diff --git a/src/misc/Makefile b/src/misc/Makefile
index 24e50cf..b8bf3f0 100644
--- a/src/misc/Makefile
+++ b/src/misc/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ INC += pv/timer.h
 INC += pv/status.h
 INC += pv/sharedPtr.h
 INC += pv/debugPtr.h
-INC += pv/localStaticLock.h
 INC += pv/typeCast.h
 INC += pv/sharedVector.h
 INC += pv/templateMeta.h
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ LIBSRCS += serializeHelper.cpp
 LIBSRCS += event.cpp
 LIBSRCS += timer.cpp
 LIBSRCS += status.cpp
-LIBSRCS += localStaticLock.cpp
 LIBSRCS += typeCast.cpp
 LIBSRCS += thread.cpp
 LIBSRCS += parseToPOD.cpp
diff --git a/src/misc/localStaticLock.cpp b/src/misc/localStaticLock.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index d6327dd..0000000
--- a/src/misc/localStaticLock.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/* localStaticLock.cpp */
-/*
- * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
- * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
- */
-/**
- *  @author mse
- */
-
-#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#include <pv/localStaticLock.h>
-
-static int nifty_counter;
-static epics::pvData::Mutex* g_localStaticInitMutex;
-
-epics::pvData::Mutex& getLocalStaticInitMutex()
-{
-    return *g_localStaticInitMutex;
-}
-
-
-// The counter is initialized at load-time, i.e., before any of the static objects are initialized.
-MutexInitializer::MutexInitializer ()
-{
-    if (0 == nifty_counter++)
-    {
-        // Initialize static members.
-        g_localStaticInitMutex = new epics::pvData::Mutex();
-    }
-}
-
-MutexInitializer::~MutexInitializer ()
-{
-    if (0 == --nifty_counter)
-    {
-        // Clean-up.
-        delete g_localStaticInitMutex;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/misc/pv/localStaticLock.h b/src/misc/pv/localStaticLock.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c1af4b..0000000
--- a/src/misc/pv/localStaticLock.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-/* localStaticLock.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 LOCALSTATICLOCK_H
-#define LOCALSTATICLOCK_H
-
-#include <compilerDependencies.h>
-
-#include <pv/lock.h>
-
-#include <shareLib.h>
-
-epicsShareExtern epics::pvData::Mutex& getLocalStaticInitMutex() EPICS_DEPRECATED;
-
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 4
-// noop
-#define LOCAL_STATIC_LOCK
-#else
-#define LOCAL_STATIC_LOCK epics::pvData::Lock localStaticInitMutexLock(getLocalStaticInitMutex());
-#endif
-
-static class epicsShareClass MutexInitializer {
-  public:
-    MutexInitializer ();
-    ~MutexInitializer ();
-} localStaticMutexInitializer; // Note object here in the header.
-
-
-#endif  /* LOCALSTATICLOCK_H */