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diff --git a/collectors/checks.plugin/README.md b/collectors/checks.plugin/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e2cf5de..00000000
--- a/collectors/checks.plugin/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-title: "checks.plugin"
-custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/checks.plugin/README.md
--->
-
-# checks.plugin
-
-A debugging plugin (by default it is disabled)
-
-
diff --git a/collectors/checks.plugin/plugin_checks.c b/collectors/checks.plugin/plugin_checks.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 31251511..00000000
--- a/collectors/checks.plugin/plugin_checks.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#include "daemon/common.h"
-
-static void checks_main_cleanup(void *ptr) {
-    struct netdata_static_thread *static_thread = (struct netdata_static_thread *)ptr;
-    static_thread->enabled = NETDATA_MAIN_THREAD_EXITING;
-
-    info("cleaning up...");
-
-    static_thread->enabled = NETDATA_MAIN_THREAD_EXITED;
-}
-
-void *checks_main(void *ptr) {
-    netdata_thread_cleanup_push(checks_main_cleanup, ptr);
-
-    usec_t usec = 0, susec = localhost->rrd_update_every * USEC_PER_SEC, loop_usec = 0, total_susec = 0;
-    struct timeval now, last, loop;
-
-    RRDSET *check1, *check2, *check3, *apps_cpu = NULL;
-
-    check1 = rrdset_create_localhost(
-            "netdata"
-            , "check1"
-            , NULL
-            , "netdata"
-            , NULL
-            , "Caller gives microseconds"
-            , "a million !"
-            , "checks.plugin"
-            , ""
-            , NETDATA_CHART_PRIO_CHECKS
-            , localhost->rrd_update_every
-            , RRDSET_TYPE_LINE
-    );
-
-    rrddim_add(check1, "absolute", NULL, -1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-    rrddim_add(check1, "incremental", NULL, 1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
-
-    check2 = rrdset_create_localhost(
-            "netdata"
-            , "check2"
-            , NULL
-            , "netdata"
-            , NULL
-            , "Netdata calcs microseconds"
-            , "a million !"
-            , "checks.plugin"
-            , ""
-            , NETDATA_CHART_PRIO_CHECKS
-            , localhost->rrd_update_every
-            , RRDSET_TYPE_LINE
-    );
-    rrddim_add(check2, "absolute", NULL, -1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-    rrddim_add(check2, "incremental", NULL, 1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
-
-    check3 = rrdset_create_localhost(
-            "netdata"
-            , "checkdt"
-            , NULL
-            , "netdata"
-            , NULL
-            , "Clock difference"
-            , "microseconds diff"
-            , "checks.plugin"
-            , ""
-            , NETDATA_CHART_PRIO_CHECKS
-            , localhost->rrd_update_every
-            , RRDSET_TYPE_LINE
-    );
-    rrddim_add(check3, "caller", NULL, 1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-    rrddim_add(check3, "netdata", NULL, 1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-    rrddim_add(check3, "apps.plugin", NULL, 1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-
-    now_realtime_timeval(&last);
-    while(!netdata_exit) {
-        usleep(susec);
-
-        // find the time to sleep in order to wait exactly update_every seconds
-        now_realtime_timeval(&now);
-        loop_usec = dt_usec(&now, &last);
-        usec = loop_usec - susec;
-        debug(D_PROCNETDEV_LOOP, "CHECK: last loop took %llu usec (worked for %llu, slept for %llu).", loop_usec, usec, susec);
-
-        if(usec < (localhost->rrd_update_every * USEC_PER_SEC / 2ULL)) susec = (localhost->rrd_update_every * USEC_PER_SEC) - usec;
-        else susec = localhost->rrd_update_every * USEC_PER_SEC / 2ULL;
-
-        // --------------------------------------------------------------------
-        // Calculate loop time
-
-        last.tv_sec = now.tv_sec;
-        last.tv_usec = now.tv_usec;
-        total_susec += loop_usec;
-
-        // --------------------------------------------------------------------
-        // check chart 1
-
-        if(check1->counter_done) rrdset_next_usec(check1, loop_usec);
-        rrddim_set(check1, "absolute", 1000000);
-        rrddim_set(check1, "incremental", total_susec);
-        rrdset_done(check1);
-
-        // --------------------------------------------------------------------
-        // check chart 2
-
-        if(check2->counter_done) rrdset_next(check2);
-        rrddim_set(check2, "absolute", 1000000);
-        rrddim_set(check2, "incremental", total_susec);
-        rrdset_done(check2);
-
-        // --------------------------------------------------------------------
-        // check chart 3
-
-        if(!apps_cpu) apps_cpu = rrdset_find_localhost("apps.cpu");
-        if(check3->counter_done) rrdset_next_usec(check3, loop_usec);
-        now_realtime_timeval(&loop);
-        rrddim_set(check3, "caller", (long long) dt_usec(&loop, &check1->last_collected_time));
-        rrddim_set(check3, "netdata", (long long) dt_usec(&loop, &check2->last_collected_time));
-        if(apps_cpu) rrddim_set(check3, "apps.plugin", (long long) dt_usec(&loop, &apps_cpu->last_collected_time));
-        rrdset_done(check3);
-    }
-
-    netdata_thread_cleanup_pop(1);
-    return NULL;
-}
diff --git a/collectors/checks.plugin/Makefile.am b/libnetdata/string/Makefile.am
index 161784b8..161784b8 100644
--- a/collectors/checks.plugin/Makefile.am
+++ b/libnetdata/string/Makefile.am