diff --git a/src/factory/FieldCreateFactory.cpp b/src/factory/FieldCreateFactory.cpp
index 1f5e18e..82eef14 100644
--- a/src/factory/FieldCreateFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/FieldCreateFactory.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <pv/pvIntrospect.h>
 #include <pv/factory.h>
 #include <pv/serializeHelper.h>
-#include <pv/localStaticLock.h>
 
 using std::tr1::static_pointer_cast;
 using std::size_t;
@@ -1456,7 +1455,6 @@ FieldConstPtr FieldCreate::deserialize(ByteBuffer* buffer, DeserializableControl
 // TODO replace with non-locking singleton pattern
 const FieldCreatePtr& FieldCreate::getFieldCreate()
 {
-	LOCAL_STATIC_LOCK;
 	static FieldCreatePtr fieldCreate;
 	static Mutex mutex;
 
diff --git a/src/misc/pv/localStaticLock.h b/src/misc/pv/localStaticLock.h
index fd4577b..1c1af4b 100644
--- a/src/misc/pv/localStaticLock.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/localStaticLock.h
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@
 #ifndef LOCALSTATICLOCK_H
 #define LOCALSTATICLOCK_H
 
+#include <compilerDependencies.h>
+
 #include <pv/lock.h>
 
 #include <shareLib.h>
 
-epicsShareExtern epics::pvData::Mutex& getLocalStaticInitMutex();
+epicsShareExtern epics::pvData::Mutex& getLocalStaticInitMutex() EPICS_DEPRECATED;
 
 #if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 4
 // noop