diff --git a/include/xo/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_facets.hpp b/include/xo/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_facets.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 73b40ba..0000000
--- a/include/xo/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_facets.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/** @file stringtable2_register_facets.hpp
- *
- *  @author Roland Conybeare, Mar 2026
- **/
-
-#pragma once
-
-namespace xo {
-    namespace scm {
-    }
-}
-
-/* end stringtable2_register_facets.hpp */
diff --git a/include/xo/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_types.hpp b/include/xo/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_types.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index bfebba8..0000000
--- a/include/xo/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_types.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-/** @file stringtable2_register_types.hpp
- *
- *  @author Roland Conybeare, Dec 2025
- **/
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <xo/alloc2/Collector.hpp>
-
-namespace xo {
-    namespace scm {
-    }
-}
-
-/* end stringtable2_register_types.hpp */
diff --git a/src/stringtable2/CMakeLists.txt b/src/stringtable2/CMakeLists.txt
index 4504874..b861c4c 100644
--- a/src/stringtable2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/stringtable2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ set(SELF_LIB xo_stringtable2)
 set(SELF_SRCS
     init_stringtable2.cpp
     SetupStringtable2.cpp
-    #stringtable2_register_facets.cpp
-    stringtable2_register_types.cpp
 
     StringTable.cpp