diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/epicsEvent.h b/src/libCom/osi/epicsEvent.h
index 8ac640746..7973e1386 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/epicsEvent.h
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/epicsEvent.h
@@ -61,69 +61,5 @@ epicsShareFunc void epicsShareAPI epicsEventShow(
 #endif /*__cplusplus */
 
 #include "osdEvent.h"
-
-/*The c++ implementation consists of inline calls to the c code */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-inline epicsEvent::epicsEvent (epicsEventInitialState initial) :
-    id ( epicsEventCreate ( initial ) )
-{
-    if ( this->id == 0 ) {
-        throwWithLocation ( noMemory () );
-    }
-}
-
-inline epicsEvent::~epicsEvent ()
-{
-    epicsEventDestroy ( this->id );
-}
-
-inline void epicsEvent::signal ()
-{
-    epicsEventSignal ( this->id );
-}
-
-inline void epicsEvent::wait ()
-{
-    epicsEventWaitStatus status;
-    status = epicsEventWait (this->id);
-    if (status!=epicsEventWaitOK) {
-        throwWithLocation ( invalidSemaphore () );
-    }
-}
-
-inline bool epicsEvent::wait (double timeOut)
-{
-    epicsEventWaitStatus status;
-    status = epicsEventWaitWithTimeout (this->id, timeOut);
-    if (status==epicsEventWaitOK) {
-        return true;
-    } else if (status==epicsEventWaitTimeout) {
-        return false;
-    } else {
-        throwWithLocation ( invalidSemaphore () );
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
-inline bool epicsEvent::tryWait ()
-{
-    epicsEventWaitStatus status;
-    status = epicsEventTryWait (this->id);
-    if (status==epicsEventWaitOK) {
-        return true;
-    } else if (status==epicsEventWaitTimeout) {
-        return false;
-    } else {
-        throwWithLocation ( invalidSemaphore () );
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
-inline void epicsEvent::show ( unsigned level ) const
-{
-    epicsEventShow ( this->id, level );
-}
-
-#endif /*__cplusplus */
 
 #endif /* epicsEventh */