diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 35963e8..049d497 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,19 +50,18 @@ Output example:
 }
 ```
 
-### post
+### post  (deprecated)
 
-`npm run post` - uploads the _./upload.json_ file.
+~~.`npm run post` - uploads the _./upload.json_ file.~~
 
-* try to combine the labels into one big item (_./examples/upload-bfc-season-combined_)
-* if you want to upload into different groups then the uploader will
-  do it in parallel requests. __This MAY KILL the cms api__.
+~~* try to combine the labels into one big item (_./examples/upload-bfc-season-combined_)~~
+~~* if you want to upload into different groups then the uploader will~~
+~~do it in parallel requests. __This MAY KILL the cms api__.~~
 
-### delete
+### delete (deprecated)
+~~.`npm run delete` - use the _./delete.json_ file.~~
 
-`npm run delete` - use the _./delete.json_ file.
-
-* read label keys from delete.json and try to delete all labels
+~~* read label keys from delete.json and try to delete all labels~~
 
 ### get-everything
 
diff --git a/src/post.js b/src/post.js
index 93e0886..92efa6c 100644
--- a/src/post.js
+++ b/src/post.js
@@ -1,90 +1,2 @@
-/* global cat:false, cp:false, mkdir:false */
-// uses upload.json
-require('shelljs/global');
-const shelljs = require('shelljs');
-const request = require('request-promise');
 require('colors');
-const config = require('./config');
-const uris = config.api.split(',').map(s => s + '/labels');
-
-const rename = process.env.OPERATION === 'rename';
-const isDeleteKeys = process.env.OPERATION === 'delete';
-const backupDir = 'uploaded-jsons';
-const fileName =
-  process.env.UPLOAD_FILE_NAME ||
-  (isDeleteKeys ? 'delete.json' : rename ? 'rename.json' : 'upload.json');
-const now = new Date()
-  .toISOString()
-  .substring(0, 19)
-  .replace('T', '_')
-  .replace(/:/g, '-');
-const method = isDeleteKeys ? 'DELETE' : rename ? 'PUT' : 'POST';
-
-let input = cat(fileName);
-const inputSize = input.length;
-
-try {
-  input = JSON.parse(input);
-} catch (err) {
-  console.error(`JSON parse error. Is "${fileName}" a valid json?`, err);
-  process.exit(1);
-}
-
-if (!input.length) {
-  console.error('Payload is not an array?'.red.bold);
-  process.exit(1);
-}
-
-function upload (uri, count) {
-  for (let i = 0, l = input.length; i < l; i++) {
-    const body = input[i];
-    const id = body.Items ? Object.keys(body.Items)[0] : '?';
-    const tfsId = String(body.TaskId || 0).replace(/[^\d]/g, '');
-    delete body.TaskId; // not yet implemented in the api
-    const environment = uri.split('.')[1];
-    console.log(`Uploading to ${environment}.... please wait!`.grey);
-    return request({
-      method,
-      uri,
-      body,
-      json: true,
-      rejectUnauthorized: false,
-      timeout: config.timeout
-    })
-      .then(result => {
-        console.log(
-          `Uploaded to ${environment}: ${i +
-            1}. (out of ${l}) - Result: ${JSON.stringify(result)}`.green.bold
-        );
-        shelljs.config.silent = true;
-        if (isDeleteKeys) return;
-        mkdir(backupDir);
-        let target = `${backupDir}/${now}_#${tfsId}_${fileName}`;
-        if (count === 0) {
-          cp(fileName, target);
-          console.log(`File backed up to ${target}`);
-        }
-      })
-      .catch(err => {
-        console.log(
-          `Upload failed to ${environment}: ${i + 1}. [${id}] - Err: ${
-            err.response.statusCode
-          }`.bold.red
-        );
-      });
-  }
-}
-
-const startTime = Date.now();
-async function run (uri, count) {
-  if (uris.length > 1) {
-    console.info(`Uploading to ${uris.length} url(s)`);
-  }
-  for (let i = 0, l = uris.length; i < l; i++) {
-    await upload(uris[i], i);
-  }
-  const time = (Date.now() - startTime) / 1000;
-  console.log(`Uploaded ${inputSize}b in ${time}s`);
-}
-
-run();
+console.error('sf-label-manager is deprecated. please use the internal tool instead'.red.bold);