diff --git a/src/libCom/test/Makefile b/src/libCom/test/Makefile
index 7f5994c0d..5f486938f 100644
--- a/src/libCom/test/Makefile
+++ b/src/libCom/test/Makefile
@@ -123,11 +123,6 @@ epicsMutexTest_SRCS += epicsMutexTest.cpp
 testHarness_SRCS += epicsMutexTest.cpp
 TESTS += epicsMutexTest
 
-TESTPROD_HOST += epicsExceptionTest
-epicsExceptionTest_SRCS += epicsExceptionTest.cpp
-testHarness_SRCS += epicsExceptionTest.cpp
-TESTS += epicsExceptionTest
-
 TESTPROD_HOST += macEnvExpandTest
 macEnvExpandTest_SRCS += macEnvExpandTest.c
 testHarness_SRCS += macEnvExpandTest.c
diff --git a/src/libCom/test/epicsExceptionTest.cpp b/src/libCom/test/epicsExceptionTest.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e64b6c469..000000000
--- a/src/libCom/test/epicsExceptionTest.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-/*************************************************************************\
-* Copyright (c) 2006 UChicago Argonne LLC, 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 is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
-* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
-\*************************************************************************/
-
-//
-// Verify that the local c++ exception mechanism matches the ANSI/ISO standard.
-// Author: Jeff Hill
-//
-
-#include <new>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <cstdio>
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__<2 || (__GNUC__==2 && __GNUC_MINOR__<=96))
-#include <climits>
-#else
-#include <limits>
-#endif
-
-#include "epicsUnitTest.h"
-#include "epicsThread.h"
-#include "testMain.h"
-
-using namespace std;
-
-#if defined ( _MSC_VER )
-
-#   if _MSC_VER >= 1900
-        // Can't use const
-        static size_t unsuccessfulNewSize = numeric_limits < size_t > :: max ();
-#   elif _MSC_VER > 1310
-        static const size_t unsuccessfulNewSize = numeric_limits < size_t > :: max ();
-#   else
-        // Bug in the older MS implementation of new
-        static const size_t unsuccessfulNewSize = numeric_limits < size_t > :: max () - 100;
-#   endif
-
-    // No %z modifier support for printing a size_t
-#   define Z_MODIFIER ""
-
-#elif defined(vxWorks)
-
-    // Don't try to use numeric_limits < size_t >
-    static const size_t unsuccessfulNewSize = UINT_MAX - 15u;
-
-    // No %z modifier support for printing a size_t
-#   define Z_MODIFIER ""
-
-#else
-
-#   if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 6)
-        // Can't use const
-        static size_t unsuccessfulNewSize = numeric_limits < size_t > :: max ();
-#   else
-        static const size_t unsuccessfulNewSize = numeric_limits < size_t > :: max ();
-#   endif
-
-    // passing a size_t to printf() needs "%zu"
-#   define Z_MODIFIER "z"
-
-#endif
-
-class exThread : public epicsThreadRunable {
-public:
-    exThread ();
-    void waitForCompletion ();
-    ~exThread() {};
-private:
-    epicsThread thread;
-    bool done;
-    void run ();
-};
-
-static void epicsExceptionTestPrivate ()
-{
-    try {
-        char * p = new char [unsuccessfulNewSize];
-        testFail("new char[%" Z_MODIFIER "u] returned %p", unsuccessfulNewSize, p);
-    }
-    catch ( const bad_alloc & ) {
-        testPass("new char[%" Z_MODIFIER "u] threw", unsuccessfulNewSize);
-    }
-    catch ( ... ) {
-        testFail("new: threw wrong type");
-    }
-    try {
-        char * p = new ( nothrow ) 
-            char [unsuccessfulNewSize];
-        testOk(p == 0, "new (nothrow) returned %p", p);
-    }
-    catch( ... ) {
-        testFail("new (nothrow): threw");
-    }
-}
-
-exThread::exThread () :
-    thread ( *this, "testExceptions", epicsThreadGetStackSize(epicsThreadStackSmall) ),
-        done ( false )
-{
-    this->thread.start ();
-}
-
-void exThread::run ()
-{
-    epicsExceptionTestPrivate ();
-    this->done = true;
-}
-
-void exThread::waitForCompletion ()
-{
-    while ( ! this->done ) {
-        epicsThreadSleep ( 0.1 );
-    }
-}
-
-MAIN(epicsExceptionTest)
-{
-    testPlan(4);
-    epicsExceptionTestPrivate ();
-    
-    exThread athread;
-    athread.waitForCompletion ();
-    return testDone();
-}