diff --git a/aegisub/automation/Makefile.am b/aegisub/automation/Makefile.am
index 4b95ecdaf..6df42110c 100644
--- a/aegisub/automation/Makefile.am
+++ b/aegisub/automation/Makefile.am
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ data_auto4_lua = \
 	include/utils-auto4.lua \
 	include/utils.lua
 
-data_auto4_perl = \
-	autoload/macro-1p-edgeblur.pl \
-	include/Aegisub/PerlConsole.pm
-
 data_auto4_ruby = \
 	include/karaoke.rb \
 	include/utils.rb
@@ -47,10 +43,6 @@ data_auto4_lua_doc = \
 	demos/future-windy-blur.lua \
 	demos/raytracer.lua
 
-data_auto4_perl_doc = \
-	demos/perl-console.pl \
-	v4-docs/perl-api.txt
-
 data_auto4_ruby_doc = \
 	demos/k-replacer.rb
 
@@ -68,11 +60,6 @@ nobase_automation_DATA += $(data_auto4_lua)
 nobase_share_doc_DATA += $(data_auto4_lua_doc)
 endif
 
-if HAVE_AUTO4_PERL
-nobase_automation_DATA += $(data_auto4_perl)
-nobase_share_doc_DATA += $(data_auto4_perl_doc)
-endif
-
 if HAVE_AUTO4_RUBY
 nobase_automation_DATA += $(data_auto4_ruby)
 nobase_share_doc_DATA += $(data_auto4_ruby_doc)
@@ -82,9 +69,7 @@ endif
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	$(data_general) \
 	$(data_auto4_lua) \
-	$(data_auto4_perl) \
 	$(data_auto4_ruby) \
 	$(data_general_doc) \
 	$(data_auto4_lua_doc) \
-	$(data_auto4_perl_doc) \
 	$(data_auto4_ruby_doc)
diff --git a/aegisub/configure.in b/aegisub/configure.in
index 6ba1dd4ad..f7dc2a220 100644
--- a/aegisub/configure.in
+++ b/aegisub/configure.in
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ m4_define([pulseaudio_required_version], [0.5])
 
 m4_define([fontconfig_required_version], [2.4])
 m4_define([freetype_required_version], [9.7.0])
-m4_define([perl_required_version], [5.004])
 m4_define([pkgconfig_required_version], [0.20])
 m4_define([ruby_required_version], [1.8])
 m4_define([wx_required_version], [2.8.1])
@@ -254,7 +253,6 @@ if test "$enable_compiler_flags" != "no"; then
   AC_CXX_FLAG([-Wno-long-long])
   AC_CXX_FLAG([-fpermissive])
   AC_CXX_FLAG([-fno-strict-aliasing])
-  AC_CXX_FLAG([-std=c++98])
   AC_CXX_FLAG([-pipe])
 
   # -O* messes with debugging.
@@ -809,78 +807,6 @@ AC_SUBST(LUA_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(LUA_LDFLAGS)
 
 
-#############
-## Auto4 PERL
-#############
-AC_ARG_WITH(perl, [  --without-perl          build without PERL Automation. (default: auto)], perl_disabled="(disabled)")
-AC_ARG_WITH(perl-bin, [  --with-perl-bin=PATH    location of PERL binary. (default: $PATH)], [WITH_PERL_BIN="$withval"])
-
-AC_ARG_VAR([PERL_CFLAGS], [CFLAGS to use for Perl (default: -MExtUtils::Embed -eccflags -eperl_inc)])
-AC_ARG_VAR([PERL_LDFLAGS], [LDFLAGS to use for Perl (default: -MExtUtils::Embed -eldopts)])
-
-if test "$with_perl" != "no"; then
-  if test -z "$WITH_PERL_BIN"; then
-    AC_PATH_PROG([PERL_BIN],perl,no)
-  else
-    PERL_BIN="$WITH_PERL_BIN"
-  fi
-
-  if test "$PERL_BIN" != "no"; then
-    AC_CACHE_CHECK(
-      [checking for perl version >= perl_required_version], [with_cv_perl],
-      [if $PERL_BIN -e 'require perl_required_version'; then with_cv_perl="yes"; else with_cv_perl="no"; fi])
-
-    if test "$with_cv_perl" = "yes"; then
-      AC_MSG_CHECKING([$PERL_BIN cflags])
-      if test -z "$PERL_CFLAGS"; then
-        PERL_CFLAGS=`$PERL_BIN -MExtUtils::Embed -eccflags -eperl_inc`
-      fi
-      AC_MSG_RESULT([$PERL_CFLAGS])
-
-      AC_MSG_CHECKING([$PERL_BIN libs])
-      if test -z "$PERL_LDFLAGS"; then
-        PERL_LDFLAGS=`$PERL_BIN -MExtUtils::Embed -eldopts`
-      fi
-      AC_MSG_RESULT([$PERL_LDFLAGS])
-
-      AC_AGI_COMPILE([Perl], [perl], [$PERL_CFLAGS], [$PERL_LDFLAGS],[
-#include <EXTERN.h>
-#include <perl.h>
-int main(int argc, char **argv, char **env) {
-  static PerlInterpreter *my_perl;
-  PERL_SYS_INIT3(&argc,&argv,&env);
-  my_perl = perl_alloc();
-  if (!my_perl) return 1;
-  return 0;
-}])
-    fi
-  fi
-fi
-
-if test "$agi_cv_with_perl" = "no" && test "$with_cv_perl" = "yes"; then
-  AC_MSG_WARN([Perl detected, but it doesn't work...])
-  with_cv_perl="no"
-fi
-
-if test "$agi_cv_with_perl" = "yes" && test "$with_cv_perl" = "yes"; then
-  with_automation="yes"
-  AC_DEFINE(WITH_PERL, 1, [Enable PERL support.])
-else
-  with_cv_perl="no"
-fi
-
-AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_AUTO4_PERL], [test "$with_cv_perl" != "no"])
-AC_SUBST(PERL_CFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(PERL_LDFLAGS)
-
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(perl-console, [  --disable-perl-console  disable PERL console (default=enabled)],perlconsole_disabled="(disabled)")
-  
-if test "$with_cv_perl" = "yes" && test "$enable_perlconsole" != "no"; then
-  AC_DEFINE(WITH_PERLCONSOLE, 1, [Enable PERL Console support (for debugging purposes)])
-fi
-
-
-
 #############
 ## Auto4 Ruby
 #############
diff --git a/aegisub/src/Makefile.am b/aegisub/src/Makefile.am
index c6192ca7d..cab8ac6ef 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/aegisub/src/Makefile.am
@@ -104,14 +104,6 @@ LIBS += @LUA_LDFLAGS@
 aegisub_2_2_LDADD += libauto4_lua.a
 endif
 
-if HAVE_AUTO4_PERL
-noinst_LIBRARIES += libauto4_perl.a
-libauto4_perl_a_SOURCES = auto4_perl.cpp auto4_perl_script.cpp auto4_perl_dialogs.cpp auto4_perl_ass.cpp auto4_perl_console.cpp auto4_perl.h auto4_perl_console.h
-libauto4_perl_a_CPPFLAGS = @PERL_CFLAGS@
-LIBS += @PERL_LDFLAGS@
-aegisub_2_2_LDADD += libauto4_perl.a
-endif
-
 if HAVE_AUTO4_RUBY
 noinst_LIBRARIES += libauto4_ruby.a
 libauto4_ruby_a_SOURCES = auto4_ruby_assfile.cpp auto4_ruby.cpp auto4_ruby_dialog.cpp
@@ -337,5 +329,3 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
 	$(srcdir)/*.hxx \
 	osx_bevelButton.h
 
-EXTRA_DIST = \
-	auto4_perldata.inc