diff --git a/src_main/core/piobject.cpp b/src_main/core/piobject.cpp
index 8aa326a6..b332e164 100755
--- a/src_main/core/piobject.cpp
+++ b/src_main/core/piobject.cpp
@@ -424,12 +424,6 @@ PIMap<uint, PIObject::__MetaData> & PIObject::__meta_data() {
 }
 
 
-CRC_32 & PIObject::__meta_crc() {
-	static CRC_32 ret = standardCRC_32();
-	return ret;
-}
-
-
 void PIObject::callQueuedEvents() {
 	mutex_queue.lock();
 	PIVector<__QueuedEvent> qe = events_queue;
diff --git a/src_main/core/piobject.h b/src_main/core/piobject.h
index 2cb83591..5aa6903e 100755
--- a/src_main/core/piobject.h
+++ b/src_main/core/piobject.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "pimutex.h"
 #include "piset.h"
 #include "piqueue.h"
-#include "picrc.h"
 
 
 #ifdef DOXYGEN
@@ -777,8 +776,6 @@ public:
 	static PIMutex & __meta_mutex();
 	static PIMap<uint, __MetaData> & __meta_data(); // [hash(classname)]=__MetaData
 
-	static CRC_32 & __meta_crc();
-
 	//! \brief Execute all posted events from CONNECTU_QUEUED connections
 	void callQueuedEvents();