diff --git a/Modules/CppRestSdk/files.cmake b/Modules/CppRestSdk/files.cmake
index 04ce6da514..b84729c9a3 100644
--- a/Modules/CppRestSdk/files.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CppRestSdk/files.cmake
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 file(GLOB_RECURSE H_FILES RELATIVE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/*")
 
 set(CPP_FILES
   mitkRESTClientMicroService.cpp
   mitkRESTServerMicroService.cpp
   mitkCppRestSdkActivator.cpp
   mitkIRESTManager.cpp
   mitkRESTManager.cpp
   mitkIRESTObserver.cpp
-  mitkCppRestSdk.cpp
 )
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diff --git a/Modules/CppRestSdk/include/mitkCppRestSdk.h b/Modules/CppRestSdk/include/mitkCppRestSdk.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e858bb2fdd..0000000000
--- a/Modules/CppRestSdk/include/mitkCppRestSdk.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef mitkCppRestSdk_h
-#define mitkCppRestSdk_h
-#include <MitkCppRestSdkExports.h>
-
-namespace mitk
-{
-  
-  MITKCPPRESTSDK_EXPORT void ForceLinkage();
-}
-#endif // !mitkCppRestSdk_h
diff --git a/Modules/CppRestSdk/src/mitkCppRestSdk.cpp b/Modules/CppRestSdk/src/mitkCppRestSdk.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index f91b75413c..0000000000
--- a/Modules/CppRestSdk/src/mitkCppRestSdk.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#include <mitkCppRestSdk.h>
-
-void mitk::ForceLinkage()
-{
-}
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