diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/cpp.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/cpp.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index caf178035a..0000000000
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/cpp.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/* cpp - C++ in the kernel
-**
-** Initial version by Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de
-** This file may be used under the terms of the OpenBeOS License.
-*/
-
-
-#include "cpp.h"
-
-
-extern "C" void
-__pure_virtual()
-{
-	//printf("pure virtual function call");
-}
-
-#if __MWERKS__
-
-//--- These functions are supposed to throw exceptions. Obviously, we don't want them to.
-
-extern "C" void __destroy_new_array( void *, int) {
-	//printf("__destroy_new_array called");
-}
-
-extern "C" void __construct_new_array( void *, int) {
-	//printf("__construct_new_array called");
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/cpp.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/cpp.h
deleted file mode 100644
index f0e8aaa709..0000000000
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/cpp.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef CPP_H
-#define CPP_H
-/* cpp - C++ in the kernel
-**
-** Initial version by Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de
-** This file may be used under the terms of the OpenBeOS License.
-*/
-
-
-#include <new>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-
-// Oh no! C++ in the kernel! Are you nuts?
-//
-//	- no exceptions
-//	- (almost) no virtuals (well, the Query code now uses them)
-//	- it's basically only the C++ syntax, and type checking
-//	- since one tend to encapsulate everything in classes, it has a slightly
-//	  higher memory overhead
-//	- nicer code
-//	- easier to maintain
-
-
-inline void *
-operator new(size_t size)
-{
-	return malloc(size);
-} 
-
-
-inline void *
-operator new[](size_t size)
-{
-	return malloc(size);
-}
- 
-
-inline void
-operator delete(void *ptr)
-{
-	free(ptr);
-} 
-
-
-inline void
-operator delete[](void *ptr)
-{
-	free(ptr);
-}
-
-// we're using virtuals
-extern "C" void __pure_virtual();
-
-
-#endif	/* CPP_H */