diff --git a/src/spectrum/model/spectrum-type.cc b/src/spectrum/model/spectrum-type.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 53ef2b6cb..000000000
--- a/src/spectrum/model/spectrum-type.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2010 CTTC
- *
- * 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: Nicola Baldo <nbaldo@cttc.es>
- */
-
-#include "spectrum-type.h"
-#include <ns3/assert.h>
-
-
-namespace ns3 {
-
-
-
-std::vector<std::string> SpectrumTypeFactory::m_names;
-
-
-SpectrumType
-SpectrumTypeFactory::Create (std::string name)
-{
-  std::vector<std::string>::iterator it;
-  for (it = m_names.begin (); it != m_names.end (); ++it)
-    {
-      NS_ASSERT_MSG (name != *it, "name \"" << name << "\" already registered!");
-    }
-  m_names.push_back (name);
-  return SpectrumType (m_names.size () - 1);
-}
-
-
-
-std::string
-SpectrumTypeFactory::GetNameByUid (uint32_t uid)
-{
-  return m_names.at (uid);
-}
-
-
-
-SpectrumType::SpectrumType (uint32_t uid)
-  : m_uid (uid)
-{
-}
-
-uint32_t
-SpectrumType::GetUid () const
-{
-  return m_uid;
-}
-
-
-std::string
-SpectrumType::GetName () const
-{
-  return SpectrumTypeFactory::GetNameByUid (m_uid);
-}
-
-
-bool
-operator== (const SpectrumType& lhs, const SpectrumType& rhs)
-{
-  return (lhs.GetUid () == rhs.GetUid ());
-}
-
-
-bool
-operator!= (const SpectrumType& lhs, const SpectrumType& rhs)
-{
-  return (lhs.GetUid () != rhs.GetUid ());
-}
-
-std::ostream&
-operator<<  (std::ostream& os, const SpectrumType& rhs)
-{
-  os << rhs.GetName ();
-  return os;
-}
-
-
-} // namespace ns3
-
diff --git a/src/spectrum/model/spectrum-type.h b/src/spectrum/model/spectrum-type.h
deleted file mode 100644
index f5638e87f..000000000
--- a/src/spectrum/model/spectrum-type.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2009 CTTC
- *
- * 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: Nicola Baldo <nbaldo@cttc.es>
- */
-
-#ifndef SPECTRUM_TYPE_H
-#define SPECTRUM_TYPE_H
-
-#include <iostream>
-#include <vector>
-#include <string>
-#include <stdint.h>
-
-namespace ns3 {
-
-
-/**
- * \ingroup spectrum
- *
- * This class represent a type of signal that can be transmitted by
- * SpectrumPhy instances over a SpectrumChannel. By means of this
- * class a SpectrumPhy is able to recognize which type of signals it
- * is able to decode (i.e., receive) and which are to be considered
- * only as a source of interference. Note that this distinction of
- * signal types is an abstraction which is introduced only for
- * simulation purposes: in the real world a device needs to infer
- * whether a signal is of a known type by examining at properties of the
- * signal, such as preamble, CRC fields, etc.
- *
- */
-class SpectrumType
-{
-  friend class SpectrumTypeFactory;
-
-public:
-  uint32_t GetUid () const;
-  std::string GetName () const;
-
-private:
-  SpectrumType (uint32_t m_uid);
-  uint32_t m_uid;
-};
-
-
-bool operator== (const SpectrumType& lhs, const SpectrumType& rhs);
-bool operator!= (const SpectrumType& lhs, const SpectrumType& rhs);
-std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& os, const SpectrumType& rhs);
-
-
-
-/**
- * \ingroup spectrum
- *
- */
-class SpectrumTypeFactory
-{
-
-public:
-  static SpectrumType Create (std::string name);
-  static std::string GetNameByUid (uint32_t uid);
-
-private:
-  static std::vector<std::string> m_names;
-};
-
-
-} // namespace ns3
-
-
-#endif /*  SPECTRUM_TYPE_H */