diff --git a/samples/vboxwrapper/Makefile b/samples/vboxwrapper/Makefile
index 61c8028edf..da8ec01eda 100644
--- a/samples/vboxwrapper/Makefile
+++ b/samples/vboxwrapper/Makefile
@@ -41,14 +41,11 @@ vboxcheckpoint.o: vboxcheckpoint.cpp
 vboxjob.o: vboxjob.cpp
 	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c vboxjob.cpp
 
-vboxlog.o: vboxlog.cpp
-	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c vboxlog.cpp
-
 vboxlogging.o: vboxlogging.cpp
 	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c vboxlogging.cpp
 
 vboxwrapper.o: vboxwrapper.cpp
 	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c vboxwrapper.cpp
 
-vboxwrapper: vboxwrapper.o vbox_common.o vbox_vboxmanage.o vboxcheckpoint.o vboxjob.o vboxlog.o vboxlogging.o floppyio.o libstdc++.a $(BOINC_LIB_DIR)/libboinc.a $(BOINC_API_DIR)/libboinc_api.a
-	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -o vboxwrapper vboxwrapper.o vbox_common.o vbox_vboxmanage.o vboxcheckpoint.o vboxjob.o vboxlog.o vboxlogging.o floppyio.o libstdc++.a -pthread -lboinc_api -lboinc
+vboxwrapper: vboxwrapper.o vbox_common.o vbox_vboxmanage.o vboxcheckpoint.o vboxjob.o vboxlogging.o floppyio.o libstdc++.a $(BOINC_LIB_DIR)/libboinc.a $(BOINC_API_DIR)/libboinc_api.a
+	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -o vboxwrapper vboxwrapper.o vbox_common.o vbox_vboxmanage.o vboxcheckpoint.o vboxjob.o vboxlogging.o floppyio.o libstdc++.a -pthread -lboinc_api -lboinc
diff --git a/samples/vboxwrapper/vboxlog.cpp b/samples/vboxwrapper/vboxlog.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index faa6f7119c..0000000000
--- a/samples/vboxwrapper/vboxlog.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-// This file is part of BOINC.
-// http://boinc.berkeley.edu
-// Copyright (C) 2010-2012 University of California
-//
-// BOINC 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 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// BOINC 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 BOINC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#include "boinc_win.h"
-#include "win_util.h"
-#else
-#include <vector>
-#include <sys/wait.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <cmath>
-#include <string>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#endif
-
diff --git a/samples/vboxwrapper/vboxlog.h b/samples/vboxwrapper/vboxlog.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ba5c73858..0000000000
--- a/samples/vboxwrapper/vboxlog.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// This file is part of BOINC.
-// http://boinc.berkeley.edu
-// Copyright (C) 2010-2012 University of California
-//
-// BOINC 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 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// BOINC 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 BOINC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-#ifndef _VBOXLOG_H_
-#define _VBOXLOG_H_
-
-#endif
diff --git a/win_build/vboxwrapper.vcxproj b/win_build/vboxwrapper.vcxproj
index 66fa51d412..717bd7d3b2 100644
--- a/win_build/vboxwrapper.vcxproj
+++ b/win_build/vboxwrapper.vcxproj
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\samples\vboxwrapper\floppyio.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\samples\vboxwrapper\vboxcheckpoint.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\samples\vboxwrapper\vboxjob.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\samples\vboxwrapper\vboxlog.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\samples\vboxwrapper\vboxlogging.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\samples\vboxwrapper\vboxwrapper.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\samples\vboxwrapper\vbox_common.cpp" />
@@ -315,7 +314,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\samples\vboxwrapper\floppyio.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\samples\vboxwrapper\vboxcheckpoint.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\samples\vboxwrapper\vboxjob.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="..\samples\vboxwrapper\vboxlog.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\samples\vboxwrapper\vboxlogging.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\samples\vboxwrapper\vboxwrapper.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\samples\vboxwrapper\vboxwrapper_win.h" />