diff --git a/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/sigPipeIgnore.c b/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/sigPipeIgnore.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 1082cb55c..000000000
--- a/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/sigPipeIgnore.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-
-/*
- *
- * escape into C to call signal because of a brain dead
- * signal() func proto supplied in signal.h by gcc 2.7.2
- *
- */
-
-#include <signal.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-#include "sigPipeIgnore.h"
-
-typedef void (*pSigFunc) ();
-
-static pSigFunc pReplacedFunc;
-
-#ifndef UNIX // all os except UNIX
- 
-void installSigPipeIgnore (void)
-{
-}
- 
-#else // it is UNIX 
-
-static void localInstallSigPipeIgnore (void);
-
-/*
- * ignoreSigPipe ()
- */
-static void ignoreSigPipe (int param)
-{
-	if (pReplacedFunc) {
-		(*pReplacedFunc) (param);
-	}
-	/*
-	 * some versios of unix reset to SIG_DFL
-	 * each time that the signal occurs
-	 */
-	localInstallSigPipeIgnore ();
-}
-
-/*
- * installSigPipeIgnore ()
- */
-void installSigPipeIgnore (void)
-{
-	static int init;
-
-	if (init) {
-		return;
-	}
-	localInstallSigPipeIgnore();
-	init = 1;
-}
-
-/*
- * localInstallSigPipeIgnore ()
- *
- * dont allow disconnect to terminate process
- * when running in UNIX environment
- *
- * allow error to be returned to sendto()
- * instead of handling disconnect at interrupt
- */
-static void localInstallSigPipeIgnore (void)
-{
-	pSigFunc sigRet;
-
-	sigRet = signal (SIGPIPE, ignoreSigPipe);
-	if (sigRet==SIG_ERR) {
-		fprintf (stderr, "%s replace of SIGPIPE failed beacuse %s\n", 
-			__FILE__, strerror(errno));
-	}
-	else if (sigRet!=SIG_DFL && sigRet!=SIG_IGN) {
-		pReplacedFunc = sigRet;
-	}
-	/*
-	 * no infinite loops 
-	 */
-	if (pReplacedFunc==ignoreSigPipe) {
-		pReplacedFunc = NULL;
-	}
-}
-
-#endif // UNIX 
-
diff --git a/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/sigPipeIgnore.h b/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/sigPipeIgnore.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 264db8ea9..000000000
--- a/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/sigPipeIgnore.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-
-/*
- * escape into C to call signal because of a brain dead
- * signal() func proto supplied in signal.h by gcc 2.7.2
- */
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-void installSigPipeIgnore (void);
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-