diff --git a/binfilter/bf_sc/source/core/tool/sc_addincol.cxx b/binfilter/bf_sc/source/core/tool/sc_addincol.cxx
index 7a80170..5008ba2 100644
--- binfilter/bf_sc/source/core/tool/sc_addincol.cxx
+++ binfilter/bf_sc/source/core/tool/sc_addincol.cxx
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include <tools/debug.hxx>
 #include <i18npool/mslangid.hxx>
 #include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
-#include <vos/xception.hxx>
 #include <bf_sfx2/objsh.hxx>
 #include <unotools/charclass.hxx>
 
diff --git a/binfilter/bf_sch/source/core/sch_chtmodel.cxx b/binfilter/bf_sch/source/core/sch_chtmodel.cxx
index 023963b..2b92ef1 100644
--- binfilter/bf_sch/source/core/sch_chtmodel.cxx
+++ binfilter/bf_sch/source/core/sch_chtmodel.cxx
@@ -170,9 +170,6 @@ class SbxArray;
 #ifndef _SVX_LANGITEM_HXX
 #include <bf_svx/langitem.hxx>
 #endif
-#ifndef _XCEPTION_HXX_
-#include <vos/xception.hxx>
-#endif
 #ifndef _UNDO_HXX
 #include <svtools/undo.hxx>
 #endif
diff --git a/binfilter/bf_sd/source/core/sd_drawdoc.cxx b/binfilter/bf_sd/source/core/sd_drawdoc.cxx
index 51e3a3e..3bc7449 100644
--- binfilter/bf_sd/source/core/sd_drawdoc.cxx
+++ binfilter/bf_sd/source/core/sd_drawdoc.cxx
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@
 #include <svtools/saveopt.hxx>
 #endif
 #include <comphelper/extract.hxx>
-#ifndef _XCEPTION_HXX_
-#include <vos/xception.hxx>
-#endif
 #ifndef INCLUDED_I18NPOOL_MSLANGID_HXX
 #include <i18npool/mslangid.hxx>
 #endif
diff --git a/binfilter/bf_sfx2/source/appl/sfx2_appmisc.cxx b/binfilter/bf_sfx2/source/appl/sfx2_appmisc.cxx
index 57de9b0..761e05d 100644
--- binfilter/bf_sfx2/source/appl/sfx2_appmisc.cxx
+++ binfilter/bf_sfx2/source/appl/sfx2_appmisc.cxx
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
 #ifndef _SV_MSGBOX_HXX
 #include <vcl/msgbox.hxx>
 #endif
-#ifndef _XCEPTION_HXX_
-#include <vos/xception.hxx>
-#endif
 #ifndef _SFX_WHITER_HXX //autogen
 #include <svtools/whiter.hxx>
 #endif
diff --git a/sc/source/core/tool/addincol.cxx b/sc/source/core/tool/addincol.cxx
index 5e12c6c..87c4744 100644
--- sc/source/core/tool/addincol.cxx
+++ sc/source/core/tool/addincol.cxx
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include <tools/debug.hxx>
 #include <i18npool/mslangid.hxx>
 #include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
-#include <vos/xception.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/objsh.hxx>
 #include <unotools/charclass.hxx>
 
diff --git a/sc/source/filter/xml/xmlwrap.cxx b/sc/source/filter/xml/xmlwrap.cxx
index 3e41ecf..64d98f6 100644
--- sc/source/filter/xml/xmlwrap.cxx
+++ sc/source/filter/xml/xmlwrap.cxx
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 #ifndef _TOOLS_DEBUG_HXX
 #include <tools/debug.hxx>
 #endif
-#include <vos/xception.hxx>
 #include <comphelper/processfactory.hxx>
 #include <unotools/streamwrap.hxx>
 #include <svx/xmlgrhlp.hxx>
diff --git a/sd/inc/pch/precompiled_sd.hxx b/sd/inc/pch/precompiled_sd.hxx
index dde8ed7..aca4622 100644
--- sd/inc/pch/precompiled_sd.hxx
+++ sd/inc/pch/precompiled_sd.hxx
@@ -922,7 +922,6 @@
 #include "vos/module.hxx"
 #include "osl/mutex.hxx"
 #include "osl/thread.hxx"
-#include "vos/xception.hxx"
 //---MARKER---
 
 #endif
diff --git a/sd/source/filter/eppt/epptso.cxx b/sd/source/filter/eppt/epptso.cxx
index bbaf8d5..9f1fbd5 100644
--- sd/source/filter/eppt/epptso.cxx
+++ sd/source/filter/eppt/epptso.cxx
@@ -193,12 +193,6 @@
 
 //#include <svx/xbtmpit.hxx>
 
-
-#include <vos/xception.hxx>
-#ifndef _VOS_NO_NAMESPACE
-using namespace vos;
-#endif
-
 using namespace ::com::sun::star;
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/sfx2/inc/pch/precompiled_sfx2.hxx b/sfx2/inc/pch/precompiled_sfx2.hxx
index 506e02a..54afe37 100644
--- sfx2/inc/pch/precompiled_sfx2.hxx
+++ sfx2/inc/pch/precompiled_sfx2.hxx
@@ -676,7 +676,6 @@
 #include "vos/security.hxx"
 #include "vos/socket.hxx"
 #include "osl/thread.hxx"
-#include "vos/xception.hxx"
 //---MARKER---
 #endif
 
diff --git a/sfx2/source/appl/appmisc.cxx b/sfx2/source/appl/appmisc.cxx
index 9118635..4ea4a18 100644
--- sfx2/source/appl/appmisc.cxx
+++ sfx2/source/appl/appmisc.cxx
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
 #ifndef _SV_MSGBOX_HXX
 #include <vcl/msgbox.hxx>
 #endif
-#ifndef _XCEPTION_HXX_
-#include <vos/xception.hxx>
-#endif
 #ifndef _SFX_WHITER_HXX //autogen
 #include <svtools/whiter.hxx>
 #endif
diff --git a/starmath/source/math_pch.cxx b/starmath/source/math_pch.cxx
index 0d93acd..dd32c2e 100644
--- starmath/source/math_pch.cxx
+++ starmath/source/math_pch.cxx
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@
 #include <usr/sequ.hxx>
 #include <uno/types.h>
 #include <uno/macros.h>
-#include <vos/xception.hxx>
 #include <osl/mutex.h>
 #include <tools/shl.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/module.hxx>
diff --git a/svx/inc/pch/precompiled_svx.hxx b/svx/inc/pch/precompiled_svx.hxx
index d681cd2..d98ef8b 100644
--- svx/inc/pch/precompiled_svx.hxx
+++ svx/inc/pch/precompiled_svx.hxx
@@ -956,7 +956,6 @@
 #include "rtl/ref.hxx"
 #include "salhelper/simplereferenceobject.hxx"
 #include "osl/thread.hxx"
-#include "vos/xception.hxx"
 #include "xmloff/DashStyle.hxx"
 #include "xmloff/GradientStyle.hxx"
 #include "xmloff/HatchStyle.hxx"
diff --git a/svx/source/msfilter/escherex.cxx b/svx/source/msfilter/escherex.cxx
index c0c9ec4..f1ab09c 100644
--- svx/source/msfilter/escherex.cxx
+++ svx/source/msfilter/escherex.cxx
@@ -237,10 +237,6 @@
 #ifndef _RTL_CRC_H_
 #include <rtl/crc.h>
 #endif
-#include <vos/xception.hxx>
-#ifndef _VOS_NO_NAMESPACE
-using namespace vos;
-#endif
 
 using namespace ::rtl;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star;
diff --git a/svx/source/msfilter/msdffimp.cxx b/svx/source/msfilter/msdffimp.cxx
index 2883216..e149827 100644
--- svx/source/msfilter/msdffimp.cxx
+++ svx/source/msfilter/msdffimp.cxx
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@
 #ifndef _UCBHELPER_CONTENTBROKER_HXX_
 #include <ucbhelper/contentbroker.hxx>
 #endif
-#include <vos/xception.hxx>
 #ifndef _VOS_NO_NAMESPACE
 using namespace vos;
 #endif
diff --git a/vos/inc/vos/xception.hxx b/vos/inc/vos/xception.hxx
deleted file mode 100644
index 22931c8..0000000
--- vos/inc/vos/xception.hxx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-/*************************************************************************
- *
- *  OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
- *
- *  $RCSfile: xception.hxx,v $
- *
- *  $Revision: 1.5 $
- *
- *  last change: $Author: hr $ $Date: 2006/06/20 04:06:05 $
- *
- *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to
- *  the terms of GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1.
- *
- *
- *    GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1
- *    =============================================
- *    Copyright 2005 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- *    901 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA
- *
- *    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- *    License version 2.1, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- *    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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
- *    MA  02111-1307  USA
- *
- ************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef _XCEPTION_HXX_
-#define _XCEPTION_HXX_
-
-#ifndef _VOS_OBJECT_HXX_
-#include <vos/object.hxx>
-#endif
-
-#ifdef SAL_W32
-#pragma warning( disable : 4290 )
-#endif
-
-namespace vos
-{
-
-/* avoid clashes with <vos/exception.hxx> */
-#define OException OBaseException
-
-/*
- * Macros for true try/catch based Exception Handling (public)
- * based on true rtti type checking
- */
-
-#define THROW_AGAIN                     throw;
-#define THROW( Constructor )            throw Constructor;
-
-/* 
- * declaration of the exceptions that may be thrown by a function 
- * (e.g.) void myfunction(sal_Int32 a) throw ( std::bad_alloc ); 
- * is not fully supported by all compilers
- */
-
-#define THROWS( ARG ) throw ARG 
-
-/*
- * just a base class for further exceptions
- */
-
-class OException : public OObject
-{
-	VOS_DECLARE_CLASSINFO(VOS_NAMESPACE(OException, vos));
-
-public:
-	virtual ~OException();
-	OException() {}
-	OException( const OException & ) : OObject() {}
-
-	OException& SAL_CALL operator=(const OException&) 
-		{ return *this; }
-};
-
-}
-
-#endif /* _XCEPTION_HXX_ */
-
diff --git a/vos/source/makefile.mk b/vos/source/makefile.mk
index 5efea26..3093410 100644
--- vos/source/makefile.mk
+++ vos/source/makefile.mk
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ SLOFILES= \
 				$(SLO)$/process.obj     \
 				$(SLO)$/security.obj    \
 				$(SLO)$/signal.obj      \
-				$(SLO)$/pipe.obj        \
-				$(SLO)$/xception.obj
+				$(SLO)$/pipe.obj
 
 
 .IF "$(UPDATER)"=="YES"
@@ -72,8 +71,7 @@ OBJFILES= \
 				$(OBJ)$/process.obj     \
 				$(OBJ)$/security.obj    \
 				$(OBJ)$/signal.obj      \
-				$(OBJ)$/pipe.obj        \
-				$(OBJ)$/xception.obj
+				$(OBJ)$/pipe.obj
 
 .ENDIF
 
diff --git a/vos/source/xception.cxx b/vos/source/xception.cxx
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b125ff..0000000
--- vos/source/xception.cxx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-/*************************************************************************
- *
- *  OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
- *
- *  $RCSfile: xception.cxx,v $
- *
- *  $Revision: 1.3 $
- *
- *  last change: $Author: vg $ $Date: 2006/06/02 12:45:37 $
- *
- *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to
- *  the terms of GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1.
- *
- *
- *    GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1
- *    =============================================
- *    Copyright 2005 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- *    901 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA
- *
- *    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- *    License version 2.1, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- *    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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
- *    MA  02111-1307  USA
- *
- ************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef _XCEPTION_HXX_
-#include <vos/xception.hxx>
-#endif
-
-using namespace vos;
-
-/*
- * OException, baseclass of all exceptions 
- */
-
-VOS_IMPLEMENT_CLASSINFO(VOS_CLASSNAME(OException, vos), 	\
-						VOS_NAMESPACE(OException, vos), 	\
-						VOS_NAMESPACE(OObject, vos), 0);
-
-OException::~OException()
-{
-}
-
