diff --git a/config.sample/plugins b/config.sample/plugins
index 4e351be..9e6d9d2 100644
--- a/config.sample/plugins
+++ b/config.sample/plugins
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ rhsbl
 dnsbl
 badmailfrom
 badrcptto
-check_spamhelo
+helo
 
 # sender_permitted_from
 # greylisting p0f genre,windows
diff --git a/plugins/check_spamhelo b/plugins/check_spamhelo
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b60a0a..0000000
--- a/plugins/check_spamhelo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#!perl -w
-=head1 NAME
-
-check_spamhelo - Check a HELO message delivered from a connecting host.
-
-=head1 DESCRIPTION
-
-Check a HELO message delivered from a connecting host.  Reject any
-that appear in the badhelo config -- e.g. yahoo.com and aol.com, which
-neither the real Yahoo or the real AOL use, but which spammers use
-rather a lot.
-
-=head1 CONFIGURATION
-
-Add domains or hostnames to the F<badhelo> configuration file; one
-per line.
-
-=cut
-
-sub hook_helo {
-  my ($self, $transaction, $host) = @_;
-  ($host = lc $host) or return DECLINED;
-  
-  for my $bad ($self->qp->config('badhelo')) {
-    if ($host eq lc $bad) {
-      $self->log(LOGDEBUG, "Denying HELO from host claiming to be $bad");
-      return (DENY_DISCONNECT, "Sorry, I don't believe that you are $host.");
-    }
-  }
-  return DECLINED;
-}
-
-# also support EHLO
-*hook_ehlo = \&hook_helo;