diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index 9deb3613..b59b51ad 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="C:/Users/fox/workspace/org.fox.ttrss/libs/gson-1.7.1.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="C:/Users/fox/workspace/org.fox.ttrss/libs/jsoup-1.6.1.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="libs/android-support-v4.jar"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="C:/Users/fox/android-sdk-windows/extras/google/admob_ads_sdk/GoogleAdMobAdsSdk-4.3.1.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3bc19625..0620dda7 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="org.fox.ttrss"
-    android:versionCode="52"
-    android:versionName="0.4.4" >
+    android:versionCode="53"
+    android:versionName="0.4.5" >
 
     <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" />
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
-    	android:backupAgent="PrefsBackupAgent"
+        android:backupAgent="PrefsBackupAgent"
         android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
         android:icon="@drawable/icon"
         android:label="@string/app_name" >
@@ -38,17 +38,19 @@
             android:name=".PreferencesActivity" >
         </activity>
 
-        <service android:enabled="true" android:name=".OfflineDownloadService" />
-        <service android:enabled="true" android:name=".OfflineUploadService" />
-        <service android:enabled="true" android:name=".ImageCacheService" />
-
-        <activity
-            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize"
-            android:name="com.google.ads.AdActivity" />
-
-	<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.backup.api_key"
-    	    android:value="AEdPqrEAAAAIwG6zsGB4qo6ZhjfwIJpm9WI7AqmWaoRXm6ZJnA" />
+        <service
+            android:enabled="true"
+            android:name=".OfflineDownloadService" />
+        <service
+            android:enabled="true"
+            android:name=".OfflineUploadService" />
+        <service
+            android:enabled="true"
+            android:name=".ImageCacheService" />
 
+        <meta-data
+            android:name="com.google.android.backup.api_key"
+            android:value="AEdPqrEAAAAIwG6zsGB4qo6ZhjfwIJpm9WI7AqmWaoRXm6ZJnA" />
     </application>
 
-</manifest>
+</manifest>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/layout/article_fragment.xml b/res/layout/article_fragment.xml
index 596e4117..7a202648 100644
--- a/res/layout/article_fragment.xml
+++ b/res/layout/article_fragment.xml
@@ -106,19 +106,6 @@
             android:layout_weight="1"
             android:padding="3dip" >
         </WebView>
-
-        <!-- Ad Placeholder -->
-
-        <com.google.ads.AdView
-            android:id="@+id/ad"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_weight="0"
-            ads:adSize="BANNER"
-            ads:adUnitId="a14ed24fe8c671c"
-            android:background="@android:color/transparent"
-            android:gravity="center"
-            ads:loadAdOnCreate="false" />
     </LinearLayout>
 
 </LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/org/fox/ttrss/ArticleFragment.java b/src/org/fox/ttrss/ArticleFragment.java
index ff26fc52..10a3930d 100644
--- a/src/org/fox/ttrss/ArticleFragment.java
+++ b/src/org/fox/ttrss/ArticleFragment.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package org.fox.ttrss;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;
 
-import org.fox.ttrss.OnlineServices.RelativeArticle;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -16,22 +15,13 @@ import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.text.Html;
 import android.text.method.LinkMovementMethod;
-import android.util.Log;
-import android.view.GestureDetector;
-import android.view.GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
-import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.webkit.WebSettings;
 import android.webkit.WebView;
-import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import com.google.ads.AdRequest;
-import com.google.ads.AdView;
-
 public class ArticleFragment extends Fragment {
 	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
 	private final String TAG = this.getClass().getSimpleName();
@@ -179,19 +169,6 @@ public class ArticleFragment extends Fragment {
 					tagv.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 				}
 			}			
-			
-			AdView av = (AdView)view.findViewById(R.id.ad);
-			
-			if (av != null) {
-				if (!m_onlineServices.getLicensed()) {
-					AdRequest request = new AdRequest();
-					request.addTestDevice(AdRequest.TEST_EMULATOR);
-					av.loadAd(request);
-				} else {
-					av.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-				}
-			}
-
 		} 
 		
 		return view;    	
diff --git a/src/org/fox/ttrss/MainActivity.java b/src/org/fox/ttrss/MainActivity.java
index 648e98bf..bfe00255 100644
--- a/src/org/fox/ttrss/MainActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/fox/ttrss/MainActivity.java
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 package org.fox.ttrss;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Timer;
 import java.util.TimerTask;
 
-import javax.crypto.spec.DESedeKeySpec;
-
-import android.app.ActionBar;
 import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
@@ -20,7 +16,6 @@ import android.content.DialogInterface.OnMultiChoiceClickListener;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
-import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
@@ -31,10 +26,8 @@ import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction;
-import android.support.v4.widget.SearchViewCompat;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.ActionMode;
-import android.view.Display;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
@@ -44,7 +37,6 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.animation.AnimationUtils;
 import android.widget.AdapterView.AdapterContextMenuInfo;
 import android.widget.EditText;
-import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.SearchView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
@@ -71,7 +63,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity implements OnlineServices {
 	private boolean m_unreadArticlesOnly = true;
 	private boolean m_compatMode = false;
 	private boolean m_enableCats = false;
-	private int m_isLicensed = -1;
 	private int m_apiLevel = 0;
 	private boolean m_isOffline = false;
 	private boolean m_offlineModeReady = false;
@@ -145,11 +136,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity implements OnlineServices {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean getLicensed() {
-		return m_isLicensed == 1;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public int getApiLevel() {
 		return m_apiLevel;
@@ -468,7 +454,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity implements OnlineServices {
 			m_activeCategory = savedInstanceState
 					.getParcelable("activeCategory");
 			m_apiLevel = savedInstanceState.getInt("apiLevel");
-			m_isLicensed = savedInstanceState.getInt("isLicensed");
 			m_offlineModeReady = savedInstanceState.getBoolean("offlineModeReady");
 		}
 
@@ -506,17 +491,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity implements OnlineServices {
 			startActivity(offline);
 			finish();
 		} else {
-			List<PackageInfo> pkgs = getPackageManager()
-					.getInstalledPackages(0);
-
-			for (PackageInfo p : pkgs) {
-				if ("org.fox.ttrss.key".equals(p.packageName)) {
-					m_isLicensed = 1;
-					Log.d(TAG, "license apk found");
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-
 			if (m_smallScreenMode) {
 				if (m_selectedArticle != null) {
 					findViewById(R.id.feeds_fragment).setVisibility(View.GONE);
@@ -693,7 +667,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity implements OnlineServices {
 		out.putBoolean("unreadArticlesOnly", m_unreadArticlesOnly);
 		out.putParcelable("activeCategory", m_activeCategory);
 		out.putInt("apiLevel", m_apiLevel);
-		out.putInt("isLicensed", m_isLicensed);
 		out.putBoolean("offlineModeReady", m_offlineModeReady);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/org/fox/ttrss/OfflineArticleFragment.java b/src/org/fox/ttrss/OfflineArticleFragment.java
index 4886ecc0..ef4dffdc 100644
--- a/src/org/fox/ttrss/OfflineArticleFragment.java
+++ b/src/org/fox/ttrss/OfflineArticleFragment.java
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@ package org.fox.ttrss;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;
 
-import org.fox.ttrss.OnlineServices.RelativeArticle;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
 import org.jsoup.select.Elements;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
-import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.os.Bundle;
@@ -19,21 +17,13 @@ import android.provider.BaseColumns;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.text.Html;
 import android.text.method.LinkMovementMethod;
-import android.util.Log;
-import android.view.GestureDetector;
-import android.view.GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
-import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.webkit.WebSettings;
 import android.webkit.WebView;
-import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import com.google.ads.AdView;
-
 public class OfflineArticleFragment extends Fragment {
 	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
 	private final String TAG = this.getClass().getSimpleName();
@@ -185,13 +175,6 @@ public class OfflineArticleFragment extends Fragment {
 				String tagsStr = m_cursor.getString(m_cursor.getColumnIndex("tags"));
 				tagv.setText(tagsStr);
 			}			
-			
-			AdView av = (AdView)view.findViewById(R.id.ad);
-			
-			if (av != null) {
-				av.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-			}
-	
 		} 
 		
 		return view;    	
diff --git a/src/org/fox/ttrss/OnlineServices.java b/src/org/fox/ttrss/OnlineServices.java
index 60684738..9d16ec33 100644
--- a/src/org/fox/ttrss/OnlineServices.java
+++ b/src/org/fox/ttrss/OnlineServices.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ public interface OnlineServices {
 	public boolean getUnreadArticlesOnly();
 	public boolean isSmallScreen();
 	public boolean getUnreadOnly();
-	public boolean getLicensed();
 	public int getApiLevel();
 	public void setSelectedArticle(Article article);
 }