diff --git a/builds/cmake/BuildFunctions.cmake b/builds/cmake/BuildFunctions.cmake
index f94df178c7..5469c953a2 100644
--- a/builds/cmake/BuildFunctions.cmake
+++ b/builds/cmake/BuildFunctions.cmake
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ function(epp_process type files)
                 COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different metadata.fdb ${dir}/yachts.lnk
                 COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different security.fdb ${dir}/security.fdb
                 COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different msg.fdb ${dir}/msg.fdb
-                COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different help.fdb ${dir}/help.fdb
                 COMMAND ${ARGN} -b ${dir}/ ${in} ${out}
             )
         endif()
diff --git a/builds/install/arch-specific/aix/classic/makeInstallImage.sh.in b/builds/install/arch-specific/aix/classic/makeInstallImage.sh.in
index 7eb9e57fac..a7941ba550 100644
--- a/builds/install/arch-specific/aix/classic/makeInstallImage.sh.in
+++ b/builds/install/arch-specific/aix/classic/makeInstallImage.sh.in
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ copyFiles() {
     mkdir -p $DestDir
     mkdir $DestDir/bin
     mkdir $DestDir/examples
-    mkdir $DestDir/help
     mkdir $DestDir/include
     mkdir $DestDir/intl
     mkdir $DestDir/lib
diff --git a/builds/install/arch-specific/darwin/install-script b/builds/install/arch-specific/darwin/install-script
index 48d79d9a4c..697c95ba28 100644
--- a/builds/install/arch-specific/darwin/install-script
+++ b/builds/install/arch-specific/darwin/install-script
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ chown -R firebird:firebird "$FB_FW"
 echo "Set the permissions correctly"
     chmod 777 "$FB_FW/Resources/"
     chmod 660 "$FB_FW/Resources/security5.fdb"
-    chmod 444 "$FB_FW/Resources/help/help.fdb"
 
 # Remove all older traces of Classic first
 echo "Remove all older traces of Classic first"
diff --git a/builds/install/arch-specific/hpux/classic/firebirdCS.psf.in b/builds/install/arch-specific/hpux/classic/firebirdCS.psf.in
index f283238f2e..155e1f811f 100644
--- a/builds/install/arch-specific/hpux/classic/firebirdCS.psf.in
+++ b/builds/install/arch-specific/hpux/classic/firebirdCS.psf.in
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ postremove install/scripts/postUninstall.sh
 architecture HP-UX_B.11_64
 os_name HP-UX
 os_release ?.11.*
-os_version ? 
+os_version ?
 #
 fileset
 tag main
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ file -u 0644 -g firebird -o firebird buildroot@prefix@/CHANGELOG.md @prefix@/CHA
 file -u 0644 -g firebird -o firebird buildroot@prefix@/README.md @prefix@/README.md
 end
 #
-fileset 
+fileset
 tag include
 directory buildroot@prefix@/include=@prefix@/include
 file_permissions -u 0644 -g firebird -o firebird
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ fileset
 tag UDF
 file -u 0755 -g firebird -o firebird buildroot@prefix@/UDF/ib_udf.sl @prefix@/UDF/ib_udf.sl
 file -u 0755 -g firebird -o firebird buildroot@prefix@/UDF/fbudf.sl @prefix@/UDF/fbudf.sl
-file -u 0644 -g firebird -o firebird buildroot@prefix@/UDF/ib_udf.sql @prefix@/UDF/ib_udf.sql 
-file -u 0644 -g firebird -o firebird buildroot@prefix@/UDF/ib_udf2.sql @prefix@/UDF/ib_udf2.sql 
-file -u 0644 -g firebird -o firebird buildroot@prefix@/UDF/fbudf.sql @prefix@/UDF/fbudf.sql 
+file -u 0644 -g firebird -o firebird buildroot@prefix@/UDF/ib_udf.sql @prefix@/UDF/ib_udf.sql
+file -u 0644 -g firebird -o firebird buildroot@prefix@/UDF/ib_udf2.sql @prefix@/UDF/ib_udf2.sql
+file -u 0644 -g firebird -o firebird buildroot@prefix@/UDF/fbudf.sql @prefix@/UDF/fbudf.sql
 end
 #
 fileset
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ file_permissions -u 0644 -g firebird -o firebird
 file *
 end
 #
-fileset 
+fileset
 tag examples
 file -u 0644 -g firebird -o firebird firebird/examples/README @prefix@/examples/README
 file -u 0644 -g firebird -o firebird firebird/examples/functions.c @prefix@/examples/functions/functions.c
@@ -103,11 +103,6 @@ file *
 end
 #
 fileset
-tag help
-file -u 0444 -g firebird -o firebird firebird/help/help.fdb @prefix@/help/help.fdb
-end
-#
-fileset
 tag messages
 file -u 0444 -g firebird -o firebird firebird/firebird.msg @prefix@/firebird.msg
 file -u 0444 -g firebird -o firebird firebird/fr_FR.msg @prefix@/fr_FR.msg
diff --git a/builds/install/arch-specific/hpux/classic/makeinstallImage.sh.in b/builds/install/arch-specific/hpux/classic/makeinstallImage.sh.in
index 41ad0d15e7..f7ece37f23 100644
--- a/builds/install/arch-specific/hpux/classic/makeinstallImage.sh.in
+++ b/builds/install/arch-specific/hpux/classic/makeinstallImage.sh.in
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ copyFiles() {
     mkdir -p $DestDir
     mkdir $DestDir/bin
     mkdir $DestDir/examples
-    mkdir $DestDir/help
     mkdir $DestDir/include
     mkdir $DestDir/intl
     mkdir $DestDir/lib
diff --git a/builds/install/arch-specific/hpux/super/makeinstallImage.sh.in b/builds/install/arch-specific/hpux/super/makeinstallImage.sh.in
index f21a4bc1c0..07d86c00a6 100644
--- a/builds/install/arch-specific/hpux/super/makeinstallImage.sh.in
+++ b/builds/install/arch-specific/hpux/super/makeinstallImage.sh.in
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ copyFiles() {
     mkdir -p $DestDir
     mkdir $DestDir/bin
     mkdir $DestDir/examples
-    mkdir $DestDir/help
     mkdir $DestDir/include
     mkdir $DestDir/intl
     mkdir $DestDir/lib
diff --git a/builds/install/arch-specific/netbsd/install.sh.in b/builds/install/arch-specific/netbsd/install.sh.in
index 656257a489..c234ee8cea 100644
--- a/builds/install/arch-specific/netbsd/install.sh.in
+++ b/builds/install/arch-specific/netbsd/install.sh.in
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ DestDir=@prefix@
 # The guts of the tranfer of files and other directories
 # (mkdir -p <dirname> does not elicit an error message if the <dirname> exists.)
 echo Installing binaries
-for D in "bin examples help include intl doc/sql.extensions UDF"
+for D in "bin examples include intl doc/sql.extensions UDF"
 do
 	mkdir -p $DestDir/$D || exit
 done
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ chmod ug=r,o= *.sample || exit
 # make databases writable by firebird only
 # local database connections are not a good idea
 chmod ug=rw,o= examples/*.fdb || exit
-chmod ug=rw,o= help/*.fdb || exit
 
 # install the samples if they don't exist
 [ -f databases.conf ] || install -o firebird -g firebird -m 440 databases.conf.sample databases.conf
diff --git a/builds/install/arch-specific/solaris/CS/prototype.in b/builds/install/arch-specific/solaris/CS/prototype.in
index d5695263d7..2f0ed15bd6 100644
--- a/builds/install/arch-specific/solaris/CS/prototype.in
+++ b/builds/install/arch-specific/solaris/CS/prototype.in
@@ -164,11 +164,6 @@ s none @prefix@/lib/libfbembed.so=@prefix@/lib/libfbembed.so.2
 
 f none @prefix@/lib/libib_util.so=$SRCDIR/lib/libib_util.so 0555 firebird firebird
 
-# help
-
-d none @prefix@/help 0751 firebird firebird
-f none @prefix@/help/help.fdb=$SRCDIR/help/help.fdb 0444 firebird firebird
-
 # messages
 
 f none @prefix@/firebird.msg=$SRCDIR/firebird.msg 0444 firebird firebird
diff --git a/builds/install/arch-specific/solaris/SS/prototype.in b/builds/install/arch-specific/solaris/SS/prototype.in
index 7d652f5278..4f3e4afa34 100644
--- a/builds/install/arch-specific/solaris/SS/prototype.in
+++ b/builds/install/arch-specific/solaris/SS/prototype.in
@@ -169,11 +169,6 @@ s none @prefix@/lib/libfbclient.so=@prefix@/lib/libfbclient.so.2
 
 f none @prefix@/lib/libib_util.so=$SRCDIR/lib/libib_util.so 0755 firebird firebird
 
-# help
-
-d none @prefix@/help 0755 firebird firebird
-f none @prefix@/help/help.fdb=$SRCDIR/help/help.fdb 0444 firebird firebird
-
 # messages
 
 f none @prefix@/firebird.msg=$SRCDIR/firebird.msg 0666 firebird firebird
diff --git a/builds/install/arch-specific/solx86gcc/CS/prototype.in b/builds/install/arch-specific/solx86gcc/CS/prototype.in
index 102dceb7b0..11c536db4a 100644
--- a/builds/install/arch-specific/solx86gcc/CS/prototype.in
+++ b/builds/install/arch-specific/solx86gcc/CS/prototype.in
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ f none @prefix@/examples/v5/udflib.c=$SRCDIR/examples/v5/udflib.c 0644 root root
 
 
 
-d none @prefix@/help  0755 root root
-f none @prefix@/help/help.fdb=$SRCDIR/help/help.fdb  0444 root root
-
 d none @prefix@/include  0755 root root
 f none @prefix@/include/blr.h=$SRCDIR/include/blr.h  0644 root root
 f none @prefix@/include/ib_util.h=$SRCDIR/include/ib_util.h  0644 root root
diff --git a/builds/install/arch-specific/win32/FirebirdInstall.iss b/builds/install/arch-specific/win32/FirebirdInstall.iss
index 37128760ac..31a5b21954 100644
--- a/builds/install/arch-specific/win32/FirebirdInstall.iss
+++ b/builds/install/arch-specific/win32/FirebirdInstall.iss
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ Source: {#FilesDir}\doc\*.*; DestDir: {app}\doc; Components: DevAdminComponent;
 Source: {#FilesDir}\doc\sql.extensions\*.*; DestDir: {app}\doc\sql.extensions; Components: DevAdminComponent; Flags: skipifsourcedoesntexist ignoreversion
 
 ;Other stuff
-Source: {#FilesDir}\help\*.*; DestDir: {app}\help; Components: DevAdminComponent; Flags: ignoreversion;
 Source: {#FilesDir}\include\*.*; DestDir: {app}\include; Components: DevAdminComponent; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs;
 Source: {#FilesDir}\intl\fbintl.dll; DestDir: {app}\intl; Components: ServerComponent; Flags: sharedfile ignoreversion;
 Source: {#FilesDir}\intl\fbintl.conf; DestDir: {app}\intl; Components: ServerComponent; Flags: onlyifdoesntexist
diff --git a/builds/win32/make_all.bat b/builds/win32/make_all.bat
index 64bf37bd7b..0287368fed 100644
--- a/builds/win32/make_all.bat
+++ b/builds/win32/make_all.bat
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ if errorlevel 1 call :ERROR build failed - see make_all_%FB_TARGET_PLATFORM%.log
 @mkdir %FB_OUTPUT_DIR% 2>nul
 @mkdir %FB_OUTPUT_DIR%\intl 2>nul
 @mkdir %FB_OUTPUT_DIR%\tzdata 2>nul
-@mkdir %FB_OUTPUT_DIR%\help 2>nul
 @mkdir %FB_OUTPUT_DIR%\doc 2>nul
 @mkdir %FB_OUTPUT_DIR%\doc\sql.extensions 2>nul
 @mkdir %FB_OUTPUT_DIR%\include 2>nul
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ for %%v in (gpre_boot build_msg) do (
 
 :: DATABASES
 @copy %FB_GEN_DIR%\dbs\security5.FDB %FB_OUTPUT_DIR%\security5.fdb >nul
-@copy %FB_GEN_DIR%\dbs\HELP.fdb %FB_OUTPUT_DIR%\help\help.fdb >nul
 
 :: DOCS
 @copy %FB_ROOT_PATH%\*.md %FB_OUTPUT_DIR%\doc\ >nul
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index d6d685028c..ca816e3395 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ add_custom_command(
 add_custom_target(databases
     DEPENDS
         boot_engine
-        help.fdb
         metadata.fdb
         security.fdb
     SOURCES
@@ -878,7 +877,6 @@ add_custom_target(copy_files
     #ALL # uncomment this to copy files every build
     # databases
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${GENERATED_DIR}/security.fdb ${output_dir}/security5.fdb
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${GENERATED_DIR}/help.fdb ${output_dir}/help/help.fdb
     # configs, text files
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/builds/install/misc/firebird.conf ${output_dir}/firebird.conf
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/builds/install/misc/databases.conf ${output_dir}/databases.conf