diff --git a/db/column_family.hh b/db/column_family.hh
deleted file mode 100644
index 8af38116e5..0000000000
--- a/db/column_family.hh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef DB_COLUMN_FAMILY_HH
-#define DB_COLUMN_FAMILY_HH
-
-namespace db {
-
-class column_family {
-    // FIXME: stub
-};
-
-}
-
-#endif