diff --git a/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt b/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
index 2cd0deb3..fb6f2e2c 100644
--- a/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ add_subdirectory(shmem/prototype)
 # libFairMQ header files #
 ##########################
 set(FAIRMQ_DEPRECATED_HEADER_FILES
-    tools/FairMQTools.h
 )
 set(FAIRMQ_HEADER_FILES
     ${FAIRMQ_DEPRECATED_HEADER_FILES}
diff --git a/fairmq/tools/FairMQTools.h b/fairmq/tools/FairMQTools.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 287dc3ab..00000000
--- a/fairmq/tools/FairMQTools.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef FAIRMQTOOLS_H_
-#define FAIRMQTOOLS_H_
-
-#warning "This header file is deprecated. Include <fairmq/Tools.h> instead. Note, that the namespace FairMQ::tools has been changed to fair::mq::tools in the new header."
-
-#include <fairmq/tools/CppSTL.h>
-#include <fairmq/tools/Network.h>
-#include <fairmq/tools/Strings.h>
-#include <fairmq/tools/Version.h>
-#include <fairmq/tools/Unique.h>
-
-namespace FairMQ
-{
-namespace tools
-{
-
-using fair::mq::tools::make_unique;
-using fair::mq::tools::HashEnum;
-
-using fair::mq::tools::getHostIPs;
-using fair::mq::tools::getInterfaceIP;
-using fair::mq::tools::getDefaultRouteNetworkInterface;
-
-using fair::mq::tools::S;
-
-using fair::mq::tools::Uuid;
-using fair::mq::tools::UuidHash;
-
-using fair::mq::tools::Version;
-
-} // namespace tools
-} // namespace FairMQ
-
-#endif // FAIRMQTOOLS_H_