diff --git a/simphony/core/cuds_item.py b/simphony/core/cuds_item.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ab53e401..00000000
--- a/simphony/core/cuds_item.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import warnings
-
-from . import CUBA as CUDSItem
-
-
-warnings.warn("Deprecation warning: {}"
-              .format('CUDSItem is deprecated. Use CUBA instead.'))
-
-# In order to maintain backward compatibility
-__all__ = ['CUDSItem']