diff --git a/src/mem/SConscript b/src/mem/SConscript
index 95d8654..4ba2b5d 100644
--- a/src/mem/SConscript
+++ b/src/mem/SConscript
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
 Source('dram_ctrl.cc')
 Source('external_master.cc')
 Source('external_slave.cc')
-Source('mem_object.cc')
 Source('mport.cc')
 Source('noncoherent_xbar.cc')
 Source('packet.cc')
diff --git a/src/mem/mem_object.cc b/src/mem/mem_object.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index c88905d..0000000
--- a/src/mem/mem_object.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2012 ARM Limited
- * All rights reserved
- *
- * The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
- * not be construed as granting a license to any other intellectual
- * property including but not limited to intellectual property relating
- * to a hardware implementation of the functionality of the software
- * licensed hereunder.  You may use the software subject to the license
- * terms below provided that you ensure that this notice is replicated
- * unmodified and in its entirety in all distributions of the software,
- * modified or unmodified, in source code or in binary form.
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2002-2005 The Regents of The University of Michigan
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
- * met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
- * redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
- * neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
- * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
- * this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
- * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
- * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
- * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
- * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
- * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
- * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- *
- * Authors: Steve Reinhardt
- *          Andreas Hansson
- */
-
-#include "mem/mem_object.hh"
-
-MemObject::MemObject(const Params *params)
-    : ClockedObject(params)
-{
-}
diff --git a/src/mem/mem_object.hh b/src/mem/mem_object.hh
index 3ae9c4a..2a2bca1 100644
--- a/src/mem/mem_object.hh
+++ b/src/mem/mem_object.hh
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 #ifndef __MEM_MEM_OBJECT_HH__
 #define __MEM_MEM_OBJECT_HH__
 
-#include "mem/port.hh"
 #include "params/MemObject.hh"
 #include "sim/clocked_object.hh"
 
@@ -59,11 +58,10 @@
 class MemObject : public ClockedObject
 {
   public:
-    typedef MemObjectParams Params;
-    const Params *params() const
-    { return dynamic_cast<const Params *>(_params); }
-
-    MemObject(const Params *params);
+    M5_DEPRECATED_MSG(
+            "MemObject is deprecated. Use ClockedObject or SimObject instead")
+        MemObject(const MemObjectParams *params) : ClockedObject(params)
+    {}
 };
 
 #endif //__MEM_MEM_OBJECT_HH__