diff --git a/documentation/release_notes.h b/documentation/release_notes.h
index 833d68b..f00cbe0 100644
--- a/documentation/release_notes.h
+++ b/documentation/release_notes.h
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ Release 7.0 (XYZ 2017)
 
 - Add pv/pvdVersion.h which is included by pv/pvIntrospect.h
 - Remove monitor.h.  Migrated to the pvAccessCPP module.
-- Deprecated monitorPlugin.h is removed.
+- Remove destroyable.h.  Migrated to the pvAccessCPP module.
+- Previously deprecated monitorPlugin.h is removed.
 - Deprecate the following utility classes, to be removed in 8.0.
  - epics::pvData::Queue
  - epics::pvData::MessageQueue
diff --git a/src/misc/Makefile b/src/misc/Makefile
index 2f854ab..5e3a60c 100644
--- a/src/misc/Makefile
+++ b/src/misc/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ INC += pv/timeFunction.h
 INC += pv/timer.h
 INC += pv/queue.h
 INC += pv/messageQueue.h
-INC += pv/destroyable.h
 INC += pv/status.h
 INC += pv/sharedPtr.h
 INC += pv/debugPtr.h
diff --git a/src/misc/pv/destroyable.h b/src/misc/pv/destroyable.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f109c5..0000000
--- a/src/misc/pv/destroyable.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-/* destroyable.h */
-/*
- * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
- * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
- */
-/**
- *  @author mse
- */
-#ifndef DESTROYABLE_H
-#define DESTROYABLE_H
-
-#include <pv/sharedPtr.h>
-
-#include <shareLib.h>
-
-namespace epics { namespace pvData { 
-
-
-        /**
-         * @brief Instance declaring destroy method.
-         * 
-         * @author mse
-         */
-        class epicsShareClass Destroyable {
-        public:
-            POINTER_DEFINITIONS(Destroyable);
-            /**
-             * Destroy this instance.
-             */
-            virtual void destroy() = 0;
-            
-        protected:
-            /**
-             * Do not allow delete on this instance and derived classes, destroy() must be used instead.
-             */ 
-            virtual ~Destroyable() {};
-        public:
-
-            /** for use with shared_ptr<> when wrapping
-             *
-             @code
-               shared_ptr<foo> inner(new foo),
-                               outer(inner.get, Destroyable::cleaner(inner));
-             @endcode
-             */
-            class cleaner {
-                Destroyable::shared_pointer ptr;
-            public:
-                cleaner(const Destroyable::shared_pointer& ptr) :ptr(ptr) {}
-                void operator()(Destroyable*) {
-                    Destroyable::shared_pointer P;
-                    P.swap(ptr);
-                    P->destroy();
-                }
-            };
-        };
-
-}}
-#endif  /* DESTROYABLE_H */