diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/vdmos/Makefile.am b/src/spicelib/devices/vdmos/Makefile.am
index c5b587fef..0a173abbf 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/vdmos/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/vdmos/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ libvdmos_la_SOURCES =	\
 	vdmosask.c	\
 	vdmosconv.c	\
 	vdmosdefs.h	\
-	vdmosdel.c	\
 	vdmosdist.c	\
 	vdmosdset.c	\
 	vdmosext.h	\
diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/vdmos/vdmosdel.c b/src/spicelib/devices/vdmos/vdmosdel.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ea8e84df..000000000
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/vdmos/vdmosdel.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/**********
-Copyright 1990 Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
-Author: 1985 Thomas L. Quarles
-**********/
-
-#include "ngspice/ngspice.h"
-#include "vdmosdefs.h"
-#include "ngspice/sperror.h"
-#include "ngspice/suffix.h"
-
-
-int
-VDMOSdelete(GENinstance *gen_inst)
-{
-    VDMOSinstance *inst = (VDMOSinstance *) gen_inst;
-    return OK;
-}
diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/vdmos/vdmosext.h b/src/spicelib/devices/vdmos/vdmosext.h
index 07573294f..c3c442adb 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/vdmos/vdmosext.h
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/vdmos/vdmosext.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Modified: 2000 AlansFixes
 
 extern int VDMOSacLoad(GENmodel *,CKTcircuit*);
 extern int VDMOSask(CKTcircuit*,GENinstance*,int,IFvalue*,IFvalue*);
-extern int VDMOSdelete(GENinstance*);
 extern int VDMOSgetic(GENmodel*,CKTcircuit*);
 extern int VDMOSload(GENmodel*,CKTcircuit*);
 extern int VDMOSmAsk(CKTcircuit *,GENmodel *,int,IFvalue*);
diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/vdmos/vdmosinit.c b/src/spicelib/devices/vdmos/vdmosinit.c
index b6dbb64ba..4fa8665a3 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/vdmos/vdmosinit.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/vdmos/vdmosinit.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ SPICEdev VDMOSinfo = {
     .DEVaccept = NULL,
     .DEVdestroy = NULL,
     .DEVmodDelete = NULL,
-    .DEVdelete = VDMOSdelete,
+    .DEVdelete = NULL,
     .DEVsetic = VDMOSgetic,
     .DEVask = VDMOSask,
     .DEVmodAsk = VDMOSmAsk,
diff --git a/visualc/vngspice.vcxproj b/visualc/vngspice.vcxproj
index 454cd0ba5..163b31cd7 100644
--- a/visualc/vngspice.vcxproj
+++ b/visualc/vngspice.vcxproj
@@ -2496,7 +2496,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\spicelib\devices\vdmos\vdmosacld.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\spicelib\devices\vdmos\vdmosask.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\spicelib\devices\vdmos\vdmosconv.c" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\src\spicelib\devices\vdmos\vdmosdel.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\spicelib\devices\vdmos\vdmosdist.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\spicelib\devices\vdmos\vdmosdset.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\spicelib\devices\vdmos\vdmosic.c" />