diff --git a/src/ca/baseNMIU.cpp b/src/ca/baseNMIU.cpp
index b55bab15e..cc4fe6f3f 100644
--- a/src/ca/baseNMIU.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/baseNMIU.cpp
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 #include "nciu.h"
 #include "netIO.h"
 
-baseNMIU::baseNMIU ( nciu &chanIn ) : 
-    chan ( chanIn )
-{
-}
-
 baseNMIU::~baseNMIU ()
 {
 }