(addr))
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
@@ -359,10 +355,7 @@ func main() {
 					break // break out of prompt and just feed data to screen
 				}
 				if mustOutput {
-					if tokml {
-						msg = convert2kml(msg)
-						fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, string(msg))
-					} else if output == "resp" {
+					if output == "resp" {
 						if !raw {
 							msg = convert2termresp(msg)
 						}
@@ -449,35 +442,6 @@ func numlen(n int) int {
 	return l
 }
 
-func convert2kml(msg []byte) []byte {
-	k := NewKML()
-	var m map[string]interface{}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(msg, &m); err == nil {
-		if v, ok := m["points"].([]interface{}); ok {
-			for _, v := range v {
-				if v, ok := v.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
-					if v, ok := v["point"].(map[string]interface{}); ok {
-						var name string
-						var lat, lon float64
-						if v, ok := v["id"].(string); ok {
-							name = v
-						}
-						if v, ok := v["lat"].(float64); ok {
-							lat = v
-						}
-						if v, ok := v["lon"].(float64); ok {
-							lon = v
-						}
-						k.AddPoint(name, lat, lon)
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		return k.Bytes()
-	}
-	return []byte(`{"ok":false,"err":"results must contain points"}`)
-}
-
 func help(arg string) error {
 	var groupsA []string
 	for group := range groupsM {