diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casChannelIIL.h b/src/cas/generic/casChannelIIL.h
index 9a2e70b43..eee5daaee 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casChannelIIL.h
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casChannelIIL.h
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ inline void casChannelI::unlock() const
 //
 // casChannelI::postEvent()
 //
-inline void casChannelI::postEvent (const casEventMask &select, const smartConstGDDPointer &pEvent)
+inline void casChannelI::postEvent (const casEventMask &select, const gdd &event)
 {
 	this->lock();
 
     tsDLIterBD<casMonitor> iter = this->monitorList.firstIter ();
     while ( iter.valid () ) {
-        iter->post (select, pEvent);
+        iter->post (select, event);
 	    ++iter;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casInternal.h b/src/cas/generic/casInternal.h
index 115377b6f..9f958ca5d 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casInternal.h
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casInternal.h
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ public:
 	void installAsyncIO (casAsyncIOI &);
 	void removeAsyncIO (casAsyncIOI &);
 
-	void postEvent (const casEventMask &select, const smartConstGDDPointer &pEvent);
+	void postEvent (const casEventMask &select, const gdd &event);
 
 	epicsShareFunc virtual casResType resourceType () const;
 
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ public:
     //
     void deleteSignal ();
     
-    void postEvent (const casEventMask &select, const smartConstGDDPointer &pEvent);
+    void postEvent (const casEventMask &select, const gdd &event);
     
     caServer *getExtServer () const;
     
diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casPVIIL.h b/src/cas/generic/casPVIIL.h
index 7e3bc084a..e485e1d61 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casPVIIL.h
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casPVIIL.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ inline caStatus  casPVI::bestDBRType (unsigned &dbrType)
 //
 // casPVI::postEvent()
 //
-inline void casPVI::postEvent (const casEventMask &select, const smartConstGDDPointer &pEvent)
+inline void casPVI::postEvent (const casEventMask &select, const gdd &event)
 {
 	if (this->nMonAttached==0u) {
 		return;
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ inline void casPVI::postEvent (const casEventMask &select, const smartConstGDDPo
 	this->lock();
 	tsDLIterBD<casPVListChan> iter = this->chanList.firstIter ();
     while ( iter.valid () ) {
-		iter->postEvent ( select, pEvent );
+		iter->postEvent ( select, event );
 		++iter;
 	}
 	this->unlock();