diff --git a/jrnl/export.py b/jrnl/export.py
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index e95d4c12..00000000
--- a/jrnl/export.py
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@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-from .util import ERROR_COLOR, RESET_COLOR
-from .util import slugify
-from .plugins.template import Template
-import os
-
-
-class Exporter:
-    """This Exporter can convert entries and journals into text files."""
-
-    def __init__(self, format):
-        with open("jrnl/templates/" + format + ".template") as f:
-            front_matter, body = f.read().strip("-\n").split("---", 2)
-            self.template = Template(body)
-
-    def export_entry(self, entry):
-        """Returns a string representation of a single entry."""
-        return str(entry)
-
-    def _get_vars(self, journal):
-        return {"journal": journal, "entries": journal.entries, "tags": journal.tags}
-
-    def export_journal(self, journal):
-        """Returns a string representation of an entire journal."""
-        return self.template.render_block("journal", **self._get_vars(journal))
-
-    def write_file(self, journal, path):
-        """Exports a journal into a single file."""
-        try:
-            with open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-                f.write(self.export_journal(journal))
-                return f"[Journal exported to {path}]"
-        except OSError as e:
-            return f"[{ERROR_COLOR}ERROR{RESET_COLOR}: {e.filename} {e.strerror}]"
-
-    def make_filename(self, entry):
-        return entry.date.strftime(
-            "%Y-%m-%d_{}.{}".format(slugify(entry.title), self.extension)
-        )
-
-    def write_files(self, journal, path):
-        """Exports a journal into individual files for each entry."""
-        for entry in journal.entries:
-            try:
-                full_path = os.path.join(path, self.make_filename(entry))
-                with open(full_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-                    f.write(self.export_entry(entry))
-            except OSError as e:
-                return f"[{ERROR_COLOR}ERROR{RESET_COLOR}: {e.filename} {e.strerror}]"
-        return f"[Journal exported to {path}]"
-
-    def export(self, journal, format="text", output=None):
-        """Exports to individual files if output is an existing path, or into
-        a single file if output is a file name, or returns the exporter's
-        representation as string if output is None."""
-        if output and os.path.isdir(output):  # multiple files
-            return self.write_files(journal, output)
-        elif output:  # single file
-            return self.write_file(journal, output)
-        else:
-            return self.export_journal(journal)