diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c6b487358..956dfff7b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ NSP		:= ./node_modules/.bin/nsp
 NODEUNIT	:= ./node_modules/.bin/nodeunit
 MOCHA		:= ./node_modules/.bin/mocha
 NODECOVER	:= ./node_modules/.bin/cover
-NSP_BADGE	:= ./tools/nspBadge.js
 NPM		:= npm
 
 #
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ test: $(NODEUNIT)
 
 .PHONY: nsp
 nsp: node_modules $(NSP)
-	@($(NSP) check) | $(NSP_BADGE)
+	@($(NSP) check) | true
 
 include ./tools/mk/Makefile.deps
 include ./tools/mk/Makefile.targ
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f3795359d..ef630f7f1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 [![Dependency Status](https://david-dm.org/restify/node-restify.svg)](https://david-dm.org/restify/node-restify)
 [![devDependency Status](https://david-dm.org/restify/node-restify/dev-status.svg)](https://david-dm.org/restify/node-restify#info=devDependencies)
 [![bitHound Score](https://www.bithound.io/github/restify/node-restify/badges/score.svg)](https://www.bithound.io/github/restify/node-restify/master)
-[![NSP Status](https://img.shields.io/badge/NSP%20status-no%20vulnerabilities-green.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/restify/node-restify)
-
 
 [restify](http://restify.com) is a framework, utilizing
 [connect](https://github.com/senchalabs/connect) style middleware for building
diff --git a/tools/nspBadge.js b/tools/nspBadge.js
deleted file mode 100755
index 232b32cb2..000000000
--- a/tools/nspBadge.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
-'use strict';
-
-var fs = require('fs');
-var path = require('path');
-
-var README_PATH = path.join(__dirname, '../README.md');
-/* jscs:disable maximumLineLength */
-var FAIL_BADGE = 'vulnerabilities%20found-red';
-var SUCCESS_BADGE = 'no%20vulnerabilities-green';
-var NSP_LINE_ID = '[NSP Status]';
-/* jscs:enable maximumLineLength */
-
-process.stdin.on('data', function (exitCodeBuf) {
-
-    var nspExitCode = parseInt(exitCodeBuf.toString(), 10);
-
-    if (isNaN(nspExitCode)) {
-        // output any success message
-        console.warn(exitCodeBuf.toString());
-        nspExitCode = 0;
-    }
-
-    var readmeStr = fs.readFileSync(README_PATH).toString();
-
-    var out = processLines(nspExitCode, readmeStr);
-
-    // now write it back out
-    fs.writeFileSync(README_PATH, out);
-});
-
-function processLines(exitCode, readmeStr) {
-    var lines = readmeStr.toString().split('\n');
-    var outLines = '';
-
-    lines.forEach(function (line) {
-        if (line.indexOf(NSP_LINE_ID) > -1) {
-            if (exitCode === 0) {
-                outLines += line.replace(FAIL_BADGE, SUCCESS_BADGE) + '\n';
-            } else {
-                outLines += line.replace(SUCCESS_BADGE, FAIL_BADGE) + '\n';
-            }
-        } else {
-            outLines += line + '\n';
-        }
-    });
-
-    // chop off last newline
-    return outLines.slice(0, -1);
-}