diff --git a/src/db/base.dbd b/src/db/base.dbd
index 70cef77a1..8e6e1caab 100644
--- a/src/db/base.dbd
+++ b/src/db/base.dbd
@@ -201,12 +201,7 @@ device(waveform,CONSTANT,devWfSoft,"Soft Channel")
 #device(mbbi,VME_IO,devMbbiVmic2534,"Vmic2534")
 #device(mbbo,VME_IO,devMbboVmic2534,"Vmic2534")
 
-device(ai,CONSTANT,devAiSymb,"vxWorks Variable")
-device(ao,CONSTANT,devAoSymb,"vxWorks Variable")
-device(longin,CONSTANT,devLiSymb,"vxWorks Variable")
-device(longout,CONSTANT,devLoSymb,"vxWorks Variable")
-device(stringin,CONSTANT,devSiSymb,"vxWorks Variable")
-device(stringout,CONSTANT,devSoSymb,"vxWorks Variable")
+include "symb.dbd"
 
 #device(ai,AB_IO,devAiAbSlcDcm,"AB-SLC500DCM")
 #device(ai,AB_IO,devAiAbSlcDcmSigned,"AB-SLC500DCM-Signed")
diff --git a/src/db/baseLIBOBJS b/src/db/baseLIBOBJS
index ec5178082..5535c95e7 100644
--- a/src/db/baseLIBOBJS
+++ b/src/db/baseLIBOBJS
@@ -151,12 +151,7 @@ LIBOBJS += $(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/devWfTestAsyn.o
 #LIBOBJS += $(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/devMbboDirectCan.o
 #LIBOBJS += $(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/devVmic2534.o
 
-LIBOBJS += $(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/devAiSymb.o
-LIBOBJS += $(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/devAoSymb.o
-LIBOBJS += $(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/devLiSymb.o
-LIBOBJS += $(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/devLoSymb.o
-LIBOBJS += $(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/devSiSymb.o
-LIBOBJS += $(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/devSoSymb.o
+LIBOBJS += $(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/symb
 
 #
 # Driver support ANSI