diff --git a/hy/lex/machine.py b/hy/lex/machine.py
index aebdd92..119ca97 100644
--- a/hy/lex/machine.py
+++ b/hy/lex/machine.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 # DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 from hy.lex.states import Idle, LexException
-from hy.models.quote import HyQuote
 
 
 class Machine(object):
@@ -29,17 +28,12 @@ class Machine(object):
     """
 
     __slots__ = ("submachine", "nodes", "state", "line", "column",
-                 "start_line", "start_column", "modifier")
-
-    modifiers = {
-        "`": HyQuote
-    }
+                 "start_line", "start_column")
 
     def __init__(self, state, line, column):
         self.nodes = []
         self.line = line
         self.column = column
-        self.modifier = None
         self.submachine = None
         self.state = None
         self.set_state(state)
@@ -77,10 +71,6 @@ class Machine(object):
             result.start_line, result.end_line = (self.start_line, self.line)
             result.start_column, result.end_column = (self.start_column,
                                                       self.column)
-            if self.modifier is not None:
-                result = self.modifier(result)
-                self.modifier = None
-
             self.nodes.append(result)
 
     def process(self, buf):
@@ -105,10 +95,6 @@ class Machine(object):
                     self.state.nodes.append(nodes[0])
                 continue
 
-            if char in self.modifiers:
-                self.modifier = self.modifiers[char]
-                continue
-
             new = self.state.process(char)
             if new:
                 self.set_state(new)
diff --git a/hy/models/quote.py b/hy/models/quote.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2612b93..0000000
--- a/hy/models/quote.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2012 Paul Tagliamonte <paultag@debian.org>
-#
-# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
-# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
-# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
-# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
-# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
-# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-#
-# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
-# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-#
-# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
-# THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
-# FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
-# DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-from hy.models import HyObject
-
-
-class HyQuote(HyObject):
-    def __init__(self, obj):
-        self.obj = obj
diff --git a/tests/lex/test_lex.py b/tests/lex/test_lex.py
index 772a775..b20ef22 100644
--- a/tests/lex/test_lex.py
+++ b/tests/lex/test_lex.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from hy.models.expression import HyExpression
 from hy.models.integer import HyInteger
 from hy.models.symbol import HySymbol
 from hy.models.string import HyString
-from hy.models.quote import HyQuote
 from hy.models.dict import HyDict
 
 from hy.lex.states import LexException
@@ -144,9 +143,3 @@ def test_nospace():
 
     assert entry.end_line == 1
     assert entry.end_column == 13
-
-
-def test_lex_quoted_form():
-    objs = tokenize("`(foo 2)")
-    assert type(objs[0]) == HyQuote
-    assert type(objs[0].obj) == HyExpression