diff --git a/src/gdd/smartGDDPointer.cc b/src/gdd/smartGDDPointer.cc
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-/*************************************************************************\
-* Copyright (c) 2002 The University of Chicago, as Operator of Argonne
-*     National Laboratory.
-* Copyright (c) 2002 The Regents of the University of California, as
-*     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
-* EPICS BASE Versions 3.13.7
-* and higher are distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
-* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
-\*************************************************************************/
-
-//
-// Smart Pointer Class for GDD
-// ( automatically takes care of referencing / unreferening a gdd each time that it is used )
-//
-// Author: Jeff Hill
-//
-
-#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#include "smartGDDPointer.h"
-
-//
-// smartGDDPointer::set()
-//
-void smartConstGDDPointer::set ( const gdd * pNewValue ) 
-{
-    if ( pNewValue != this->pConstValue ) {
-	    int gddStatus;
-	    if ( pNewValue != NULL ) {
-		    gddStatus = pNewValue->reference();
-		    assert ( ! gddStatus );
-	    }
-	    if ( this->pConstValue != NULL ) {
-		    gddStatus = this->pConstValue->unreference();
-		    assert ( ! gddStatus );
-	    }
-	    this->pConstValue = pNewValue;
-    }
-}