diff --git a/src/core/object.cc b/src/core/object.cc
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index 6dc61b4b7..000000000
--- a/src/core/object.cc
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@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2007 INRIA
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation;
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
- *
- * Author: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
- */
-#include "object.h"
-#include "debug.h"
-#include "assert.h"
-
-NS_DEBUG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("Object");
-
-namespace ns3 {
-
-Object::Object ()
-  : m_count (1),
-    m_disposed (false)
-{
-  NS_DEBUG ("Object::Object: m_count=0");
-}
-
-Object::~Object ()
-{}
-
-void 
-Object::Ref (void) const
-{
-  m_count++;
-  NS_DEBUG("Object::Ref (): this == 0x" << this << " m_count=" << m_count);
-}
-
-void 
-Object::Unref (void) const
-{
-  NS_ASSERT (m_count > 0);
-  m_count--;
-  NS_DEBUG("Object::Unref (): this == 0x" << this << " m_count=" << m_count);
-
-  if (m_count == 0)
-    {
-      NS_DEBUG("Object::Unref (): delete");
-      delete this;
-    }
-}
-
-bool 
-Object::IsSingle (void) const
-{
-  NS_DEBUG("Object::IsSingle (): m_count == " << m_count);
-  return m_count == 1;
-}
-
-void
-Object::Dispose (void)
-{
-  NS_ASSERT (!m_disposed);
-  DoDispose ();
-}
-
-void 
-Object::DoDispose (void)
-{}
-
-}//namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/core/object.h b/src/core/object.h
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--- a/src/core/object.h
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-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2007 INRIA
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation;
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
- *
- * Author: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
- */
-#ifndef OBJECT_H
-#define OBJECT_H
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-
-namespace ns3 {
-
-/**
- * \brief Base class that supports reference counting for memory management
- *
- * Many objects in the system derive from this class in order to use its
- * reference counting implementation.
- */
-class Object 
-{
-public:
-  /**
-   * \brief Constructor
-   *
-   * Creates an object with a single reference count
-   */
-  Object ();
-  virtual ~Object ();
-  /**
-   * \brief Increments the reference count of this object
-   */
-  void Ref (void) const;
-  /**
-   * \brief Decrements the reference count of this object
-   */
-  void Unref (void) const;
-  /**
-   * \return true if there is only a single reference to this object anywhere
-   * in the system; false otherwise.
-   */
-  bool IsSingle (void) const;
-  void Dispose (void);
-protected:
-  virtual void DoDispose (void);
-private:
-  mutable uint32_t m_count;
-  bool m_disposed;
-};
-
-}//namespace ns3
-
-#endif /* OBJECT_H */