diff --git a/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbLexRoutines.c b/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbLexRoutines.c
index 66d9f6b66..80fb9ebf5 100644
--- a/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbLexRoutines.c
+++ b/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbLexRoutines.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "dbStaticLib.h"
 #include "dbStaticPvt.h"
 #include "epicsExport.h"
-#include "guigroup.h"
 #include "link.h"
 #include "special.h"
 
diff --git a/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c b/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
index ac9eca7ad..79ff4ea74 100644
--- a/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
+++ b/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include "dbStaticPvt.h"
 #include "devSup.h"
 #include "drvSup.h"
-#include "guigroup.h"
 #include "link.h"
 #include "special.h"
 
diff --git a/src/ioc/dbStatic/guigroup.h b/src/ioc/dbStatic/guigroup.h
index 5d97a4f8c..72f45ce56 100644
--- a/src/ioc/dbStatic/guigroup.h
+++ b/src/ioc/dbStatic/guigroup.h
@@ -16,68 +16,11 @@
 #ifndef __gui_group_h__
 #define __gui_group_h__
 
-#define  GUI_COMMON 	1
-#define  GUI_ALARMS	2
-#define  GUI_BITS1	3
-#define  GUI_BITS2	4
-#define  GUI_CALC	5
-#define  GUI_CLOCK	6
-#define  GUI_COMPRESS	7
-#define  GUI_CONVERT	8
-#define  GUI_DISPLAY	9
-#define  GUI_HIST	10
-#define  GUI_INPUTS	11
-#define  GUI_LINKS	12
-#define  GUI_MBB	13
-#define  GUI_MOTOR	14
-#define  GUI_OUTPUT	15
-#define  GUI_PID	16
-#define  GUI_PULSE	17
-#define  GUI_SELECT	18
-#define  GUI_SEQ1	19
-#define  GUI_SEQ2	20
-#define  GUI_SEQ3	21
-#define  GUI_SUB	22
-#define  GUI_TIMER	23
-#define  GUI_WAVE	24
-#define  GUI_SCAN	25
-#define GUI_NTYPES 25
-
-typedef struct mapguiGroup{
-	char	*strvalue;
-	int	value;
-}mapguiGroup;
-
-#ifndef GUIGROUPS_GBLSOURCE
-extern mapguiGroup pamapguiGroup[];
-#else
-mapguiGroup pamapguiGroup[GUI_NTYPES] = {
-	{"GUI_COMMON",GUI_COMMON},
-	{"GUI_ALARMS",GUI_ALARMS},
-	{"GUI_BITS1",GUI_BITS1},
-	{"GUI_BITS2",GUI_BITS2},
-	{"GUI_CALC",GUI_CALC},
-	{"GUI_CLOCK",GUI_CLOCK},
-	{"GUI_COMPRESS",GUI_COMPRESS},
-	{"GUI_CONVERT",GUI_CONVERT},
-	{"GUI_DISPLAY",GUI_DISPLAY},
-	{"GUI_HIST",GUI_HIST},
-	{"GUI_INPUTS",GUI_INPUTS},
-	{"GUI_LINKS",GUI_LINKS},
-	{"GUI_MBB",GUI_MBB},
-	{"GUI_MOTOR",GUI_MOTOR},
-	{"GUI_OUTPUT",GUI_OUTPUT},
-	{"GUI_PID",GUI_PID},
-	{"GUI_PULSE",GUI_PULSE},
-	{"GUI_SELECT",GUI_SELECT},
-	{"GUI_SEQ1",GUI_SEQ1},
-	{"GUI_SEQ2",GUI_SEQ2},
-	{"GUI_SEQ3",GUI_SEQ3},
-	{"GUI_SUB",GUI_SUB},
-	{"GUI_TIMER",GUI_TIMER},
-	{"GUI_WAVE",GUI_WAVE},
-	{"GUI_SCAN",GUI_SCAN}
-};
-#endif /*GUIGROUPS_GBLSOURCE*/
+#error As of Base 3.15.4, the promptgroup implementation has changed. \
+    This header file (guigroup.h) is invalid and will be removed shortly. \
+    Instead, you should include dbStaticLib.h, parse the DBD, \
+    and use dbGetPromptGroupNameFromKey() and dbGetPromptGroupKeyFromName() \
+    that have been added to dbStaticLib. \
+    More details in the 3.15.4 release notes and the AppDev Guide.
 
 #endif /*__gui_group_h__*/