diff --git a/include/PublishedAccessor.h b/include/PublishedAccessor.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a06dcb668c3961c6267ee6b15b99aba1997cc94..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/include/PublishedAccessor.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * PublishedAccessor.h
- *
- *  Created on: Jun 10, 2016
- *      Author: Martin Hierholzer
- */
-
-#ifndef CHIMERATK_PUBLISHED_ACCESSOR_H
-#define CHIMERATK_PUBLISHED_ACCESSOR_H
-
-#include "Accessor.h"
-
-namespace ChimeraTK {
-
-  /** A PublishedAccessor is used in place of an accessor in the Application's variable lists where a publication to
-   *  the control system adapter is to be made. The PublishedAccessor *cannot* be used as a normal accessor, instead
-   *  it represents the control-system-side end of a process variable in the Application's variable lists. Once all
-   *  connections and publications are made, the variable lists and thus the PublishedAccessors are no longer needed
-   *  and can be destroyed.
-   *
-   *  @todo TODO To make it more clear, change the control system adapter's PVManager to accept outside-created
-   *  process variables instead forcing us to use its createProcessArray/Scalar() function. This would make the
-   *  handling of published variables more symmetric to the other variables. */
-  template< typename UserType >
-  class PublishedAccessor : public Accessor<UserType> {
-    public:
-
-      /** Construct the PublishedAccessor placeholder. The given name will be used to identify the variable in the
-       *  control system. The direction specifies the variable's direction from the point-of-view of the control
-       *  system, i.e. an output variable will be control-system-to-device. */
-      PublishedAccessor(const std::string& name, VariableDirection direction, std::string unit)
-      : Accessor<UserType>(nullptr, name, direction, unit, UpdateMode::push)
-      {
-
-        // convert direction. Note: The "direction" variable in this context is the direction from the control system's
-        // point-of-view!
-        SynchronizationDirection synchronizationDirection;
-        if(direction == VariableDirection::output) {
-          synchronizationDirection = SynchronizationDirection::controlSystemToDevice;
-          std::cout << "Creating process variable: " << name << " as controlSystemToDevice" << std::endl;
-        }
-        else {
-          synchronizationDirection = SynchronizationDirection::deviceToControlSystem;
-          std::cout << "Creating process variable: " << name << " as deviceToControlSystem" << std::endl;
-        }
-
-        // create process variable
-        impl = Application::getInstance().getPVManager()->createProcessScalar<UserType>(synchronizationDirection, name);
-      }
-
-      boost::shared_ptr<ProcessVariable> createProcessVariable() {
-        return impl;
-      }
-
-      void useProcessVariable(boost::shared_ptr<ProcessVariable> &) {
-        throw std::string("useProcessVariable() may not be used for PublishedAccessors."); // @todo TODO throw proper exception
-      }
-
-      bool isInitialised() const { return true; }
-
-    protected:
-
-      boost::shared_ptr< ProcessScalar<UserType> > impl;
-  };
-
-
-} /* namespace ChimeraTK */
-
-#endif /* CHIMERATK_PUBLISHED_ACCESSOR_H */
diff --git a/src/Application.cc b/src/Application.cc
index 587fd8184a298e2ea0e9a94724333262c2f64d19..556bc04e8dedad8c7f812fdd1ec1b26f7a40e654 100644
--- a/src/Application.cc
+++ b/src/Application.cc
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "ApplicationModule.h"
-#include "PublishedAccessor.h"
 #include "Accessor.h"
 #include "DeviceAccessor.h"