diff --git a/src/db/dbAccess.c b/src/db/dbAccess.c
index 6fe261fc9..1065a829e 100644
--- a/src/db/dbAccess.c
+++ b/src/db/dbAccess.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ of this distribution.
 #include "recSup.h"
 #include "recGbl.h"
 #include "special.h"
-#include "asLib.h"
 
 extern long lset_stack_not_empty;
 struct dbBase *pdbbase=NULL;
@@ -84,7 +83,15 @@ static short mapDBFToDBR[DBF_NTYPES] = {
  *    that flag becomes unset.
  */
 #define MAX_LOCK 10
+
+/* The following is to handle SPC_AS */
+static SPC_ASCALLBACK spcAsCallback = 0;
 
+void dbSpcAsRegisterCallback(SPC_ASCALLBACK func)
+{
+    spcAsCallback = func;
+}
+
 static long putSpecial(DBADDR *paddr,int pass)
 {
     long int	(*pspecial)()=NULL;
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ static long putSpecial(DBADDR *paddr,int pass)
 	    else
 		scanAdd(precord);
 	}else if((special==SPC_AS) && (pass==1)) {
-	    asChangeGroup((ASMEMBERPVT *)&precord->asp,precord->asg);
+            if(spcAsCallback) (*spcAsCallback)(precord);
 	}
     }else {
 	if( prset && (pspecial = (prset->special))) {
diff --git a/src/db/dbAccess.h b/src/db/dbAccess.h
index fea01f78c..88e00e781 100644
--- a/src/db/dbAccess.h
+++ b/src/db/dbAccess.h
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ void dbNotifyAdd(struct dbCommon *pfrom,struct dbCommon *pto);
 void dbNotifyCancel(PUTNOTIFY *pputnotify);
 /*dbNotifyCompletion called by recGblFwdLink */
 void dbNotifyCompletion(struct dbCommon *precord);
+typedef void(*SPC_ASCALLBACK)(struct dbCommon *);
+/*dbSpcAsRegisterCallback called by access security */
+void dbSpcAsRegisterCallback(SPC_ASCALLBACK func);
 long dbBufferSize(short dbrType,long options,long nRequest);
 long dbValueSize(short dbrType);
 
diff --git a/src/db/iocInit.c b/src/db/iocInit.c
index b3bbec241..d68735cff 100644
--- a/src/db/iocInit.c
+++ b/src/db/iocInit.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ of this distribution.
 #include "envDefs.h"
 #include "dbStaticLib.h"
 #include "initHooks.h"
-#include "asLib.h"
 extern struct dbBase *pdbbase;
 
 LOCAL int initialized=FALSE;