diff --git a/scripts/supybot b/scripts/supybot
index 29fac5006..adebdf3ee 100755
--- a/scripts/supybot
+++ b/scripts/supybot
@@ -170,116 +170,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     if len(args) > 1:
         parser.error()
     elif not args:
-        try:
-            import socket
-            import ircutils
-            import questions
-            questions.output("""It seems like you're running supybot for the
-            first time.  Or, perhaps, you just forgot to give this program an
-            argument for your registry file.  If the latter is the case,
-            simply press Ctrl-C and this script will exit and you can run it
-            again as indicated.  If the former is the case, however, we'll
-            have a few questions for you to write your initial registry
-            file.""")
-            ###
-            # Nick.
-            ###
-            nick = questions.something("""What nick would you like your bot to
-                   use?""")
-            while not ircutils.isNick(nick):
-                questions.output("""That's not a valid IRC nick.  Please
-                choose a different nick.""")
-                nick = questions.something("""What nick would you like your
-                       bot to use?""")
-
-            ###
-            # Server.
-            ###
-            def checkServer(server):
-                try:
-                    ip = socket.gethostbyname(server)
-                    questions.output("""%s resolved to %s.""" % (server, ip))
-                    return True
-                except socket.error:
-                    questions.output("""That's not a valid hostname.  Please
-                    enter a hostname that resolves.""")
-                    return False
-            server = questions.something("""What server would you like your
-                     bot to connect to?""")
-            while not checkServer(server):
-                server = questions.something("""What server would you like
-                         your bot to connect to?""")
-
-            ###
-            # Channels.
-            ###
-            def checkChannels(s):
-                for channel in s.split():
-                    if ',' in channel:
-                        (channel, _) = channel.split(',', 1)
-                    if not ircutils.isChannel(channel):
-                        questions.output("""%s is not a valid IRC channel.
-                        Please choose a different channel.""" % channel)
-                        return False
-                return True
-            channels = questions.something("""What channels would you like
-            your bot to join when it connects to %s?  Separate your channels
-            by spaces; if any channels require a keyword to join, separate the
-            keyword from the channel by a comma.  For instance, if you want to
-            join #supybot with no keyword and #secret with a keyword of 'foo',
-            you would type '#supybot #secret,foo' without the quotes.""" %
-            server)
-            while not checkChannels(channels):
-                channels = questions.something("""What channels would you like
-                your bot to join when it connects to %s?  Separate your
-                channels by spaces; if any channels require a keyword to join,
-                separate the keyword from the channel by a comma.  For
-                instance, if you want to join #supybot with no keyword and
-                #secret with a keyword of 'foo', you would type '#supybot
-                #secret,foo' without the quotes.  """ % server)
-
-            ###
-            # Filename.
-            ###
-            def checkFilename(s):
-                if os.path.exists(s):
-                    questions.output("""That file already exists.  Please
-                    choose a file that doesn't exist yet.  You can always copy
-                    it over later, of course, but we'd rather play it safe
-                    ourselves and not risk overwriting an important file.""")
-                    return False
-                try:
-                    fd = file(s, 'w')
-                    fd.write('supybot.nick: %s\n' % nick)
-                    fd.write('supybot.server: %s\n' % server)
-                    fd.write('supybot.channels: %s\n' % channels)
-                    fd.close()
-                    questions.output("""File %s written.  Now, to run your
-                    bot, run this script with just that filename as an option.
-                    Once you do so, your configuration file will become much
-                    fuller and more complete, with help descriptions
-                    describing all the options and a significant number more
-                    options than you see now.  Have fun!  """ % s)
-                    return True
-                except EnvironmentError, e:
-                    questions.output("""Python told me that it couldn't create
-                    your file, giving me this specific error: %s.""" % e)
-                    return False
-            filename = questions.something("""What filename would you like to
-                       write this configuration to?""")
-            while not checkFilename(filename):
-                filename = questions.something("""What filename would you like
-                           to write this configuration to?""")
-            questions.output("""Great!  Seeya on the flipside!""")
-            sys.exit(0)
-        except KeyboardInterrupt:
-            print
-            print
-            questions.output("""Well, it looks like you cancelled out of the
-            bot before it was done. Unfortunately, I didn't get to write
-            anything to file.  Please run the bot/wizard again to
-            completion.""")
-            sys.exit(0)
+        questions.output("""It seems you've given me no configuration file.  If
+        you have a configuration file, be sure to tell its filename.  If you
+        don't have a configuration file, read docs/GETTING_STARTED and follow
+        its directions.""")
+        sys.exit(0)
     else:
         registryFilename = args.pop()
         try: