diff --git a/src/node/socket-defaults.cc b/src/node/socket-defaults.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 20c97b980..000000000
--- a/src/node/socket-defaults.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/*
- * 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
- *
- */
-#include "socket-defaults.h"
-#include "ns3/uinteger.h"
-
-namespace ns3 {
-
-NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (SocketDefaults);
-
-TypeId SocketDefaults::GetTypeId (void)
-{
-  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::SocketDefaults")
-    .SetParent<Object> ()
-    .AddAttribute ("DefaultSndBufLimit",
-                   "Default maximum receive buffer size (bytes)",
-                   UintegerValue (0xffffffffl),
-                   MakeUintegerAccessor (&SocketDefaults::m_defaultSndBufLimit),
-                   MakeUintegerChecker<uint32_t> ())
-    .AddAttribute ("DefaultRcvBufLimit",
-                   "Default maximum receive buffer size (bytes)",
-                   UintegerValue (0xffffffffl),
-                   MakeUintegerAccessor (&SocketDefaults::m_defaultRcvBufLimit),
-                   MakeUintegerChecker<uint32_t> ())
-    ;
-  return tid;
-}
-
-} // namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/node/socket-defaults.h b/src/node/socket-defaults.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e6eb290fb..000000000
--- a/src/node/socket-defaults.h
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@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/*
- * 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
- */
-#ifndef SOCKET_DEFAULTS_H
-#define SOCKET_DEFAULTS_H
-
-#include "ns3/object.h"
-
-namespace ns3 {
-
-/**
- * \brief Object to hold socket option defaults
- *
- * This class can be aggregated to a Node and can be used to store
- * socket defaults for a Node.  
- * 
- */
-class SocketDefaults : public Object
-{
-public:
-  static TypeId GetTypeId (void);
-
-private:
-  uint32_t m_defaultSndBufLimit;
-  uint32_t m_defaultRcvBufLimit;
-};
-
-} // namespace ns3
-
-#endif /* SOCKET_DEFAULTS_H */