diff --git a/src/nwc_columbus/sifs/sifs_stubs.F b/src/nwc_columbus/sifs/sifs_stubs.F
deleted file mode 100644
index d37cb33135..0000000000
--- a/src/nwc_columbus/sifs/sifs_stubs.F
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-      subroutine sifcfg()
-      call errquit('columbus interface not ready',0,0)
-      end
-      subroutine sifwh()
-      call errquit('columbus interface not ready',0,0)
-      end