diff --git a/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/xml_auto_ptr.cpp b/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/xml_auto_ptr.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fcdb9543..000000000
--- a/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/xml_auto_ptr.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-// Ryzom - MMORPG Framework <http://dev.ryzom.com/projects/ryzom/>
-// Copyright (C) 2010  Winch Gate Property Limited
-//
-// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
-// published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
-// License, or (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-/* 
- * Completely implemented in xml_auto_ptr.h
- */
-
-#include "stdpch.h"
-
-/*
-#include "xml_auto_ptr.h"
-#include <libxml/parser.h>
-
-//=======================================
-void CXMLAutoPtr::destroy()
-{
-	if (_Value)
-	{
-		xmlFree(const_cast<char *>(_Value));
-		_Value = NULL;
-	}
-}
-
-//=======================================
-CXMLAutoPtr::~CXMLAutoPtr()
-{
-	destroy();
-}
-
-//=======================================
-CXMLAutoPtr &CXMLAutoPtr::operator = (const char *other)
-{
-	if (other == _Value) return *this;
-	destroy();
-	_Value = other;
-	return *this;
-}
-
-*/
diff --git a/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/xml_auto_ptr.h b/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/xml_auto_ptr.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 36e67331b..000000000
--- a/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/xml_auto_ptr.h
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@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-// Ryzom - MMORPG Framework <http://dev.ryzom.com/projects/ryzom/>
-// Copyright (C) 2010  Winch Gate Property Limited
-//
-// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
-// published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
-// License, or (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-
-
-#ifndef XML_AUTO_PTR_H
-#define XML_AUTO_PTR_H
-
-#include <string>
-
-/** Simple auto pointer for xml pointers
-  */
-class CXMLAutoPtr
-{
-public:
-	CXMLAutoPtr(const char *value = NULL) : _Value(value) {}
-	CXMLAutoPtr(const unsigned char *value) : _Value((const char *) value) {}
-	~CXMLAutoPtr() { destroy(); }
-	operator const char *() const { return _Value; }
-	operator bool() const { return _Value != NULL; }
-	operator std::string() const { return std::string(_Value); }
-	bool operator ! () const { return _Value == NULL; }
-	operator const unsigned char *() const { return (const unsigned char *)  _Value; }
-	char operator * ()  const { nlassert(_Value); return *_Value; }
-	/// NB : This remove previous owned pointer with xmlFree
-	CXMLAutoPtr &operator = (const char *other)
-	{
-		if (other == _Value) return *this;
-		destroy();
-		_Value = other;
-		return *this;
-	}
-
-	CXMLAutoPtr &operator = (const unsigned char *other)
-	{
-		*this = (const char *) other;
-		return *this;
-	}
-	char *getDatas() const { return const_cast<char *>(_Value); }
-//////////////////////////////////////////////////
-private:
-	const char *_Value;
-private:
-	void destroy()
-	{
-		if (_Value)
-		{
-			xmlFree(const_cast<char *>(_Value));
-			_Value = NULL;
-		}
-	}
-
-	// We'd rather avoid problems
-	CXMLAutoPtr(const CXMLAutoPtr &/* other */)
-	{
-		nlassert(0);
-	}
-	CXMLAutoPtr&operator = (const CXMLAutoPtr &/* other */)
-	{
-		nlassert(0);
-		return *this;
-	}
-};
-
-
-#endif
-
-