diff --git a/include/mapnik/cairo/cairo_context.hpp b/include/mapnik/cairo/cairo_context.hpp
index fad1f12cd..78ee4bd86 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/cairo/cairo_context.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/cairo/cairo_context.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 
 namespace mapnik {
 
-class text_path;
 template <typename T> class box2d;
 
 using ErrorStatus = cairo_status_t;
diff --git a/include/mapnik/text/text_path.hpp b/include/mapnik/text/text_path.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 27991187b..000000000
--- a/include/mapnik/text/text_path.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,203 +0,0 @@
-/*****************************************************************************
- *
- * This file is part of Mapnik (c++ mapping toolkit)
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2013 Artem Pavlenko
- *
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
- *
- *****************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef MAPNIK_TEXT_PATH_HPP
-#define MAPNIK_TEXT_PATH_HPP
-
-// mapnik
-#include <mapnik/text/char_info.hpp>
-#include <mapnik/pixel_position.hpp>
-#include <mapnik/noncopyable.hpp>
-#include <mapnik/value_types.hpp>
-
-//stl
-#include <vector>
-
-// boost
-#include <memory>
-#include <boost/ptr_container/ptr_vector.hpp>
-
-namespace mapnik
-{
-
-class string_info : private mapnik::noncopyable
-{
-protected:
-    using characters_t = std::vector<char_info>;
-    characters_t characters_;
-    mapnik::value_unicode_string text_;
-    bool is_rtl;
-public:
-    string_info(mapnik::value_unicode_string const& text)
-        : characters_(),
-          text_(text),
-          is_rtl(false)
-    {
-
-    }
-
-    string_info()
-        : characters_(),
-          text_(),
-          is_rtl(false)
-    {
-
-    }
-
-    void add_info(char_info const& info)
-    {
-        characters_.push_back(info);
-    }
-
-    void add_text(mapnik::value_unicode_string const& text)
-    {
-        text_ += text;
-    }
-
-    std::size_t num_characters() const
-    {
-        return characters_.size();
-    }
-
-    void set_rtl(bool value)
-    {
-        is_rtl = value;
-    }
-
-    bool get_rtl() const
-    {
-        return is_rtl;
-    }
-
-    char_info const& at(std::size_t i) const
-    {
-        return characters_[i];
-    }
-
-    char_info const& operator[](std::size_t i) const
-    {
-        return at(i);
-    }
-
-    mapnik::value_unicode_string const& get_string() const
-    {
-        return text_;
-    }
-
-    bool has_line_breaks() const
-    {
-        // uint16_t
-        UChar break_char = '\n';
-        return (text_.indexOf(break_char) >= 0);
-    }
-
-    // Resets object to initial state.
-    void clear()
-    {
-        text_.remove();
-        characters_.clear();
-    }
-};
-
-using char_info_ptr = char_info const *;
-
-
-// List of all characters and their positions and formats for a placement.
-class text_path : mapnik::noncopyable
-{
-    struct character_node
-    {
-        char_info_ptr c;
-        pixel_position pos;
-        double angle;
-
-        character_node(char_info_ptr c_, double x_, double y_, double angle_)
-            : c(c_),
-              pos(x_, y_),
-              angle(angle_)
-        {
-
-        }
-
-        ~character_node() {}
-
-        void vertex(char_info_ptr & c_, double & x_, double  & y_, double & angle_) const
-        {
-            c_ = c;
-            x_ = pos.x;
-            y_ = pos.y;
-            angle_ = angle;
-        }
-    };
-
-    mutable int itr_;
-public:
-    using character_nodes_t = std::vector<character_node>;
-    pixel_position center;
-    character_nodes_t nodes_;
-
-    text_path(double x, double y)
-        : itr_(0),
-          center(x,y),
-          nodes_()
-    {
-
-    }
-
-    ~text_path() {}
-
-    /** Adds a new char to the list. */
-    void add_node(char_info_ptr c, double x, double y, double angle)
-    {
-        nodes_.push_back(character_node(c, x, y, angle));
-    }
-
-    /** Return node. Always returns a new node. Has no way to report that there are no more nodes. */
-    void vertex(char_info_ptr & c, double & x, double & y, double & angle) const
-    {
-        nodes_[itr_++].vertex(c, x, y, angle);
-    }
-
-    /** Start again at first node. */
-    void rewind() const
-    {
-        itr_ = 0;
-    }
-
-    /** Number of nodes. */
-    std::size_t num_nodes() const
-    {
-        return nodes_.size();
-    }
-
-    /** Delete all nodes. */
-    void clear()
-    {
-        nodes_.clear();
-    }
-};
-
-using text_path_ptr = std::shared_ptr<text_path>;
-using placements_type = boost::ptr_vector<text_path>;
-}
-
-#endif // MAPNIK_TEXT_PATH_HPP