diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 091cf3b6..accbedfe 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ list (
     matrix.hpp
     memory/deleter.cpp
     memory/deleter.hpp
-    nocopy.hpp
     parallel/queue.cpp
     parallel/queue.hpp
     parse/time.cpp
diff --git a/log.hpp b/log.hpp
index 30cc284c..adac86f9 100644
--- a/log.hpp
+++ b/log.hpp
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #ifndef CRUFT_UTIL_LOG_HPP
 #define CRUFT_UTIL_LOG_HPP
 
-#include "nocopy.hpp"
-
 #include "format.hpp"
 
 #include <cruft/util/preprocessor.hpp>
@@ -111,11 +109,17 @@ namespace cruft {
 
 
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    class scoped_logger : public nocopy {
+    class scoped_logger {
     public:
         scoped_logger (level_t, std::string);
         ~scoped_logger ();
 
+        scoped_logger (scoped_logger const&) = delete;
+        scoped_logger& operator= (scoped_logger const&) = delete;
+
+        scoped_logger (scoped_logger &&) = delete;
+        scoped_logger& operator= (scoped_logger &&) = delete;
+
     protected:
         const level_t     m_level;
         const std::string m_message;
@@ -123,11 +127,17 @@ namespace cruft {
 
 
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    class scoped_timer : public nocopy {
+    class scoped_timer {
     public:
         scoped_timer (level_t, std::string);
         ~scoped_timer ();
 
+        scoped_timer (scoped_timer const&) = delete;
+        scoped_timer& operator= (scoped_timer const&) = delete;
+
+        scoped_timer (scoped_timer &&) = delete;
+        scoped_timer& operator= (scoped_timer &&) = delete;
+
     private:
         const level_t m_level;
         const std::string m_message;
diff --git a/nocopy.hpp b/nocopy.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index ad83c58c..00000000
--- a/nocopy.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
- * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
- *
- * Copyright 2010 Danny Robson <danny@nerdcruft.net>
- */
-
-#ifndef __NOCOPY_HPP
-#define __NOCOPY_HPP
-
-namespace cruft {
-    class nocopy {
-        protected:
-            nocopy  () { ; }
-            ~nocopy () { ; }
-
-        private:
-            nocopy (const nocopy & ) = delete;
-            nocopy (      nocopy &&) = delete;
-
-            nocopy& operator= (const nocopy & ) = delete;
-            nocopy& operator= (      nocopy &&) = delete;
-    };
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/pool.hpp b/pool.hpp
index a9782125..b863508a 100644
--- a/pool.hpp
+++ b/pool.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "nocopy.hpp"
 #include "debug/assert.hpp"
 #include "cast.hpp"
 
diff --git a/signal.hpp b/signal.hpp
index 3638851d..40fdaf01 100644
--- a/signal.hpp
+++ b/signal.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #include "types/traits.hpp"
 #include "debug/assert.hpp"
-#include "nocopy.hpp"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <functional>