diff --git a/src/misc/pv/lock.h b/src/misc/pv/lock.h
index df297c3..9e6ed58 100644
--- a/src/misc/pv/lock.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/lock.h
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ typedef epicsMutex Mutex;
  * This is based on item 14 of 
  *  * Effective C++, Third Edition, Scott Meyers
  */
-class Lock : private NoDefaultMethods {
+class Lock {
+    EPICS_NOT_COPYABLE(Lock)
 public:
     /**
      * Constructor
diff --git a/src/misc/pv/noDefaultMethods.h b/src/misc/pv/noDefaultMethods.h
index 4916261..b80cc31 100644
--- a/src/misc/pv/noDefaultMethods.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/noDefaultMethods.h
@@ -11,15 +11,41 @@
 
 #include <shareLib.h>
 
-namespace epics { namespace pvData { 
-/* This is based on Item 6 of 
- * Effective C++, Third Edition, Scott Meyers
+/** @macro EPICS_NOT_COPYABLE(CLASS)
+ *  @brief Disable implicit copyable
+ *
+ * Prevent the default copy constructor and assignment
+ * operator from being usable.
+ *
+ * For >= C++11 explicitly disable.  Attempts to copy/assign will
+ * fail to compile.
+ *
+ * For C++98 make these private, and don't implement them.
+ * User code will fail to compile, implementation code will fail to link.
+ @code
+    struct MyClass {
+        EPICS_NOT_COPYABLE(MyClass)
+    public:
+        ...
+    };
+ @code
+ *
+ * @note This macro contains 'private:'.
  */
+#if __cplusplus>=201103L
+#  define EPICS_NOT_COPYABLE(CLASS) private: CLASS(const CLASS&) = delete; CLASS& operator=(const CLASS&) = delete;
+#else
+#  define EPICS_NOT_COPYABLE(CLASS) private: CLASS(const CLASS&); CLASS& operator=(const CLASS&);
+#endif
+
+namespace epics { namespace pvData {
 
 /**
  * @brief Base class for not allowing default methods.
  *
  * Note that copy constructor a copy methods are declared private.
+ *
+ * @deprecated Deprecated in favor of EPICS_NOT_COPYABLE() pvDataCPP 7.0.0
  */
 class NoDefaultMethods {
 public:
diff --git a/src/misc/pv/serializeHelper.h b/src/misc/pv/serializeHelper.h
index df14ce1..5ced0d6 100644
--- a/src/misc/pv/serializeHelper.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/serializeHelper.h
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ namespace epics {
          * @brief Serialization helper.
          *
          */
-        class epicsShareClass SerializeHelper : public NoDefaultMethods {
+        class epicsShareClass SerializeHelper {
+            EPICS_NOT_COPYABLE(SerializeHelper)
         public:
 
             /**
diff --git a/src/misc/pv/thread.h b/src/misc/pv/thread.h
index 57faada..103d434 100644
--- a/src/misc/pv/thread.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/thread.h
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ typedef epicsThreadRunable Runnable;
 
 //! Helper for those cases where a class should have more than one runnable
 template<typename C>
-class RunnableMethod : public Runnable, private NoDefaultMethods
+class RunnableMethod : public Runnable
 {
+    EPICS_NOT_COPYABLE(RunnableMethod)
     typedef void (C::*meth_t)();
     C *inst;
     meth_t meth;
@@ -104,7 +105,8 @@ struct BindRunner : public epicsThreadRunable
  * @brief C++ wrapper for epicsThread from EPICS base.
  *
  */
-class Thread : public epicsThread, private NoDefaultMethods {
+class Thread : public epicsThread {
+    EPICS_NOT_COPYABLE(Thread)
 public:
     /** @brief Holds all the configuration necessary to launch a @class Thread
      *
diff --git a/src/pv/standardPVField.h b/src/pv/standardPVField.h
index 57c73f8..ed968ba 100644
--- a/src/pv/standardPVField.h
+++ b/src/pv/standardPVField.h
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<StandardPVField> StandardPVFieldPtr;
     StandardPVField *standardPVField = getStandardPVField();
  * }
  */
-class epicsShareClass StandardPVField : private NoDefaultMethods {
+class epicsShareClass StandardPVField {
+    EPICS_NOT_COPYABLE(StandardPVField)
 public:
     /**
      * getStandardPVField returns the singleton.
diff --git a/src/pvMisc/pv/bitSetUtil.h b/src/pvMisc/pv/bitSetUtil.h
index 488ae11..2cfeca3 100644
--- a/src/pvMisc/pv/bitSetUtil.h
+++ b/src/pvMisc/pv/bitSetUtil.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #ifndef BITSETUTIL_H
 #define BITSETUTIL_H
 
-#include <pv/noDefaultMethods.h>
 #include <pv/pvData.h>
 #include <pv/bitSet.h>
 
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {
  * @brief Compress a bitSet.
  *
  */
-class epicsShareClass BitSetUtil : private NoDefaultMethods {
+class epicsShareClass BitSetUtil {
 public:
     /**
      *  compress the bitSet for a pvStructure.
diff --git a/testApp/misc/testSerialization.cpp b/testApp/misc/testSerialization.cpp
index 75f1a9b..22376ad 100644
--- a/testApp/misc/testSerialization.cpp
+++ b/testApp/misc/testSerialization.cpp
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ static DeserializableControl* control;
 static ByteBuffer* buffer;
 
 
-class SerializableControlImpl : public SerializableControl,
-        public NoDefaultMethods {
+class SerializableControlImpl : public SerializableControl {
+    EPICS_NOT_COPYABLE(SerializableControlImpl)
 public:
     virtual void flushSerializeBuffer() {
     }
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-class DeserializableControlImpl : public DeserializableControl,
-        public NoDefaultMethods {
+class DeserializableControlImpl : public DeserializableControl {
+    EPICS_NOT_COPYABLE(DeserializableControlImpl)
 public:
     virtual void ensureData(size_t /*size*/) {
     }